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Page 2: ...tten consent of the publisher All copyrights reserved All other product names are trademarks of the corresponding manufacturers Errors in and changes to the contents as well as program modifications reserved MAGIX is a registered trademark of MAGIX AG Other mentioned product names may be registered trademarks of their respective owners MAGIX licensing conditions are made clear in the installation ...

Page 3: ...music for every taste MAGIX Fastcut s premade effects settings save you tons of time and work Of course you can always create your videos manually without the wizard Thanks to tons of transition templates and detailed effects settings you can also easily create videos with customized editing and dubbing There are also many export options available ranging from saving files locally on your PC to up...

Page 4: ...C 13 From GoPro to PC 13 Effects 16 Publish 17 Program start 18 Select video clips 19 Select template 20 Program interface 22 Video monitor 24 Template mode 26 Edit Video 26 Insert Title 28 Sound and music 29 Manual editing mode 30 Manual cut 30 Insert Transitions 31 Sound and music 32 Finish movie 34 Save on computer 34 Upload to Internet 35 Export to a mobile device 36 Dialog and Interface Refer...

Page 5: ...s 42 Project settings 43 Program settings 43 Menu Reference 45 File Menu 45 Edit Menu 48 Effects Menu 50 Share Menu 52 Help Menu 52 MAGIX Online World 54 MAGIX Online Album 54 MAGIX Website Maker 54 Catooh the Online Content Library 54 MAGIX News Center 54 Glossary 55 Index 70 ...

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Page 7: ...figuration details operating system processor memory hard drive etc sound card configuration type driver Information regarding other audio software installed MAGIX Sales Department You can reach the MAGIX Sales Department workdays for help with the following questions and problems Orders Product consulting pre purchase Upgrade requests Returns Europe Monday Friday 09 00 16 00 GMT U K 0203 3189218 ...

Page 8: ...erial number on the inside If you have purchased the download version you will receive a confirmation email with the serial number that you can use to activate the program This will be sent immediately after purchase to the email address used for the order process When will you need the serial number The serial number is required when you start the program the first time and for program registrati...

Page 9: ...our video clips view page 32 You can optimize your video s original sound with audio filters and even remove wind noise view page 29 Proxy video editing optimized for GoPro HD and 4K recordings in particular put high performance demands on your computer For this reason MAGIX Fastcut can create LVR files view page 19 during import These files have a significantly lower resolution and are used in pl...

Page 10: ...k for specific words in the Help section Enter either the individual word or use logical operators e g OR AND NEAR to refine your search if you have several search words OR between two words all topics which contain both words or one of the words will be listed AND between two words only those topics will be listed which contain both words NEAR between two words only those topics will be listed wh...

Page 11: ...in this area This will help you to achieve good results in a very short time using the right GoPro settings and the best tools in MAGIX Fastcut GoPro action cam settings Video format State of the art action cams support many different video formats If you have lots of time try them all and find out which meet your needs best My tip Use the full HD format That means 1080 lines For really fast movem...

Page 12: ...ive distortions and some objects appear really small When using N some important objects might not be in the picture PAL or NTSC Hidden in the GoPro settings you can find the switch between the American video system NTSC and the European setting PAL If you live in Europe I recommend that you switch to PAL Only in PAL mode can you use common European frame rates like 25 or 50 frames per second Usin...

Page 13: ...out the need of copying large files to your PC which can easily take 15 minutes or more A unique MAGIX Fastcut advantage From GoPro to PC Should I use Direct Import or Copy to hard drive MAGIX Fastcut offers two ways to access your GoPro clips Import The large clips stay on your SD card they are accessed directly via USB or better via an SD card reader Advantage No time is lost to time consuming c...

Page 14: ...r clips The program makes dozens of perfectly aligned cuts you will be surprised how impressive this looks with your own video material If one of the clips doesn t fit right you can easily trim it afterwards using the trim tools below the video monitor My tip Give some of the templates a chance before starting with time consuming manual editing Often you will get near perfect results using a templ...

Page 15: ...tcut can use these LRVs for a quicker preview Even if the video quality is quite poor the final export quality will be in the finest HD of course Use a fast SD card reader instead of accessing the clips via USB cable Or copy the clips to your hard drive using the Copy import option Use only the video quality you really need for example 1080 or 720 lines This reduces the load on your PC compared to...

Page 16: ... be stabilized making them look smoother and softer Color 4 effects page Auto Brightness 5 Sometimes the colors in GoPro clips look a bit soft and dull In this case it helps to activate the Auto Brightness option to generate brilliant colors Back light correction 6 This effect is very helpful for creating nicer colors in shadows and dark areas in your clips It is perfect for optimizing a sunset at...

Page 17: ...ideos with a few friends and family For example I use a showfy stream for my quadrocopter clips Only some friends with the same hobby are invited to watch them However I upload clips from my latest bike tour to the biking friends stream and only the participants of the trip can access these videos And best of all My invited stream guests can also upload their own videos into the stream so it grows...

Page 18: ...ct MAGIX Fastcut automatically creates a subfolder for the newly created video project bearing the same name as the project itself In the dialog that follows you can load the video clips you want to work with Load video project Previously saved video projects can be loaded again and further edited view page 26 View introduction video This video describes the basics in MAGIX Fastcut It s especially...

Page 19: ...ce or drive letter from the list 2 You can enter a completely different storage location in the Select own folder entry 3 Now select the clips you want to use for the movie from the clip list 1 This procedure is identical to using Windows Explorer You can play back the last selected clip in the preview monitor 4 Additional selection aids In the clip list 1 you can select all clips with All or dese...

Page 20: ...n mplate press the Apply template to n 1 Select one of the templates 1 the preview monitor 4 2 Once you have found the right te clip s 2 button Note n The number of video clips selected on the previous page MAGIX Fastcut generates a new movie out of the previously selected video clips 3 e transport controls in the preview monitor 4 to play back the generated 4 s press the Use template 5 button IX ...

Page 21: ...s video clip selection dialog Manually set the Length 3 and press the Apply tem button MAGIX Fastcut will generate a new movie with the Repeat the previous steps with another template 1 Press the Press the Do not use template 6 button to start editing the movie without a template MAGIX Fastcut loads the selected video clips into the movie and enters manual editing mode view page 29 ...

Page 22: ...splaying text editing sound etc Finish view page 33 When you are finished arranging and editing your movie you can save it locally to your computer export it to a mobile device or make it available online Add media view page 26 Add videos and background music to your movies to make them more varied Manual editing view page 29 Allows you to make manual cuts and change the background music Activatin...

Page 23: ...eo monitor 2 Settings in the editing area 3 always effect the selected object Background music When background music is added manually or as part of a template it appears here as a bar In manual editing mode 5 view page 29 you can adjust the length and start time of the background music by using the handles Transport console view page 23 Use the transport buttons to start and stop playback move fo...

Page 24: ... per second reduction Using Low Resolution Video files for playback only if the Improve playback performance LRV option is activated when importing view page 19 Position display The current position of the play cursor is displayed here in minutes seconds frames Timeline This is where the current position of the playback marker is displayed When you select a video object the length of the video cli...

Page 25: ...he length of the object to change and the time position of the cut will move The start and end points are hidden during playback Only the playback position is displayed This button makes the timeline 5 bigger so that the contents bar 7 can be positioned more precisely Displays playback position Change the playback position by moving the mouse If a video or a photo object is selected the position w...

Page 26: ...and editing the original sound of video objects view page 29 Note MAGIX Fastcut remains in template mode until manual editing is activated Edit Video Start video editing The buttons for video editing are located on the right side of the screen 1 First select the object on the film strip that you want to edit 2 Next click the Set object button to access the effects settings for the selected object ...

Page 27: ...the timeline This is how MAGIX Fastcut ensures that transitions remain in the same position so that they are always synchronized with the music However you can move the time section of the video clip that is located behind the video object and displayed during playback 1 Select the video object you want to edit The playback marker is located behind the start transition of the selected video object...

Page 28: ...inning of the selected object If you would the title to be displayed somewhere other than the start cut it at the desired start point and select the back part 2 Double click to select the desired template 3 Now open Title and text This opens the text editor 4 Type the desired text in the input field The following options are also available in the text editor Font type and font appearance Use this ...

Page 29: ...Background Use this slider to set the background music volume Slider settings always refer to the original sound of the selected object and the background music at the current playback position This allows you to accentuate the original sound and lower the background music at important spots Optimize video sound You can optimize a video s original sound quickly and easily using templates Once you ...

Page 30: ...e start wizard MAGIX Fastcut will automatically switch to manual editing mode This button activates the manual editing mode Activating manual editing cannot be undone This setting is made for each movie separately Manual cut If you want to cut your videos manually and select your own background music then the following procedure is recommended for you Create movie and load media 1 Start MAGIX Fast...

Page 31: ...ol how your movie plays from one object to another 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 and add a transition 1 Click on the transition icon between two objects The transition dialog will open 2 Select an option and click Prev...

Page 32: ...u cannot remove a video s original sound however it is possible to reduce the volume to 0 in the Audio section Add background music Click on the Music button to choose background music for your video Then select the desired music files Open inserts the file into the audio track The length of the music will be adjusted to match the length of the video The background music will be adjusted automatic...

Page 33: ... desired position Hint If there are several music tracks in the video project they cannot be exchange with each other and may be moved around only in the free ranges Shorten background music 1 Click and hold down the mouse button on the edge of the music track 2 Move the edge to the desired position with the mouse button held down 3 Release the mouse button ...

Page 34: ...r If you save your movie as a video file you can open it at any time on your computer and play it back with Windows Media Player Click Save on computer in the selection dialog to save your movie as a video file If you want to use a different quality or format instead of the default WMV make sure to do so before exporting the file The following formats are available MPEG 4 and Windows Media Video Q...

Page 35: ...nder Title enter a descriptive title for the video as it will appear on YouTube or Facebook An informative description tells your viewers what the video is about You may enter terms in Keywords to help users find your video in YouTube Just for YouTube You can select the Category in which the video should be published In Send you choose which user groups are able to see your videos Export settings ...

Page 36: ...Then select the mobile device from the list Tip only for Android phones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab Normally your device will be correctly recognized as Mass storage device by your computer If this is not the case then change the connection detection settings of the device before connecting to your computer so you can select the correct connection type e g Mass storage drive For more details on the...

Page 37: ...transition between image video objects browse the selection for a suitable style This can be used to add additional video clips and music files For adding video clips the wizard for loading video clips view page 19 will open Depending on which mode is active MAGIX Fastcut will behave differently For more info read the chapters on template mode view page 25 and manual editing mode view page 29 For ...

Page 38: ...ters out rumbling noises This could be wind noise which typically arises during recordings of ski runs Color Brightness The brightness is not changed linearly so that it is adjusted to normal human perception This means that changes in the median brightness range are stronger than in dark and bright ranges Contrast In photo editing the level of the difference in brightness is referred to as contra...

Page 39: ...do not change the original material you can easily undo any effect Click on to undo Speed When you ve specified the object s playback speed slow and fast motion are also possible The video can also be played in reverse Title and text Enter the text as you would like to see it displayed Specify the font type size color and position of the text You can also add outlines and shadows to the text The t...

Page 40: ...round music for the duration of the selected clip Optimize Video Sound You can optimize a video s original sound quickly and easily using certain templates Once you ve selected a video with sound you can choose a template from the drop down menu and begin the optimization process Use the slider to adjust the intensity of the optimization ...

Page 41: ...rious categories Click on a category to see all the fades in a list First select a transition and click Preview to preview it If you want to use the transition either drag it into the gap between two objects or click if the first object is selected Since the effects do not change the original material you can easily undo any transition Select the object that uses the transition and click to undo D...

Page 42: ...og and a confirmation request Search and delete unnecessary files 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 Fastcut Before they are deleted you receive relevant information in a dialog and a confirmation request Object properties This function ...

Page 43: ...on Enter your project s name here This name will be used as a preset title for the disc you have to burn Video settings Specify the format and ratio for the entire project The format specified will be set as the default size during export Keyboard shortcut E Program settings Project folder This is the folder where MAGIX Fastcut will normally save all projects and imported videos When a project is ...

Page 44: ...interlacing for output onto a PC screen or a projector whereby the playback quality is significantly better than with interlaced analog video recordings Alternative Mode 2 Video Mixing Renderer 9 This mode uses the hardware de interlacing function of modern graphics cards together with DirectX 9 Make sure that you are using the most recent version of your graphics card driver which must be compati...

Page 45: ...les must be accessible MAGIX Fastcut searches for the used sounds pictures and videos under the path to where you last saved the disc project Keyboard shortcut Ctrl O Load recently opened projects Load the last projects you opened using this menu item Clean up Wizard This menu item opens the Clean up Wizard view page 41 This helps remove unnecessary names to save memory on the hard drive Save The ...

Page 46: ...y 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 Catooh the Online Content Library Catooh provides you with high quality photos videos and music for every theme expanded by intelligent iContent with professional Soundpools DVD menu templates and brilliant MAGIX Show...

Page 47: ...ough Finish Project This menu point opens the Project Finishing Wizard view page 33 Settings Project This menu entry opens up the Settings for the opened project view page 43 Keyboard shortcut E Program This menu item opens the program settings view page 43 Keyboard shortcut Y Language Here you can change the language used in MAGIX Fastcut Normally the language that is used for installation is set...

Page 48: ...nction undoes the previous Undo function Using the arrow buttons you can select individual changes which you would like to undo Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Y Cut This command deletes the selected object and saves it to the clipboard You can then use the Paste command to copy it into any movie Keyboard shortcut Ctrl X Copy This command copies the selected object to the clipboard Then you can use the Pas...

Page 49: ...Select the middle object that was created and press Del 4 Pull the object at the back to the front it should automatically snap into place All subsequent objects will be moved along in unison so that no gaps appear You can also use this function to apply effects to a certain part of an object only Keyboard shortcut T Remove object start The object will be split at the current position of the playb...

Page 50: ...objects view page 41 Keyboard shortcut Ctrl L Scene recognition Calls up the automatic scene recognition which cuts up longer videos into scenes for storage in the Takes directory Keyboard shortcut Shift Z Effects Settings The entries for this submenu are directly available in the effects under Additional Actions in the video object context menus Apply to all The current effects settings will be a...

Page 51: ... C Insert Applies the effects settings from the clipboard to the selected bject The settings must be copied beforehand Keyboard shortcut Alt P Reset This effect is not an effect as such It disables all applied effects Keyboard shortcut Shift C Object properties This function displays all the information about the currently selected objects such as file name position on the hard drive tempo etc You...

Page 52: ...al tips in the personal tips from Tilman Herberger CTO at MAGIX Software GmbH view page 11 Context help The mouse cursor will turn into an arrow with a question mark Click on any button in the main screen to open program help PDF manual Opens the manual in PDF format Similar to the Help feature that can be accessed by pressing F1 this manual contains all of the important information about the prog...

Page 53: ...e registration where you can register as a MAGIX user Registration grants you access to the MAGIX support website where various program updates and help programs can be downloaded Online Update Connects directly to the online update page where you can get the latest version of your program Deactivate Program This menu item deactivates MAGIX Fastcut with immediate effect After deactivation it is po...

Page 54: ...an be found under MAGIX Website Maker Catooh the Online Content Library If your project is missing pictures videos DVD menus sounds or samples then you should have a look at the huge selection available at Catooh There you ll be able to buy media in excellent quality for low prices DVD menus MAGIX Movieshow Maker styles decorative elements 3D power effects 3D transition series MAGIX Soundpools son...

Page 55: ...erties An Internet connection is required to access the audioid database AVCHD Stands for Advanced Video Codec Definition It is an HD format for video cameras which has been developed by Panasonic and Sony In comparison to the HDV format a clear improvement in quality can be seen here MPEG 4 AVC H 264 is used for video encoding and AAC or AC3 for audio encoding The maximum bitrate is 25 Megabits s...

Page 56: ... this is a temporary folder where frequently accessed files are saved so that they can be quickly launched while you are working CC CC stands for Connectivity Co ordination and describes how the change of a domain name from one provider to another occurs domain transfer Clip level Signifies the volume level at which the recorded signal is overmodulated or clipped Clipboard The clipboard is used to...

Page 57: ...alog opens in a new window and lets the user interact with the program This means that the dialog can present information to the user and or expects to receive input from the user A dialog can contain various user elements which can be manipulated by a simple mouse click Keyboard entries are also possible Disc project A Disc project includes everything that you want to put on your CD and DVD This ...

Page 58: ... the release of domains Domain transfer 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 Fastcut this will be a stereo version Drag drop Enables files and objects to be moved freely between vari...

Page 59: ...an 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 Hard disk drive Storage medium with the largest st...

Page 60: ...uter 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 I ID3 tags ID3 tags contain title information that can be added to a music title This includes the title artist album as well as the genre year of release and other criteria that can help searching through a da...

Page 61: ...vely fluid image is seen Intro Intro means the introduction or opening credits of a movie J jpx 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 M Menu Menus contain practically all the program functions They c...

Page 62: ...r 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 MP3 MP3 actually MPEG 1 layer 3 is currently the most important standard for compressing audio files M...

Page 63: ...e code that starts at 1 hour MAGIX Fastcut however still starts the tape beginning at 0 OGG VORBIS This is a new royalty free format with similar properties to MP3 P PAL Europe Phase Alternating Line or PAL is a process for color transmission for analog TV that is primarily used in Europe but also in Australia South America and many African and Asian countries The image repetition rate for PAL is ...

Page 64: ...ol version 3 and is used in standard email programs for receiving email for example Outlook Express POP3 enables email to be collected by the provider s email server and loaded into your email program 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 R RAM Random Access Memory ...

Page 65: ...ly definable section of a video in MAGIX Fastcut In general a scene is a segment of a film that is a product of various settings and conveys a certain action Screenshot A screenshot is an image composed of all visible screen elements messages open dialogs etc at a certain time By pressing the Print screen key on the keyboard this image is saved into the clipboard Next open a program which can edit...

Page 66: ...specified CD ROMs which can be played using either a Super Video CD player connected to the television or directly with the CD ROM drive of a computer Many DVD players can also play SVCDs MPEG 2 and the increase of the data transfer rate makes it hard to tell videos from videos in DVD quality apart Resolution SVCDs use the better MPEG 2 encoder in a standardized resolution of 480 x 576 PAL The MPE...

Page 67: ...r downloading files to your website or when someone else opens your website U Universal Plug Play UPnP Universal Plug n Play UPnP is a network protocol which enables data exchange between different devices PCs hi fi systems video cameras PDAs and webservers UPnP allows various devices to participate in network wide communication i e the initialization of functions and other device functions Long w...

Page 68: ... WAV is a standard uncompressed audio format Wave Wave WAV is a standard uncompressed audio format Wave file Wave WAV is a standard uncompressed audio format Webhosting This means that an Internet Service Provider makes domains and webspace available to its customers With the MAGIX Website Service MAGIX provides webhosting to its customers Webmail Webmail enables the customer to view and receive t...

Page 69: ... your pages accessible on the Internet 24 hours a day WMA A process developed by Microsoft for compressing audio files with properties similar to those of MP3 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 I...

Page 70: ...ffects 26 28 Apply to all 50 Apply to all subsequent objects 51 ATN 55 Audio 37 40 55 audioid 55 AVCHD 55 AVI 55 B Backup disc 55 Browser 56 Button 56 C Cache 56 Catooh the Online Content Library 46 54 CC 56 Clean up Wizard 42 45 Clip level 56 Clipboard 56 Color 38 Compatibility Mode Video for Windows 44 Compatible 56 Connecting your GoPro to your PC 13 Context help 52 Context menu 57 Copy 48 51 C...

Page 71: ...jects 37 Edit Video 18 26 Effects 16 Effects Menu 50 Effects Settings 50 Exchange video clips 26 27 Exit 47 Export single frames as BMP files 47 Export to a mobile device 36 F Fader 58 Field 58 File Menu 45 Finish movie 9 22 34 37 47 Finish Project 47 Flip menu 59 Frame 59 From GoPro to PC 13 G GoPro action cam settings 11 H Handles 59 Hard disk 59 Hard disk drive 59 Hardware 59 Hardware Accelerat...

Page 72: ...K Key features 9 L Language 47 Load recently opened projects 45 M MAGIX News Center 54 MAGIX Online Album 46 54 MAGIX Online World 54 MAGIX Website Maker 54 Manual cut 30 Manual editing mode 21 22 23 25 30 37 Menu 61 Menu bar 61 Menu Reference 22 45 MIDI 62 Motherboard 62 Move background music 33 Move the time section of the video clip in the object 27 MP3 62 MPEG 62 MS audio 62 MTC 62 ...

Page 73: ...Personal tips from Tilman Herberger 11 52 Play marker 63 Playlist 63 Plug in 64 POP3 64 Preface 3 Program interface 22 Program settings 43 47 Program start 18 Program 47 Project settings 43 47 Project 47 Provider 64 Publish 17 R RAM Random Access Memory 64 Ratio 64 Reactivate hint dialogs 44 Red Book 65 Register online 53 Remove background music 9 32 Remove entire background music 49 Remove object...

Page 74: ...Shorten background music 33 Show introduction video online 52 Show video tips online 52 Slider 65 SMTP 65 Software 66 Sound and music 26 29 32 Speed 39 Splitting objects 49 Start video editing 26 Storyboard mode 66 Submenu 66 Super Video CD SVCD 66 Support 6 T Template mode 9 20 25 26 37 Templates 39 Timeline 26 Tips for Program Help 10 Title and text 37 39 Toolbar 67 Top level domain 67 Traffic 6...

Page 75: ...Video Mode 44 Video monitor 22 23 24 View duration 50 VirtualDub plug in 68 VST and DirectX plug ins 68 W WAV 68 Wave 68 Wave file 68 Webhosting 68 Webmail 68 Webmaster 68 Webserver 69 WMA 69 World Wide Web WWW 69 ...

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