WINNER OF 32 AWARDS - The Software of Choice for Hobbyist Filmmakers for Perfect Video Editing

February 2, 2006, Miami, FL - MAGIX, the market leader for photo, video, and audio software1, announced today the release of MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 11, easy-to-use home video editing software for up and coming filmmakers and hobbyists alike. Be it HD support for crystal clear movies or fast and fun-packed editing with a few clicks: Movie Edit Pro 11 brings a complete film studio onto the PC for only $59.99.

Movie Edit Pro 11 is the choice for consumers and semi-professionals to create home movies that the whole family can watch on TV - with surround sound and HD-DVD-Menus. Although remarkably easy-to-use with editing wizards, automatic scene recognition, and chapter markers, Movie Edit Pro 11 is also extremely powerful. Camcorder & Computer Video Magazine chose MAGIX Movie Edit Pro as its "Top Pick" in June 2005, calling it, "Incredibly powerful...This program can do almost anything the $500 programs can do." And Videomaker said, "No video editing software has ever offered so many features for so little money, period," in July 2005.

Unleash Your Creativity
It's never been easier to turn your home video recordings into movies. Movie Edit Pro 11 lets consumers create their videos with support for surround sound, HD-TV, 16:9 widescreen, and Double Layer DVDs. On 16 tracks, Movie Edit Pro 11 produces video with amazing cuts, special effects, 3D transitions, exciting animated menus, and superior overdubbing.

Story Maker Wizard for Beginners
For consumers that have never used a video editor before, Movie Edit Pro 11 makes it simple to get started with the Story Maker wizard. With only a few clicks, Story Maker quickly brings movie recordings to life in seconds.

Upload your Movies Online for Free!
Precious movies can be preserved on DVD, CD, tape, DVB streams, or sent to mobile devices to share with family and friends. Consumers can also upload their streaming video for free to their personal MAGIX Online Photo & Video Album website, which makes watching and sharing your movies online a reality. The MAGIX Online Content Library also provides an assortment of free photos, videos, music to easily enhance your movies.

New Features in Movie Edit Pro 11 include:

• Double-layer DVD burning
• MAGIX Smart design for easy and intuitive use
• DVD menus with realistic 3D image fonts and new animations
• Innovative DVD menu
• Transition effects for 16:9 widescreen format
• Flawless video mix effects with Alpha Channel keying
• Clean-Up Wizard removes unnecessary files
• Upload free photo & video files onto the Internet and stream them with a click.

• New overdubbing sounds and picture-in-picture effects for impressive videos.
• Virtual original soundtrack normalization for impressive sound - adds powerful sound even from the quietest camera recordings
• Add DVD menus with 3D image fonts, backgrounds, and new animations.
• Multi-channel import with AC3 codec support (i.e. from installed software DVD players).
• Up to 25% faster rendering on conventional hyper-threading PCs.
• Smarter VHS copy assistant for automatic scene recognition and chapter markers.
• Fast-optimization of image quality (auto exposure, auto color, white balance).
• Professional VST interface for use of external audio effect plug-ins.
• Now with object curves for selective brightness (Gamma function).
• Exits automatically after burning.
• Includes MAGIX Photo Manager for digital photos.
• Spectacular 3D effects - flying hearts, etc.
• MAGIX Story Maker - brings life to your movie recordings with only a few clicks.
• Burns high-definition DVDs (includes HD-DVD menu).
• Animated elements add life to any scene (cartoons, speech bubbles and more).
• Intelligent Burn Assistant quickly creates any disc-type of your choice for TV and PC.