Magix Movie Edit Pro Explained

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro
Logo Size:	150px
Developer:	Magix Software GmbH
Released:	2001
Latest Release Version:	2021
Latest Release Date:	August 30, 2021
Operating System:	Windows XP or later
Genre:	Video editing software
License:	Proprietary
Website:	MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Site

Movie Edit Pro (also known as Magix Video Deluxe in Europe) is a video editing software developed by Magix for semi-professional and DIY users for Windows PC. It is the best selling video software in Europe, and is most famous for its ease-of-learn and rendering stability.^[1] The first version was published in 2001. According to the developer, it applied the principles of non-destructiveness and object orientation to a video editing program for the first time.^{[2] [3]}

The latest versions are Movie Edit Pro 2019, Movie Edit Pro Plus 2019, Movie Edit Pro Premium 2019.^[4]

The last update was released on December 10, 2018,^{[5] [6]} which added dynamic title animation and free design colors for tracks and objects in a video.

Features (Version 2019)^{[7] [8]}

Similarities of both Versions

• miniDV, HDV and AVCHD compatible
• 4K support
• storyboard and timeline-oriented editing
• freely adjustable user interface
• Screenshot
• one way color correction
• title editor
• Keyframing
• batch processing
• burn DVD and Blu-ray Disc with animated menus
• AVCHD disc export
• Scrubbing
• Chroma keying
• Upload to YouTube and Vimeo in Full HD

Features (version 2019)

• Dynamic title animation
• Active destination track import
• INTEL GPU hardware acceleration
• openFX support
• 64-bit support
• Export to SD cards
• H.264 decoding
• improved Image stabilization
• Xavcs video compatibility
• Chroma keying
• Burn to DVD, AVCHD or Blu-ray disc
• Scrubbing
• 4K support

Differences between both Versions

Movie Edit 2015	Movie Edit 2015 Plus/Premium
Number of multimedia tracks	32	99
Multicam Editing	No	Yes
Stereo3D workflow	No	Yes
Professional movie templates	No	Yes
Preview rendering	No	Yes
Proxy editing	No	Yes
Dolby Digital	Stereo	Stereo/5.1

Supported file formats

Import	Export
Video	AVI, DV-AVI, M2TS, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MTS, MXV, MJPEG, QuickTime, WMV(HD), VOB	AVI, DV-AVI, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, WMV(HD)
Audio	WAV, MP3, OGG, WMA, MIDI, 5.1 Surround Sound	WAV, MP3, 5.1 Surround Sound (only Plus and Premium version)
Images	JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF, TGA	JPEG, BMP

System requirements ^{[9] [10]}

Minimum

• Processor with 2.0 GHz
• 1 GB RAM
• 2 GB free hard disk memory and a DVD drive for program installation
• Graphics card with a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768
• Internet connection required for activating and validating the program

Recommended

• Quad-core processor with 2.8 GHz
• 4 GB RAM
• Dedicated graphics card with 512 MB memory

Supported devices

• FireWire interface for use with DV/HDV camcorders
• USB camcorders (DVD/hard disk/memory card) and webcams
• Video, TV or graphics card with a video input for digitizing analog sources
• Blu-ray, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM or CD-R/RW burners

Notes and References

1. Web site: Videoaktiv German magazine stability test report.
2. http://www.magix.com/uk/magix-ag/company/history/overview-table/ MAGIX company website
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315031224/http://www.magix.com/us/magix-ag/company/history/overview-table/ MAGIX company website (from Archive.org)
4. Web site: Provideocoalition Movie edit pro 2019 version announcement. 22 August 2018.
5. Web site: Movie Studio: Creative Video Editing. Easier than Ever.
6. Web site: Movie Studio: Creative Video Editing. Easier than Ever (from Archive.org). https://web.archive.org/web/20190417181140/https://www.magix.com/us/video/movie-edit-pro/update-history/ . 2019-04-17 .
7. Web site: Product comparison of Movie Edit Pro 2019 and Movie Edit Pro 2019 Plus/Premium.
8. Web site: Product comparison of Movie Studio 2023 Platinum/Suite (then called Movie Edit Pro).
9. http://www.magix.com/gb/movie-edit-pro/plus/system-requirements/ System requirements for Movie Edit Pro 2013
10. https://www.magix.com/us/video-editor/movie-studio/specifications/ System requirements for Movie Studio 2023 (then called Movie Edit Pro)