Hi,

I don't know what you mean by "no trimming window for imported files." Files can be trimmed before and after importing in both products. I use VPX on both a Surface Pro when travelling, but mainly on my desktop with 2 large monitors.

There is a big difference between VPX and MEP, but it is not all that obvious because the engine and the interface is the same. Here is a quick list which I will keep for future reference:

1. Two monitors - source and preview
2. Source monitors has other purposes - comparison images, measuring instruments
3. Measuring instruments: VectorScope, Waveform monitor, RGB parade, Histogram
4. Project folder
5. Additional buttons on tracks, main ones to mute video and audio separately (MEP mutes both)
6. Audio - moving audio object to less than a frame
7. Effects - under Brightness/Contrast - Colour curves - RGB for brightness/contrast and individual color curves Red, Green Blue
8. Same effects area - insert LUTs
9. Effects - under Color correction - 3 Colour wheels - the "Highs", "Mids" and "Shadows" ranges can be adjusted individually
10. Multi-cam - 9 tracks
11. Multi-language capability - meaning when you burn a DVD you can select the language of the sound track if you created different language audio tracks
12. DVD - import and export PSD format giving you wide latitude for changing the screens, buttons, etc. for DVD burning
13. Movie objects (nested sequences) Movies can be used in other movies as individual objects. These objects keep the action close at hand and can be used as many times as needed within the project.
14. EDL transfer to DAWs - Audio files can be directly transferred to DAWs such as MAGIX Samplitude using EDL transfer, and you can individually bounce all audio tracks to hard disk.
15. Loudness normalization according to EBU R128 Complete broadcast capability: Video Pro X offers loudness normalization for professional audio products in accordance with the new international EBU R128 guidelines.
16. NEW! HEVC/H.265* support NEW! Video Pro X is the world's first video editing program with Intel HEVC hardware encoding. HEVC/ H.265* is the successor format to H.264 and offers improved image quality at file sizes that are up to 43% smaller.
17. Native ProRes support Video Pro X now fully supports ProRes video codecs for Apple. Directly integrate ProRes files into your Windows system.
18. Precise color grading with 16-bit deep color
19. 10-bit/12-bit support for professional formats
20. Multiple layouts of the windows accessible by using F9 (default layout), and custom layouts F10, F11, F12. I have various layouts and quickly change from one to the other this way.
21. Direct access to 3DMaker (I was never able to get this to work in MEP).

And undoubtedly, I missed things.

However, at the moment, there are a few features that the most recent MEP has that VPX does not, but VPX should catch up soon;

• Lens flare effects
• Gaussian blur and glow effects
• Video stamps
• Border effects

With the 365 update option, those with VPX will get the new features as they are rolled out.

Check out all of the features on Magix.com including here. Then compare the same thing under MEP.

Personally, I could never go back to MEP after using VPX.