MAGIX Movie Studio Suite 2023 – For memories that last forever | Video editing software | Video editing program | for Windows 10/11 PC | 1 download license

I generally only edit video as a hobby for my personal use, mostly home video. As such, I dont have the need or budget for very expensive video editing options. I have used Adobe Premier Pro which is an excellent program with great features, but unfortunately its subscription based. If you only have a limited time to work on your videos here and there it can take a long time and those subscription fees can really add up. For me Adobe Premier Pro is only viable if I know I can finish up the video in less than a month in which case its possible that its worth paying for 1 month of access to finish the video, but it still adds up if you have to do multiple videos over the course of a few years and every time you pay for one month of access. My next favorite editor is Cyberlinks Power Director which is a perpetual license (though they do offer a 365 subscription version too). The upfront cost is a bit pricey but offer many of the same advanced features of Adobe Premier Pro. Its not quite as intuitive or easy to use as Adobes software, but there are many tutorials and help files both in-app and on-line. The program is a powerful editing tool and is appropriately priced. Ive also tried a number of free versions of other video editors. Many higher end video editor offer a free version that gives access to more basic features while locking the more advanced ones behind subscriptions or perpetual licenses that will cost you significantly more money. This program is somewhere between the free versions of other editors and Cyberlink Power Director. It comes at a much lower price point half the price of Cyberlinks lower priced editor. It is a perpetual license so you dont have to worry about subscriptions and will always be able to use it as long as your machine meets the minimum requirements (which are actually pretty low). Most video editors have some similar features and UI setups, but all of them require a little time to learn their specifics and differences. This UI is no different, if you want to use it properly youll need to spend some time learning it. Unfortunately there are far fewer tutorials and help and I found the UI to be less intuitive than most programs Ive used. Feature-wise this is a pretty robust program offering a lot more advanced features than most of the free editors, but you wont get all the features you would in Adobe or Cyberlinks editors. One thing that makes this not as good for me is that your output options are far more limited than Adobe or Cyberlink. Its basic formats only. This program does seem to take a very long time to download and install,plan on the process taking about half an hour. I didnt have any problems while using the program, it ran smoothly and I didnt encounter any errors or glitches. However, I do recommend making frequent and multiple saves of videos and cut video files because the undo option is sometimes not able to undo certain actions and you may need to scrap it and start working with the clip again from a previous point. You will need to clip videos into smaller segments to apply multiple effects and edits to specific parts as opposed to the whole video which is a little annoying but workable. To me this is a happy medium for beginners to get into editing with some more robust features if they are willing to put in the time to learn the program and dont need to save in or handle lots of video formats. Its good for those who want to have a perpetual license as opposed to a subscription as well. Its also good in terms of features vs cost and if a much lower price point than most editors offering as many editing features as this does.

This software is very easy to use for editing video. It is a cheap alternative to premiere pro if you do not need all the bells and whistles that come along with Adobe. You can definitely edit video good enough for social media or small projects. It took a bit, trying to get used to this layout after being so accustomed to other editing programs, but if this is your first video editing software then it should be a breeze to learn as there is no muscle memory. I have used Magix a very long time ago, like 2004 and the software has come a long way since then as mpeg2 was the best back then. So this software is great for beginners and those just needing a cost efficient way to get into editing.

We had a hard time getting it installed and activated. Once activated it was very glitchy, freezing and crashing multiple times.

This product may be what some are looking for, but not me. It just wasnt what I was looking for.

Was really excited to get this software and start doing some more advanced editing for my business for social posts. The software comes with a card with a voucher code that youre supposed to go to a website and register, which then should send you an email with your serial number, that you can then use to register the actual software. Confused yet?? Well, when I plugged in my voucher code, sure enough I got an email a few minutes later... with a coupon for $15 off at the Magix software store. This was supposed to be a full license. Complete scam. I reached out to the customer support email. Now going on day three with no response from them.

Software has glitches all over the place. No good. I had the old Vegas and never had an issue.

I recently ordered the Magix Movie Studio Suite to use to make some video of a recent trip. The disk arrived quickly. Typically, a CD installs just run and when you open the software, it asks for the serial number to actually use it. This was the most convoluted installation process Ive ever experienced. The disk arrived with a voucher number which has to be entered on a website, which of course you have to create an account first. You then receive an email with the serial number. Just this aspect, took a while. With the initial email, you also get some bonus plug-ins serial numbers as well. Well, you have to create an account with that maker and then you get more serial numbers. I downloaded these plug-ins and entered the numbers within but required I download again from within the software. It took me over 2 hours to get this installation completely installed, updated and ready to go. Im no novice with computers and I have not been this frustrated in a long time. Having finally gotten it figured out and updated, I got to play around with the functions. Although my computer is fast, this software stalled a lot and took a while to upload videos. I had to force close a couple of times. It is also important to note that I constantly get pop up advertisements to upgrade my software subscription and there isnt a way to stop it. I will likely just keep using my windows movie maker instead of this software.

I wish I could say otherwise, but this software feels incredibly outdated compared to other versions of video editing software that I have either paid for or downloaded for free. I had a hard time navigating the software itself. Nothing about it felt intuitive, and it was even hard to find any good tutorials for it online. It is incredibly hard to figure out how to apply the effects, and once you do, it affects the whole video. In order to apply it to certain parts (say for example you wanted to use lens flare) you need to cut your video where you want to apply it, and then make sure it only applies to that clip. You have to be careful about playing with the toggles as well, because if you arent paying attention to what youre doing it will ruin that entire portion of the clip, and sometimes the program wont let you undo an action, claiming that an undo is not possible. You can learn the keyboard shortcuts quite easily if you play around with the menus and make note of them, but again, this information isnt just readily available which made me feel like I wasted a lot of time editing manually (if youre going to edit videos for a living or as a side hustle its incredibly important not to waste time and to learn or implement your own shortcuts). This program might be good for beginners, or for kids working on projects for school - but I dont know that I would recommend this for anyone else.

I got this to attempt to make our own home movies with high quality effects. I was impressed with how easy this software was to setup, and got started right away. I love all the neat effects and features this program has to offer. This is an awesome beginner software for anyone looking into video editing. I highly recommend.

Great product, works exactly as described, well packaged also:)