Video Edit Magic 4.47

Creating New Projects

By default, whenever you open Video Edit Magic, a new untitled project with default properties is opened for you.  While creating a new project, you can specify the dimension and frame rate.

Creating a new project with preview dimension same as the first video you add to the Timeline

1. On the File menu, click New Project.
2. In the New Project dialog, select the Use the Dimensions of the first Media File added to the Timeline option.
3. When making movie, some compressors may not work when the dimension of the movie is not in a multiple of 4.  To automatically convert the preview dimension to the nearest multiple of 4, select the Automatically convert the project dimensions to the nearest multiple of 4 option.
4. Click OK.
5. On the File menu, click Open File.
6. Browse for a video file and click Open.
7. Drag and drop the file from the Media Files list of the Collections window to a video track in the Timeline.

The preview window will automatically resize itself to the width and height of the video file (up to a maximum of the available space).

Creating a new project with a standard video dimension

1. On the File menu, click New Project.
2. In the New Project dialog, select the Let me specify the Project Dimensions option.
3. From the Dimensions dropdown, select a standard dimension.
4. When making movie, some compressors may not work when the dimension of the movie is not in a multiple of 4.  To automatically convert the preview dimension to the nearest multiple of 4, select the Automatically convert the project dimensions to the nearest multiple of 4 option.
5. Click OK.

Creating a new project with a custom video dimension

1. On the File menu, click New Project.
2. In the New Project dialog, select the Let me specify the Project Dimensions option.
3. From the Dimensions dropdown, select Custom.
4. Under Custom Dimensions, specify the width and height of the preview in pixels.  Select the Lock Aspect Ratio option to keep the dimension in aspect.
5. When making movie, some compressors may not work when the dimension of the movie is not in a multiple of 4.  To automatically convert the preview dimension to the nearest multiple of 4, select the Automatically convert the project dimensions to the nearest multiple of 4 option.
6. Click OK.

Creating a new project with the frame rate same as the first video you add to the Timeline

1. On the File menu, click New Project.
2. In the New Project dialog, select the Use the Frame Rate of the first Video File added to the Timeline option.
3. Click OK.
4. On the File menu, click Open File.
5. Browse for a video file and click Open.
6. Drag and drop the file from the Media Files list of the Collections window to a video track in the Timeline.

The Timeline will use the same frame rate as that of the video file.

Creating a new project with a custom frame rate

1. On the File menu, click New Project.
2. In the New Project dialog, select the Let me specify the Frame Rate option.
3. In the Frame Rate box, specify the frame rate.
4. Click OK.

Note

The project dimensions and frame rate of the current project in the Timeline are displayed in the status bar of Video Edit Magic.