Options Window

Video Edit Magic allows you to set preferences for the colors of the timeline tracks and choose a Working Folder on your computer where you can store all your project files and rendered media files. To access the preferences, click Tools > Options. You will now see each of the preferences in detail. The preferences are grouped under two separate tabs.

General

These are the common options that Video Edit Magic allows you to set.

Preview video after making movie

If this option is checked then video is automatically previewed in the default media player after the movie making is complete.

Fit to timeline when adding sources

If this option is checked then the zoom factor is automatically adjusted when sources are added to the timeline such that the sources are completely visible in the timeline without having to scroll the timeline.

Save Auto Recovery Information Every...

Video Edit Magic can save Auto Recovery Information periodically so that your project can be restored after a crash. Select this option to enable saving Auto Recovery Information and specify the period between 1 to 60 minutes. The default is 5 minutes.

Open Settings dialog when adding Effects and Transitions

If this option is checked then the Effects and Transitions settings window gets automatically opened when Effect or Transition with some settings is added to the timeline.

Disable Hardware Acceleration during make movie and conversion

This option is used when converting MPEG 2 files to AVI or making movies in MPEG 2 format, since fewer system resources are used when hardware acceleration is disabled. By default this option is unchecked. Disabling Hardware acceleration using this method causes a black screen to appear before and after conversion. Alternatively, you can disable hardware display acceleration system-wide using the Windows Control Panel 'Display' applet. This avoids blanking the screen before and after conversion. However some applications need display acceleration enabled to run properly (e.g. video games).

Reset Warning Dialogs

To see any hidden warning messages, click on Reset Warning Dialogs button. Warning messages are hidden when you  select the 'Do not show this message again' check box.

Clear Recently Added Files and Projects

To clear all the recently accessed files and projects, click on Clear Recently Added Files and Projects button.

Source Settings

    Default Durations

These settings are used to select the default duration for Image Sources, Effects and Transitions. By default, an Image Source is added with a duration of 5 seconds, an Effect with 10 seconds and a Transition with 1 second. To change the source settings, type the values in Hours, Minutes, Seconds and Milliseconds against the source.

Color Settings

Video Edit Magic allows you to set the colors for the tracks in the timeline: the Video, Effects, Transitions and the two Audio tracks. To change the color of a track:

1. First click its corresponding 'Change' button.
2. Select the color of your choice from the æBasic ColorsÆ palette.
3. To see a wider choice of colors, click the æDefine Custom ColorsÆ button.
4. Select a color by clicking on the color matrix and sliding the vertical slider to control the brightness of the color.
5. You may even enter the HSL or RGB values directly to create your custom color.
6. Click æOKÆ to save your choice and exit from the Color menu.

Click 'Apply' to refresh your timeline view using the newly selected colors.

Compatibility

This option lists all the compessors on your PC. Some of the compessors that are being used by other programs might cause problems while working with Video Edit Magic. So you can disable them by unchecking them from the list to avoid any trouble  caused by them such as system crashes, missing audio and video streams etc. Disabling them for this application will not affect other programs.