That's not what this video and the manual is showing.

My problem is the strange distortion of a square image using 4 vertices.

Can someone let me know what I am doing wrong?

Your image's aspect ratio does not match to project's properties.

Right click in the Pan/Crop window and select Match Output Aspect OR right click the image and turn off Switches > Maintain Aspect Ratio

Can someone let me know what I am doing wrong?

Your image's aspect ratio does not match to project's properties.

Right click in the Pan/Crop window and select Match Output Aspect OR right click the image and turn off Switches > Maintain Aspect Ratio

Not the problem AFAIKS

The new Free Form mode of the PiP FX is suitable for this.

OK but this is a bug surely?

Not really. It's a tool made for a different task. Mesh Warp isn't meant for a 1:1 geometric transform and you usually would not use a Mesh Warp FX with only few grids. The more grids you use (so the finer the Mesh is) the smoother it is. It's the way Mesh Warping works.

Not really. It's a tool made for a different task. Mesh Warp isn't meant for a 1:1 geometric transform and you usually would not use a Mesh Warp FX with only few grids. The more grids you use (so the finer the Mesh is) the smoother it is. It's the way Mesh Warping works.

But... that is exactly what they are showing to do with it in the OEM tutorial video 2:19 onward.

Sigh, when Magix doesn't know how to use their own software, what hope is there. Thanks for the info.

However, IMO this is a bug / poor design. With a setting of 1 it should behave like the PIP. There is no internal grid by definition.

You came here for advice and got it and you still don't get it. Every program has it strengths and weaknesses. Each program contains several ways to get an effect, some are more useful than others. If you don't like it get a plugin or use another program that does what you want. Work and life are too short to bang your head against a wall IMHO. Good luck on finding a solution.

You came here for advice and got it and you still don't get it. Every program has it strengths and weaknesses. Each program contains several ways to get an effect, some are more useful than others. If you don't like it get a plugin or use another program that does what you want. Work and life are too short to bang your head against a wall IMHO. Good luck on finding a solution.

I thanked the original poster for his help and understand the solution.

I am pointing out a flaw in their design, the FX is reacting to nodes that do not exist in the data-structure (should not exist by the logic of the grid), I still think this is a bug.

Their own marketing / educational videos show the Mesh Warp can be used this way. I am spending some time ranting about it, as I hope the developers see the post and do something about it.

I am glad the forum has self-appointed apologists for Magix like yourself, otherwise, bugs may be fixed and progress made in logic and workflow. Heaven forbid that should happen.

I'd rather be an Apologists for a good program rather than a troll for some other software.

I'd rather be an Apologists for a good program rather than a troll for some other software.

What are you talking about?

What software did I troll? I have been using Vegas commercially and exclusively for 16 years. I have purchased every version (except 13 and now 17).

Stop imagining things and stick to the facts.

It's your tone that makes you a troll, you start the whole conversation based on your specific use of a tool which does have an alternative. I "read" your tone to be self-serving and argumentative. You started the name calling and I sunk to your level.