Why I buy this one ?
- Automatic MovieShow Maker with 15 sensational themes for any occasion
- Magix Story Maker breathes life into video recordings with just a few clicks
- Time-saving automatic VHS copying with MPEG2 direct recording, for instant burning
- Design real Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound for your movies with great effects & animation
- Create, capture and burn your movies in 16 - 9 widescreen format

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What our customer's say!

"Stat away from this product.", Try using the editor under Windows XP OS. I had to reinstall Movie Editor Pro 10 three times. After the thrid time I took the software off my system.

"installation problems", The last version of this program worked well for me on my high-powered twin-engine Dell with a gig of RAM, so I decided to try Version 11. Tried many times to do the standard installation, only to get I/O errors or a freeze-up. The CD did look a little scratched, so I returned the product and tried again with new discs -- same problem. Nothing wrong with my computer or CD drives, because other programs on disc install fine.

Finally, I thought of selecting "minimal install" and got it running. Must be a corrupt or problem file in there somewhere. No big deal, because I'm not really interested in many of the flowery extras. I mostly wanted the ability to use .TIF images with alpha channel info, because for stills, that works much nicer than alpha-keying with blue or green screen. There is also supposed to be better handling of pan and zoom on stills--we'll see...I haven't burned any discs yet.

The old version rarely crashed or froze even with many individual movies open. This new version has already crashed with a single small project. Time will tell if I can work around the bugs or patch them up.

For the price and the features, this software is fantastic and I'd give it 5 stars, but I believe the installation routine was quite crappily written and its stability issues are still to be determined. If you're happy with the old version and don't care about using .TIF images or stock 3D tricks which are mostly garbage, don't bother with the upgrade. And if you have problems installing it, try the minimal install--you'll still get the revised core program and most of the effects.

"video editor pro 2004", By reading the previous reviews. I have mixed feeling, of course I have done very complicated projects some over 30 minutes long. It's a RAM hog, I have found I need to save my project as I work becuase it does have a habit to lock up. I like the fact you can go down to one frame (normally this is what leads to most of my crashes).

I do like the fact I can make cartoons and put them in a real work enviroment I used microsoft paint and the borders file to do this (by using a file name like
C:\MAGIX\Movie_Edit_Pro_2004\Borders\4 Border 2\4_border_90_blue
copying the background blue color, using paste from to put in a cartoon character (like spongebob)then using the paint bucket to surround the character with blue, you can make the character move by manipulating the character and saving it under another file name. Note: you can only used this named format i.e 4_border_90_blue, 4_border_91_blue, etc.
Now if you are going to use multiple characters you are going to find that it is very difficult to edit each one on the differnt tracks becuase the track below it will stick to the one on top. To counter this I did it in layers. I did the background and the first character, then export it to make a video file (I'd stay away from the MPEG-4, and use MPEG-2). Once a video was made I'd go back and start a new project and put the made video on the first track then add the second character. Note: after awhile you will notice that each time the previous track is fuzzier than the second. I'm stll experimenting with this process, I hope to have a clear video on each track.

Secondly, the extras are great! I love the footage disk that comes with it, You can create your own music tracks however this is limited to 4 styles (jazz, india, jamacian, classical). With that tho you can create some pretty cool tunes (very time consuming), or you can use music from your favorite CD (use only mp3 and .wav files)

Third, collaging of picture/video using multi track is possible (you to can create a brady bunch type opening for a project)

Forth, Blue screening is possible but teadious. I set up a blue screen stage in my garage using track lighting and a blue tarp as a background Note: make sure you use lots of lighting and wear bright clothes (stay away from greens and blues)

If you combine all these elements you too can make a Mary Poppins type project!

Lastly, expect various other problems like German menus on certain features and when it comes to making a DVD you'll find it to be nerve racking! Don't use all the features unless you have lots of RAM and Hard Drive space. I nomally export files to MPeg-2 Format an burn them on a disc with a differnt DVD burning Program. [...]

"Good thing I didn't read these reviews before I bought...", I was in Pinnacle hell after I finished a week's worth of video-editing for my wife's upcoming birthday--I was creating a DVD for her when the program started randomly deleting some of my video and photo clips and seizing my brand new, dual processor computer. I've also used Nero, but we all know that crappy software limits you to 99 media objects per slideshow and doesn't allow you to combine video and photo together. I broke down and returned to Best Buy for my no-kidding last try at a reasonable software package. Well, Movie Edit was the only other thing they had! I was really nervious, mainly because of the price. If Pinnacle can sell their TRASH for $100, then I must be getting absolute junk for $50 in Movie Edit Pro 10. I couldn't have been more wrong. Compared the 3 editing softwares mentioned here, this is the EASIEST software to use, has more CAPABILITIES (16 tracks!), and costs just a fraction than the rest. During my week in hell with Pinnacle, my system seized at least 17 times. I've already made 2 DVDs with this software (approx 10-15 minutes in length) and still have yet to seize my computer. I love how any object can be placed anywhere on the timeline tracks--this makes it SO easy to create awesome-looking movies. Furthermore, it didn't take me very long to get used to the functionality -- everything seems much more user-friendly than Pinnacle. AND it doesn't bog your system down. I'm working on DVDs, but I still have a bunch of other programs open at the same time. Even more: while Nero took in excess of 70-80 minutes to burn my previous 5-minute DVDs (Pinnacle only crashed my system every time I tried it), Movie Edit only took about 18 minutes to burn a 15-minute DVD. What a difference! Movie Edit saved me--I can't wait for my wife's birthday--I know she's going to be very happy, too!!

"Beware of Tech issues", One of the best editing programs but BEWARE if you plan on making home movies over 20 min. you will more than likely run into crashes...I have used this program on two computers, one is a $3000 machine with a 4400 processor...still crashes.

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"Lots of extras for less money.", Movie edit pro now contains a special gui to aid in combining 2 or more clips via alpha channel or (blue, green, white, or black screen). There are so many features that I haven't looked at all of them. This version seems more stable than the previous version (fewer lock ups and it runs quicker on my ancient PC).

"Incredibly Awesome", I have reviewed Movie Edit Pro 2004 and this program is A LOT better. The main thing that impressed me was that stability of the program, as well as Magix eliminating errors. It preloads the media files for you when you are importing or editing, to reduce skippy playback. When I say errors, I mean that with MEP2004, I had an error every movie I did. It was really annoying. MEP10 has eleminated those errors and provided more useful help in the help section.

I love the new features! Surround sound: Oh yeah!. Now I can use my audigy 5.1 card when editing. The look of the program has improved to make it more modern. HD video and 16:9 sounds really cool. The new story maker is actually really cool. There are a ton of interesting effects and presets that you could use. I haven't yet tried to use the TV tuner part of the program, but that sounds pretty interesting. DV to MPEG2 sounds good because you can take camcorder footage and convert to MPEG while importing. Okay, now the DVD software that comes with this is not the best, but they have added things like the ability to move the titles and buttons anywhere on the menu, as well as 3D fonts. I haven't yet tried track-freezing, but it sounds like you can edit easier that way.

Alright, now lets look at the price of this software. 60 bucks! For an editor this good! Thats amazing. This program supports features that almost no competitors have in the $50-$100. I think they should have at least made it $100. Whatever. Works for me. Definately a Best Buy. Magix has stepped it up a notch. This is good software!

Ryan