Jason Dunn
04-13-2006, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1948468,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530' target='_blank'>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1948468,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Magix Movie Edit Pro (MEP) 11 has a great range of special effects and processes quickly, but the editor's often cryptic interface witll frustrate most casual users. If you're seeking to push the creative envelope and have lots of patience, give it a spin. If you're an occasional user looking to quickly produce an attractive DVD, you'll be happier with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0, our reigning Editor's choice. MEP has more effects than Elements, and its color correction and brightness controls proved more effective. The product's image stabilization feature, which Elements doesn't offer, also worked well. New features that are currently unavailable in Elements include scene detection for imported video, a feature that lets you display onscreen the date you shot your footage (when did Junior take his first steps?), and the option to add cartoon-like overlays that add a comic touch."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/magixmovie.jpg" /><br /><br />I took the same product for a trial spin recently, and didn't get as far into it as the reviewer here did - I gave up pretty quickly after fighting with the cryptic interface. It just didn't make much sense to me, and if a program doesn't make sense to me, odds are very good that I'm not going to give it much of a go.