Magic Tools are not seen

Mowaffak

Newbie Joined: Apr 13, 2013 20:32 Messages: 5 Offline

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Apr 13, 2013 20:49

Hi, I am new to PD 11. I have PD11 ultimate. I can not find the magic tools where they are supposed to be "on the left side of the tracks area". What is there is only the magic movie wizard and magic music, but not the other magic tools like magic fix, magic motion, magic style, magic cut. Where are these tools? how can I view and use them?

Thank you for help.

borgus1

Senior Contributor Joined: Feb 27, 2013 00:33 Messages: 1318 Offline

Apr 13, 2013 21:18

Those tools appear when appropriate.

If an IMAGE on the timeline is selected, then Magic Motion will be a choice.
If instead a movie clip is chosen on the time line, then M Fix, M Cut, M Style and M Music will be available.

Think of it as similar to Windows right-click context menus. Only items that can be utilized for the task at hand are shown.

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Mowaffak

Newbie Joined: Apr 13, 2013 20:32 Messages: 5 Offline

Apr 14, 2013 02:03

Thank you borgus 1. I could see them now active as I added new images to an new video track. However, for a reason that i don`t know, clicking images in the original track does not activate the magic tools. This track was at first created using the slide creator choice that appears with launching the program. And when finished adding images and music I asked for further editing in the full featured editor where I am now. So It appears to me that there is hidden attributes with the images in the original track that prevents the magic tools activation, Am I correct???!!

ynotfish

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

Apr 14, 2013 04:02

Hi Mowaffak -

Once your images have had one of the slideshow templates applied to them, they are no longer (just) images... although you can right click & return to the individual images.

That's why only limited magic tools appear.

Cheers - Tony


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Mowaffak

Newbie Joined: Apr 13, 2013 20:32 Messages: 5 Offline

Apr 14, 2013 06:15

Thanks Tony. I am no longer confused with this.