MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 Training

Beginners’ Basics Tutorials – great for newbies!

Our exclusive new set of training tutorials is here and available for download individually or as one complete set.

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Aimed at users of the excellent MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 video editing software package, these tutorials are perfect if you’ve never edited video before and don’t know where to start.

Here’s a short sampler video:

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Each tutorial, devised and presented by SimplyDV’s founder and editor Colin Barrett – who has over 35 years of professional video-making experience – the tutorials start at the very beginning and hald-hold you through the most basic functions without assuming that already know it all. If you’re a complete beginner looking for a no-jargon, down-to-earth teacher who’ll get you started quickly, then these video tutorials are for you.

And the great thing is that you can started within just a few short minutes!

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Module 01 : Getting Started Buy This Module Now

This first module in the series assumes no prior knowledge or experience of video editing on your part. It starts right at the beginning (as you’d expect) from the point immediately after you have installed the program on your computer as per instructions supplied by MAGIX.

The video contains information on what you need to tell the software what you want it to do -stuff like where you wish to store your movie projects on your computer, what you’d like to call your very first project, what settings are appropriate for your first movie project, and so on.

Module 02 : About The Edit Screen Buy This Module Now

If you’re a complete newbie to any kind of video editing then MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17′s main edit screen might seem a little daunting. However, don’t be put off because in this module we’ll discuss the various features and functions associates with the main screen.

In this module, Colin talks you through what’s what and how each part of the screen relates to the other. It’s really not that difficult – and after following the content of this module you’ll feel like you want to started right away!

Module 03 : Managing Assets in Media Pool Buy This Module Now

The Media Pool is where all of the video, audio, image and other resources are held for each MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 editing project. This tutorial describes how assets are added, managed and applied to your editing projects in the program.

Careful management of assets is a vitally important function of good video editing practice; by organising your clips properly you will significantly enhance the quality and efficiency of your editing. This module shows you how to do this.

Module 04 : First Edits Buy This Module Now

Having imported and organised your assets into MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17, you will now be ready to perform some simple editing. This module describes – in the simplest jargon-free terms – the manner in which you apply one or more clips to the editing timeline in order to commence construction of your very first video project.

Module 05 : Fade In and Out Basics Buy This Module Now

Having embarked on your first video edits in the previous section, you will now be keen to explore the means by which you can achieve a simple fade in and fade out at the beginning and end of  a clip or sequence respectively. This module shows you just how easy this is to achieve in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17.

Module 06 : Simple Dissolves Buy This Module Now

The dissolve, or crossfade, is a device which enables you to achieve a mix between the end of one clip and the beginning of another by overlapping each end and overlapping a fade out with a fade in transition. For users of Movie Edit Pro 17, MAGIX has made this very easy to achieve – as this module shows.

Module 07 : Timeline View Modes Buy This Module Now

The main Timeline in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 contains two main timeline view modes, one of which is the “storyboard” view the other is a more linear, professional-style, timeline in which much more detail is shown. The use of either mode will ultimately achieve the same result but different users have their preferences. This module explains the fundamental differences between the two and is designed to help you in developing your own personal workflow.

Module 08 : Media Tray Clip Views Buy This Module Now

In addition to MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 offering you options for displaying your media assets and your editing timeline, it also allows you some flexibility in the way your main editing assets (your media clip files – video, audio, photographs, sound effects, etc) are displayed in the media tray.

As you get more accustomed to video editing with the application, you’ll develop your own style and preferences in relation to media assets management.

Module 09 : Handling Groups of Clips Buy This Module Now

As with most tasks involved with computer usage, you will soon develop a need to work more quickly and get more done. To that end, MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 enables you to handle batches of clips at the same time; in order to re-order whole sequences in relation to each other or even small groups of clips, it is an easy job to move things around in batches. This module looks at some of your options.

Module 10 : Creating Simple Titles Buy This Module Now

This module shows you how to create a simple title in the program by using the built-in title generation utility. Titles are easy to create and apply in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 and without a doubt a good title at the beginning of your movie is guaranteed to impress family members, friends and colleagues. Get stuck in!

Module 11 : Previewing, Applying and Editing Audio Clips Buy This Module Now

As any professional video editor will tell you, it is vital that you pay attention to sound and treat with the same priority as you would do the video component. This module talks you through the basics of selecting and adding audio to your movie project on the timeline.

Module 12 : Adding Music and Balancing Tracks Buy This Module Now

This module introduces you to the important process of not only selecting and adding music to your timeline but guides through the process of creating the right balance between the music and the other sounds (such as the natural sound effects gathered by a camcorder) to get the right balance.

Module 13 : Simple Colour Correction Buy This Module Now

There will be times when one or more of your camcorder video clips contains images whose colour (color) is not quite right and really could do with a slight adjustment in order to restore it to a more natural appearance. MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 comes with a professional-standard colour (color) correction utility. In this module we show you how you can make a sky a bit more blue than it was originally without it being too obvious to your viewers!

Module 14 : Basic Video Effects Buy This Module Now

The program MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 provides users with a very comprehensive range of video effects designed to help you to spice up your movie projects and lift them onto a different level. This module takes you on a tour of some of the many video effects available and demonstrates how to apply them to clips and sequences on the timeline.

Module 15 : Creating Travel Route Maps Buy This Module Now

The Travel Route Maps utility contained within MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 is a fabulous plug-in that enables editors to incorporate an animated route-map showing where you have been on your travels. This can be integrated into your video program timeline to add that extra bit of sparkle to a road, holiday or vacation movie as this module demonstrates.

Module 16 : Simple Keyframing Buy This Module Now

When you get into using keyframes in your video editing projects you are starting to get serious about your art! This module starts with the very basics of using keyframes in video and demonstrates how they can be used to control an infinite number of functions on the timeline.

Module 17 : Simple Two Layered Titles Buy This Module Now

Having covered the creation of a simple video title in an earlier module (Module 10: Creating Simple Titles) we now show you how to animate a second title in order to achieve the effect of a main title being supplemented by a sub-title over the same background video sequence.

Module 18 : Introducing Multi Camera Mode Buy This Module Now

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 is almost unique among programs of its class by offering users the opportunity to switch from one camera source to another right there on the timeline as if editing a real, live, TV show. We demonstrate to you just how easy this is to achieve in the program!

Module 19 : More Advanced Transitions Buy This Module Now

We explore the possibilities afforded by some of the bundled 3-dimensional transitions – such as the “picture gallery” effect – in order to demonstrate just how quickly and easily such transitions can be applied to your clips on the timeline.

Module 20 : Creating a Standard Definition DVD Buy This Module Now

Many users of video editing programs intend to share their finished projects with others on DVD. This module guides you through the basics of creating a simple DVD menu using one of the many templates provided in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17.

Module 21 : Testing Your New DVD Buy This Module Now

Following on from the previous module (Module 20: Creating a Standard Definition DVD) this module guides you through the process of testing the functionality of the DVD assembly prior to committing the whole project to disc.

Module 22 : Exporting to AVI Format Buy This Module Now

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 projects can be exported as a master video file which can later be distributed in one of a number of versions. Alternatively, it might be that the sequence created will be incorporated into another video at a later stage. In such cases, it is preferable to export the whole movie in a “self-contained” format such as AVI as we show here.

Module 23 : Exporting to iPhone Buy This Module Now

One of the most common destinations for users’ edited video files is now the iPhone, Android phone or even iPad. This module explains the settings you need to consider when exporting your edited video project for use by a mobile device – and to do this we examine the specific settings used to export to iPhone.

Module 24 : Uploading to YouTube Buy This Module Now

Many videomakers (both the leisure users as well as the professionals) now seek to share their movie projects with others, so it’s logical that we should provide you with a step-by-step tutorial on how to prepare and upload your MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 video project to YouTube.

The MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 Beginners’ Basics Video Training Tutorials may be purchased and downloaded separately or as a complete set.