Video Deluxe 2.0

by Magix Entertainment

Product Features

• Complete video editor; capture, edit, burn, present--all in one
• CD and DVD burning; full DV and analog support in DVD quality
• 1,400 impressive images and sound templates
• Scene recognition, restoration, storyboard, and much more
• Turn videos into inspiring movies; results within minutes

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000069CET
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 7, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,977 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Many good features, does not support some AVIs, November 4, 2002

By 

Chris Cheek (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Video Deluxe 2.0 (CD-ROM)

Video Deluxe 2.0 has all the features I was looking for in a video editor. It can take hours of movie clips in various formats and sew them together in a nice coherent package using a whole slew of powerful editing options. Sound can be manipulated in just about any way you can think of, and videos can be brightened, stretched, put in different tones, slowed down, etc. The program also includes many different transitions and ways of applying effects more or less strongly during different parts of the same clip. The layout is very intuitive and easy to use. DVDs and (s)VCDs can be recorded easily and directly using the program's DVD editor and burning utility.
The one drawback for me is that the program does not readily read AVI (MJPEG) files from my digicam, whereas Ulead's video editing software does. This has caused me a lot of trouble.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing capture mode and file management, January 25, 2004

By 

Robert M. Wilson "Bob at home" (Poway, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Video Deluxe 2.0 (CD-ROM)

Looked good at first. The Demo is awesome. But the management of files in the projects is very confusing and unlike regular MS Windows method. I want to be able to clear out the project and start over with something new but have trouble starting a new project and puting the clips in the new project. The video capture was disappointing because there is no sound during the capture. Preview and Playback is ok though. After capturing a clip the screen would not even show the next capture without unplugging the firewire cable and re-inserting. Using the timeline to trim the clips was awkward. There has to be something better than this. Shame for a programmer to put so much effort into a product but fail to make simple and basic things easy for the first time user. I'll have to go back to arcSoft ShowBiz without so many options. PC I'm using Win XP Pro on is Athlon 2100+ and Canon ZR40 Mini DV. [e-mail]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Problem with A/V sync, November 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Video Deluxe 2.0 (CD-ROM)

I bought this software because Pinnacle Studios that came with my ATI All-In-Wonder 9000 has A/V sync problem. I was disappointed that when I try to edit my videos with Video Deluxe, the audio will lag the video in the final MPEG file just like Pinnacle Studio. It appears some of the video frames were dropped. The problem seems to be with the video decoder since when I play back the original video unedited in Video Deluxe the sync problem will appear (no such problem when I play back in MS Media Player).

The web site is no help as it doesn't seem any Magix employee is responding to this complaint which many people are making. I was hesitant to buy this product since it was not even mentioned on Magix website. Until they fix this problem, this software is worthless to me.

Other than that, the interface is very good. It splits the video by time instead of scene which is good since the scenes can take a long time to generate as in Pinnacle Studio. I'd give Video Deluxe 5 stars if they fix this A/V sync problem.