I'm sick of the inability of Magix Movie Edit Pro 2004 to handle total filesize of over 4GB per project, so I figured I should upgrade. I narrowed it down to the two programs mentioned: Magix MEP 12 and Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition (can't seem to find definitive proof of which version this is, but I think it's 8.0).
On first glance, it looks like both are good enough for my purposes. I probably won't ever need to use the more fancy features, but I may yet regret that statement in the future. Going by that, Magix MEP 12 is cheaper and thus more attractive, but I wonder if I'm missing something in Vegas.
I also haven't tried actually testing out that 4GB limit. I'm a bit too used to using HuffYUV or Lagarith clips, so I don't think direct AviSynth support is really that important, but I could, again, be missing something. (I'm a very unimaginative fellow.)
I'm running Windows XP SP2, if it matters. Also, being that I live in Singapore, I'd rather not have to jump through hoops to get the program in question (software export laws being what they are). I'm also trying to stay under budget: $200 absolute maximum is what I can spend.
Advice and comparisons? Thanks in advance.




