1. Capture & Import

2. Restore & Edit

3. Cut & Arrange

4. Overdub & Synchronize

5. Burn & Share

6. File Support

System Requirements

Contents

Import camera captures (DV/Hi8/Super8/D8/Webcam, etc.)

Real-time scene recognition, compression, preview, and batch processing for DV camcorder

Digitize VHS, SVHS, Video2000

 VHS Copy Assistant for automatic scene recognition, chapter markers + MPEG 2 recording,

and automatic burning

Import high-definition video, Internet, TV, and DVD movies

HDV, WMVHD, DVB and HDTV streams, MPEG 1&2,

MPEG 4 and DivX™ (both only with installed codec)

Narration

Record speech in sync with images

Create animations

Animate still frames and put them into motion

MAGIX Online Content Library

Download images, clips, and music to match your movies

New smart design

 Intuitive navigation and functionality

Task Assistant

Quick access to common features

Motion Stabilizer

Stabilizes shaky handheld camera recordings

Quick optimization

 Auto-exposure. Auto color,

selective brightness (gamma)

Image enhancement

Sharpness, brightness/contrast,

color tint, clipping, rotation

Optimized presentation on TV

100% true color, fullscreen without cut edges or flickering

Scene recognition

Automatically cuts videos into individual scenes

Scene overview

 Quickly view and sort scenes (Overview mode)

Director's view

Easily add sounds and titles (Storyboard mode)

Timeline view

Detailed arrangement across 16 tracks (Timeline mode)

Synchronize objects

 Control video/audio/text for key events

Title Generator

30 templates (e.g. scrolling start/end credits, subtitles)

Video Trimmer

Set length, cuts, and transitions of individual scenes

Interactive DVD player menus

75 templates with intros, backgrounds (videos/music), animated buttons, animated 3D titles, and more

Surround Sound

Real home-cinema sounds made easy, with lots of templates for great acoustic effects and automation

Sound restoration

 Normalize, dehiss, and enhance your video's sound and overdubbed takes with amazing sound quality in seconds

Background music

Automatic song maker for individual soundtracks

Spoken commentary

Record via microphone (incl. volume maximization)

Audio effects

45 presets (reverb, echo, pitch)

plus VST® PlugIn support

Integrated sound studio

Real-time mixer, equalizer, compressor,

stereo effects, and more

Burn movie discs for TV

 Burning assistant for all disc types

(DVD, SVCD, miniDVD, and more)

HD discs incl. DVD menu

 Burn high resolution videos and slideshows

for WMVHD- compatible DVD players and PCs

Create PC movie discs

Burn video files to CD and DVD by

Drag & Drop

Dual-layer DVDs (+R/-R)

 Increased recording time (hardware required)

Multi-copy, disc splitting, and ondisc editing

Multiple copies, split large movies over several discs, record movies on DVD +/-RWs, project archiving,

and more

Supports 4:3 and 16:9

Record, edit, convert, and burn in widescreen format

FREE video website

 Put your photos and videos online and share them with your friends (streaming), publish them on magix.com or send by email.

Video:

Imort: AVI, DV, AVI (Type 1&2), MPEG 1&2, WMV 9, WMVHD, MOV, MXV and MPEG 4, DivX™ (both dependent on installed codec) / imports streams

(HDV, HDTV, DVB), MJPEG

Export: AVI, DV, AVI (Type 1&2), MPEG 1&2, WMV 9, WMVHD, MOV, MXV and MPEG 4, DivX™ (both dependent on installed codec), Real Helix™

(RealVideo & RealAudio) and lots more

Photo:

Import: JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF, TGA/supports scanners and digital cameras (TWAIN®)

Export: JPG, BMP

Audio:

Import: Non-copy-protected CDs, MP3, OGG, WMA (non-DRM) and MIDI files. Supports Dolby® Digital 5.1 multi-channel sound only stereo (with installed AC3 codec)

Export: WAV

Minimum configuration:

Processor

700 MHz processor (1.4 GHz recommended)

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP

RAM

256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

Hard disk

min. 1 GB free hard disk space for video files

(5 GB recommended), hard drive with data access rate min. 4 MB/s recommended

Graphics card

16-bit SVGA graphic card with min. 4 MB RAM,

800x600 display resolution.

Audio playback

16-bit soundcard, Microphone for recording

Other

CD-ROM drive for installation,

Microsoft-compatible mouse

Optional:

Digital Video Capture Card

OHCI-compatible IEEE-1394 DV capture card

(FireWire™) with Microsoft® DirectX8a-compatible driver

Analog Video Capture Card

Analog: Video capture card compatible with Video For Windows or DirectShowTV

Recording: TV tuner card or graphic card with video input.

Note: Windows Direct Media drivers are required

for virtual VCR function.

Disc Burning

SCSI or IDE CD or DVD Recorder

[CD-R, DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W)]

Supports DivX™, MPEG-4 and AC-3 (Dolby® Digital multi-channel sound) formats

if respective codec is installed.

Video emails are sent using standard email software (Microsoft® Outlook™

or Microsoft® Outlook Express™)

MAGIX Online Content Library requires an Internet connection and an

Internet browser application.

1 quickstart manual

1 Comprehensive electronic manual (PDF)

1 video tutorial

2 CD-ROMs

Royalty-free Multimedia Archive

(2 CDs with 1,400 templates)

70 video, image, and color effects, 170 transitions,

50 animated start/end credits, 100 frames, 250 movies & additional motifs, 45 audio effects, background music, overdub sounds, and examples.