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  • Page 2: Copyright

    All rights of reproduction are reserved. Errors in and changes to the contents as well as program modifications reserved. Copyright © MAGIX AG, 2001 – 2011. All rights reserved. MAGIX is a registered trademark of MAGIX AG. Created under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories.

  • Page 3: Welcome To Magix Video Easy

    Welcome to MAGIX Video easy Welcome to MAGIX Video easy Welcome to MAGIX Video easy, the first video editing program for the whole family. It's so easy to use that even beginners without any prior skills will be able to design breathtaking videos in just a short time. Transform recordings of family celebrations, vacations, or special events into video DVDs or present your videos on the Internet with ease.

  • Page 4: What's New In Magix Video Easy

    What's new in MAGIX Video easy? What's new in MAGIX Video easy? Audio commentary: Add commentary to a second audio channel in your video with ease. Speed regulation: The playback speed of your objects can be easily adjusted with a slider - for great effects.

  • Page 5: Features

    Projects aren't just securely archived on DVD or your hard drive, they can also be conveniently edited at any time. Also supports AVHCD camcorders With MAGIX Video easy you can edit and burn your AVCHD recordings directly. Only somewhat more expensive programs offer this otherwise. Preview monitor View edits and effects beforehand, without changing the output video.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Copyright Welcome to MAGIX Video easy Note What's new in MAGIX Video easy? Features Customer service MAGIX Online World MAGIX Online Album MAGIX Website Maker Catooh – the Online Content Library MAGIX News Center...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Menu Reference File Menu Edit Menu Menu effects Help Menu Dialog and Interface Reference Video Monitor Set object Title and text Video effects Scene recognition Video stabilization Display duration... Clean-up Wizard Object properties Project settings Program Settings If You Still Have Questions Tips for program help Glossary...

  • Page 8: Customer Service

    If you experience problems after the 8 weeks of free email support have expired, you can purchase a Premium email support ticket in the MAGIX Shop for USD 12.99 | CAD 13.99 | GBP 9.99 | AUD 18.99 | ZAR 120.00 | EUR 12.99 | SEK 119.00 | NOK 99.00 | DKK 99.00.
  • Page 9 Dresden, Germany Mail (North America): MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302, Reno, NV 89502, USA MAGIX Sales Department You can reach the MAGIX Sales Department workdays for help with the following questions and problems:  Orders  Product consulting (pre-purchase) ...

  • Page 10: Magix Online World

    MAGIX Online World MAGIX Online World MAGIX Online World from MAGIX offers you a range of new services for your photos, videos, and music that are accessible directly from the "Online" menu in MAGIX Video easy: MAGIX Online Album MAGIX Online Album is your personal multimedia album on the Internet. If you want to present slideshows or videos online, then MAGIX Online Album is the perfect service.

  • Page 11: Magix News Center

     Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates  Red for special offers, contests and questionnaires If no new messages are present, the button will appear gray. When the MAGIX News Center is clicked, all of the available information will be displayed. Click...

  • Page 12: Start Program

    Start program Start program  Start MAGIX Video easy by double clicking the program icon on the desktop or by accessing MAGIX Video easy via the Windows Start menu.  The first time the program is started, you will have to enter the serial number.

  • Page 13: Import Video

    Import video Import videos from digital camera: Videos can be easily imported from digital camcorders like AVCHD, MiniDV, and HDV cameras into MAGIX Video easy. Select files on the computer: If you would like to load videos that have already been added to your computer, then select this option.

  • Page 14: Import Video From Digital Camcorders

    Import video Import video from digital camcorders MiniDV/HDV: The recorded video is saved onto MiniDV cassettes in digital form. to transfer the video, the tape must always be palyed back at normal speed, making transferring of a video very similar to a "genuine" recording. AVCHD camera: These cameras save the video material onto built-in hard drives or memory cards.
  • Page 15 Import video AVCHD scene selection Here you can see all of the video sequences saved on the camera. All preview images, dates, times, and lengths are also displayed. Select from the desired video sequences from the list. Selection of multiple video sequences can be done by holding down the "Ctrl"...

  • Page 16: Import From Analog Sources (E.g. Video Recorder)

    MAGIX Video easy with the remote control. Simply go to the position that you would like to transfer to MAGIX Video easy and click the "Transfer video to computer" button. Repeat the process until all of the desired scenes have been transferred.
  • Page 17 Import video Connections to the cards usually look this way (see figure). The top connection is a so-called "composite" cartridge. the connection shown below is called an "S-video" connection and features better quality than the composite connection. If these connections are used, then the sound will have to be transferred with a separate cable (red/white connections).
  • Page 18 Note: Most video converters record both image and sound. This kind of converter can usually be found in the online store at www.magix.com. Transfer analog video  Then select the recording quality.

  • Page 19: Format Settings/Drivers

    Import video Click "Advanced view" to be able to set the desired sound card or sound card input that will be used to record audio. In the advanced view you have can make additional changes to your hardware settings. A click on the speaker button opens the Windows mixer for the set sound card in recording view.
  • Page 20 Import video Imagesetting Video decoder: If the picture only appears in black & white or it flickers, the video standard may be set incorrectly. In mainland Europe, PAL_B is used. VideoProcAmp: Fine-adjustment of colors, brightness, contrast etc. We recommend against changing any of the manufacturer’s settings. Format: Please do not change anything here.

  • Page 21: Edit Video

    Edit Video Edit Video Scene recognition For longer videos, it's recommended that you use the scene recognition feature if you don't want to use all of the material. For each new scene, you will receive a new entry in the DVD menu later, making it possible to jump from scene to scene with your DVD player's remote control.

  • Page 22: Cut An Object

    Edit Video Cut an Object The playback bar is located below the video window.  To change the beginning of the selected object, drag the marker at the outer left end of the playback bar to the right with the mouse until you reach the position where the object should begin.

  • Page 23: Automatic Movie Editing

    Edit Video The object will only be removed from the project, i.e. the video object will not be removed from the hard drive. Automatic movie editing Automatic film editing allows you to add suitable transition effects and background music to all scenes and images. ...

  • Page 24: Start Video Editing

    Edit Video Start Video Editing The buttons for video editing are located in the right area of the screen.  First, select the object that you would like to edit.  Next, click the "Set Object" button to get the effects settings for the selected object.

  • Page 25: Sound And Music

    Edit Video Sound and music In MAGIX Video easy background music and audio commentary can be easily added and edited. Add background music  If you need music for the audio track, click the "Music" button in the "Add media" list.
  • Page 26 Edit Video Reposition Background Music If necessary, audio tracks can now be repositioned. Click in the center and move it with the mouse key held down to the desired position. Hint: If there are several audio tracks in the video project, they cannot be exchange with each other and may be moved around only in the free ranges.

  • Page 27: Insert Title

    Edit Video Insert Title Switch to the text module by clicking the "Title and Text" button. The text entry field can be used to write whatever text should appear in the image.  The options can be used to format the "Font", "Font size", "Font color", etc. "Text positioning"...

  • Page 28: Insert Transitions

    Edit Video Insert Transitions Transitions are fades between objects. Normally, a so-called "Hard Cut" is made between objects: The first image of the following object appears directly at the end of the previous object, i.e. without any special fade effect. However, you are free to select a fade if you would like to add one.

  • Page 29: Finish Movie

    If you are satisfied with your movie, you can burn it to disc, export it as a video ® file, or upload it to the Internet, e.g. YouTube or to your MAGIX Online Album.  Click "Finish movie" to open the export dialog.

  • Page 30: Burn As A Dvd, Blu-Ray Disc, Or Avchd Disc

    Finish movie  If you would like to produce the video in the MPEG format, select MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 under "Format". Burn as a DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or AVCHD Disc If you burn your movie onto a blank DVD, Blu-ray or AVCHD disc, then you will be able to play it back on any conventional playback device.
  • Page 31 Finish movie  AVCHD: AVC (also H.264) stands for "Advanced Video Codec", and the abbreviation "HD" for "High Definition", and is a component of the extremely high quality, but very computationally-demanding MPEG-4 -codec. Depending on length and quality, video material may be burned to conventional blank DVD or Blu-ray discs (view page 80)™.
  • Page 32 Finish movie Design Disc Menu In the dialog that follows, you can see a preview of the disc menu.  Click "Menu Preview" to play the current disc menu. This is how the disc will start later when it is inserted into a player. ...
  • Page 33 Finish movie  If you are happy with your changes, close the dialog with "OK" and open the burning dialog via the "Burn" button. The burn dialog The following dialog will now open for you to select "Burn". Hint: The dialog name adjusts to each selected disc format.
  • Page 34 MPEG encoder (memory requirements, quality, and duration of the MPEG conversion Presets: These are the additional settings for the selected disc type. Normally, MAGIX Video easy will automatically select the right settings. Longplay DVD DVD with extra-long playing time in PAL -format.

  • Page 35: Export To A Mobile Device

    Finish movie Quality: Specifies the quality of the encoding process. The higher the quality, the better the finished video will look; however, encoding will take considerably longer. Smart Rendering: With Smart Rendering you can considerably reduce the encoding processing strain for MPEG files. With the production of MPEG files, only those parts of the movie that were changed in the program (e.g.
  • Page 36 Finish movie  Under "Title" enter a descriptive title for the video as it will appear on ® ® YouTube or Facebook  An informative "description" helps tells your viewers what the video is about.  You may enter terms in "Keywords" to help users find your video in YouTube. ...

  • Page 37: Backup Project With All Required Files

    Finish movie Backup project with all required files At the end, you should always backup your project on your PC or DVD to ensure you don't lose your work. Moreover, you can then edit your project at a later date, save it in another format, or burn it onto another medium. ...

  • Page 38: Menu Reference

    Menu Reference Menu Reference In this chapter you'll find the full menu list of your copy of MAGIX Video easy and the corresponding functions. File Menu This menu item creates a new MAGIX Video easy project. You can also open this feature via the "New Project"...

  • Page 39: Import

    MAGIX Video easy. MAGIX Online Album With MAGIX Online Album you can publish your photos and videos directly to the Internet. You can also play your music as MP3s in the Online Album. Create your personal album website in no time with your own Internet address and showcase everything that's fun about multimedia to the world.

  • Page 40: Finish Project

    Enter the data for video into the fields provided, so that the search function for this portal can also find this video. MAGIX Video easy partially uses the H.264 format for this, which is a component of the MPEG-4 codec. Since Flash supports this format directly and most communities and portals use the format, the film does not need to be re-rendered on the corresponding server.
  • Page 41 In the dialog, choose the image you want. All necessary files are then transferred to the MAGIX Speed burnR. Tip: For more information on using MAGIX Speed burnR, read the help file of the program. Settings Project...

  • Page 42: Edit Menu

    This menu item opens the program settings (view page 57). Shortcut: Reset Program Settings to Default... Use this function to reset all program settings (view page 57) you made in MAGIX Video easy to their original settings. Exit Closes MAGIX Video easy. Keyboard shortcut:...

  • Page 43: Insert

    Menu Reference Copy This command copies the selected object to the clipboard. Then you can use the "Paste" command to use it again. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + C Insert This command inserts the clipboard material at the current position of the start marker.

  • Page 44: Menu Effects

    Menu Reference Select All All objects found in the project are selected. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + A Menu effects Rotate 90° Turns an object 90° to the left or to the right. View duration Opens a dialog to set the Display duration for photo and title objects (view page 55).
  • Page 45 Menu Reference Example: To set the audio to play later than the video, you need to input a negative value. To hear the audio first, input a positive value. Shortcut: Shift + F Effects Settings The entries for this submenu are directly available in the effects under "Additional Actions"...

  • Page 46: Help Menu

    Open magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community Directly from within the program you'll be able to access magix.info the new MAGIX knowledge base. You'll find answers to all the most frequently asked questions about MAGIX products and multimedia in general.
  • Page 47 This function makes it possible for you to offer assistance to other users directly via the Internet, or to get help from others. To do this, you have to register MAGIX Video easy first. Hint: To inform the screensharing guests of exactly what is being shown, it is also a good idea to telephone or chat simultaneously.
  • Page 48 (see support) where various program updates and help programs can be downloaded. With the registration form supplied (start menu under "MAGIX Video easy 3 HD -> Service and support -> Register") you can register via post or fax. Simply...

  • Page 49: Dialog And Interface Reference

    Dialog and Interface Reference Dialog and Interface Reference Video Monitor The preview monitor displays a preview of the movie that you are working on at the moment. The transport console provides playback controls. If a clip is selected, the left and right handles allow the start and end points to be moved.

  • Page 50: Set Object

    Dialog and Interface Reference Back: The playback marker moves toward the beginning. Playback/pause: :Starts playback. Another click stops playback, and the playback marker remains at the current position. Forwards: :The playback marker moves toward the end. Edit: The clip is split at the position of the playback marker. This turns a single clip into two segments.
  • Page 51 Dialog and Interface Reference Contrast: In photo editing, the level of the difference in brightness is referred to as contrast. If the contrast is increased, then bright areas become brighter and dark areas darker. In everyday terms, contrast also refers to "brilliance". Saturation: Refers to the color intensity of an image.

  • Page 52: Title And Text

    Dialog and Interface Reference Title and text Enter the text as you would like to see it displayed (as the title). Specify the font type, size, color, and position of the text. You may also add an outline and shadows to the text.

  • Page 53: Video Effects

    Dialog and Interface Reference Video effects Clicking on the "Video effects" button opens a selection of effect templates. There is the "Old movie" effect, for example, which turns your clip into a movie from the 20s as well as various movement effects which allow you to simulate camera pans, "Zoom in"...
  • Page 54 Dialog and Interface Reference The preview always displays the end of the previous scene and the beginning of the new scene. Select "Separate at this position" if the images display different recordings. If the images do not differ except for the brightness, the scene may have been falsely recognized, and you can select "Next scene".

  • Page 55: Video Stabilization

    Dialog and Interface Reference Video stabilization The video stabilizer reduces unsteady camera motion and helps to smooth recordings. This option can be accessed from the context menu of a video object or via the "Effects" menu. Functionality Video stabilization balances undesired picture movement. The motion stabilizer equalizes inadvertent movements in the image by moving the image in the opposite direction in accordance with the wrong movements.

  • Page 56: Clean-Up Wizard

    Choose this option if you would like to find unnecessary files or free up some space on your hard drive. The Clean-Up Wizard then automatically looks for extraneous files created during use of MAGIX Video easy. Before they are deleted, you receive relevant information in a dialog and a confirmation request.

  • Page 57: Project Settings

    Shortcut: Program Settings Project Format: This is the folder where MAGIX Video easy will normally save all projects and imported videos. When a project is created, a correspondingly named subfolder is added to keep things clearly laid out.

  • Page 58: Hardware Acceleration (Direct 3D)

    The values are given in milliseconds (ms). Reactivate hint dialogs Once installed, MAGIX Video easy displays a number of safety queries and instructions at various points in the program. These may be switched off by clicking the small box at the bottom that says "Don't show this message...

  • Page 59: If You Still Have Questions

    If You Still Have Questions If You Still Have Questions Tips for program help The "Help" file features hints on how to use the program and additional information. Many important terms are indicated in the text in italics and an explanation to them is reached by clicking on them.

  • Page 60: Glossary

    Glossary Glossary Aliasing Aliasing, or alias effects, are mistakes that appear during digital scanning of sounds, videos or images when the sample frequency (in audio editing) or resolution (in video editing) used are too low. ATN: This abbreviation stands for "Absolute Track Number". Which is the actual time code of DV and HDV recordings recorded using the helical scan method.
  • Page 61 Glossary Backup disc Copying of files to a different file storage medium to secure these files is called backing up, or creating a backup. Browser A browser (also known as web browser, or Internet browser) is a computer program that displays websites. The best-known browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
  • Page 62 Glossary Clipboard The clipboard is used to temporarily store objects during execution of commands like "copy" and "cut". Compatible Different devices are compatible with each other if they operate together without any errors occurring. Context menu Context menu can be reached by right clicking on a selected object. It offers functions which are available and can be expected in the given context.
  • Page 63 See CC. If you already have a domain, you can move it from your previous provider to another provider. Downmix A method developed for audio technology to turn a Surround Sound recording into a version with fewer channels. Most often (as is the case with MAGIX Video easy) this will be a stereo version.

  • Page 64: Fader

    Glossary Drag & drop Enables files and objects to be moved freely between various applications (or within an application) by dragging the object and letting it drop using the mouse cursor. Fader Used for visual input of values. Similar to volume control on a mixing board, you can control various parameters by sliding the fader.

  • Page 65: Hard Disk

    Glossary Volume/Brightness handle: Above-center. You can use it to adjust the volume or the brightness. Hard disk Storage medium with the largest storage capacity where the operating system(s), programs, and files are saved. A hard disk can be built into the computer, but there are also external hard disks which can be used with different computers via a USB connection (portable drives or external hard disk).

  • Page 66: Hyperlink

    Glossary Hyperlink Hyperlinks (or in short "links") are references to other websites/online documents (or other computer networks). They build the base of the World Wide Web (WWW) as it is only via these hyperlinks that networking or interlinking between the billions of website out there is actually possible. ID3 tags ID3 tags contain title information that can be added to a music title.

  • Page 67: Intro

    Intro "Intro" means the introduction or opening credits of a movie. A format developed by MAGIX which is used for photo editing. It enables free experimentation with effects without altering the original file. The effects settings are also displayed when the photos are opened using a different MAGIX program.
  • Page 68 Glossary Motherboard This is the centerpiece of hardware components of a computer. All other hardware components like CPU, RAM, hard disk, additional drives, graphics cards, as well as other cards for specialized uses are connected to the motherboard. Motherboard This is the centerpiece of hardware components of a computer. All other hardware components like CPU, RAM, hard disk, additional drives, graphics cards, as well as other cards for specialized uses are connected to the motherboard.
  • Page 69 Also known as the numpad, or the number block. Offset With an offset of 60:00:00 (1 hour) you can, for example synchronize a tape whose time code that starts at 1 hour, MAGIX Video easy however, still starts the tape beginning at 0. OGG VORBIS This is a new, royalty-free format with similar properties to MP3.
  • Page 70 Provider A provider or ISP (Internet Service Provider) offers Internet services like webhosting or domains (DNS). In relation to the MAGIX Website Service, MAGIX is the provider. RAM (Random Access Memory) This is a hardware component of a computer. RAM is needed to temporarily save files.
  • Page 71 Restoration of files originating from a backup will be called "Restoring". Scene Freely definable section of a video in MAGIX Video easy. In general, a scene is a segment of a film that is a product of various settings and conveys a certain action.
  • Page 72 Glossary Note: Press "Alt + Print screen" on the keyboard to capture the active window only. Slider Used for visual input of values. Similar to volume control on a mixing board, you can control various parameters by sliding the fader. A very common example for this is the zoom slider that lets you see a picture in more detail.
  • Page 73 .biz, and so on. Traffic Traffic (data transmission) occurs within your MAGIX Website Service as soon as data is transferred across the Internet: for example, when uploading or downloading files to your website or when someone else opens your website.
  • Page 74 (for example, a website). The address or the path to the storage location of a file on your computer is known as a URL. Often the term URL is used as a term for the domain. The URL for the MAGIX website is: http://www.magix.co.uk...
  • Page 75 Often, the webmaster is also the owner of the website as well as the domain that belongs to it. Once you have registered a domain in the MAGIX Website Service, an email account will automatically be set up, for example: "mailto:webmaster@domainname.co.uk".
  • Page 76 Glossary World Wide Web (WWW) WWW stands for "World Wide Web" and is the most used service of the Internet. On the WWW, web browsers (for example, Internet Explorer) are used to display information via websites. The process is colloquially called "Surfing the Internet".

  • Page 77: Annex: Digital Video And Data Storage

    Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage MPEG Compression MPEG means "Moving Picture Experts Group" and defines a workgroup which cooperates with the International Standards Organization (ISO) as well as the international Electro Technical Commission (ETC) to develop standards for video and audio coding.
  • Page 78 Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage The output image First field Second field You normally don’t have to worry about field processing. The video material goes through the entire processing chain as fields and is exported again as fields or burned onto DVD or shown on TV when played back on a DVD as a full picture.

  • Page 79: Digital Versatile Disc (Dvd)

    100% incompatible with all available players. Due to the small storage capacity and incompatibility with DVD players, setting on this standard is not recommended. Note: MAGIX Video easy supports DVD±R and DVD±RW, but not DVD-RAM.

  • Page 80: Avchd Disc

    Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage Blank discs: Single-sided recordable blank discs featuring a capacity of 4.7 GB and a duration of approx. 2 hours. AVCHD disc Use this format to create a high-resolution video. You can burn Blu-ray (BD- R/RE) blanks as well as conventional DVD±R/RWs.
  • Page 81 Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage Blu-ray Discs come in three varieties:  Only readable BD ROM (comparable to DVD video),  rewritable BD-RE (comparable to DVD±RW or DVD-RAM),  and as a disc that can be written to only once BD-R (comparable to DVD±R).

  • Page 82: Index

    Index Index About MAGIX Video easy Add background music Aliasing Alternative Mode 1 (Mixer Overlay) Alternative Mode 2 (Video Mixing Renderer 9) Annex Digital Video and Data Storage Apply effects 24, 43 Apply to all Apply to all subsequent objects...
  • Page 83 Index Clean-up Wizard 38, 56 Clip level Clipboard 61, 62 Compatibility Mode (Video for Windows) Compatible Connecting an AVCHD camera Content Context menu Copy 43, 45 Copy project and media into folder... Copyright 2, 62 Crossfade Customer service Cut an Object 22, 26 Delete Design Disc Menu...
  • Page 84 Index Fader Features Field File Menu Finish movie 29, 40 Finish Project Flip menu Format settings/drivers Frame Handles Hard disk Hard disk drive Hardware Hardware Acceleration (Direct 3D) HDTV Help Help Menu HTTP Hyperlink ID3 tags If You Still Have Questions Image IMAP Import from analog sources (e.g.
  • Page 85 MiniDV/HDV cameras - transferring scenes Motherboard 67, 68 MPEG MPEG Compression MS audio Noise Sample Note NTSC (USA, Japan) Numeric keypad Object properties 46, 56 Offset OGG VORBIS Online Update Open Open automatically saved project Open magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community...
  • Page 86 Index PAL (Europe) Play marker Playlist Plug-in POP3 Previously used objects Program Settings 42, 57 Program... Project settings 41, 57 Project... Properties Provider RAM (Random Access Memory) Ratio: Reactivate hint dialogs Recording quality: Recordings from MiniDV/HDV cameras Red Book Regieleiste Register as guest of a screen session Register as host for a screen transfer Register online...
  • Page 87 Index Set object Settings Slider SMTP Software Sound and music Sound/Image offset Split Object Start program Start Video Editing Storyboard mode Submenu Super Video CD (SVCD) The burn dialog Tips for program help Title and text Toolbar Top-level domain Traffic Transfer analog video Transferring AVCHD videos Undo...
  • Page 88 Index Wave Wave file Webhosting Webmail Webmaster Webserver Welcome to MAGIX Video easy What's new in MAGIX Video easy? World Wide Web (WWW) Youtube / Facebook...

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