Welcome to the AA (Alwyn) Productions Movie Edit Pro resource website! MEP is a video editing program. For the price, you simply cannot beat the feature set. When you work out what you are doing, the ease of use is very good. Past versions have had their problems, but the program is now mature and robust enough to do the job extremely well, especially at the price. MEP does have it's "uniqueness", and the Help file and manual leave a little to be desired, but that just adds to the fun! The latest version of MEP is MEP 15 and 15 Plus. Features here. I am now using MEP 15 PLUS, but most of the stuff on this site applies, more or less, to all versions of MEP. There has been a major interface change with MEP 15, so you may find that some features look different, as most stuff on this site is based on MEP 14 and lower. As I become more proficient with MEP 15, I'll update the information here. For those of you with MEP 14 Plus, if you're happy with MEP 14, stick with it. If you're looking for a bit more, or are an MEP junkie, then go for MEP 15. It is different in some ways (not all better IMO), but it is more capable. The Keyframe Animator, when you get your head around it, is more capable as you can easily move the keyframes around. The program layout options are good too. Also on the market is Magix Video Pro X, a more up-market video editor. Check out details of this program here. Why this website? As I got into video editing with MEP, I realised that it really is a black art, with so much to learn. CODECS, DVDs, MPEGs, Capture, devices, the list just goes on and on. I spent a huge amount of time just trying to work things out and how to do things, and so I decided that I would publish some of the things I have learnt to help newbies progress faster through the maze that is video editing, in particular MEP. I have had a great time using MEP and wanted to share information to help others along the way. Quite a lot of stuff here has come from other users of MEP, mainly from the MEP forum and I thank them for their input. Where possible, I have acknowledged them. I hope you find the site helpful.

Note: This site has not been completely updated to incorporate all of MEP 15's features. Some features of MEP 15 are similar to MEP 14, but others are completely different. I will be progressively adding MEP 15 content. See the MEP 15 page for MEP 15-specific information and tutorials.

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MOVIE EDIT PRO Version History

Video Deluxe:     The name of the German and original English version, came out around 2002.

MEP 2004 and 2005:   Program renamed to Movie Edit Pro and released to the worldwide market in 2003. My first version, after reading a one-column article in an English video magazine. I've been hooked ever since. I had a brief dalliance with Vegas but came scooting back to MEP in quick time. Premiere Pro was so slow on my then-new computer I gave up on the first day.

MEP 10 (Red Box):    Released into the US market, many users have lots of problems with memory and burning errors to name a couple. I had no problem with it using PAL and DV-AVI as source material. Steer clear of this version.

MEP 10 PLUS (Blue box):    Released into the UK market, very nice program. Big improvement on MEP 10, 2005, 2004. A couple of major bugs which have workarounds (eg DV-AVI export). Handles most MPEGs and VOBs OK.

MEP 11 (red box):    Released into the USA market. Redesigned interface with new colours. Seems to be OK. Has more features than MEP 10 PLUS.

MEP 11 PLUS (blue box):    Released into the UK market, has the Keyframe Animator and other features which MEP 11 doesn't have. Overall a nice program (apart from the yukky interface colours), it includes the new Main Concept MPEG encoder (previously, MEP used the Ligos encoder). It also loads more slowly than MEP 10 used to; it is more resource-hungry.

MEP 12 (red box):    Released to the US market in early 2007.

MEP 14 and 14 Plus:    Released to the market in Feb 2008. Feature details for MEP 14 Plus and Classic are here.

In the past, the UK/Europe has had different versions of the program, making life difficult for all. Thankfully, Magix has changed this policy and MEP 14/14+ is available to all world markets.

Based on what I have seen of previous versions, I strongly suggest you buy the PLUS version. It has more features (such as the Keyframe Animator, advanced transport controls, ripple edit features) which make life easier for only a few dollars more.

Magix Video Pro X: Released to the USA and UK markets in November 2008, it has more features than MEP 14 plus but is more expensive. Details here.

MEP 15 and 15 Plus: Released to the market at the end of March 2009. Feature lists here.

E Versions

Previous e-versions of MEP have been cripple-ware: some features didn't work until you bought the program. Magix has advised that's changed with MEP14 E-version, with the only missing components being "extra" bonus programs and items such as the full range of DVD templates.

Magix has this on it's website about the e-version of MEP 14:

The e-version does not contain the following extra tools, but they can be downloaded:
MAGIX Photo Manager
MAGIX MUFIN MusicFinder Base

The demo project, the electronic manual (PDF), the tutorial video, and the Task Assistant's Help videos are not contained in the e-version. Nevertheless, a detailed program Help is available. On purchase you will receive an email containing a download link, which can be used to download the electronic manual (PDF) separately.
Additional fade series, decorative elements, Soundtrack Maker styles, advanced DVD menu templates and MovieMaker Styles can be downloaded for free from within the program via the "Help" menu. Real Helix™ is not supported and WindowsMediaAddOns are not contained in the download version.

The same applies to MEP 15. The e-version is the bare-bones program; but there are over 1.2gb of free downloads after you register it, including many DVD templates, effects, plugins, sounds for the soundtrack maker function and more.

SITE TUTORIALS

Some of the tutorials here are published as standalone files in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. It's easier for me to format guides with graphics that way. More importantly, it means you can print them out and follow them through while working on your computer. You will therefore need to have the free Adobe Reader installed on your computer. (If you don't have Adobe Reader, download it from Adobe). Unless I forget, I will put a black change bar alongside any text change when I update any of the PDF documents.

To print any of the PDF files on this site, click on the document link to invoke the Adobe Reader, then click the Adobe Reader Print icon.

To save the file, right click on the link and then click either Save Link As... or Save Target As...

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