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

Had my computer savvy son install it for me & he had no problems. Since this is my 1st video editing software experience it did have a learning curve for me. I love that now I can take my content and add music to it & create such amazing videos. Very happy.

I wish I could say otherwise, but this software feels incredibly outdated compared to other versions of video editing software that I have either paid for or downloaded for free.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.

Fairly easy to use software, easy and quick install. Lots of fun features to edit all kinds of videos

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

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.

I dont shoot that much video, but I do shoot some and I am always interested in anything that might make my editing job simpler. I already have a different Magix program which I like so I thought I would try their video editor. I received a DVD installation package and as I do have a DVD drive I chose to install that way. It can be done as a download version if you do not have a suitable drive. The installation can only be described as S-L-O-W. It took 22 minutes from start to finish for the full installation of the video editor only. Rather annoyingly to my mind I then had to take the voucher code that came with the DVD and go to the companys website to redeem it. The only way to redeem it is to create an account. Most people buying software like this will create an account anyway so I see this extra step to get a serial number as totally unnecessary. Anyway, some 30 minutes after I first started the installation I managed to get the program up and running. I am used to using video editors already so even though it was an unfamiliar interface many of my previously learnt techniques allowed me to get started quickly. If you have never used a video editor before then I would suggest watching the introduction video. The program is surprisingly fully featured considering the price level, which is great for anyone hoping to do a little more than the most basic of basics. I found the tool tips which appear whenever you mouseover any of the buttons to be a useful feature. One aspect I did find a little odd is that the play button once activated defaults to stop rather than pause. I am used to the pause function being there and I do miss it. The stop wouldnt be quite so bad if it stopped the video at that point but it doesnt. It reverts to the start of the movie. The program for me was very stable. I did not experience any glitches or crashes which some reviewers had mentioned. I am using the latest version of 64-bit Windows 11 on a desktop. The desktop is running an i7 processor with 48GB of RAM and an Nvidia GPU along with a 4K monitor. The minimum system requirements are given on the listing and are surprisingly low for such a fully featured editor. I am sure that I still have a lot to learn as regards everything that this editor can do but anyone with a little experience will be able to produce an acceptable video fairly quickly. It is also possible to upload your movie to YouTube or Vimeo from within the program. Overall, I am pleased with the features the editor has and I will continue to use this and learn its in and outs. For the asking price, this is a very comprehensive editor. I do wish it was faster to install and that they would do away with having to play with two long alphanumeric codes.

I had an older version of this but wanted to update to the latest and greatest. When you purchase this, you receive a package with a CD and a slip of paper with a code on it. You can install off the CD, if you have an optical drive, but youll probably have to immediately update it, so just get the download to start with. Maybe it was just a bad day, but Magixs servers were painfully slow. The download took over an hour. You also have to go to a website, enter the code, and then they email you the actual license code you need. Thats an unnecessary step - but it gets worse. The email with the license code also includes codes for the Newblue packs that are included. You need to download and install them, which involves restarting Magix several times and a separate application manager to handle the expansion packs. However, they show up in the manager as trial versions. The codes that came in the email do not work in the manager to register them. Instead, you have to go into Magix Movie Studio, to the effect menu, and find the entries for each. THAT screen finally has the actual codes that you need to activate them. Once you get through all the hoops, the software works and doesnt require a monthly fee like other editors. Just allow time to get it set up.

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.

I am not a content creator but rather just someone who likes to save vacation photos and video in an easy to watch format. Been messing around with varying stitching programs for years for MP4s and did not realize Magix made this program until a few days ago. I have previously been using an Magix photostory 7 for putting photos into a video slideshow that we can stream to our TVs or phones from our NAS. As we are getting ready to go on a cruise for a milestone anniversary, I wanted to get an updated version of that program. That is where I saw this one for video. It is pretty much the same interface with some video editing tools and it was cheap enough to give it a try. Just made a couple of quick clips from some test videos and it was pretty simple to work with. Got this and photostory 2023 the complete versions and both are very similar to work with.

This program was easy to install. It has an older style of layout and there is definitely a learning curve to using it. Some of the functions are better in other video editing software such as trimming video. Overall it works and gets the job done for creating home videos of all my footage and adding music to them along with using the transition effects.