As an independent filmmaker, it's crucial to have the right tools to translate your vision onto the screen. This all-in-one solution for editing seamless high-definition videos lets you show off your unique film style whether you're new to the game or an old pro. Capture reels of raw footage on your HDV camcorder and, with a few clicks of your mouse, cut and arrange clips into a true cinematic masterpiece. Embellish your movies with music, transitions, menus and sophisticated effects just like they do in Hollywood.

Movie Edit Pro combines advanced technologies with helpful assistant tutorials, simplified automations and an intuitive, user-friendly interface to help you churn out your best work. Take advantage of a host of digital options, including archiving your movies on CD and DVD. Present your recordings at brilliant resolutions on your very own self-made video Web site and forget about purchasing a separate HD DVD burner and discs. You can also convert recordings into video films with amazing quality and add personalized DVD menus for the ultimate in authenticity. With 16 available tracks to tinker with, the integrated Soundtrack Maker will help you produce individual background music to set the tone of your work. The thematic 3D fade series adds another dimensions to the story in your videos and slideshows. Take a tour of a virtual gallery of your photographs, scatter images on a table or pin them up on a tack board. No matter what kind of movie magic you're into, Movie Edit Pro 12 has the tools you need to create your next masterpiece

Key Features:

• Directly record from analog camcorders, DVD players or VHS recorders and easily transfer footage onto DVD, then view the results directly from any DVD player
• Cut and arrange your DVD, MPEG and HDV recordings utilizing quality picture composition and precisely calculated video presentation without time delay
• Choose from 15 theme-based film styles, such as beach holiday, music video, paparazzi and more using MovieShow Maker
• Decorate moving images with funny accessories, such as a halo; draw attention to certain elements with magnetic pointers; add thought bubbles above characters' heads and more
• Add thematic backgrounds with smooth, seamless automatic transitions throughout your entire film
• Use any of the 75 customizable templates to create your own titles, intros, backgrounds and text comments
• Automatically adjust the volume and panorama sequence of your soundtrack to coincide with the course of the video; supports Dolby Digital sound
• Real-time mixer with Master Effects section helps you enhance, balance and complement your audio material
  Record voiceovers to add to your footage (microphone required, not included)
• Video Cleaning Editor corrects distortions; adjusts color, brightness, contrast and sharpness; and allows you to instantly prev