Hey all, I am writing my first post to this or any other forum. I have been editing video since the Sonic Foundry days. I currently maintain an ASUS i7 3.44Ghz Windows 8 PC, with a mid-level Nvidia graphics card. I have been using MS Platinum, ver 12, for several years now, and I might have upgraded to a newer version if I had seen anything new that was worth the trouble, other than upgrading for it's own sake. I edit family camcorder videos into watchable, keepsake heirlooms. (Hopefully, right?)
With all the nasty noise concerning 'MS 18', my question for the Forum is: has anyone seen an appreciable improvement in the MS product line in any of the versions after Platinum 12, but before '18'? If so, which version would you suggest I upgrade to, and for what reason(s)? Most importantly, is it even POSSIBLE to upgrade to a version between 13 and 17? Would I even be able to register and use it? Or maybe (not holding my breath) MAGIX might make any of the older (new for me) versions available!? If the answer is NO to both possibilities, I guess I'll just have to move to another brand. Time marches on, waits for no man, etc etc etc.
Thanks for any help you may provide, everybody, and if I do have to move on, at least it's been productive, and also a lot of fun. DFF