Corel VideoStudio Pro - X7 Reviewer's Guide

Reviewer’s Guide

Contents

1 | Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 | What’s included? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3 | Top new and enhanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 | Defining features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5 | How fast is VideoStudio Pro X7? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro X7

In 2013, Corel conducted an in-depth survey of

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VideoStudio® Pro users. The results

Corel
revealed the reasons why people love
VideoStudio
forward.

Chief desire among users? Performance.
Performance and stability are traditional strengths
of VideoStudio, and with the explosion of HD and
now 4K video, keeping rendering times to a
minimum and editing quality to a maximum
topped the list.

Second desire on the list? Fast and easy ways to
make great-looking videos.Users want their
videos out of their pocket and onto the web
without waiting--but they still want those videos
to look great.

Third desire? Creative effects. After all, why use
video-editing software? Because our ability to tell
our stories with creativity, and to connect with an
audience, matters to us.

So how did the survey results shape VideoStudio
X7?

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and what they wanted moving

Creative effects: VideoStudio Pro X7 includes a

refreshed and expanded content library. Fresh
templates and a great collection of transitions,
effect filters, and graphics let users explore new
creative possibilities. And for effect enthusiasts,
VideoStudio X7 Ultimate includes an amazing
collection of advanced special effects. With 64-bit
power, effects run faster than ever before.

We believe that VideoStudio Pro X7 delivers the
speed, ease-of-use, and creativity that our
customers asked for. We hope that you enjoy
using the best version of VideoStudio yet.

VideoStudio® Pro customer profiles

Here’s a glimpse at the people who are driving
VideoStudio Pro’s success.

Multimedia enthusiasts

These users are the traditional lifeblood of this
market. They’re passionate and sophisticated
hobbyists who embrace new technologies,
possess multiple cameras, and choose
VideoStudio Pro for its speed, stability, rich
features, and creative freedom.

Speed: We took this seriously. VideoStudio Pro X7

introduces an entirely new and powerful 64-bit
architecture that removes memory limitations.
The result is dramatic performance gains in a
wide variety of scenarios. For example, as our
benchmark testing indicates, rendering HD multi­track projects can be up to 200% faster and
rendering 4K projects can be up to 800% faster.

Fast and easy: VideoStudio Pro X7 introduces

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Corel

FastFlick™, a sleek, simple little application
that includes beautiful templates, so it’s a snap to
create and share great-looking video. But a key
feature of FastFlick™ is it’s synergy with
VideoStudio—any FastFlick project can be opened
in VideoStudio, making this an ideal way to start
projects of any complexity.

Action videographers

These adventurous souls likely fell backwards into
video editing, starting with the purchase of a
GoPro or other action camera. As they filmed
their exploits—be it on a mountain bike, surf
board, or cliff ledge—their interest in video
editing grew as a means to share those
encounters with nature. The no fuss, no muss
hallmark of VideoStudio Pro appeals to their
adrenaline-junkie spirit.

The ‘new’ videographer

YouTube has grown into a dynamic and powerful
social network, where anyone can learn and
exchange ideas, entertain themselves and others,
and share their stories, causes, and passions.
These users want hassle-free technology, no

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limits, and quality outputs—all attributes
exemplified by VideoStudio Pro.

Educators

In the classroom, video has become an essential
skill for students and teachers. VideoStudio Pro is
an ideal solution, combining relevant features,
such as screen capture capabilities, stop motion,
simple compositing, and much more, with easy
video output from template for web or disc. A
royalty-free version of VideoStudio offers
educational institutions a low-cost licensing
opportunity.

Social media marketers

Everywhere you look, individuals and businesses
of all sizes are turning to social media to market
themselves. Video, particularly via YouTube, has
flourished in line with this trend as marketers
discover its potential to inform, instruct,
influence, and demonstrate the value of products
and services. VideoStudio Pro is perfect for the
non-technical market, offering all the simple tools
required to quickly and easily produce pro-quality
videos.

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What’s included?

Main application

• Corel

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VideoStudio® Pro X7: This all-in-

one video editor combines a simple
workspace with creative editing, professional
effects, complete screen recording, interactive
web video, and total disc authoring.

Supporting applications and content

• Corel

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FastFlick™: This sleek, simple

template-based app lets you create a great­looking video project quickly and easily.

Corel® ScreenCap X7: This utility lets you

record actions and mouse movement on your
computer screen, as well as integrate voice­overs and system audio.

NewBlueFX: A variety of NewBlueFX

animated effects, picture-in-picture effects,
and sound enhancement tools are built right
into VideoStudio Pro X7 to help you
customize your video clips.

SmartSound: With integrated SmartSound

audio, you can easily build a fantastic
soundtrack, with sound effects, voice-overs,
and masterful mood music.

• 3 GB of free hard drive space

• Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768

• Windows-compatible sound card

• Windows-compatible DVD-ROM for
installation

• Recordable Blu-ray drive required for creating
Blu-ray discs

• Internet connection required for accessing
online features and video tutorials

• Internet connection may be required to verify
the serial number during installation

*Recommended system requirements for editing
3D and HD video: Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II
X8 processors, Windows 7 or Windows 8 64-bit
operating systems, and 4 GB of RAM or higher.

Input/output device support

• Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras*

• Cameras and camcorders that record to
internal memory, memory card, DVD disc, or
hard drive

• USB capture devices, PC cameras, webcams

Learning

•User Help and Getting Started screens
(

Help menu)

User Guide PDF

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• Tutorials through the

Discovery Center

Minimum system requirements

• Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows
Vista, Windows XP, with latest service packs
installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions)

• Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz, AMD Dual-Core 2.0
GHz (multi-core processor recommended)*

• 2 GB of RAM (4 GB or higher recommended)

• 128 MB VGA VRAM (1 GB or higher
recommended)

• 1394 FireWire cards for use with DV/D8/HDV
camcorders

• USB Video Class (UVC) DV cameras

• Support for OHCI Compliant IEEE-1394

• Analog capture cards for analog camcorders
(VFW and WDM support for Windows XP and
Broadcast Driver Architecture support for
Windows Vista and Windows 7)

• Analog and digital TV capture devices
(Broadcast Driver Architecture support)

• Windows-compatible Blu-ray, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM or CD-R/RW drive

• Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod classic with video,
iPod touch, Sony PlayStation Portable, and
Android smartphones

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*Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras for

Motion

, Canon: EOS-1D Mark III, EOS-1D Mark IV,

Stop

EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS 1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark
II, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 6D, EOS 7D, EOS 40D, EOS
50D, EOS 60D, EOS 60Da, EOS 450D/Rebel XSi, EOS
500D/Rebel T1i, EOS 550D/Rebel T2i, EOS 600D/Rebel
T3i, EOS 650D/Rebel T4i, EOS 1000D/Rebel XS, EOS
1100D/Rebel T3, EOS M

Input format support

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• Video: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVCHD,
MPEG-4, H.264, BDMV, DV, HDV, DivX,
QuickTime, Windows Media Format, MOD
(JVC MOD File Format), M2TS, M2T, TOD,
3GPP, 3GPP2

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Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital

5.1, MP3, MPA, WAV, QuickTime, Windows
Media Audio, Ogg Vorbis

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Images: BMP, CLP, CUR, EPS, FAX, FPX, GIF,

ICO, IFF, IMG, J2K, JP2, JPC, JPG, PCD, PCT,
PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD, PSPImage, PXR, RAS,
RAW, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF, UFO, UFP, WMF

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Disc:

DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD)

Output format support

2

• Video: AVI, MPEG-2, AVCHD, MPEG-4,
H.264, BDMV, HDV, QuickTime, Windows
Media Format, 3GPP, 3GPP2, Webm

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Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital

5.1, MPA, M4A, WAV, QuickTime, Windows
Media Audio, Ogg Vorbis

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Images: BMP, JPG

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Disc: DVD (DVD-Video/AVCHD), Blu-ray Disc

(BDMV)

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Media: CD-R/RW DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW,

DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R Double Layer,
BD-R/RE

1. Some input format support may require third- party

software.

2. Some output format support may require third- party

software.

Other versions of VideoStudio

The following versions offer outstanding value, meeting the
needs of more advanced users as well as the education,
corporate licensing, and digital signage markets:

VideoStudio® Ultimate X7

Corel’s most comprehensive
video-editing collection
offers all the benefits of
VideoStudio Pro X7, plus the
following special effects add­ons:

• proDAD VitaScene LE –

more than 100 broadcast­quality fully customizable
professional effects,
filters, and image
enhancements.

• proDAD Handscript
Animation – instantly
turns titles into realistic
onscreen handwriting.

• proDAD RotoPen – exclusive to VideoStudio Ultimate X7,
these animated pen effects let you draw on maps, illustrate
with light or video, or apply animated pen effects to any
path.

• proDAD Mercalli SE – this image correction and video
stabilization plugin gives you rock-steady video, no matter
how fast the action. This version includes revolutionary 3D
video stabilization, plus rolling-shutter compensation that
will remove wobble and skew caused when panning.

• Boris Graffiti 6 – this integrated 3D titling and vector
animation plugin lets you create broadcast-quality titles and
graphics. You can easily make sophisticated title animations,
such as type on text, text on a path, jitter, and randomization.
Plus, you can create 3D text with bump maps and reflections.

• NewBlueFX ColorFast – this integrated plugin streamlines
color correction and color grading in one simple workflow.

• NewBlueFX Motion Effects – this lineup of must have video
plugins helps you achieve professional results with more than
100 presets in 10 incredibly efficient tools.

VideoStudio Ultimate X7 is not available in all regions. Please
visit www.corel.com/videostudioultimate for more info.

Corel VideoStudio X7

This license-only version of VideoStudio is simplified with fewer
tracks and advanced effects to provide a streamlined and easy­to-use video-editing solution for the education and other
licensing markets. It provides a low-cost but well-featured video
editor that significantly exceeds the limited functionality of the
freely available Windows Movie Maker or other low cost options
that are typically encountered within educational institutions.

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Top new and enhanced features

VideoStudio Pro X7 includes something for
everyone: incredible performance and a sleek new
look, great new creative content and features,
and a ton of enhancements that give you faster
and easier ways to bring your dream video project
to life.

New!

X7 has been built on an entirely new 64-bit
architecture that delivers more power, reliability
and performance. For starters, it unlocks all your
system memory—4, 8, 16 GB or more of

64-bit performance: VideoStudio Pro

RAM.This means you get super fast rendering for
your multitrack, HD, and 4K projects.

Enhanced!

interface:

make a big difference in the refined Corel
VideoStudio Pro workspaces. The Share
workspace has been reorganized for more
intuitive and more customizable sharing. In the
Edit workspace, the refreshed Timeline is easier to
use and the new categories and content in the
Library inspires creative video projects.

Sleek new look for the user

Clean lines and subtle color changes

The sleek new look for VideoStudio Pro X7

Enhanced! Smarter and faster 4K: The
Smart Render option now works with UltraHD
(4K) files. Smart Render detects areas that have
been edited and renders only those areas. The
result? For 4K, rendering can be up to 200%
faster than with X6! Have the latest Intel chips?
Corel has optimized hardware acceleration to
achieve a 170-500% performance gain when
working with 4K.

The Smart Render check box can be found near the

bottom of the

Share workspace.

UltraHD is becoming more popular, promising
incredible image depth and quality in video projects

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