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Simple and cheap multitrack video editor
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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    You can download Magix and try. Sony is smaller and simpler tool, not so much features. But I didn't use and tried it's last version.

  • markussenmarkussen

    @all any news and experinces to share about editing software? Magix video deluxe MX or Sony product?

    Greatings from Asia Kurt

  • TomasoTomaso
    AVID Studio 1.1 is a great tool for me too. Unlimited tracks and good, simple to use other functionalities. Red Giant "light" is included.
  • fehafeha
    I use AVID STUDIO ...
  • PerryWilsonPerryWilson
    @Lflex are you a student? because most of these companies have student pricing
  • mozesmozes
    Movie studio is great.
    I use sony vegas pro 10 and studio 10

    but studio is missing some tools that i always use for grading.
    for exampel the vector scope, and motion smooth, what works great if you in post do some digital zooming...
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    As far as I know previous had acceleration too.
    This one works with AMD also. Plus they rewrote many parts to use all CPU cores.
  • DrDaveDrDave
    The new MAGIX has support for GPU Nvidia acceleration--interesting.
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX Plus released

    http://www.magix.com/us/movie-edit-pro/plus/
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    @TheNewDeal

    Thanks. I'll add more info about it later.
    My current personal understanding is that Sony and Magix are most advanced ones.
  • TheNewDealTheNewDeal
    Avid Studio on Amazon for $121. Supports many formats, good video and audio tools, stop motion capture and edit workflows, integrated DVD and BlueRay burning, etc., all in one timeline.

    http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Studio
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    I'll be adding available options and later change first post.

    Nero Video Premium HD

    Price: Actual < $30

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    Product homepage:
    http://www.nero.com/enu/nero-video-hd-overview.html

    Reviews:
    http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/362968/nero-video-premium-hd
    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374239,00.asp
  • CRFilmsCRFilms
    I use sony platinum 9. It's a little buggy and crashes a lot if you try to render out full 1080p, but when it was new it was the cheapest editor that could do 24fps via custom templates. And it could do 50/60p, though only mp4 or wmv renders.

    I just downloaded the 11 trial version and I'm liking it. Renders MP4 faster and it has MainConcept MPEG2 presets for 24p hd format. It's only 1440 at 1.33 pixel ratio, but if you don't do effects, just edits, it renders out without re-transcoding looks like. Handles the stock avchd better, and allows more custom templates for different render settings on certain file types. Version 9 had only two MainConcept mp4 settings, while 11 has more and it allows you to edit them to turn the 720p apple tv settings into 1080p. I'll buy it once the trial runs out.
  • Mark_the_HarpMark_the_Harp
    I don't know Magix but it sounds great. Equally I love Vegas Pro but it's good to know of alternative ones. Your thing about dragging the ends to create audio fades reminds me of way back in the early '90s when SaDiE came out (one of the first computer audio editors) and the developers visited us at the BBC. We all poked around and then asked them "Can you do x..." and each time they shook their heads and gave us a look as if to say "Why would you want it to do that?". Thankfully they changed the product and it was brilliant. Early video products like Panasonic's QuickCutter had a similar interface, and I loved using Quickcutter mainly because you could just get on with editing really quickly (you could ingest at 4x speed). The software I personally hated were the ones that used film terms for everything (clips and bins and whatnot), which was just plain confusing to anyone who'd never edited film, which was probably most people!
  • edunedun
    Magix is awesome. Used it years ago on a Pentium 4 with XP. Did totally everything, from greenscreen to audio fades by dragging ends (woo! five years later people are cheering because fcpx does it.) and it all in realtime. Brilliant.
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    Link to Sony video editors features comparison

    http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiopp/compare

    Looking at this table it seems like http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiopp is better choice among Sony cheap offerings then less expensive things.
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    >wow, really? That's one of the best audio engines out there.

    It looks so, in their pro offering they state it openly.
    You can look for educational offerings.
  • chipchip
    >and has the audio engine from the Sequoia/Samplitude platform

    wow, really? That's one of the best audio engines out there. Would beat most if not any of the major NLEs
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    Btw, Magix bough many good developers and their products over last years.

    They also have more pro solution - http://videopro-x.magix.com/us/
  • DrDaveDrDave
    Magix is a good, full featured program and has the audio engine from the Sequoia/Samplitude platform. As such, you can do many things with it!
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    As I understand, only Magix support 50p/60p video editing from this list.
  • Mark_the_HarpMark_the_Harp
    @Zoke - thanks for that. I may take another look at it and thanks for digging up the thread. I only looked at Lightworks really because I was intrigued, it's free, and it was a way of distracting me from the half-finished edit I'm (supposed to be) doing in Sony Vegas!
  • mpgxsvcdmpgxsvcd
    AVS Video Editor is the simplest to use full featured program I have found. It can handle any codec and it will do many transitions, stabilization, audio controls, and basic color correcting. All for about $70. If you want something easy to use then it will work for you.

    http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx?sct=inc&ct=msn&cid=94
  • chipchip
    There are a lot of codecs Lightworks doesn't support right now and without a dedicated hardware device, the mark and park philisophy is a pain to edit with.

    Sony or Magix, test both.
  • ZokeZoke
    @Mark_the_Harp I haven't tried Lightworks yet and don't know which codecs and containers are supported but have you tried demuxing them?

    Actually, I found this thread for you, perhaps it can help: http://www.lightworksbeta.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=27&id=8422&Itemid=269
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