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(More customer reviews)I've been using this program for about six weeks now, and have to say I'm mightily impressed. Although quite skeptical at first (mainly due to the unusually-low price), "Movie Edit Pro 12" has won me over in a big way.
Here are my observations about this software; hopefully it will be of use to potential buyers.
- The manual that accompanies the software is pretty bare-bones. It touches on several key points, and guides the buyer through a few basic steps. For the most part, you'll want to use the included video-tutorials to help speed-up the learning-curve.
- The video tutorials are quite good indeed (although for some reason they really low-resolution. My first thought on viewing them was "oh crap, the quality is poor... what did I get myself into?")
- I'm using a PC with Windows XP, Intelduo-core quad with LOTS of extra memory. Uploading videos has been PERFECT, not a single issue there.
- I'm using this program to edit VHS-captured video and manipulate it heavily. So far I haven't run into many problems at all.
- I usually run between 2-and-5 lines of visuals simultaneously (with varying fades/video effects) and find that the program is sometimes unable to provide a video-preview of my work. I presume I'm throwing too much at it at once. By scrolling the progress-bar along the top of my project, I'm able to see how it will look even without using the video-preview pane.
- I was able to easily figure-out most of the editing tools at a leisurely pace in a matter of days. The program is pretty foolproof (the "undo" button is a lifesaver, and hasn't failed me yet!), fairly intuitive, and responsive.
- As has been mentioned in other comments, YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE PATCH from Magix' site in order to properly burn your projects.
- The time it takes to do a mixdown and burn the DVD (five steps) varies depending on how effects-heavy the visuals are.
For example, last night I did an 11-minute clip with A LOT of video effects (ie. 'blackbox', 'whitebox', many multiple fades, and up to five layers of visuals simultaneously blending). In all, it took 94 minutes for the program to mixdown and burn those 11-minutes of visuals.
- Even though the rendering/mixdown/burning of visuals can take a while to process, the results have been quite amazing, IMO.
Overall I'm quite pleased with this program. While the glitchy video-preview is a bit annoying, I find I'm still able to work-around it and produce some excellent work. And I haven't even tried out the audio options yet...!!!
Recommended, esp. for the price.
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