Corel VideoStudio Pro - X2 Reviewer’s Guide

Reviewer’s Guide

Corel VideoStudio™ Pro X2 Reviewer’s Guide

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Contents

1 | Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 ...........................1

2 | Customer Profiles.............................................................3

3 | What’s Included? ..............................................................5

4 | The Most Complete HD Solution.....................................7

Fast, Smooth Video Capture and Editing .................................................... 7

Fast Encoding ................................................................................................ 7

Choice of Output .......................................................................................... 8

5 | Key Features ...................................................................11

Professional, Easy-To-Use Editing Tools ..................................................... 11

Unique Special Effects ................................................................................ 18

Any Output, Anywhere .............................................................................. 21

6 | Summary of New and Enhanced Features ...................23

Introducing Corel VideoStudio™ Pro X2

Corel VideoStudio™ Pro X2 is an all-in-one video-editing and disc-authoring application that makes it easy to create professional-looking videos, slide shows, and DVDs. Integrating all the latest video production technologies, VideoStudio includes time-saving wizards, easy-to-use editing tools, unique special effects, surround-sound audio, and full support for high-definition (HD) video. Users can easily share movies with family and friends on Blu-ray Disc devices. They can even share movies worldwide by uploading directly to the You Tub e

™

Web site.

The Most Complete HD Solution

As the most complete HD solution available today, VideoStudio provides fast and smooth editing, quick encoding, and flexible output options. Users can capture and edit video in all the leading HD formats, including HDV (High-Definition Video), AVCHD Movie), and JVC

™

(Advanced Video Codec High Definition), BDMV (Blu-ray Disc

HD camcorder (TOD).

, DVD, or mobile

With its Smart Proxy editing and support for both dual-core and quad-core CPUs, VideoStudio lets even midrange PCs edit HD content efficiently. The new MainConcept H.264 codec provides rapid encoding with superior quality, and the MPEG Optimizer suggests the fastest, best-quality encoding settings.

Professional, Easy-To-Use Editing Tools

VideoStudio Pro X2 provides an array of professional, easy-to-use editing tools that help users create compelling, Hollywood-style video projects. The new, sophisticated graphite user interface provides enlarged controls for filters and effects, one-click previews, scalable Library thumbnails, and an instant timecode tip. Users can easily create sophisticated picture-in-picture and montage effects, automatic audio and video crossfades, title animations, color backgrounds, and much more. In addition, support for Dolby lets users create videos that take full advantage of today’s home theater systems.

Digital 5.1 surround-sound audio

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Unique Special Effects

Users can explore their creativity and personalize their video projects with a collection of special effects and easy-to-use templates. The new Painting Creator is an unrivaled feature that lets users paint, draw, or write on their videos. With the Chroma Key effect, users can superimpose any background onto a video — just like the pros do. In addition, many professionally designed HD-style templates, menu templates and transitions, overlay objects, frames, and Flash animations are included.

Any Output, Anywhere

With Corel VideoStudio Pro X2, users can easily share their videos with family and friends or seek a much broader audience. They can author Blu-ray Discs with advanced menus, burn HD video on a standard DVD in AVCHD format, create DVDs with professional menus, output video to mobile devices, and even upload directly to YouTube.

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Customer Profiles

Specialist: Technology Enthusiasts

Technology enthusiasts are early adopters of new technology who enjoy capturing video during family, school, social, club, or sports events. They are primarily interested in advanced video-editing projects and seek professional tools that let them work with the latest HD video, audio, and disc formats.

Intermediate: Hobbyists

Hobbyists shoot lots of videos and photos, particularly during significant social events. They seek easy-to-use tools that let them express their creativity by personalizing their videos and photos with unique features and effects. They enjoy the immediacy of sharing their projects on mobile devices or the Web.

Generalist: Family Memory-Keepers

Family memory-keepers capture special moments on video during milestone celebrations and other family gatherings. They seek easy-to-use tools that let them quickly trim and edit their videos, or simply transfer their videos from camcorder to disc for more convenient viewing. Automated templates and wizards help them create impressive slide shows and DVDs to share with family members.

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What’s Included?

Main Application

• Corel VideoStudio™ Pro X2: This all-in-one video-editing and disc-authoring application makes it easy to create professional-looking videos, slide shows, and DVDs.

• VideoStudio Editor – for powerful editing and disc authoring tools

• Movie Wizard – to make complete movies in a few clicks

•

DV-to-DVD Wizard™ – the fastest way to record directly from tape to disc

Bonus Application

• Corel® WinDVD® 8 (Silver): The world’s leading DVD and video playback software delivers superior audio and video quality to laptops or PCs through a stylish and easy-to-use interface (plays AVCHD

Supplementary Content

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video).

• An extensive library of templates, overlay clips, title animations, menus, and effects are included to help users personalize their projects.

Bonus Effects

• NewBlue® Film Effects: Five filters with 81 presets that give videos the magic of an “old-film” appearance.

Documentation

•Help file

• PDF user guide

System Requirements

For general use and proxy HDV editing:

•Intel

• Microsoft

Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ XP (or equivalent), or higher

Windows® XP SP2 Home Edition/Professional, Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Windows Windows Vista

operating system software

XP Professional x64 Edition, or

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