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Apparently, when you upgraded to the latest with good results, it would not accept your code.

As noted above, my current understanding (and someone will correct me if I am wrong) is that upgrades are free up to six months after purchase.

Depending upon your purchase date (you stated "a few months ago"), while you may not be able to upgrade to the very latest you should be able to employ a more recent version of the program than the one downloaded when originally licensed, and that may take care of the export issue.

Past versions are available here.  Note the release dates, then try a likely candidate or two and import your registration key.

Not seeing that here, using the latest version.  Placed single clip on timeline and increased its speed to 500.  Worked as it should.

Upload the clip that's giving you problems and someone will check it out.  Here's how...  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

Not here.  Did you UNlink each clip independently?  If you did not, video and audio will both be locked.

Yes, if they are not linked.  To UNlink, right-click either track and UNLINK VIDEO FROM AUDIO or AUDIO FROM VIDEO.

All clips have an X.  They should appear if you expand the timeline horizontally with the slider at the bottom-right of the interface.

Or press the TRANSITION button in the toolbar, under the SEQUENCES tab.

Have him FILE|SAVE AS PORTABLE PROJECT, which you should be able to load.  Here's how...  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

This works between PCs but can't confirm that it does between Macs and PCs.  Give it a try.

If you have a paid version, there should be no problem with exporting in any of the available formats.  Get in touch with NCH at the above link if that's the case.

However, free upgrades are good for limited amount of time.  If they are made after that time a fee is charged to reactivate the license.  If using the unlicensed version, there may be export format limitations.  You can always reinstall an older paid version, which doesn't expire.  All features should be intact.

Upload your project and share it with a link here and someone will check out the export issue.

Here's how:  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

Mp4 is a popular choice, using "auto-match" defaults, and the project may indeed export even though preview was choppy.

To get to the root of the "building preview" issue please share your project, and someone will take a look.  What version are you using?

Here's how... http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

There may be help for you here.

Express Burn, importing suitable file types and quality.

https://www.nch.com.au/burn/index.html

Caching undergoes regular improvement.  Use the latest VP version.

If necessary, employ Proxy Editing.  See the 'sticky' post near the top of this forum for instructions.

Reducing preview resolution may help.  Use the right-click menu in the PV window.

If no joy, upload your project so someone can check it out.  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

Upload your video, so someone can take a look.  Here's how...  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

Two things to play with...

1.  Right-click the file in the bin (top-left of the window) and click ASPECT RATIO.  Play around with the many settings options.

2.  With the clip on the timeline click its FX button and then click the small green + item on the toolbar, second from the left.

      In the preview window, use the handles (dots) to draw a mask that's the shape desired.  UNtic the "mask inside" box.

     Click the large green + button on the toolbar (far left) and click the TRANSPARENCY item.  Drag the slider to the far left.   Export.

     To achieve the effect desired you may have to utilized the SCALE or ZOOM effects.

One way...

Select (highlight) all clips in the section and press <ctrl-C> to copy.

Click the + sign to the right of the SEQUENCE tab that's above the timeline, to create a blank sequence 2.

Press <ctrl-V> to paste what you copied into that sequence. then export it.  SEQUENCE 1 will be unaffected.

The exports become new clips that can later be imported and assembled for the final project.

Or, simply create new sequences for each part and later combine them into the final new sequence, as Nat suggests.

Link your images.  See the 'sticky' post near the top of this forum:  "Tips for Getting Help."  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

In the export dialog box there's a PRESET field.  Click in the field for the many format options.  Test them.  One is iPhone vertical video 9:16.  There's a similar Android choice.

Videopad is not a colorizing app though its SEPIA, COLOR ADJUSTMENTS and TINT effect controls might make the footage look better.

Check out the resources here.

Also note the VIEW menu.  Click the chevron for three options:  clip only, clip + background, sequence.

Check out the 'sticky' post near the top of this forum:  Proxy Editing.

Hints at a Galaxy issue.  Upload the project (not the exported mix) and link it here.  Someone will give it a listen.

Here's how...  http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

Upload a clip that fails and someone will check it out.  Here's how...http://nch.invisionzone.com/topic/23659-tips-for-getting-help-on-this-forum/

Global adjustments might be best applied to the entire file.  However, depending upon the file types/resolution and PC capabilities this could be cumbersome.  See how it loads.

For template info see the HELP file by clicking the ? in the upper right-hand corner.  http://help.nchsoftware.com/help/en/videopad/win/effects_templates.html

This has no relationship to saving a project, which should be done frequently.  Use SAVE AS and give it an incremental # so as not to overwrite the earlier saves.

To more easily locate items, after bringing up the HELP menu, press <ctrl-F> for a search box, then type in the term in question.

Try the stabilizer first.  Right-click the clip in the bin (top-left).  Click STABILIZE VIDEO.  Under Advanced, there are many parameters to toy with.

If that doesn't do the job, ROTATION effect keyframing may be the answer, but it could be arduous.  http://help.nchsoftware.com/help/en/videopad/win/effects_animating.html

The active sequence on the timeline, usually just SEQUENCE 1, is what export uses to produce a video file, DVD, YouTube upload, etc.  There is no "export sequence" dialog.

However, if multiple sequences have been created, they can be exported en masse with FILE|EXPORT ALL SEQUENCES.  Each sequence will prompt for format/file changes.

See this thread.

A sequence is an arrangement of clips on audio and video tracks. Each project can have multiple sequences.  Sequences can be viewed in either Timeline or Storyboard mode.

A sequence can be used as a clip inside another sequence. For example, each scene could be edited in its own sequence, then all the sequence clips could be ordered in another sequence to assemble the final video. Note that subtitles added to a sequence will not show when that sequence is used as a clip in another sequence.

One approach would be to break a project into manageable parts, perhaps five half-hours.  Edit the first, then export it.  Do the same for the second, and so forth.

When all five parts have been exported each will be a single clip.

Load them in order into a new VP project and export this final version.

Check out this thread.