Magix (or MAGIX Software) is a German software company specializing in
video editing,
audio editing,
DAW and
photo slideshow software. The company is based in Berlin, with locations in
Madison, Wisconsin
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,
Dresden
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and
Lübbecke, as well as
Huizen
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in the Netherlands.
In May 2018, private equity firm Capiton announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Magix Software GmbH together with its management.
Product history
In 1994, the first edition of
Magix Music Maker
Magix Music Maker is a commercial digital audio workstation (DAW) designed by the company Magix for the consumer sector. The program's attributes originate from Samplitude, Magix's professional digital audio workstation. The first version of M ...
was released, that has now become one of the most widely used music making software globally with over 2 million users. Starting in 1996, the Magix product range was extended to include software for designing, editing, presenting and archiving photos and videos. Magix products and services were first offered in other European countries and the USA starting in 1997.
In 1997, the first
video editing software by the company,
Magix Movie Edit Pro (also known as "Magix Video Deluxe" in Europe) was released in 1997, and today ranks among world's best software for semi-professional and DIY users. Soon after in 2002, the first version of Magix Photos on CD & DVD (now known as "Magix Photostory Deluxe") was released - ranked as world's best software in 2018 by TopTenreviews for creating
photo slideshow.
In November 2008, Magix launched the knowledge community magix.info as an independent community for experts on the topics of video editing, music production and photo editing.
In May 2016, Magix acquired
Vegas Pro, Movie Studio,
Sound Forge and
ACID Pro from the
Sony Creative Software
Sony Creative Software is an American software company that develops various media software suites. Sony Creative Software was created in a 2003 deal with Madison-based media company Sonic Foundry in which it acquired its desktop product line, ...
product range.
Magix also released software for VR video editing (including a free VR player app ) and Android mobile apps (Camera MX, Acid Beatbox, Looply for music, video editing and animation for younger audience.
Product Overview
Management Team
* Klaus Schmidt CEO
* Aishvarya Agarwal Managing Director
* Jörg Stüber Managing Director
Magix Management Team
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References
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Software companies of Germany
German companies established in 1994