The collection also includes design elements including collages, backgrounds and intros/outros.
Image of MAGIX Video Pro timeline with transitions and effects properties windows.The media pool tabs provide access to a wide variety of transitions and effects. And it supports editing MIDI tracks, with input and output device synchronization.
Other tools include time stretching and gap search to find areas of black frames, plus a built-in title editor with templates.įor audio, there are advanced options to automatically recognize tempo to help you adjust video cuts to the beat of a music track, a real-time multi-channel mixer that supports 5.1 surround sound, and a soundtrack mixer to automatically create soundtracks for various moods. You can drag and drop to arrange content on the timeline, with options to move and group clips across one or all tracks. The timeline also offers a scene overview mode for quick organization and rearranging, and a multicam mode with up to nine source tracks and automatic audio synchronization. The full, standard interface then provides dual program and source preview monitors above the timeline, with a media pool window for accessing content and effects and a project folder window to stash and prepare material.
To help new users, it offers a simplified basic editing mode corresponding to Movie Edit Pro, with a drag-and-drop storyboard interface. Editingįor getting your work done, Video Pro X6 provides a traditional editing interface design in a muted grey look. And it provides 3D import, editing and export.
Video Pro X6 also supports current DSLRs, and is optimized for popular models including the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EOS 7D, Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH3, and Olympus OM-D cameras. Video Pro X6 stands up very well here, with support for standard SD and HD video formats including AVCHD (progressive), H.264, ProRes, DNxHD and up to professional video formats including DVCPRO and AVC-Intra (although these two require an additional fee of $70 for activation). The first test of pro-level video tools is support for a broad range of devices and formats, from Ultra HD consumer cameras to professional cameras. These are GPU optimized to support real-time operation up to 4K resolution. In addition to usability improvements like better editing handles and keyframe ease in/out, Video Pro X6 also adds four new measuring instruments to precisely monitor your video: Vectorscope to calibrate and check color tint, Waveform Monitor to check levels, Histogram to correct over/under-exposure and RGB parade to analyze the brightness distribution of individual colors. The effects section has also been redesigned, and the important video effects have been GPU-optimized, including an HDR effect. You can choose an entire video sequence and embed it as a movie object in a project so it can be directly edited with effects and animations. The most impressive new editing feature is support for nested sequences. It’s strong enough to satisfy the needs of small production companies such as wedding videographers or smaller broadcast stations. It also adds two 64-bit effects plug-ins: proDAD Mercalli V2 to stabilize shaky videos and Red Giant Magic Bullet Quick Looks templates. With the additional 64-bit headroom, this version has also expanded support for Ultra HD and 4K including editing and export presets.
The big news for Video Pro X6 is the move to full native 64-bit support, with an optimized video engine for the Intel Core i7 and new H.264 and audio codecs and GPU acceleration for AVCHD export. So how does Video Pro X6 stand up to pro-level expectations? The best way to find out is to take a tour through the application, highlighting its new and more distinctive features. You might think of it as occupying the middle ground between consumer and pro, something like Apple's now-discontinued Final Cut Express. It's strong enough with 64-bit performance, tools and special effects to satisfy the needs of small production companies such as wedding videographers or smaller broadcast stations. It's a significant step up from MAGIX Movie Edit Pro and other consumer video editing tools, but with a traditional interface that should be familiar and comfortable when escaping the limitations of consumer tools. MAGIX positions Video Pro X6 as a pro level video editing tool at $400.
Plus MAGIX has a similar portfolio of professional software tools, including Samplitude Pro X for audio recording, mixing and mastering, Xara Designer Pro X9 for graphic and image design, and MAGIX Video Pro X6.
From a broader view, MAGIX has branches across North America and Europe, and is the multimedia software leader in Germany. for its broad selection of consumer software for movie and music creation, photo and graphic design, and website creation.