Video Deluxe - new version 2027 - What workflow refinements?

browj2 wrote on 9/8/2026, 8:09 AM

Hi all,

Magix has released new versions, VDL 2027 and Video Pro X18.

On the Magix.com site for these, under "What's New," they mention:

Benefit from numerous workflow refinements, bug fixes, and stability improvements inspired by customer feedback.

I would like to know what are the numerous workflow refinements...inspired by customer feedback.

If anyone gets either of these upgrades and can figure out these refinements, please post them here.

Any comments on the other new features?

John CB

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browj2 wrote on 9/8/2026, 9:28 AM

I have installed the trial of VDL2027 Plus. Of interest is that you now get a choice to keep an existing previous version - it asks. So, I have both VDL2026 and 2027 Plus.

I quickly tested out the new facial recognition feature. Seems to work well depending on the size of the faces. Had trouble with group shots where people were not too close. I needed to read the manual to figure how to use this feature.

John CB

John C.B.

VideoPro X(17U); Video Deluxe 2026 Plus, Movie Studio 2025 Platinum; PhotoStory Deluxe 2026; Music Maker 2026 Premium Edition; Samplitude Pro X8 Suite; see About me for more.

Desktop System - Windows 11 Pro 24H2; MB ROG STRIX B560-A Gaming WiFi; Graphics Card Zotac Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX-3060, PS; Power supply EVGA 750W; Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz (UHD Graphics 630); RAM 32 GB; OS on Kingston SSD 1TB; secondary WD 2TB; others 1.5TB, 3TB, 500GB, 4TB, 5TB, 6TB, 8TB, 12TB, 14TB; three monitors - HP 25" main, LG 4K 27" second, HP 27" third; Casio WK-225 piano keyboard; M-Audio M-Track USB mixer.

Notebook - Microsoft Surface Pro 4, i5-6300U, 8 GB RAM, 256 SSD, W10 Pro 20H2.

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AAProds wrote on 9/8/2026, 8:32 PM

The "numerous" could be referring to the bug fixes and stab improvements, you know, one refinement and dozens of bug fixes. 😉

If they have fixed the "backup steals my mouse pointer" bug then I'll be happy.

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me_again wrote on 9/9/2026, 2:28 AM

Greetings,

Bought the Premium version and it installed with no problem - I ticked the keep existing version button (MS2025) however, certainly initially, MS2025 now does not have access to my downloaded Store content; VLD 2027 does.

I've not opened an existing project yet so the mouse grab hasn't showed up. Maybe that's a good sign?

All in all I think it's cleaner / smoother that MS2025 but maybe that's because I've just spent part of my pension on it 😁. The AV1 now exports properly though.

One question for the knowledgable, My purchase included a "free" soundpack - as a zip file. I can obviously open it but what do I do with it then? I've never (knowingly) used them before.

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me_again wrote on 9/9/2026, 4:08 AM

@AAProds

If they have fixed the "backup steals my mouse pointer" bug then I'll be happy.

Al, I could be wrong as it all happens so fast BUT I set the auto-save to 1 minute and then didn't touch anything, The Autosave saved.

The I scrolled with the mouse continuously for 3 minutes with no sign of Autosave and as soon as I released the mouse button Autosave saved.

It need more realworld testing bought thought you may be interested.

AndyW

"Just when I think I've learned the workrounds of MEP/MS the bounders go and update it"

Aorus Z690 Elite DDR4 Motherboard

12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700K, 3600 Mhz, 12 Core(s) 20 Logical Processor(s)

64gb (4x16gb sticks) DDR4 3200Mhz

Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC 8Gb DDR6 DLSS3 Windforce

Corsair RM750 PSU, be quiet! Pure Rock 2 cooling

AOC Ultrawide CU34G4 Monitor

System drive 500Gb 4.0NVMe M,2 SSD, dedicated video/audio drive 2Tb Gen 4 NVMe SSD, 2x 500Gb Local Fixed Disks (Music etc), USB3 expansion drive 5Tb and 2Tb

Audio Onboard ALC1220 Amp-Up, Windows 11 Home updated as and when

Movie Studio 2025 Suite, Photo Manager Deluxe 13

Norton 360

proDAD Mercslli Pro v6

Neat Video v6

BCC Chroma Key Studio 2024

No end of NewBlue effects gather over the years plus a few Hitfilm and one set of Ignite Cine

One wife, two sons, two grandchildren and a partridge in a pear tree