Video Deluxe

by Magix Entertainment

Product Features

• This incredible tool allows you to import your Digital Video(DV) from any digital or analog camera
• Edit the video, add titles, a new soundtrack, and even special effects
• You can save your newly edited files and mail them as e-mail attachments
• Over 800 different samples to choose from
• Burning tools make saving your DV files to CD easy

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005NLI0
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 25, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,229 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Magix Video deLuxe provides professional video editing tools at a budget price. Those who have used video editing software before will find the 16-track timeline easy to work with; drag clips, effects, and background sound in from the file browser and preview them in the monitor window. You can trim clips by hand or divide them into scenes automatically (handy if you've captured several sessions on one tape) and you can overlay multiple video tracks. While the yellow and gray interface isn't always easy on the eyes, this video editing software gives you an impressive range of sophisticated tools and effects you'd expect in a program 10 times the price.

The video effects are impressive: in addition to gimmicky FX-like lens and color distortions, there are useful settings to let you adjust contrast and color saturation, for when the lighting wasn't quite right. Fine-tune and combine effects in an interface that lets you control exactly how the effects work and how extreme each effect is, so you can be as subtle or over the top as you prefer. You can add titles in a variety of styles very simply, too, again dragging them in from the list. Plus, you can work on your soundtrack in a fully featured mixing desk that lets you change the volume or timing of audio and add preset effects or tweak the sound by hand. The options are laid out logically and you can preview effects before you try them out. Working with some of the fade and transition tools was a bit awkward, however, and we found it easier to use the handles on each clip to manipulate them.

Magix Video deLuxe can capture from a digital or analog camcorder, from TV or VHS, if you have the right capture card in your computer, or even from a Webcam, and you can record back to the camcorder or tape, or save on a CD-ROM. It's easy to export videos as files, and you can e-mail or publish on the Web. You'll need to spend time learning the interface and tools, but Magix Video deLuxe enables you to create impressive videos at a bargain price. --Mary Branscombe, Amazon.co.uk

Product Description

Video Deluxe is your one-stop solution for every kind of video manipulation! Perfect for creating great-looking home videos! Video Deluxe gives you the freedom to do the most with your home video!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent program, mediocre documentation, March 22, 2002

By A Customer

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

After installing this program, I was able to (fairly quickly) capture video and sound off of my camcorder, do some basic editing in the program, add music in the background, and save into a file to make a Video CD. I am now starting to play around with the titles, subtitles, and sound / video effects available in the program. I've created videos up to an hour long, and I haven't hit any bugs yet. Compared to other video editing packages reviewed here, this is quite an accomplishment.

The only reason I knock this down to four stars is that the documentation glosses over key areas, like how to output your work. For example, there are perhaps a dozen options related to outputing video to an MPEG file, but the manual only has *two lines* of text devoted to the subject (not including the page explaining how to upgrade your MPEG-2 encoder). I've ended up outputting video as DV-AVI and using TMPGEnc (freeware) to convert to MPEG. If Magix would plug the holes in the manual this would definitly be a 5-star program, esp. considering the price.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this program!!!!!!!!!!!, April 30, 2002

By A Customer

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

I first passed on this program because of the price. I thought, it couldn't possably do much for [$$$]. After Tech-TV tested it, and recommended it, I downloaded the demo and was amazed how great it is. I have Movieshaker and it will only make a 9 min movie. I have Ulead and MGI, both crash on Xp often and capture is not always good. This program supports my DV-8 and sends it back to the camcorder over my firewire.
I found the manual to be helpful but I am not a beginner. Others have complained that it is not enough (I don't agree).
This program does a lot:
Picture in picture
both video and audio effects
unlimited movie length
16 tracks of workspace
superimpose video tracks
alfa channels
blue and green screan
audio and video cleaning
song wizard will make a soundtrack to any langth you want
export to several formats
export to the web in Real Player or WMF for modem or broadband
includes video clips to learn with
and More!!!!

Keep in mind that this Company has horrible tech support.
phone support will cost you $3.00 for the first min $1.50 for the rest.
Free support is e-mail only and the service is slow and not very helpful!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use video editing software, December 12, 2001

By A Customer

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

I recommend this product to anyone because it's simple to use, inexpensive, useful and you get high quality results. I purchased video deLuxe because my brother owns one and showed me how to use it. We're both using it for the holidays. He emailed me a beautifully edited video of our
Thanksgiving dinner with the whole family and his voice is narrating parts. There's running text with funny comments and background music he picked from his CD collection. It is wonderful what you can do with this program. There are transitions and video effects and editing tools that
help you to turn your home videos into high quality timeless family classics. I will use it for my families Christmas videos this year. You could, for example, send a video greeting via email to everyone in the family - all just with a few clicks. So far I didn't have a problem bringing in video from my video camera. It works great for me!