Magic Style question.

pab82

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Dec 14, 2012 17:22

I have never messed with the Magic Style at all. So today I decided to since I had purchased the Holiday Package. Well I clicked on the button that indicated advance editing but I can't edit anything once it's on the timeline. There isn't anything showing up to edit except the pics, music and the text I added at the beginning and end. Does anyone know if you can any of the effects? Thanks

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ynotfish

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

Dec 14, 2012 17:56

Hi pab -

This thread may help http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/25835.page

This one won't! http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/25656.page - I still can't get mine to go.

This toot was made in PD8 & PD11 is quite different - http://youtu.be/IL-tNxKDgsE - but the point is still the same... using Magic Style or Magic Movie can be a finished result or a starting point (when it works, I mean).

Cheers - Tony
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pab82

Member Joined: Dec 04, 2012 07:14 Messages: 59 Offline

Dec 15, 2012 22:24

K thanks so much I will go check them out now... W10 on Dell Desktop, 64 bit, 32GB RAM, Intel(R)Core(TM) I5- 3350P CPU, 3.10 Ghz, 1 TB HD, free space - 200 GB

pab82

Member Joined: Dec 04, 2012 07:14 Messages: 59 Offline

Dec 15, 2012 23:48

Well I have played around with MM for three times now and CAN NOT do anything in Advanced Editing still other than move the pictures order, edit text and the music. That's it! That is not advanced if you ask me!! W10 on Dell Desktop, 64 bit, 32GB RAM, Intel(R)Core(TM) I5- 3350P CPU, 3.10 Ghz, 1 TB HD, free space - 200 GB

1Nina

Senior Contributor Location: Norway, 50km southwest of Oslo Joined: Oct 08, 2008 04:12 Messages: 1070 Offline

Dec 16, 2012 03:06

Hi pab,

That is not advanced if you ask me!!

I'm just wondering; what would you like to be the outcome?
What results are you looking for?
What would you like to do?

Nina

Just something.
https://www.petitpoisvideo.com

pab82

Member Joined: Dec 04, 2012 07:14 Messages: 59 Offline

Dec 16, 2012 08:25

Well I really like the ease of clicking the button and it doing everything for you with just a few choices. But then I am not happy with some of the pictures. For example it may pan in but cuts someone's head off. That's really the main problem for me but I would LOVE to be able to edit WHATEVER I may want to about any aspect of the movie.

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1Nina

Senior Contributor Location: Norway, 50km southwest of Oslo Joined: Oct 08, 2008 04:12 Messages: 1070 Offline

Dec 16, 2012 09:08

Hi again, pab,

There are ways to edit the outcome you get, but you have to consider manual approaches to try
get what you want. Tony gave you pointers.
But I wonder if you have considered doing the edit from (more or less) scratch ?
You have a lot of effects, a lot of possibilities in pan&zoom and in transitions.
Also, you may consider using parts of what you get from the canned options and then continue editing from there.
To get a result with personal touch, I think you will benefit from give it a try.
A lot of tools are available in PD to give you a fine result, but you will have to give yourself a little time to get the hang of it.

Nina

Just something.
https://www.petitpoisvideo.com

pab82

Member Joined: Dec 04, 2012 07:14 Messages: 59 Offline

Dec 16, 2012 10:18

I have made the movies from scratch but I am going to do a Christmas movie for all my siblings and my mom. So I will be doing five in all from their videos/pics from this year and I would like to make them all different. I know how to do it from scratch but I really didn't want to take the time to do them all from scratch. I was thinking I could do the magic way then fine tune. But it won't let me fine tune ANYTHING except the text and order of the pics in PD11. W10 on Dell Desktop, 64 bit, 32GB RAM, Intel(R)Core(TM) I5- 3350P CPU, 3.10 Ghz, 1 TB HD, free space - 200 GB