Difference between Magix Movie Studio 15.0 and Magix Studio 2022?

Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/23/2022, 2:47 PM

I am not sure where to post this question because I could not find the correct slot to post it. I already have Magix Movie Studio 15.0. Our computer club is going to do a demo of Magix Studio 2022 and suggests to download the trial version to follow the demo. 1- Is Magix Studio 2022 only subscription? 2- If I use my Magix Movie 15.0, will I be able to follow the Magix Studio 2022 version? 3-If I upgrade from 15.0 to the 2022 version, will I automatically be in a subscription?

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johnebaker wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:03 PM

@Gary-Oddi

Hi and welcome to the forum

  1. Movie Studio is available as subscription, Upgrade or new purchase - scroll down to the bottom of this page.
     
  2. No the two programs are very different, with the dropping of further development of Vegas Movie Studio, which is what you have, Magix released a replacement based on what was called Movie Edit Pro - now called Magx Movie Studio.

    To see the difference see this list of tutorials here, they refer to an older version of MEP however most of the features are valid for Movie Studio 2022 - the main difference is the Size, Position & Rotation effect which has undergone some major changes.
     
  3. Check with magix be email to infoservice@magix.net

Do note that the system requirements for Movie Studio 2022 are stricter than for Vegas Movie Studio 15 - we can help you with this is you put your computer specification in your Profile Signature - see this topic for details of what is required

HTH

John EB
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Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:11 PM

Thanks...but just to be clear, if I upgrade from my current version of Movie Studio 15.0 to Movie Studio 2022 Platinum, it will put me in a subscription?

If I want to download/install the trial version of Movie Studio 2022, can I install it into its own folder without removing my current version of Movie Studio 15.0?

Thanks... Gary

CubeAce wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:11 PM

@Gary-Oddi

Hi Gary, and welcome to the user to user forums.

No-one here is from Magix, it's just other users.

If you have found the download page here you will have noticed three buying options. Click on New Purchase to get the pay once and keep version. The other two choices are the subscription models.

Scroll down the page until you get to the 'Click here for a message about "VEGAS Movie Studio" from VEGAS Creative Software' section and click to find out about the changes and why.

Basically it is a completely different program and somewhat more demanding of computer hardware than your current version. You should consider checking your current computer meets all of the of the programs minimum requirements and really should exceed them by a fair margin if you want the program to run at all smoothly.

You will benefit from having tuition and you will eventually find it more flexible with a lot more options than your current software. It can be just a bit different to get used to.

Ray.

 

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Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:25 PM

So since I can 'upgrade' for $49.99 from my Movie Studio 15.0 to 2022, would it put me in a subscription version? New Purchase would be $74. These name changes (Vegas, Magix, Movie Studio...) have made this whole process very confusing.

CubeAce wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:37 PM

@Gary-Oddi

Hi Garry.

If you still have Vegas Movie Studio on your computer, when you open it you should get the upgrade offer link come up.

Follow the link and have your serial number handy. I am not sure if upgrading will delete your old version of Vegas or not. Buying it outright certainly does not or if it does it will still be in your Magix account to download later should you wish to.

Ray.

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Windows 10 Enterprise. Version 22H2 OS build 19045.5011

Direct X 12.1 latest hardware updates for Western Digital hard drives.

Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F Gaming motherboard Rev 1.xx with Supreme FX inboard audio using the S1220A code. Driver No 6.0.8960.1 Bios version 1401

Intel i9900K Coffee Lake 3.6 to 5.1GHz CPU with Intel UHD 630 Graphics .Driver version Graphics Driver 31.0.101.2130 for 7th-10th Gen Intel® with 64GB of 3200MHz Corsair DDR4 ram.

1000 watt EVGA modular power supply.

1 x 250GB Evo 970 NVMe: drive for C: drive backup 1 x 1TB Sabrent NVMe drive for Operating System / Programs only. 1X WD BLACK 1TB internal SATA 7,200rpm hard drives.1 for internal projects, 1 for Library clips/sounds/music/stills./backup of working projects. 1x500GB SSD current project only drive, 2x WD RED 2TB drives for latest footage storage. Total 21TB of 8 external WD drives for backup.

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. nVidia Studio driver version 560.81 - 3584xCUDA cores Direct X 12.1. Memory interface 192bit Memory bandwidth 360.05GB/s 12GB of dedicated GDDR6 video memory, shared system memory 16307MB PCi Express x8 Gen3. Two Samsung 27" LED SA350 monitors with 5000000:1 contrast ratios at 60Hz.

Running MMS 2024 Suite v 23.0.1.182 (UDP3) and VPX 14 - v20.0.3.180 (UDP3)

M Audio Axiom AIR Mini MIDI keyboard Ver 5.10.0.3507

VXP 14, MMS 2024 Suite, Vegas Studio 16, Vegas Pro 18, Cubase 4. CS6, NX Studio, Mixcraft 9 Recording Studio. Mixcraft Pro 10 Studio.

Audio System 5 x matched bi-wired 150 watt Tannoy Reveal speakers plus one Tannoy 15" 250 watt sub with 5.1 class A amplifier. Tuned to room with Tannoy audio application.

Ram Acoustic Studio speakers amplified by NAD amplifier.

Rogers LS7 speakers run from Cambridge Audio P50 amplifier

Schrodinger's Backup. "The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted."

Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:47 PM

Greetings Ray,

Yes, I do get that upgrade offer. It is still not clear if I do the upgrade of my Movie Studio 15.0 for $49.99 to 2022, will it still be a non-subscription version?

Gary

johnebaker wrote on 3/23/2022, 3:59 PM

@Gary-Oddi

As I said in my post above - item 3 - contact Magix by email to infoservice@magix.net and ask. The upgrade pages do not make it clear whether this switches the licence type to subscription or one off purchase.

John EB

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PC - running Windows 11 23H2 Professional on Intel i7-8700K 3.2 GHz, 16GB RAM, RTX 2060 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, 1 x 1Tb Sabrent NVME SSD (OS and programs), 2 x 4TB (Data) internal HDD + 1TB internal SSD (Work disc), + 6 ext backup HDDs.

Laptop - Lenovo Legion 5i Phantom - running Windows 11 23H2 on Intel Core i7-10750H, 16GB DDR4-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 43.9 cm screen Full HD 1920 x 1080, Intel UHD 630 iGPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB GDDR6)

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Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/23/2022, 4:08 PM

Greetings...Ok...I missed that suggestion. I just sent the question to them. Thanks...Gary

browj2 wrote on 3/23/2022, 5:34 PM

@Gary-Oddi

Hi,

So since I can 'upgrade' for $49.99 from my Movie Studio 15.0 to 2022, would it put me in a subscription version? New Purchase would be $74. These name changes (Vegas, Magix, Movie Studio...) have made this whole process very confusing.

See this to find out what happened to Vegas Movie Studio. Magix purchased Vegas from Sony long ago.

To answer your question, no. On the Magix.com site, click on Buy and scroll down until you see Upgrade (it's below Subscription). Simply select Upgrade Now under under Platinum or Suite. In USD, it's 49.99 and 59.99, respectively. That is not a subscription.

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CubeAce wrote on 3/23/2022, 6:13 PM

@Gary-Oddi @johnebaker

the link on the offer from the program should have taken you here.

Which in turn takes you to this page.

Where is the confusion?

Ray.

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Windows 10 Enterprise. Version 22H2 OS build 19045.5011

Direct X 12.1 latest hardware updates for Western Digital hard drives.

Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F Gaming motherboard Rev 1.xx with Supreme FX inboard audio using the S1220A code. Driver No 6.0.8960.1 Bios version 1401

Intel i9900K Coffee Lake 3.6 to 5.1GHz CPU with Intel UHD 630 Graphics .Driver version Graphics Driver 31.0.101.2130 for 7th-10th Gen Intel® with 64GB of 3200MHz Corsair DDR4 ram.

1000 watt EVGA modular power supply.

1 x 250GB Evo 970 NVMe: drive for C: drive backup 1 x 1TB Sabrent NVMe drive for Operating System / Programs only. 1X WD BLACK 1TB internal SATA 7,200rpm hard drives.1 for internal projects, 1 for Library clips/sounds/music/stills./backup of working projects. 1x500GB SSD current project only drive, 2x WD RED 2TB drives for latest footage storage. Total 21TB of 8 external WD drives for backup.

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Running MMS 2024 Suite v 23.0.1.182 (UDP3) and VPX 14 - v20.0.3.180 (UDP3)

M Audio Axiom AIR Mini MIDI keyboard Ver 5.10.0.3507

VXP 14, MMS 2024 Suite, Vegas Studio 16, Vegas Pro 18, Cubase 4. CS6, NX Studio, Mixcraft 9 Recording Studio. Mixcraft Pro 10 Studio.

Audio System 5 x matched bi-wired 150 watt Tannoy Reveal speakers plus one Tannoy 15" 250 watt sub with 5.1 class A amplifier. Tuned to room with Tannoy audio application.

Ram Acoustic Studio speakers amplified by NAD amplifier.

Rogers LS7 speakers run from Cambridge Audio P50 amplifier

Schrodinger's Backup. "The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted."

Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/23/2022, 10:09 PM

The site is confusing when you have '12 months / annual payment' next to 'New purchase'. Is the 'New purchase' priced at an annual payment of $69.99? Therefore, subscription? Or is 'New purchase' a single payment of $69.99, no subscription? And then if you click on 'Movie Studio' it goes to a different page and shows only 'Movie Studio 2022...not Platinum, and the choices are '12 months/annual payment' or '12 months/monthly payment'. Click back on Platinum, it goes back to 'Movie Studio 2022 Platinum'. Same price. Yes, confusing. It shows 'Movie Studio 2022 Platinum' and 'Movie Studio 2022' for the same price of $69.99, and also with subscription versions.

CubeAce wrote on 3/24/2022, 2:55 AM

@Gary-Oddi @browj2 @johnebaker

Try this page where ordering the program may be clearer to you.

Scroll down for the upgrade annual perpetual licence offer.

Platinum and suite are the only two upgrade offers. The base Studio is not and only available as a subscription.

 

Ray.

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Windows 10 Enterprise. Version 22H2 OS build 19045.5011

Direct X 12.1 latest hardware updates for Western Digital hard drives.

Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F Gaming motherboard Rev 1.xx with Supreme FX inboard audio using the S1220A code. Driver No 6.0.8960.1 Bios version 1401

Intel i9900K Coffee Lake 3.6 to 5.1GHz CPU with Intel UHD 630 Graphics .Driver version Graphics Driver 31.0.101.2130 for 7th-10th Gen Intel® with 64GB of 3200MHz Corsair DDR4 ram.

1000 watt EVGA modular power supply.

1 x 250GB Evo 970 NVMe: drive for C: drive backup 1 x 1TB Sabrent NVMe drive for Operating System / Programs only. 1X WD BLACK 1TB internal SATA 7,200rpm hard drives.1 for internal projects, 1 for Library clips/sounds/music/stills./backup of working projects. 1x500GB SSD current project only drive, 2x WD RED 2TB drives for latest footage storage. Total 21TB of 8 external WD drives for backup.

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. nVidia Studio driver version 560.81 - 3584xCUDA cores Direct X 12.1. Memory interface 192bit Memory bandwidth 360.05GB/s 12GB of dedicated GDDR6 video memory, shared system memory 16307MB PCi Express x8 Gen3. Two Samsung 27" LED SA350 monitors with 5000000:1 contrast ratios at 60Hz.

Running MMS 2024 Suite v 23.0.1.182 (UDP3) and VPX 14 - v20.0.3.180 (UDP3)

M Audio Axiom AIR Mini MIDI keyboard Ver 5.10.0.3507

VXP 14, MMS 2024 Suite, Vegas Studio 16, Vegas Pro 18, Cubase 4. CS6, NX Studio, Mixcraft 9 Recording Studio. Mixcraft Pro 10 Studio.

Audio System 5 x matched bi-wired 150 watt Tannoy Reveal speakers plus one Tannoy 15" 250 watt sub with 5.1 class A amplifier. Tuned to room with Tannoy audio application.

Ram Acoustic Studio speakers amplified by NAD amplifier.

Rogers LS7 speakers run from Cambridge Audio P50 amplifier

Schrodinger's Backup. "The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted."

Gary-Oddi wrote on 3/24/2022, 7:33 AM

Greetings Ray,

Yes...thanks. Much clearer.

Gary

 

CubeAce wrote on 3/24/2022, 11:18 AM

@Gary-Oddi @browj2 @johnebaker @emmrecs

Hi Gary. No problem. I think us regulars often forget how different one website can be to the next when searching for specific information.

The Magix site seems to be in a constant state of flux. Each time I visit, either the layout has changed or pages have been added, taken away, or altered.

On the plus side, once you are on the website and have a good look around there are now a lot more pages devoted to explaining the various options, but finding those links is another story.

I also saw this link where I didn't expect to see one and additional bits of information on another webpage that answers a question that pops up on the forum a lot but the answer to has eluded me to find in print on the website up to now.

Upgrade path under Extras?

What an upgrade licence entitles you to and how to retain entitlement.

Ray.

 

Windows 10 Enterprise. Version 22H2 OS build 19045.5011

Direct X 12.1 latest hardware updates for Western Digital hard drives.

Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F Gaming motherboard Rev 1.xx with Supreme FX inboard audio using the S1220A code. Driver No 6.0.8960.1 Bios version 1401

Intel i9900K Coffee Lake 3.6 to 5.1GHz CPU with Intel UHD 630 Graphics .Driver version Graphics Driver 31.0.101.2130 for 7th-10th Gen Intel® with 64GB of 3200MHz Corsair DDR4 ram.

1000 watt EVGA modular power supply.

1 x 250GB Evo 970 NVMe: drive for C: drive backup 1 x 1TB Sabrent NVMe drive for Operating System / Programs only. 1X WD BLACK 1TB internal SATA 7,200rpm hard drives.1 for internal projects, 1 for Library clips/sounds/music/stills./backup of working projects. 1x500GB SSD current project only drive, 2x WD RED 2TB drives for latest footage storage. Total 21TB of 8 external WD drives for backup.

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. nVidia Studio driver version 560.81 - 3584xCUDA cores Direct X 12.1. Memory interface 192bit Memory bandwidth 360.05GB/s 12GB of dedicated GDDR6 video memory, shared system memory 16307MB PCi Express x8 Gen3. Two Samsung 27" LED SA350 monitors with 5000000:1 contrast ratios at 60Hz.

Running MMS 2024 Suite v 23.0.1.182 (UDP3) and VPX 14 - v20.0.3.180 (UDP3)

M Audio Axiom AIR Mini MIDI keyboard Ver 5.10.0.3507

VXP 14, MMS 2024 Suite, Vegas Studio 16, Vegas Pro 18, Cubase 4. CS6, NX Studio, Mixcraft 9 Recording Studio. Mixcraft Pro 10 Studio.

Audio System 5 x matched bi-wired 150 watt Tannoy Reveal speakers plus one Tannoy 15" 250 watt sub with 5.1 class A amplifier. Tuned to room with Tannoy audio application.

Ram Acoustic Studio speakers amplified by NAD amplifier.

Rogers LS7 speakers run from Cambridge Audio P50 amplifier

Schrodinger's Backup. "The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted."