Corel VideoStudio Pro - X9 Ultimate Reviewer's Guide

Corel® VideoStudio® Ultimate X9

Reviewer’s Guide

Contents

1 | Introducing Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 1

2 | What’s included? 3

3 | Top new and enhanced features 5

4 | Defining features 11

5 | Comparing versions 17

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Introducing Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9

Welcome to VideoStudio® X9! With the latest
versions of our award-winning consumer video

®

editor, the Corel
delivering powerful applications that bring
together an unmatched combination of creativity
and ease of use. Users of all levels now have an
environment where they can grow their video
editing skill set to create movies that are uniquely
their own.

Whether you choose Ultimate or Pro, the
VideoStudio X9 family takes creativity to new
levels with multi-camera editing, enhanced audio
features, multi-point motion tracking, boosted
performance (including new 6th Generation Intel
chips), and more.

For users who want to max out their
moviemaking capabilities, the new Ultimate
version offers support for up to 6 cameras in the
Multi-Camera Editor (2 more than Pro), the ability
to work with additional formats including MXF
(XAVC), and it delivers extra value with 11
premium effect collections from NewBlue, Boris
Grafitti and ProDAD.

With an easier-to-use, streamlined UI and
intelligent new features that let you focus on your
subject and story, VideoStudio X9 frees you from
the technical aspects of moviemaking. Combined
with optimized performance and support for the
latest technologies, this new editing environment
is faster and more responsive than ever.

On behalf of the entire team, I’d like to thank you
for choosing VideoStudio X9. We are proud to
offer users total creativity in a surprisingly easy-to­use video editor.

Thank you.

Michel Yavercovski

Senior Director Product Management
VideoStudio

video team has focused on

Customer profiles

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

Video enthusiasts

Video enthusiasts capture their stories – family
events, community activities, travel, sports and
more – with impressive creativity and movie­making skill. They embrace new technologies,
often possess multiple cameras, and choose
VideoStudio for its speed, stability, rich features,
and creative freedom.

The social videographer

These users want hassle-free technology that lets
them achieve results quickly, but still offers
features that help them grow. Their goal is to join
the video community on sites such as YouTube,
where they can build an audience exchange
ideas.

Educators

VideoStudio includes features relevant to
students and teachers, such as screen capture
capabilities, stop motion, simple compositing,
and much more. A royalty-free version of
VideoStudio offers educational institutions a low­cost licensing opportunity.

Social media marketers

Today’s marketers understand the potential for
video to inform, instruct, influence, and
demonstrate the value of products and services.
VideoStudio is perfect for the non-technical
market, offering all the simple tools required to
quickly and easily produce pro-quality videos.

Action videographers

These adventurous souls likely fell backwards into
video editing, starting with the purchase of a
GoPro or other action camera. The no fuss, no
muss hallmark of VideoStudio appeals to their
adrenaline-junkie spirit.

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What’s included?

Main application

• Corel

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VideoStudio® Ultimate X9: 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™: Create movies in minutes

with this sleek and simple template-based
application.

Corel® ScreenCap X9: Create demos or

training videos, record your screen, mouse
movements and capture audio at the click of
a button.

VideoStudio® MyDVD®: Complete your

video projects with interactive, professional­looking DVD menus, complete with image­rich menus and music.

ScoreFitter: With integrated ScoreFitter

audio, you can easily build a fantastic
soundtrack, with sound effects, voice-overs,
and background music that sets the mood.

Premium effects: VideoStudio Ultimate X9

includes 11 premium effect collections that
ensure you have everything you need to
correct common production problems and
enhance your video with stunning effects
from our partners at NewBlueFX, proDAD,
and Boris Graffiti.

Learning

• Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, 64-bit
OS highly recommended

• Intel Core Duo 1.8 GHz, Core i3 or AMD
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz

• Intel Core i5 or i7 1.06 GHz required for
AVCHD & Intel Quick Sync Video support

• Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon X4 for UHD or
Multi-Camera editing

• Intel 6th Generation processor (Skylake) is
required for HEVC hardware encoding

• 2 GB of RAM, 4 GB for Windows 64-bit, 8+GB
highly recommended for UHD or Multi­Camera editing

• Graphics card supports DXVA2 VLD mode
with Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0 and 512 MB
VRAM for hardware decoding acceleration

• HEVC import requires Windows 10 and
graphics card hardware support

• 128 MB VGA VRAM

• Display resolution: 1024 x 768

• Windows-compatible sound card

• 6 GB HDD space for full installation

• Digital download available for installation
Input/output device support

Input format support

• Video: AVCHD, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1/-2/-4,
DVR-MS, DivX*, SWF*, UIS, UISX, M2T, M2TS,
TOD, MOD, M4V, WebM, 3GP, WMV, Non­encrypted DVD titles, MOV, MKV, XAVC,
MXF**, HEVC

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•User Help and Getting Started screens

(

Help menu)

•

User Guide PDF

• Tutorials through the

Discovery Center

Minimum system requirements

• Internet connection required for updates

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Audio: AC3, MP3, MPA, MOV, WAV, WMA,

MP4, M4A, Aiff, AU, CDA, AMR, AAC, OGG

1. Some input format support may require third- party

software.
*MOV, DivX & SWF: QuickTime driver for MOV, DivX
codec for DivX and Flash player for SWF are required to
enable these formats.
**VideoStudio Ultimate only

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