The secret to making great home movies isn't in the amount of cash you spend on the video camera, the extra lenses you might buy, or even the in-depth knowledge of film you've gained from watching all those Uwe Boll movies. The real key to producing top-quality, professional results is to use the best possible editor, and that's why you need MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Silver.
At its simplest you could just use the program to join a few film clips together. Find them on your hard drive, drag and drop the clips onto your hard drive, then export them as a Windows Media Video (WMV) file. It only takes a moment.
Of course the real fun starts when you begin to explore the more advanced options, and there are some surprisingly powerful features available. Click the Movement tab, then choose the Rotation function, for instance, and you'll be able to tweak the current clip's size and position, as well as rotate it to whatever angle you choose. There's a 3D morph option to spin and mirror the picture, while a Level Horizon feature compensates for those times when the camera wasn't quite as straight as it should have been.
And if your original camera work seems too static, then it's easy to compensate with a range of useful video effects. You can zoom in or out, pan left or right, or choose more complex effects simply by double-clicking on the option of your choice from the Effects Gallery. Play around to see what's on offer, then add professional fades, your own titles, and when you're ready, export the results and share them with others.
The Silver version has some limitations such as automatic scene detection, MPEG import trim edits and other functions are disabled in this version. Completed videos may only be exported as WMV files with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480.
Upgrade Offer - To MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus
Move to MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus and you'll be able to import HD videos, create Dolby Digital surround sounds that shoot across the room, and apply new special effects like 3D scrolling text and professional picture-in-picture animations. The results may then be exported as video files, burned to DVD, mini DVD or Blu-ray discs, even uploaded directly to your YouTube account. But the real fun comes with all the extras: TV recording and playback (if you've a tuner), the ability to capture streaming video, a powerful 3D animation tool, and more. To upgrade click Help > Upgrade to Full Version > Upgrade for the full details.
