It is all you need as a novice user, but there doesn’t seem to be any opportunity to grow with the software.Ĭhoosing an effect to add to a clip or layer feels needlessly complicated (Image credit: MAGIX) EffectsĪnother feature we liked is how you create transitions between clips. You can however cut footage, move it around, and have a few options to trim a clip and delete selected sections, but that’s about it. This isn’t really what we think of when working with multiple layers. Although you can work on multiple tracks, dragging a clip to a top layer turns it into a “picture-in-picture”, ie it’s shrunk allowing you to see it and the footage beneath it. The main interface window is pretty standard fare - which is a good thing, because it’s instantly recognisable if you’ve got even the most basic of video editing knowledge. Even clips taken with an iPhone will work as expected. Once you’ve managed to add your media to the application, you’ll find that Movie Studio plays well with a large variety of different files.

Working with video is a simple process if you have even a basic knowledge of editing (Image credit: MAGIX) Editing Thankfully, files in other formats fared better. As a result, you need to keep your camera connected to your computer if you want to edit the footage contained within it, which is still an extremely puzzling omission.

We couldn’t find an option to copy the footage, but even if there was one, such an option should be on by default when dealing with a camera’s media. There have been improvements: you can now get a one frame thumbnail preview of a selected clip, but the import process still merely links to the file on the camcorder, and doesn’t copy it to your project. We regret to say that we still had problems two revisions later. Last time we took a look at Vegas Movie Studio, we encountered issues with importing media from an AVCHD camcorder. Importing media is an easy matter of finding the files you wish to use on your hard drive. HD is still pretty much the default, so this limitation shouldn’t hamper your creativity. When creating a new project, you need to specify its resolution - owners of Premium or above can select up to 4K, while the cheapest version of this video editor can only go up to HD. Start a project by selecting its resolution - you can work up to 4K (Image credit: MAGIX) Getting started

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