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Posted by Ken Maltby on 05/11/07 06:35
"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
news:zYGdnfZ4r-dead7bnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@adelphia.com...
> I've recently purchased the new release of Magix Movie Edit Pro 12, an
> inexpensive editing and authoring program which has some unique features,
> among them one called "Magnetic" objects.
>
> The program allows for defining an object or text (or both) and then
> selecting a moving object in the video content to which it becomes
> "magnetically attached". Some simple examples shown are such things as:
>
> --a pair of eyeglasses moving with a human subject's face on the video
>
> --a black rectangular bar moving with an area of the human body (like the
> eyes or the "Girls Gone Wild" anatomy)
>
> --Text moving with a bouncing basketball
>
> The program computes the path trajectory by analyzing the selected video
> content, and builds the motion trajectory path which can be optionally
> edited.
>
> The process takes a while to render, especially since I do all my editing
> in HDV, but the effects look very nice when finished.
>
> Perhaps there are other programs which also provide this feature, but I
> have yet to see one.
>
> In addition, the program does very nice looking HD DVDs on both red and
> blue laser burners, with menus, 5.1 Dolby sound, etc.
>
> The program can be purchased for under $10 after rebate with a special
> promotion now in effect.
>
> http://shop2.outpost.com/%7B72LiYy+PN080AOcmD1+i2Q**.node3%7D/product/5200807
>
> When the promotion ends, the price becomes $40.
>
> I bought the prior version 11 last year (also for $10) and it was quite
> useful and fun to play with. This one is very much better IMHO.
>
> Just thought I would pass this along for the benefit of the newsgroup
> readers.
>
> Smarty
>
$10, and I paid full upgrade price.
As it happens I have all the US versions of this editor,
from the bundled VideoDeluxe through to MEP 12.
This latest one does seem to have quite a few
improvements. The 5.1 requires a plug-in doesn't it?
Odd, since it was included in 11 if I remember it
correctly.
Just tried the "Attach to picture position in the video"
on the right click of the timeline menu. It is a neat
feature when it's not worth it to "rotoscope". If you
offset the overlaid object they have it maintain the
same offset. Combine this with the improved effects/
object curves and you should really have something.
Oh, it appears to handle chroma keying with that
function pretty well, too. (Had my head floating
along behind the Ice Age Proto-Squirrel, next I might
overlay my head over his acorn.)
I haven't checked out the tutorials yet, is there one
on using this feature?
Luck;
Ken
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