VideoWave 3.0

by MGI Software Corporation

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00003GPSY
• Item model number: VW32010
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,279 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

MGI's VideoWave 3.0 is a solid editing package that harnesses the power of today's digital video (DV) systems and wraps it up in an interface that is easy to grasp, yet has plenty of options. It is designed for the beginning editor and hobbyist, and features a straightforward, drag-and-drop interface. It is optimized for use with a computer equipped with a IEEE-1394 (FireWire) interface, although it will use whatever video capture card is installed.

Editing is quick and easy. Files are imported into a project window and trimmed (i.e., made shorter by cutting part of the beginning and part of the ending of a clip), then added to a storyline. Transitions like wipes and dissolves can be added between clips, as well as five additional soundtracks.

VideoWave can import and export almost every imaginable file type, making it an excellent conversion utility. The standard movie formats are all supported: Quicktime, AVI, and MPEG. However, it's not limited to importing movie files--VideoWave will happily accept still image files like JPEG, TIFF, TGA, and Photoshop PSD files, to name a few. Especially nice is the ability to import Kodak PhotoCD images. This ability to import still graphics, along with WAV sound files, makes VideoWave a handy tool for creating slide shows with transitions and soundtracks.

Editing video on a computer used to be a complex task involving expensive and obtuse software and hardware, but next-generation computers, inexpensive digital video cameras, and powerful, affordable editing software are changing the landscape of video production and laying waste to old methods. --Mike Caputo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I bought Videowave 3.0, March 1, 2000

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Como Chameleon "nobody special" (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VideoWave 3.0 (CD-ROM)

and was impressed with my first, simple video - a series of movie clips and stills set to music from a cd. My experience is that the program has a tendency to freeze up my computer (a 400 mHz laptop pc, 128M RAM) the first time I run the software and begin taping, but after restarting a couple of times, it works fine. So far I've only captured video from television and VHS format tapes, which is easy to do. The software is not complex, but there are a some things you just have to learn through trial and error. I would recommend this software - it's a good value and it's not difficult to get professional results.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This product is my saviour!, May 13, 2000

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[e-mail] (Reading) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VideoWave 3.0 (CD-ROM)

Before I bought this product I was using the aweful video capture software with the Voodoo 3 TV card. Not only does this software allow capture in MPEG1,2 and AVI but you can caputure just the sound, video, stills etc.

Then I found the editing functions. It took a while to get used to the new MGI interface (the same for MGIPhotosuite) but it is very intuitive.

To build a film and produce it is done with ease. You can have all the basic editing like trasnstions, captions, effects, add audio etc. This is for any would be producer but of course if you are a professional then stay clear as this is vey basic but very good! It satisfies all my needs for video capture and editng, has loads of options and is all at a good price! I just wish you could get rid of the annoying introduction at the start!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great software, April 24, 2000

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Scott DeGasperis - See all my reviews

This review is from: VideoWave 3.0 (CD-ROM)

I purchased Videowave as a upgrade from Ulead's VideoStudio 2SE. It is a much better program. I have been making some really fun videos of my son to burn onto CD's and distribute to family memebrs in other parts of the country. The effects and editing features are outstanding. Results look very professional. Download the 3.5 upgrade from MGI. It adds some important features like MP3 support, new fade effects, and the ability to save custom text effects.