MAGIX released Video deluxe 2008 in standard, Plus and Audio & Effects editions. All three added retrospective timecode-based scene detection, editing controls in the Media Pool, batch conversion and an EasyBurn mode for direct DVD authoring.
HD material could be written to mini HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc. The base edition also created Web DVDs with animated menus for export to MAGIX Online Album.
Video deluxe 2008 Plus exported menu-driven high-definition PC video, supported proDAD Vitascene effects and bundled Reallusion iClone 2 SE for character and scene animation.
The Audio & Effects Edition added Vitascene SE with 250 templates for transitions, blur, colour correction and lighting effects. Samplitude SE 9 supplied multitrack audio editing, a track editor and spectral cleaning for removing localised noises such as coughs. The package also included the full version of iClone 2.
