I'm definitely going to bring questions specific to issues, once, if I ever get Xara's registration to work and be able to get access to all of the materials available. One of the reasons I'm so excited about getting it all going.įrom what I watched on the tutorial videos on the Xara Photo/Design 2013, they convinced me that that program could fullfill my Photoshop needs. I was hired for stills alblum which I aleady presented to them. I'm sitting with content from a friends wedding that I would love to get together as a surprice. Ss, you comments are Xara working from with MEP2013 sounds very cool.
So if I hear from Xara on how to get the registration to work, I'm anxious to try some ideas. is the only thing left from Magix that needs to be activated. So I'm back to emailing Xara looking for help. So I try to use the program and it won't give me any access to updates, extras. So when I realized that, I manually registered both Xara programs, and now I can't get Xara Photo/Design to acknowledge the registration. I didn't realize Xara had its own registration stop. Xara activated and I had a problem at first. I did go ahead and purchase Xara Photo and Designer 2013 and Xara 3D. I think these features should give you much of what you want and are definitely worth trialling.
It will work with Xara Designer Pro x and the cheaper Xara Photo and Graphics Designer 2013 programs. This functionality is based on the MX (media exchange) features in the newer Magix and Xara programs. The graphics program will open with the first frame of your video object alowing you to create a title, object or mask using the tools in the program (lasoo, fill, etc.) which will track the moving object in subsequent moving frames via a "copy" command, and will appear on a separate track in MEP on closing the Designer program.
clicking on the object in the timeline, if you read the section on effect masks P.129 and 139 in the PDF MEP2013 manual.įor example - with the Designer program installed - To replace the sky with another colour or video object you could right click the object and select "create overlay / graphic animation". I do not have personal experience with Xara Designer ProX but there is a very good description of it's use to design (animated) masks and objects, directly from within MEP by rt. Why I'm looking to put anymore money in a Magix product I'm not sure?! I'm still waiting one-week tomorrow to have 3 of my current packages activations done. You never seem to be able to get them completely off if I don't want them. I'm a little gun shy regarding trial down loads. I would hate to buy two products that do the same thing. There is also the 3D inexpensive package that looks like it would handle my 3D. The combo of Xara Photo & Graphic Design and PhotoStory look like they may work. I see there are a lot of options, other than the expensive Xara Design Pro, that sound good. I also did a lot of 3D animation (titles, etc.) all for import into video project. I used Encore to produce DVD's with menus, chapters.
jpg with transparency, masks to use in my videos to highlight, etc. I also created a lot of graphic documents, like Christmas Cards, Flyers, advertisements,etc. I did a lot of photo work (clean up, color correction, soften views, etc. avi with transparency to insert into timeline. I enjoy animation (used AfterEffects) for titles, star going across the screen with stars twinkling behind, may be mapping a path for a spotlight,etc. I'm basically looking for "support" programs that I can build around the MEP2013 center tool. I come from Premiere/Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator world. Perhaps if I explained what I'm looking to do you could better direct me. I specifically chose Magix MEP2013 Premium because I believe it offers me that middle-of-the-road platform where I can afford to be creative and yet have more of the curremt up to date tools/formats.
Thank you for helping me through what has turned out to to be more of a nightmare than I thought when I decided not to upgrade my Adobe CS4 suite.