[How do I adjust the opacity of a pixel layer?]

Thank you - I had looked for an alternate layer opacity slider vs. color panel but didn't spot it hiding at the bottom right corner of the layer effects panel. I had merely scanned the left hand menu tree. Your suggestion reinforced the idea that there HAD to be an opacity slider for the layer buried in the menus somewhere! 😃

[How do I adjust the opacity of a pixel layer?]

Thing is - I have a snippet (pixel layer) that I want to paste on top of an existing layer but reduce the opacity of the top so that the layer below the freshly pasted layer semi-shows thru - so you can see a mix of both layers. I select the layer, adjust the opacity slide - which appears to be enabled at that point, but NOTHING changes?

[Any plans for a Movie Editor?]

I am also a fan and longtime user of MoviePlus. 

I was doing a Google search to see if anyone had copies of X6 for sale, apparently not. Wish Serif would add it to the $19.95 discontinued products for sale list. I have adopted Magix Movie Studio Platinum v15 (Vegas) as an alternative. It shares many common elements but MoviePlus seems friendlier with a more elegant user interface, in my opinion.   There are lots of additional features in the Magix Studio suite - like producing 'movie' DVD's complete with DVD player compatible menuing systems and audio music production software, but it also retails for correspondingly more. I got lucky buying an older version of Vegas on a download for relatively cheap, then getting an upgrade offer of $99 when I registered the older Vegas v14 to upgrade to the Platiunum Suite v15 version.  For near-studio quality video production, Vegas offers  extra stuff and effects, etc. etc. but for knocking out a simple YouTube or short video to host on your website - MoviePlus offers a gentle learning curve and an easier path between step 1 and your objective;  I still fire it up and use it for quick and dirty projects. 

Sincerely,
Gordon

 

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