Getting pro.
You might have noticed
recently that we've upped our game when it comes to our YouTube
content. Check out our channel and you'll find video reviews of
drones, e-bikes, cameras, toys, and even a straw that lets you drink
dirty stream water (which we did, by God). However, if you're wanting
to get into the ol' YouTube game yourself, you'll need more than just
a camera. And so we review the MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Premium video
editing software.
MAGIX are pretty much
create software giants, producing many different programmes to aid
people who 'make internet stuff'. We've sampled their delights in the
past, both for chopping films and music, and always found the
software to be effective, easy to use, and filled with professional
extras. Movie Edit Pro Premium outdoes all of them.
First up, it's
important to note that the software package costs just £89.99,
which, when compared to other leading brands who produce video
editing kit for both Mac and PC, is exceptionally competitive. We've
always had it in our heads that to buy at all decent software to edit
a movie on your computer would set you back at least £200, and that
really isn't the case any more.
For that you get an
intuitive programme with a user interface that makes perfect sense.
You have a view screen top left, tabs to flick through import,
effects, titles etc. on the top right, and the main board along the
bottom half of the screen on which you lay your clips and tracks. It
looks very much like MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2016 Plus, which is what we
had been using previously, but the differences come in the sheer
wealth of effects that can be applied to your footage.
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro
Premium allows you to use 99 separate tracks all at once, so if
you're editing something huge and complicated, you'll still have the
space. The programme is 64 bit as well, so – depending on the
machine you're running it on – a lot can happen on screen at once,
and everything still stays smooth.
Highlights in this new
version include downloadable plug-ins from various creators. One
includes Vasco de Gama 9 Essentials, an animation suite featuring the
details of 80,000 places on the planet, so you can zoom in and
animate your travels around the globe. It's pretty gorgeous, and
hugely detailed. MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Premium is also packed with
pre-programmed titles (as well as the ability to download others), so
you can give videos a dramatic flair that beats the 'white words
slowly drifting over a black background' title, Windows Movie Maker
style.
There is also a pretty
nifty shot match ability, whereby the exact colour, tone, and
temperature of one shot can be copied to adjust another. This is a
big help if you're filming outside and in one shot the sun was
shining, whereas in the next it was cloudy. It adds a great deal of
continuity to a scene, and perfect for those of us filming drama and
narrative.
The image stabilization
also caught our eye, as we tend to film things first-person vlog
style. Although most modern cameras and phones will feature some kind
of image stabilizing effect, it isn't always great. MAGIX Movie Edit
Pro Premium nails it and lets you tailor the shot to focus on one
particular moving object.
This is a great
programme that will really help add a professional tint to you
videos. If you're contemplating getting some editing software, don't
just go with the most well-know brand. MAGIX are consistently
bringing out excellent suites for creative types, and Movie Edit Pro
Premium is their best yet. It's a God-damn buy.
£89.99
Visit
www.magix.com
