Between the birth of the youngest, your work in the house or the videos of your last vacation, it’s not easy to share all these moments with your loved ones, especially if they live far away. Why not kill 2 birds with one stone and make a retrospective video of the past year which would also be an original way to wish good wishes for the new year?
To make this personal video, you don’t need to be an expert or have professional equipment, the software Magix Video Deluxe is specially designed for users of all levels, from beginners to the most experienced. It allows you to quickly assemble all the elements of your video, be it video sequences, images and music, to make an original, personal and creative composition.
What can Magix Video Deluxe do?
Magix Video Deluxe offers a user-friendly and intuitive interface allowing you to easily and quickly create photo and video editing without special technical knowledge. This is really its major advantage compared to other software on the market, which is often rich in features, but too complex in terms of ergonomics and user experience.
Another strong point of Magix Video Deluxe: the display modes. The storyboard mode which displays blocks of the media elements that you import into your portrait is really very practical to start composing, by performing a simple drag and drop. Then, when you need to add transitions, filters, effects, texts, music and photos at specific moments in your video, the Timeline mode will be more suitable.
And for all those who lack inspiration, the software even offers pre-configured montages in which the user only has to drag the images and videos he wishes to add and voila! All the other parameters are already set, you just have to save your project in MP4 format or create a DVD.
Magix Video Deluxe is available as a single license or as a subscription. Several editions are offered: standard, Plus and Premium, the latter offering more features, filters, etc. Also note that the Magix Video Deluxe 365 Plus and Premium subscriptions allow access to the Storyblocks multimedia catalog, which provides you with sequences, animations, music, sound effects and other content to integrate into your project for free.
How to edit your video to wish your good wishes with Magix Video Deluxe?
Start by downloading and installing the software on your Windows computer first. You can absolutely test the demo version for 30 days before switching to the subscription to take advantage of the StoryBlocks library or the perpetual license if you do not particularly like the subscription system. In any case, you will need to create a free Magix account and provide your email address to validate your trial period and/or receive the activation key after purchase.
By default, the software prompts you to create a new project. Be aware that every project is saved automatically, so you won’t risk losing all your editing if your computer crashes or if you forgot to click the save button before closing the program. Simply give your video a name and click “create project”.
The interface is divided into 3 distinct sections, the size and position of which you can adjust to adapt it to your usage habits: the media player, the timeline (or the storyboard at the bottom of the screen) and the on the right that lists all the files to import, effects, transitions, and anything else you might add to your project.
It is important to note that Magix Video Deluxe includes a recording module from the File menu > Audio/image/video recording. Then simply select a recording source (your webcam, your computer’s microphone, etc.) to record an introductory message and wish you good wishes for 2023, for example.
How to import images and videos into your project?
Whether you prefer Storyboard or Timeline view, the process is the same: find video, photo, or music items in the tree view of the Import tab and drag them into the editor at the bottom of your screen.
Note that by hovering your mouse pointer, an option allows you to play the file in the media player of Magix Video Deluxe, in order to check the file before importing it.
Once imported into your timeline, your project is ready to be edited. Magix Video Deluxe is a multitrack editor, i.e. you can import your video elements into the video track, your photos into the image track, or even create several image tracks to overlay your images with transparency effects, but to put it simply for your happy new year video, one track per type of media will be more than enough.
Via the editor, it is possible to perform actions directly from your timeline. You have the option to add a title, trim part of the video, remove an added item by selecting it and clicking the trash can icon, or enable multi-track selection with your mouse . Last essential tool to know if you want to create a DVD with a menu: the chapter marker. Indeed, at each important moment or change of event in your video, you can set a chapter marker at a given time which will then be reported in the disc burning module to create your DVD menus more easily.
How to add music to your video project?
To import music, the procedure is the same as for any other multimedia element. Go to the import tab, find the music you want to import and drag it into the timeline at the desired location. Note that it is possible to mute the sound of the original video in order to leave only the audio track that you have just created.
If you want, you can go to the Effects tab, then Audio Effects to adjust the volume or apply warp, reverb, echo effects or try out one of the many presets available.
How to integrate transitions and titles?
As with any multimedia element, transitions and filters are no exception, they are available in the Templates tab on the right side. You have the option to preview them before adding them. For the transitions, you will have to drag them between 2 images or between 2 video sequences on the main track. For titles, they are the subject of an independent track that you can position anywhere in your video. You can use one of the title templates or create your title and its animation from scratch. You can customize the color, style, font, location, animation and duration of the title. display, to make your video more dynamic.
Note that it is possible to add multimedia items to your favorites by clicking on the heart icon that appears when you hover your mouse. In particular, this makes it possible to find them more quickly, if you need to use them several times in a project or in a subsequent project.
How to add audio and video effects quickly and easily?
Magix Video Deluxe full of audio and video effects. Of course, it is important to remain sober in their use, so as not to overload your video.
As with other multimedia components, click on the Effects tab and navigate through the Video Effects and Audio Effects subsections to find the settings that will work best for your project. In particular, you can apply effects to slow down or speed up the scrolling speed of part of your video to emphasize its importance or add an artistic filter for an even more original effect.
How to finalize and export your project with Magix Video Deluxe?
To finalize and export your project, 2 methods are available to you, accessible from the 2 icons at the top right of your screen.
You have the possibility to create a DVD to burn it and then send it to your loved ones, or to convert your project to MP4 digital format to send it by email or share it on social networks or in a shared folder, etc. .
It is therefore in the burning module that the chapter marker is useful, since it allows you to quickly navigate within your DVD and to reach different moments without having to watch the whole video.
When it comes to digital export, you have no choice in the conversion format, but you have control over the quality of your file. Note, however, that the higher the quality, the greater the size of your file.
Conclusion
Thanks to all its features and its intuitive interface, Magix Video Deluxe is the ideal tool for quickly and easily making not only original greeting cards to send to your loved ones, but all kinds of videos for all your events. Whether it’s a slideshow for a wedding, a souvenir video of your vacation, or a retrospective of a year, you can share them and give your loved ones an unforgettable video of all these memorable moments.
