Review for MoviePlus X5

Serif's MoviePlusx5 is probably the best video editing suite that I have ever used. If you are a youtube vblogger, an indy film producer, run a business that involves filming events or just like to make videos then this is the software you need.

I am neither of the above four, but I was so surprised at how easy creating a home movie from start to finish was. Usually when something declares it is 'editing made easy' it means you have to read through a hundred page manual before you figure out how to switch it on, but I was flabbergasted at just how easy it all was.

First up the installation is the very definition of 'plug and play' and instead of having to go through hundreds of screens and inputting various options you simply insert the disk, key in your activation code and then you are done. It is that easy.

Once you have loaded there are multiple 'How To' guides for those who are complete beginners that provide step by step on screen instructions as you proceed, but the most perfect thing is that if you have used a video editing software before then it's doubtful whether you will need it as the interface and software is so easy to use with fast drag and drop editing for beginners and advanced tools for those who want to make their videos as flashy as possible. And boy does it give you the tools for that with HD compatiblity, effects, transitions and an unlimited number of tools throughout. You could literally take a single minute of video and edit it in hundreds of different ways.

If you are using the product to post onto Youtube it comes with an easy way to export too without the worry of transferring, reformatting and by doing this it makes the whole process so quick and easy. However if you are using it to burn to DVD or Blu-ray this is also available and it also has modes to transfer to PSPs and newer iPod technology such as the iPad and iPhone.

It is really difficult to find any faults in the software, mainly because there aren't any. I'm sure that if you are editing footage for a proper movie then there maybe certain functions that are not available, but that is just being picky. To be honest you can take any camera footage of your relatives falling over and if you wanted to edit it to look like something out of a Hollywood movie.

As I said at the beginning, MoviePlusx5 is probably the best video editing suite that I have ever used and if you have to edit videos for any reason I would recommend this software to take the stress out and make it as easy as it should be.