Holiday Pack Questions

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AndrewsJT

Newbie Joined: Mar 27, 2014 17:42 Messages: 15 Offline

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Dec 03, 2014 22:38

Hi all...looking for some tips and suggestions. I installed Holiday Pack #4 and i'm having some issues that are aggravating. I understand the goal of the pack is to provide the pics and video and let the Magic Style do all the work. But the results needs some editing. Is there any documentation on minor editing and use of the holiday packs? I've searched this forum, google and youtube and can't find anything. My biggest issues in my video clips (20-40 seconds each) being split up when it goes though the magic process. For example, I would have in order (pic, pic, pic, video, pic, pic, pic, pic...more pics) but the video will not play all the way at once..it gets splitup.... and another issue, I can't really find a way to get the right pictures in the right order for when the magic style zooms/etc to the right type of picture. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Joel

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Online

Dec 04, 2014 01:51

Hi Joel -

When you use Magic Style, you can look at it a couple of different ways. You just accept whatever it spits out or regard it as a starting point.

Once MS analyses, processes & assembled the presentation in the timeline it's completely editable. You can insert, remove, extend media as you wish. Of course, the audio would then need to be redone manually.

Templates are a bit like that - they're usually not programmed to be in alignment with your own thinking.

If you like some of the elements of the style template, keep those. If you don't, ditch them. If MS cuts your video where you don't want it - replace it with the original & trim it to your own liking.

Cheers - Tony
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