ruffas
02-10-2004, 04:26 PM
I though I might start this off...
I have Magix Video Deluxe 2.0 and have since moved to Magix Movie Edit Pro 2004. There is not much difference aprt from some subtle changes.
Basically thought the software is great. 16 video tracks at the same time.
Picture in Picture x 16 !! Loads of effects wipes etc and for £50.
Has anyone else got this software?
Anyway here's the blurb from fasftrak.co.uk the UK supplier...
Capture Analog and Digital Video
Supports batch-capture of video files from most sources: camcorders,
TV or VHS, or the Internet. There is no limit to the size of the file - even
files over 4 GB are supported!
Virtual VCR Function: Set the programmable timer to record television
from your computer (TV card required).
Compress video in realtime and transfer it back to your camcorder for
portable playback.
1 EDIT AND RESTORE
Edit non-destructively and in realtime. There is an edit
screen interface to suit any project.
Simply choose your preference or switch between modes as
the project progresses.
Linear storyboard mode: This easy-to-use edit mode resembles a filmstrip. Simply drag & drop files to add & arrange scene, then right-click to edit
Multi-scene overview mode: Quickly access & arrange as
many as 400 scenes within one thumbnail edit view.
Timeline mode: 16 stereo tracks for more detailed editing &
arrangement of text, audio and video.
Image Restoration: Correct video colour, focus, contrast and flicker to ensure the best onscreen result.
Motion Stabilizer: Reduces unsteady camera motion and
helps smooth pans.
Audio Restoration: Clean and remove hisses and other
noise from old soundtracks and get great, crystal-clear
sound.
Templates for Effects, Transitions, and more: 70 video,
image and colour effects, 170 transition effects, 50 animated credit rolls, sub-titles and text blends, 360 frames, videos, and images, and 45 professional dubbing effects.
2 CUT, APPLY EFFECTS AND ADD TITLES
The key to a professional looking movie is in the proper cut and
polishing of the raw footage. All the tools are included to :
Make Precision Cuts & Build Titles:
Two scene trimmers for quickly and precisely cutting your footage in the correct sequence.
Time-saving automatic scene detection utility creates and separates scenes automatically.
The title screen designer makes it fun to create professional looking scrolling and 3D titles.
Design Professional Video Effects in Realtime:
Video controller: This video mixing board allows you to experiment with 39 effect parameters
to create custom visual effects & animations.
Chroma & luma key compositing: A studio-style effect also known as .blue or green screen..
Superimpose a subject keyed from a video shot with
a blue or green background over a background video to create one composite video.
3D transition effects: Use 3D effects to transition between
scenes, or select your favourite from over 170 professional transition effects.
Create & Edit Custom Soundtracks
Voice-over function: Record and edit narration and voice-overs
Adjust any volume fluctuations with the normalizer.
Song maker: Automatically compose your own background music
Audio mixer: Choose from a selection atmospheric sounds to emphasize a scene,
create a custom mix from a host of samples, jingles or film scores
3 BURN CD & DVD MOVIES - WATCH THEM ON TV
The innovative DVD & CD authoring tool
authors interactive menu screens and burns
your masterpiece to a choice of discformats.
Create VCD, SVCD, DVD, & miniDVD movies
Interactive chapter buttons
Animated menus with sound
Archive projects & autoplay video CD-ROMs
Multiple disc spanning
PREMIUM SOFTWARE - GREAT MOVIES
Capture & Transfer
Unlimited (supports files over 4 GB) digital* and analog* video capture.
Capture from IEEE FireWire, USB 1&2, TV/VCR (RCA), Internet
(appropriate capture card required)
Automatic image/sound synchronisation at capture
Remote-controlled programmable video recording
Two-way DV camcorder communication
Real-time compression, batch-capture and full-screen capture monitoring
One-click still capture
Dub & Sync Custom Soundtracks
Automatic song maker; volume normaliser
Karaoke-style voiceover function: Dub your own voice
over the original music backing tracks
Audio effects such as reverb, delay, pitch & tempo
Cut, Edit & Create Titles
Two storyboard edit modes: Standard linear storyboard mode
plus essential multi scene overview edit mode
16-track (stereo) timeline mode
Simultaneous PC/TV view: Cut scenes on your PC; view the results
on your TV or dub directly to VCR
Title screen designer
Automatic scene detection: two scene trimmers
Native (direct) editing and non-destructive realtime editing
Restore, Add Transitions & Effects
Motion stabilizer, image & sound restoration
Split screen mode: slideshow capability
Presets for image display resolution and optimized for TV viewing
Video controller: Create custom video effects
3D transitions, slow motion/fast motion, reverse, interface handling
Chroma keying: Blue, green, white & black screen compositing,
Overlay characters or objects into your video for studio-style special effects
Integrated CD & DVD Burning
Disk authoring utility: Burn backup & autoplay VCD, SVCD
or DVD videos, mini DVDs and CD-ROMs
Automatic DVD menu screen designer: Create professional into screens,
interactive buttons and animated menus with sound
Automatic disk spanning: Split long videos onto multiple disks
Practicle re-edit mode burns projects files to VCDs, SVCDs or DVDs
for project archiving and future editing
Import & Export
Import & export AVI (also with compressed sound), DV-AVI types 1 & 2,
MPEG-1, 2, WMA, WMV (Windows® MediaTM 9), MOV, MXV, MJPEG, YUV
JPG, BMP, WAV, MPEG 4* and DivXTM* (requires installed codec)
Import audio CD tracks, MP3 and MIDI files
TWAIN compatibility: supports direct import from scanner or digital camera
Real HelixTM export, video stills export (JPG, BMP)
Export NTSC or PAL
I have Magix Video Deluxe 2.0 and have since moved to Magix Movie Edit Pro 2004. There is not much difference aprt from some subtle changes.
Basically thought the software is great. 16 video tracks at the same time.
Picture in Picture x 16 !! Loads of effects wipes etc and for £50.
Has anyone else got this software?
Anyway here's the blurb from fasftrak.co.uk the UK supplier...
Capture Analog and Digital Video
Supports batch-capture of video files from most sources: camcorders,
TV or VHS, or the Internet. There is no limit to the size of the file - even
files over 4 GB are supported!
Virtual VCR Function: Set the programmable timer to record television
from your computer (TV card required).
Compress video in realtime and transfer it back to your camcorder for
portable playback.
1 EDIT AND RESTORE
Edit non-destructively and in realtime. There is an edit
screen interface to suit any project.
Simply choose your preference or switch between modes as
the project progresses.
Linear storyboard mode: This easy-to-use edit mode resembles a filmstrip. Simply drag & drop files to add & arrange scene, then right-click to edit
Multi-scene overview mode: Quickly access & arrange as
many as 400 scenes within one thumbnail edit view.
Timeline mode: 16 stereo tracks for more detailed editing &
arrangement of text, audio and video.
Image Restoration: Correct video colour, focus, contrast and flicker to ensure the best onscreen result.
Motion Stabilizer: Reduces unsteady camera motion and
helps smooth pans.
Audio Restoration: Clean and remove hisses and other
noise from old soundtracks and get great, crystal-clear
sound.
Templates for Effects, Transitions, and more: 70 video,
image and colour effects, 170 transition effects, 50 animated credit rolls, sub-titles and text blends, 360 frames, videos, and images, and 45 professional dubbing effects.
2 CUT, APPLY EFFECTS AND ADD TITLES
The key to a professional looking movie is in the proper cut and
polishing of the raw footage. All the tools are included to :
Make Precision Cuts & Build Titles:
Two scene trimmers for quickly and precisely cutting your footage in the correct sequence.
Time-saving automatic scene detection utility creates and separates scenes automatically.
The title screen designer makes it fun to create professional looking scrolling and 3D titles.
Design Professional Video Effects in Realtime:
Video controller: This video mixing board allows you to experiment with 39 effect parameters
to create custom visual effects & animations.
Chroma & luma key compositing: A studio-style effect also known as .blue or green screen..
Superimpose a subject keyed from a video shot with
a blue or green background over a background video to create one composite video.
3D transition effects: Use 3D effects to transition between
scenes, or select your favourite from over 170 professional transition effects.
Create & Edit Custom Soundtracks
Voice-over function: Record and edit narration and voice-overs
Adjust any volume fluctuations with the normalizer.
Song maker: Automatically compose your own background music
Audio mixer: Choose from a selection atmospheric sounds to emphasize a scene,
create a custom mix from a host of samples, jingles or film scores
3 BURN CD & DVD MOVIES - WATCH THEM ON TV
The innovative DVD & CD authoring tool
authors interactive menu screens and burns
your masterpiece to a choice of discformats.
Create VCD, SVCD, DVD, & miniDVD movies
Interactive chapter buttons
Animated menus with sound
Archive projects & autoplay video CD-ROMs
Multiple disc spanning
PREMIUM SOFTWARE - GREAT MOVIES
Capture & Transfer
Unlimited (supports files over 4 GB) digital* and analog* video capture.
Capture from IEEE FireWire, USB 1&2, TV/VCR (RCA), Internet
(appropriate capture card required)
Automatic image/sound synchronisation at capture
Remote-controlled programmable video recording
Two-way DV camcorder communication
Real-time compression, batch-capture and full-screen capture monitoring
One-click still capture
Dub & Sync Custom Soundtracks
Automatic song maker; volume normaliser
Karaoke-style voiceover function: Dub your own voice
over the original music backing tracks
Audio effects such as reverb, delay, pitch & tempo
Cut, Edit & Create Titles
Two storyboard edit modes: Standard linear storyboard mode
plus essential multi scene overview edit mode
16-track (stereo) timeline mode
Simultaneous PC/TV view: Cut scenes on your PC; view the results
on your TV or dub directly to VCR
Title screen designer
Automatic scene detection: two scene trimmers
Native (direct) editing and non-destructive realtime editing
Restore, Add Transitions & Effects
Motion stabilizer, image & sound restoration
Split screen mode: slideshow capability
Presets for image display resolution and optimized for TV viewing
Video controller: Create custom video effects
3D transitions, slow motion/fast motion, reverse, interface handling
Chroma keying: Blue, green, white & black screen compositing,
Overlay characters or objects into your video for studio-style special effects
Integrated CD & DVD Burning
Disk authoring utility: Burn backup & autoplay VCD, SVCD
or DVD videos, mini DVDs and CD-ROMs
Automatic DVD menu screen designer: Create professional into screens,
interactive buttons and animated menus with sound
Automatic disk spanning: Split long videos onto multiple disks
Practicle re-edit mode burns projects files to VCDs, SVCDs or DVDs
for project archiving and future editing
Import & Export
Import & export AVI (also with compressed sound), DV-AVI types 1 & 2,
MPEG-1, 2, WMA, WMV (Windows® MediaTM 9), MOV, MXV, MJPEG, YUV
JPG, BMP, WAV, MPEG 4* and DivXTM* (requires installed codec)
Import audio CD tracks, MP3 and MIDI files
TWAIN compatibility: supports direct import from scanner or digital camera
Real HelixTM export, video stills export (JPG, BMP)
Export NTSC or PAL