From this tab, you can also access a feature which is unique to MMEP, the “travel route”. In the Import tab, you can drag and drop files from your desktop into the program and project, which worked perfectly fine in my experience with it. The browser area to the right of the video preview is organized into four sections: Import, Effects, Templates, and Audio. It’s hard not to consider the timeline area of MMEP to be anything but a glaring weakness of the program. Given how every other video editor implements some kind of variable speed function to make it easy to navigate through the timeline with the arrow keys, I’m deeply confused by why it is so difficult to navigate through the timeline in MMEP without frequently switching between the mouse and keyboard. This design choice makes it nearly impossible to use the arrow keys for any kind of speedy editing without first using the mouse to get you in the general vicinity of the desired location.
Holding down the arrow keys moves the timeline indicator one frame at a time (an incredibly slow pace), while holding down “CTRL + arrow key” moves the indicator 5 frames at a time, which is still incredibly slow. I was very happy to find that I could change the timeline into a more standard “timeline” mode but was surprised to find that it was still incredibly inconvenient to navigate frame by frame in timeline mode with the arrow keys. For comparison, check out how clean and simple the clip trimmer looks in another video editor made by MAGIX, VEGAS Movie Studio: In all of my reviews for SoftwareHow, I have never come across such a needlessly complex feature in a program intended for beginners. This normally wouldn’t be the end of the world, but with the clip trimmer in MMEP is an utter monstrosity. The arrow keys in storyboard mode navigate you between clip segments instead of frames within the individual clips, which makes it nearly impossible to get the kind of precision you need to properly trim clips without entering the clip trimmer. Though storyboard mode might seem like a nice feature to save beginners time, I immediately found this feature to be impractical. The general appearance of the UI feels dated when compared to other programs, and the functionality of the UI was more often a source of frustration than convenience.Īs you can see in the above image, the default configuration of the timeline is “storyboard mode”, which segments your media clips into boxes so that transitions and text effects can be easily applied to them. The specifics of the UI vary vastly from its competitors, and I struggle to find a single instance where I prefer the UI quirks of MMEP to that of the competition. There’s a preview area for your current movie project, a media and effects browser flanking it, and a timeline for your media clips at the bottom. The basic organization of the UI in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro (MMEP) should be familiar to anyone who’s used a video editor in the past. Also, I call MAGIX Movie Edit Pro “MMEP” below for simplicity.
If you’re using the Basic or Plus version, it might look different. Please note that the version I tried and tested is the Premium version and the screenshots as shown in this review are from that version. A Detailed Review of MAGIX Movie Edit Pro The Basic version costs $69.99, the Plus version costs $99.99 (though is currently on sale for the same price as the Basic version), and the Premium version runs for $129.99 (though is currently on sale for $79.99). There are three available versions of Movie Edit Pro.
For macOS users, you may be interested in Filmora or Final Cut Pro.
According to tech specifics provided on MAGIX’s official website, it requires Windows 7, 8 or 10 (64-bit) to run. Unfortunately, the program is for Windows only. The price of the program starts from $69.99 USD.
Once the trial period is over, you need to purchase a license to continue using the program. I would highly encourage anyone interested in buying the program give it a whirl first.
The program isn’t free, but there is a 30-day free trial of the program available. It can be used to record and cut together movies with little to no experience required. MAGIX claims the program can guide you through all aspects of video editing. It is an entry-level video editing program.