Media Panel & Productivity Tools

Multi-Monitor Editing
Experience a smooth workflow across multiple displays, allowing you to view your project in Fullscreen while having your tools conveniently close-by on another monitor.
Home Screen
The redesigned Home Screen lets you start a new recording, dive into a new project, or open a recent project to pick up where you left off.
Customizable Workspace
Pop out, Snap in, and rearrange any panel to your creative desire. Make your work flow for you with the Customizable Workspace.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Use default keyboard shortcuts or create your own and modify them to your liking using the Keyboard Shortcuts Manager.
Pre-edit Source Files
View and edit files right from the source, before even placing them on the Timeline.
Search Your Media
Search media by file name using the new Media panel search bar.
Relink Media
Relink Media assets that have been moved to a new location on your computer without needing to import them again.
Shared Media
Increase your efficiency by adding frequently used media files to the Shared Media folder so you can access those files anytime without importing.
Media Samples
Choose from a variety of Media samples, including Video, Audio, and Image samples that come pre-installed.
Improved Image File Support
With support for still images, including JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, HEIC – and now DNG and TIFF – it’s easy to put together slideshows for special events and training purposes.
Pack Manager
Install and manage Content Packs and Language Packs for LUXEA Pro 7 within the app.
Language Packs
LUXEA Pro Video Editor 7 now supports multi-language installs without the need to reinstall the application.
Content Packs
Add unique, creative, and captivating resources to your video. Import a library of royalty-free images, videos, audio, text-style presets, behaviors, and overlays.
Organize Media
Sort your added media by File name, Media Type, Duration, or Modified Time.
Media Preview
Preview your media before adding it to the Timeline.
Video File Support
Add AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MOV, TS, MTS, M2TS, ASF, M4V, MPG, and MPEG files to your project and create your video.
Audio File Support
Add audio files to your Media Library, like WMA, MP3, AAC, WAV, AC3, OGG, and M4A files, to create the perfect soundtrack for your video.

Recording Tools

Redesigned Recorder Interface
Streamline your recordings with a compact design, and new functions like real-time file size display, and a Video list.
Auto Stop Record
In addition to controlling the duration and quality of your recording to suit your project needs, you can now automatically stop recording based on recording time, or file size, and allow the computer to sleep or shutdown upon completing the recording.
Improved Audio Recording
You can record narration or sounds using your microphone and incorporate them into your video project. Audio recordings will now appear in real time on your timeline as you record.
Improved Mouse/Cursor Effects
Add animation and sound to your mouse clicks while screen recording to help your audience follow along. Now you can highlight your cursor at all times while recording.
Screen Recording
Record your screen at up to 120 frames per second, with or without system audio and voice recording, in widescreen or custom dimensions. Pause and resume as needed, and customize your recording hotkeys for quick and effortless movie-making.
Targeted Screen Recording
Select a window to screen record with a single mouse click.
Single Input Recording
Capture audio without video and vice versa with the option to record from only one input at a time.
Real-time MP4 Creation
The recorder encodes as it captures video and audio, so you can go from recording to editing instantly.
Webcam support
Easily record video using your webcam and watch the customizable viewer on your screen to make sure the right things are in frame.

Editing Tools

Keyframes
Apply Keyframes to your media for precise control over properties such as opacity, position, scale, XYZ axis rotation, and cropping. You can also use Keyframes to control audio levels, channel volume, balance, and pitch.
Masking
Choose from a variety of mask shapes to hide parts of your media. Feather the mask edges to soften them – perfect for a double exposure effect.
Speed Ramping
Ease the transition between slow motion and high speed footage using Speed Ramping.
Reverse Speed
Play media clips forwards and backwards to create surreal video sequences.
Ripple Edit
Use the Ripple Edit tool to adjust the speed of your clip without leaving gaps between media on the timeline.
Audio Meter
Visually monitor your audio levels with the new Audio Meter right on the Timeline.
Improved Audio Editing
Control overall audio levels or independent left and right channel volume. Pan audio for added movement, completely change the pitch for an ominous or playful tone, or apply an Equalizer preset, such as Classic, Country, or Rap to enhance your sound. Separate audio and video in one click.
Improved Captions
Connect with your audience using text. Add captions to your project to increase accessibility or provide translations for audio. You can now add time codes, control the styling and position, and import captions from SRT files.
Limitless Tracks
Layer audio, video, and images on as many tracks as you want. Tweak background color and media transparency to create a layered hierarchy.
Green Screen/Chroma Key Support
Put your subject anywhere. Remove green screen, or the color of your choosing, and layer in other videos or still images to create your own background.
Split, cut, copy, paste
Timeline toolbar offers cutting-edge editing tools ideal for crafting the perfect sequence of clips.
Timeline Markers
Alignment between tracks made easy with built-in snap-to-setpoint functionality.
Timeline Controls
Scale the Timeline to fit your media and take a look at the bigger picture. Rotate your media in two clicks or copy and paste perfected filters from media to media directly on the timeline.
Rotate Media
Rotate your media by X, Y, or Z axes, or drag its arrow handles to change the orientation of your media.
Position
Set the position of your media using X and/or Y values, or simply drag your clip into place from within the Display Area.
Color pass
Put a focus on the color that matters. Choose a color to stand out, and reduce the rest of the clip to grayscale.
Color LUTs
Color grade your shots by loading and applying an endless array of cinematic LUTs. Easily control the strength using the opacity slider.
Text tool
Enrich your video by adding text in one of 28 different styles. Customize fonts, colors, alignments, directions, and formats for the look you want, or create your own presets.
Transitions
Create smooth scene and topic changes by adding transitions. Simply drag and drop where you want and customize the duration by dragging.
Overlay effects
Need some snow? A light leak? A countdown? Effortlessly add a variety of overlay effects on top of, before, or after your media.
Behaviors
Perfect your video’s style and movement with unique behaviors animating the entrances, durations and exits of clips.
Motion & appearance filters
Get creative with filters that allow you to morph, emboss, mirror, shake, obscure, adjust, and much more.
Color & clarity filter options
Add vibrance, correct exposure and white balance, sharpen, blur, add vignettes, and much more.
Mosaic tool
Blur out faces, license plates, or sensitive information with the customizable Mosaic tool.
Clip duration
Take control over the speed and overall duration of your media.
Frame rate
With support for up to 60 frames per second, your video and transitions will be smoother, providing richer viewing experiences.
Blend mode & opacity
Choose from 25 media Blend Modes, like Overlay and Multiply, and adjust the opacity of that media to affect the final result.
Watermark tool
Establish ownership of your video content by adding your watermark and customizing its position and opacity.
Lock & hide tracks
Easily lock/unlock and hide/reveal tracks on the Timeline with a single click.
Dynamic project display area
Preview your evolving video in a resizable Display Area. Move your content around, change its size, or set it to fit automatically. Customize the Display Area background color, position, and dimensions.
Proxy preview
Reduce the quality of your playback to expedite editing and to maximize processing power, without affecting the quality of the output.

Production & Sharing Tools

Improved Rendering Preview
Preview your project as it renders and receive a sound notification once it is finished.
Tailored Social Media Outputs
Easily create perfect posts using preset settings optimized for YouTube and Vimeo all from within the Export Tool.
Adaptable Output Options
Customize your audio and video parameters, such as resolution, frame rate, bitrate, codec, and more. Save your settings as custom templates for quick production.
Produce in 4k
Support for 4K lets you produce full-quality cinematic masterpieces.
Snapshots
Extend the life of specific moments by creating freeze frames. Or snatch snapshots of your video’s playback and add them to your available media.
Produce a selection
You can produce a section of a video, rather than the entire clip. Ideal for trailers or teaser videos.
Export as a GIF
Quickly create GIFs from your videos or image series. With a recommended size for easy sharing, GIF generation has never been this painless.
Hardware Acceleration
Enjoy hardware acceleration with encoding engine support for Intel Quick Sync and Nvidia.

ACDSee Luxea pro Video Editor

Version 8.0.1.3380 (August/27/2025)
o Added 10 items to Sample Audio.
o Added a tooltip to the Show/Hide Tracking box in Motion Tracking.
!! Fixed a crash that could occur after adding several specific filters to a single video.
!! Fixed a crash caused by significantly increasing the speed of a clip with multiple adjustments applied to it.
!! Fixed certain changes to the Color Picker not updating the Program panel in real time.
!! Fixed the Color Picker in Video Recorder Annotations incorrectly updating the color history after use.
!! Fixed masks appearing in the wrong position when media of several different dimensions is used in one project.
!! Fixed a case where using the Color Picker many times could cause cosmetic issues in the main window.
!! Fixed cosmetic issues in the previews for two Transitions.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue where the Keyboard Shortcuts window didn’t display X buttons consistently.
!! Center-aligned the text in AI Motion Tracking within the Properties panel.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue where some checkboxes could be slightly offset under certain conditions.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue with multiple panels’ scroll bars visible at certain scale factors.
!! Fixed a cosmetic issue in Package Project visible at certain scale factors.
!! Fixed a text issue when relinking media that had been renamed.
!! Updated the icon in the Snapshot confirmation dialog.
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Version 8.0.0.3317 (June/11/2025)
+ AI Super Resolution – Upscale videos to 4K using AI Super-Resolution. Whether you’re restoring old footage, working with mixed-quality sources, or zooming in for that perfect shot, this intelligent upscaling technology enhances clarity without sacrificing quality. By analyzing your video and intelligently filling in details, the AI can give you sharper, cleaner, and more consistent footage. Effortlessly push the boundaries of your video and keep your story looking its best, no matter where it began.
+ AI Motion Tracking – Keep the focus where it matters with AI-powered Motion Tracking. Lock text, effects, and graphics onto moving subjects with precision, ensuring they stay in perfect sync with the action. No need to manually set keyframes, the AI does all the tracking for you. Whether you’re highlighting a key moment, adding dynamic callouts, or unleashing stellar effects, Motion Tracking makes it effortless.
+ Marker Panel – Easily keep markers organized in the new Marker Panel. Add specified color markers directly to the timeline, as well as apply new duration markers to help keep an even tighter eye on clip lengths.
+ Nest Sequences – Save multiple video clips or edits into one Nest Sequence, allowing you to re-use the entire sequence elsewhere in your project without manually editing each clip?again. It’s like a mini-timeline inside your main timeline!
+ Nest Presets – Nest Sequences can be saved into Nest Presets, which are saved to a local directory allowing them to be used on any project, not just the one they were created in. Perfect for maintaining a consistent style or brand across video content.
+ Adjustment Layers – Efficiently apply effects and color corrections across multiple clips simultaneously using a single, transparent Adjustment Layer. The tracks beneath the Adjustment Layer are enhanced without altering any?original footage.
+ Dynamic Preview – Get an instant feel for your edit with Dynamic Preview. Simply hover your mouse over the timeline and watch real-time previews spring to life—no clicks, no scrubbing, just effortless, frame-accurate feedback exactly where your cursor lands.
+ Quick Split Mode – Effortlessly separate clips on the timeline using?Quick Split Mode. When enabled, left-click any clip on your timeline to split it exactly where you click.
+ Audio Auto Normalization – Balance your audio effortlessly with Audio Auto Normalization, ensuring consistent volume levels across your entire project without manual adjustments.
+ Mute and Solo Tracks – Intuitively mute a single track using Mute Track or automatically mute all tracks but one with Solo Track.
+ Flip Video – Easily flip clips in the Timeline horizontally and vertically with one click.
+ Auto-migration – On first launch, LUXEA Pro 8 automatically migrates your custom Text, Masks, Keyboard Shortcuts, Shared Media, and installed Content Packs from LUXEA Pro 7.
+ Multi-Audio Track Support – Added support for video files with multiple audio tracks/streams allows you to select which audio track is heard during playback.
+ Real-Time Annotations – Add annotations to your video while recording with pen and brush tools. The annotations are visible to your audience while recording and during video playback.
+ Flip Webcam – Mirror your webcam horizontally before recording so gestures and text appear natural to your viewers.
+ Custom Mouse Trail – Display a customizable mouse trail while recording video so your audience can follow along.
+ Video Recorder Snapshot – Take a screenshot of your current video frame while recording with the Snapshot button.
+ Improved File Format Support – Added support for importing MKV Video Format and VP9 Video Codec files ensures compatibility when importing media,?and added support for importing and exporting VP8 and AV1 Video Codec (AV1) files?to achieve better compression rates and seamless integration with?next-gen platforms.
+ HDR to SDR Conversion – Transform HDR footage into beautiful SDR video with preserved color, contrast, and detail.
o Improved Hardware Acceleration – Improved support for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs and Intel integrated GPUs. Smoother playback, especially of 4k videos and complex timelines. Significantly faster export times.
o Customizable Workspace Presets – Quickly select one of six preset layouts to customize your video editing workspace, letting you shift between common layouts and have the tools you need instantly at hand.
o Improved Color Picker – A modernized Color Picker lets you select colors in your media using the eye dropper tool, as well as select from recently picked colors.
o Batch Edit Text Properties – Select multiple text assets on your Timeline and modify their properties in a single edit.
o Animation Options – Efficiently add movement to your text using animations?found?under the Animation Tab of the Text Properties.
o Text Templates – Enhanced font support and eye-catching gradient colors give you incredible Text Template options for adding fun callouts, polished titles, or creative flair to your videos faster.
o Color Gradient Options – Set text gradient colors using RGB, HEX, and transparency options.
o Text Effects – Added a new Background effect, and improved the appearance of the Blur property in several other text effects.
o Improved Timeline – Take full control of your timeline with an exciting suite of new tools! Enable/disable clips directly on the timeline, swap out existing clips in a flash, dive into Quick Split mode for seamless editing, and experience a host of other game-changing quality-of-life improvements for super smooth editing.
o Improved Exporting – You can now select specific clips or a range in the Timeline to be exported, pause an export in progress, and disable the preview.
o Relink Media – Specify a folder to relink all media in that folder, instead of relinking each file one at a time.
o New Filters – 25 new creative filters have been added, including Binoculars, Chalk Edge, and Light Scan, to save you time and help tell your story.
o New Transitions – 14 new transitions have been added, including Blink Eyes, Shutters, and Teleport, to help you go from scene to scene with style.
o Improved the design of the Transitions display in the Properties panel.
!! Fixed cases where video playback in the Program panel could be slower than audio playback, causing desynchronization while previewing the project.
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Version 7.1.4.2527 (February/14/2024)
General usability:
!! Fixed an issue that could cause the parent folder of a custom install location to be deleted when LUXEA is uninstalled.
!! In non-English languages, fixed an issue that could cause application text to be in English when LUXEA is installed to certain custom install locations.
Video Editor:
!! Fixed an issue that could cause export templates to be missing when LUXEA is installed to certain custom install locations.
!! In non-English languages, fixed English text that could appear when searching for media.
!! In non-English languages, fixed English text in the Timeline context menu.
!! In Japanese language, fixed a text alignment issue in the Content Pack Manager.
Video Recorder:
!! Fixed a rare crash that could be caused by resizing the webcam preview window.
!! Fixed several workflows related to resizing the webcam preview window that could cause the preview to temporarily freeze.
!! In Japanese language, fixed a cosmetic issue at some display scales.
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Version 7.1.3.2421 (October/25/2023)
!! Fixed incorrectly-localized text in some languages.
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Version 7.1.2.2399 (October/4/2023)
+ Added Japanese language support.
!! Fixed an issue where the Uniform Scale setting in Video Properties was not retained after reloading project.
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Version 7.1.1.2365 (August/25/2023)
Video Recorder:
!! Fixed a performance issue where the Screen Recorder “Select Recording Area” tool could cause lag while active.
!! Fixed an issue where the Screen Recorder “Mouse Highlight” effect wouldn’t work if recording on a non-main display.
Video Editor:
o Added the ability to turn off “maintain audio pitch” when applying Speed Ramping.
o Added a graphic in the Source monitor when playing and pre-editing audio.
o Export Templates and Text Presets from Luxea 6 are now automatically imported when LUXEA Pro 7 is first run.
!! Fixed a performance issue where playback during editing could momentarily pause or “dip” when decoding certain video clips.
!! Fixed an issue where relinking media would fail if the project was created in a previous version of LUXEA.
!! Fixed an issue where the size and position of custom text was not being saved.
!! Fixed a crash that could occur in certain time zones only when the media library contained an orphan item and was grouped by modified time.
!! Fixed an issue where a freeze frame applied to a small video clip (320×320 or less) would show an empty frame.
!! Fixed an issue with the Freeze Frame tool where the wrong frame would be frozen if reverse speed was applied.
!! Fixed an issue where panoramic images were not initially centered when added to the video.
!! Fixed an issue where button tooltips failed to appear if on a secondary monitor of different size.
General usability:
+ Added German and French localization. Choose your language at install time. You can also download language packs via the in-app Pack Manager, and switch language at any time via Options > Language.
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Version 7.0.0.2293 (Jun/14/2023)
Video Recorder:
+ New GUI design
+ Added an auto stop function in the recorder
+ Added the ability to dynamically record and generate audio clips in sync with the timeline while playing video
Video Editor:
+ New GUI design
+ Added the ability to customize the workspace – panels can be docked and undocked, moved, and resized
+ Added the ability to save and manage multiple workspaces
+ Added the ability to sort, group, and search for assets in your library
+ Added the ability to share media files among all projects
+ Added more options for adding media to the timeline such as Append, Overwrite, and Add to New Track
+ Added a new Elements pane
+ Added the ability to mark assets as Favorites
+ Added the ability to relink media
+ Added the ability to edit properties using Keyframes
+ Added advanced Speed controls
+ Added the ability to hide parts of your media via masking
+ Added an audio meter
+ Added the ability to adjust left/right channel audio
+ Added an audio Equalizer
+ Added the ability to add captions with time codes and control the text’s Font, Size, Style, Color, Alignment and Positions
+ Added the ability to copy and paste specified properties from one media item to others
+ Added the ability to import captions from SRT files
+ Added the ability to pre-edit media before adding it to the timeline
o Added support for DNG and TiFF files
o Added the ability to add keyframes for all filter properties
o Updated Freeze Frames to support more properties
o Updated all Text properties to support keyframes
o Updated saved custom text to support keyframes
!! Fixed a crash that occurred if a second project was opened while the first one was still loading
General usability:
+ Added a Home Screen to organize and manage projects
+ Added a Content Pack Manager
+ Added a Keyboard Shortcuts Manager