Corel VideoStudio Pro X2
March 7th, 2010 Posted in Software
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- Complete video solution–Capture, edit, author, burn and view the latest high-definition video; Share on DVD, AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc, and mobile devices, or upload directly to YouTube
- Create sophisticated montages and picture-in-picture effects with multiple video, audio and title tracks including transitions on overlay tracks and auto crossfades; plus turn stereo audio into immersive Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound with one click
- Next-generation HD–capture from HDV, AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc and JVC HD camcorders; edit HD video quickly and smoothly with enhanced Smart Proxy editing; render faster with support for Intel quad-core technology and improved MPEG encoding performance
- Easier & more powerful editing–scale the interface to fill your whole screen, create video/audio crossfades by simply dragging clips over each other, larger dialog boxes and controls for applying effects quickly, plus trim clips directly in the library
- Uploading to YouTube is easier, faster and more powerful, allowing you to sign in to your YouTube account directly and encode your movies in WMV or H.264 for even better quality; plus take your videos on the go with support for apple iPhone
Product Description
Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 is powerful video editing software for creating high-quality HD and standard-definition movies, slideshows and DVDs. Work with video and photos from camcorders, digital cameras or mobile phones. Edit your footage quickly and easily with the time-saving Movie Wizard, or take full creative control with professional tools. Add eye-catching animated menus and titles, transitions, music and special effects. Even paint, write or draw freehand on y… More >>
March 7th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Took more capability than my computer could produce. Things jumped around or locked up. Be carefull.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I haven’t quite figured out the ins and outs of this excellent software. But for the longest time, I could not see videos on my new computer (Vista), I could only hear them. I could not figure out why. Then I decided to install the VideoStudio Pro X2, and I can’t believe it. My videos were viewable.
What you get is one CD rom and a helpful booklet. As it opens up, there is a full screen of video editing tabs. Editing is impressive, and best, you can add music to the video and titles, create slideshows, etc. There is so much here that it will take a great time to learn it all. You can get very creative with tools that look easy to manipulate.
The software also includes working with movie projects. Maneuvering around the screens are not easy and will take some work to get used to. This doesn’t appear to be for the novice, but with some time and effort, one can learn. The steps are rather complicated if you don’t take time to work, however, I found some help with the wizard. I like the idea that any piece of the video can become a still pic.
Right now, I love it! Update as I learn more…..Rizzo
Rating: 5 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
I decided to ignore the instruction booklet when testing this software for the first time because, let’s face it, that is what most of you are going to do. The software offers two differnt ways to author videos – one is a ‘Wizard’ and one takes a bit more know-how. Starting with the harder version, it took a few moments of clicking around until I found the way to import video and audio files. Once imported, it was easy to drag and drop them, adjust volume levels, add titles & transitions and export for web use. There are tons of controls to produce HD quality movies with surround sound, which I might try at a later date, but for a first run I got a decent web-quality piece that uploaded quickly to YouTube. My one frustration so far is the time stamp that appears on the clip and will be re-produced in your final product. After looking about, searching the help and then trying the instruction booklet I could find no reference to the time stamp or how to turn it off. [time stamp not seen on raw footage nor does it appear is such software as Windows Movie Maker]
Rating: 3 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Other reviews have done a much better job than I could at describing this item. Just wanted to give my “two thumbs up”. Very cool.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 7th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
I’m not editing video but two or three times a year and none of it is worth spending more then a few minutes learning a program for. For simple quick uploading and editing of video I found that this was just too much program. I’m sure to appreciate this feature rich program you would have to spend a bit of time learning the interface. I found it frustrating and way too diffacult to make the simple things work.
Rating: 2 / 5