VideoWave 4.0

by Roxio

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YKF2
• Item model number: VW42010
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,164 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #20 in Software > Video & Music > Digital Video > Video Editing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

VideoWave 4 works with a variety of video formats, offering output options for VHS, DV, CD, and streaming over the Web. The interface is smart, and the workflow beautifully simple. Each task (such as editing, effects, capture, text, transitions, and output) is completed in a separate mode window readily accessed via the Mode Selector, a strip to the left of the working frame. Captured clips, stills, and sounds are stored in the library and are then selected and adjusted in the appropriate Mode window, where attributes and commands are invoked via drop-down menus. The modified clip is then dragged and dropped onto the StoryLine, a filmstrip at the top of the window, where your video project is assembled. Transitions such as wipes and fades can then be added between clips.

VideoWave 4 is about as easy as digital video can get--but it's not painless. You should make sure your PC is up to the task: a compatible capture card, a quick processor, and a large-capacity second hard drive. It's also essential that it's a fast drive, either UltraDMA 100 or SCSI-2, as anything less will drop frames during capture or playback. VideoWave 4 comes with a short manual that will get you working, but doesn't go into much depth. Consequently, an Internet connection is recommended, not only to take advantage of the Web output options, but also for the inevitable troubleshooting, which can be easily done through the MGI Web site. VideoWave 4 is a powerful and elegant home video-editing solution. --John Cranmer

Amazon.com Product Description

VideoWave version 4.0 is MGI Software's latest contribution to the growing selection of desktop video-editing tools. It features an uncluttered user interface for increased functionality and easy workflow. Access just about any kind of video or audio to edit and use in your production. Capture video from an analog or digital camcorder, TV, VCR, laserdisc, WebCam, or the Internet. If the source of your capture is not digital, VideoWave 4.0 will convert your analog audio or video (television, VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, Hi-8) to digital format. You can capture audio and video separately or simultaneously; even capture a single image or a sequence of frames for use in your production. VideoWave 4.0 also lets you view live video before and during your capture. After your footage is on your hard drive, you can drag elements from the library and drop them right into place. Edit any way that you like with VideoWave 4.0's almost unlimited range of audio- and video-editing tools. Eliminate the play, stop, rewind, and fast-forward process. If you have several scenes to edit, Scene Detection will find and separate your clips, and display them as thumbnail images; based on different scenes that you recorded. Extract images, video, and audio, and save them as bit map, TIFF, JPEG, or WAV files that you can use in other applications. Rearrange clips, add sound and a number of special effects, or playback your edits on the view screen. VideoWave 4.0 comes with tons of special effects to enhance your scenes and add to your story line. Just choose from the list of effects that appear in the Library to blend images, apply shadows, remove colors, and add fades, graphics, and more to your video. Time Warp is a new feature in VideoWave 4.0 that lets you add fast or slow motion to your video clips. You can create clips that play up to 10 times faster or 20 times slower than normal. VideoWave 4.0 lets you experiment and learn more about digital video production. You never have to worry about making mistakes or ruining your video--VideoWave 4.0's nondestructive edit feature always keeps your original video intact, while producing a final copy of your production that contains all of your edits, effects, and other changes.

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Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Use and gives great results, January 5, 2001

By 

Andrew Lamberson (Hudson, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: VideoWave 4.0 (CD-ROM)

First... I should come clean about my experiences with MGI products...up to this point it was not very good. But I had read good reviews on the product so I took the risk and bought the program.

VideoWave now has me becoming a MGI fan.

The program is easy to install and use and I am very pleased with the mpeg2 videos that I have produced with the program. For the average person, this program is all you need. Good editing, transitions, text fly overs and background music. I have had no computer problems with the program at all (MGI's downfall in the past). I am running the program on a 450 PII with Windows ME.

The program is fairly easy to learn and you'll be editing in no time.

With this program you can almost create a video that your neighbors will WANT to watch!

FYI: I was happy enough with VideoWave to take a chance on MGI Photosuite 4.0...which so far...so good!

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MGI Videwave: superior video editing, November 7, 2000

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Christopher (santa cruz, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VideoWave 4.0 (CD-ROM)

MGI Video wave is an eccellent program for editing and produceing movies in a variety of formats. its ease and quickness makes for good slideshows, or full movies. you can import stills, or video and add music and effects. GReat job MGI! 5 stars...

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of value for money, December 27, 2000

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"[e-mail]" (Frederiksberg Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: VideoWave 4.0 (CD-ROM)

VideoWave 4 is an excelent program with a lot of features.

For most of my editing I use StudioDV, which came along with my Firewire card, as StudioDV has the best capture function - using batch capture to record and entire tape in about 150 MB.

However - StudioDV lacks these features found in VideoWave: - Effects like swirls on movie clips - Adjustment of color and brightness of the clips - MPEG-2 output

I use VideoWave for special effects and touch-up of clips where color balance or brightness needs a fine tune.