Editing Effects/Transitions:  

Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus has a large library of customizable titles, and a huge library of transitions (called Fades by Magix) and audio, video and photo effects like art filters, distortion, and more.

Where PowerDirector's downloadable licensed content (DLC) is directorZone, Magix' online DLC library can be found at Catooh.com. The main difference between the two DLC sites is directorZone's content is largely, if not completely free. A small fraction of Catooh content is free, and the rest ranges from as little as seventy-nine cents for a private license audio track to a couple hundred dollars for an unlimited Pro license. DLC is all the rage these days, and we much prefer the free kind.

Even so, 15 Plus still has most features beginning and mid-level video editors need. For quick movie production it has thematic intros and outros, 25 theme based styles and 30 title generating templates. Magix Movie Edit also includes 150 decorative elements, 100 video, graphic and color effects, 200 fades, 100 video motifs and 60 audio effects. It also comes with free 3D animation software, it can create picture-in-picture effects and it has blue screen editing. This movie editing software can also help you easily add text elements such as subtitles and flowing credits. This video editing program also has a feature called VideoMix which allows you to attach “magnetic objects” or “motion objects” to moving objects in a video. Magic Movie Edit has the ability to perform all of the effects and transition types that we were looking for in video editing software.

Disc Creation:  

Magix Movie Edit can help you burn to just about any disc type available including Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD (single and double layer), CD, AVCHD and SVCD. It also has great tools for intros and backgrounds, including 115 templates and 3D titles and you can create custom interactive menus with up to two layers. To save time it can also burn directly to a disc from an analog source, such as from a TV card or camcorder. It also has the ability to convert formats and can do this in batch processing mode as well.

Audio and Photo Editing:  

As mentioned, this software can manage up to 99 tracks and utilizes a program Magix calls Audio Mastering Suite 2.0. It can add voiceovers, restore audio and includes an audio mixing board, an equalizer, a compressor and it can add stereo and audio effects such as reverb, echo and so on. It also includes 60 sound effects templates and it can separate audio tracks from video recordings.

Most video editing tools are also available for images. You can crop, resize, rotate and position images, and correct color, contrast and brightness. You can even capture a video frame and convert it to an image file. Magix also offers animated and non-animated GIF graphics online that can easily be downloaded and added to your video projects.