Movie Edit Pro is less modal than Corel and Adobe's competing apps, which take you through the workflow from import to output.
It's a flexible interface, in that you can pull out each panel into its own window by dragging its top border, and each can be full-screened. The standard three-panel interface has video preview and source areas on the top, and a timeline area extending along the whole bottom half of the window. An Options dropdown adds choices for directory location and video and audio formats. The Welcome dialog is less extensive than that of competitors like Corel VideoStudio, with simple options to watch an intro video, create a new project either from scratch or from a template, or open an existing video project. Interface The pleasing dark look of Movie Edit's main window hasn't changed much since my last review of the program. I was disappointed to see that the installer added a browser toolbar and a system cleaning utility to my PC by default only if you choose Custom installation can you uncheck these extras, which you probably don't want-I sure don't. The Premium edition adds advanced effect packs from NewBlue, digieffects, and ProDAD. The Plus edition adds those capabilities, while also upping the track limit to 99. Three editions of Movie Edit Pro suit different users' needs: The $69.99 base edition is geared toward beginners who want wizards that automatically create their productions it's limited to 32 tracks, and lacks the higher-end editions' multi-cam support and advanced color correction. A trial version of the program delivers full functionality for 30 days, after which you can pay for a license and activate the app without having to re-install. Mac users, as is the case with many pro-sumer-level video applications, are out of luck. A separate free Windows 8 new-style app called Movie Edit Touch is also available.
Install Movie Edit Pro (not to be confused with Magix's actual pro software, the $399 Video Pro X5) installs on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP.