Output options
You can press the Preview Video button to get a sense of how your finished video will look. If you don't like the result, click Preview Video again to create a new work consisting of the same clips in a different order or a varying style. When you have a look that you like, click Save Video. You can save files in AVI, AVI-DV, Windows Media, MPEG-1, and RealMedia formats at a variety of resolutions. Want to send your video via e-mail or stream it online? The Save dialog boxes explain which sizes and formats work best, depending on what you want to do with your finished product.
Wish list
VideoMagic does a super job of creating cool results in a hurry but lacks some key features; for instance, it can't import video from external sources such as camcorders. Instead, you have to import files using a separate application. Also, VideoMagic doesn't provide much control over which sections of your movie make the cut--we'd like to be able to highlight sections that we don't want left on the cutting-room floor.
Despite those quibbles, VideoMagic is a pleasure to use, and in each of our tests, we came out with high-quality, entertaining videos. But for $49.95, we wish that this program had more features. Even so, if you don't want to spend a whole lot of time putting together your video collection, buying VideoMagic is money well spent.
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