missing items on my pull down menus

John-Abreu wrote on 4/3/2020, 1:54 PM

Vegas Platinum Suite 16.0, every tutorial I see showing how to position text in the frame, shows a button on the lower left for Position and under it shows Mask, I don't have the Mask button?

Also, concerning subtitles, the manual that came with the software says "Choose Insert Subtitles from Regions, from the
Insert menu", my Insert menu has no such choice!

Is there a settings choice that needs to be corrected?

Comments

vkmast wrote on 4/3/2020, 3:02 PM

These are VEGAS Pro features. I don't know why you should have received a VEGAS Pro manual with your purchase of VEGAS Movie Studio Suite 16. Check also that the tutorials weren't for VEGAS Pro.

You can download your registered programs and their manuals under "My Products" in the Service Center Magix Account". Manuals are "Instructions" there.

John-Abreu wrote on 4/3/2020, 4:21 PM

Thank you, that makes sense.

EricLNZ wrote on 4/3/2020, 5:40 PM

It's probably one of the several confusing errors in the VMS Manual and Help Screens. The VMS ones appear to be the Pro version with parts that don't apply taken out. But some items get missed. Sadly correct documentation doesn't appear to be a Magix strong point.

vkmast wrote on 4/3/2020, 7:12 PM

Indeed. The VMSP 16 pdf manual includes both examples mentioned by the OP, while I didn't find them the online Help (in-app manual). There are omissions and several misleading errors in both as @EricLNZ rightly points out. So you need to take what both manuals tell you with a grain of salt.

Steve Grisetti wrote on 4/4/2020, 8:10 AM

Or pick up The Muvipix.com Guide to Vegas Movie Studio Platinum on Amazon. ;)

vkmast wrote on 4/4/2020, 8:30 AM

Steve's MS and DVDA Guides are always worth picking up.

(@Steve Grisetti is a valued contributor here since 2003 at least.)

Steve Grisetti wrote on 4/4/2020, 8:37 AM

Thanks, VK!

John-Abreu wrote on 4/4/2020, 5:12 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments, glad I joined!

John-Abreu wrote on 4/6/2020, 3:26 PM

new question, my Movie Studio 16 package came bundled with NewBlueFX Titler Pro 7 Express and Supreme Package, yet no manuals or literature to hint as to what it entails, any suggestions?

vkmast wrote on 4/6/2020, 3:52 PM

The product pages are here https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-movie-studio/?_oB=movie-studio-suite. Those pages include the version comparison table. Also short introductions with videos about the NewBlueFX packages included.

John-Abreu wrote on 4/6/2020, 4:06 PM

Thanks very much. I got it as an upgrade from version 12 and was more focused on the main software, so didn't read the adverts and features. Although I'm an old man, I'm very new to this, thus the obvious questions. Thanks again.