Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Review

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(More customer reviews)Video editing on the PC is more voodoo than artisty - almost every "consumer level" editing program on the market has compatibility problems, the software that comes with the hardware tends to be next to useless (if you can get it to work at all), and customer support is TERRIBLE. Most of what is to be found is geared towards either 1) encoding low-quality video either from TV or cell phones or 2) "dummy-editing" for those that want to get poorly-edited YouTube video on the air. Consumers that want to do high-quality video editing but aren't professionals (read: can't spend thousands on one piece of software) are, for the most part, ignored.
Having messed with numerous products including Pinnacle Studio (very buggy and contains huge compatibility issues), WinTV's Win2000 (comes with their card - lacks usefulness), VirtualDub (free and having huge potential with numerous features, but unless you're willing to spend a tremendous amount of time working with it, have the exact hardware the fan-community is using, and have superior knowledge of the technology, you won't find it useful), etc... in the end, Premiere is the best. It is professionally done, VERY compatible compared to other software packages, powerful, easy to use, and easy to understand. If you want to do video editing on the PC, this is where you should start - everything else just creates too many headaches.
So, what can you do with Premiere Elements 3.0? You can combine multiple video clips into a movie; you can narrate a video; you can create video for your blog (if you have a camera); you can burn professional-looking DVDs with full menus that will blow people away. Whether you are making home movies of your kids, compiling a highlight reel of your best sporting moments, or making a movie on an extremely tight budget, this is the best software out there in the price range.
As to what 3.0 improves from 2.0: To the casual user not a lot. There are a few more minor options, but the big advantage comes when burning DVDs - in 2.0, my sports DVDs looked terrible with a great deal of "jumping" (I'm assuming this was caused by the software not using enough compression keyframes, but don't quote me on that) - in 3.0, everything is extremely clear and smooth. There are also more exporting options and more useable codecs, though the software still lacks the ability to switch to any installed codecs (a major flaw, IMO, but one most other programs at this level share).
Note: In order to make DVD templates (DVD Menus) for 3.0, you need Photoshop Elements 5.0 - earlier versions do not seem to work (or, at least, I can't get them to work properly). While you can make very good DVD menus within Premiere, you can't save them from Premiere for use in other projects. If that is something you might want to do (and, quite honestly, it may not be for many users), pick up the "bundled" version of Premiere and Photoshop and save yourself some money.
Now, a few things that Premiere Elements can't do/doesn't do very well:
- Capture video from "legacy" devices like VCRs. Premiere can capture video from some devices, but it doesn't work particularly well with many capture cards (nor is it really designed to). Either send your VCR feed through a digital camcorder or use another recording method ("Tivo" or a capture card with useful capture software).
- "Mega" special effects. Premiere Elements has numerous effects like dissolve, fade, time-stretching (slow motion), and distortion - it does not, however, do major CGI-effects. You might be able to pull of a Star Trek "beam in" effect, but you'll need another program for most others.
- Post-capture video improvement. Premiere Elements can do some video enhancement, but it is more of a timeline editing tool - if you want to significantly improve the quality of your captured video (removing major noise, massive high-quality zooming, etc..) you'll need another program.
To address a few other negative reviews...
"Just a quick warning: trying to deal with Adobe is a nightmare. I spent 45 minutes on their customer service line today, waiting for someone to answer. Twice, I was disconnected and had to call back."
I've never had to deal with Adobe's customer support, so I don't know whether or not this is true - I do know, however, that CS in other retail companies in this market is terrible."I imported some video from a DVD that I made myself, and the program shut down. It said I had to go to a website and type in a 20-digit "encoder activation" and the site would give me another number that I could use to activate the MPEG2 part of the product. But the site won't take the number. I keep getting an invalid code message when I type it in."
This situation is true - you will need an internet connection AND you'll have to register a code to enable certain compressors. However, all you need to do is copy and paste the code from the software window and into your web browser (there's even a button that will copy the code - you just have to paste it in). No one I know has ever had the problem described above - though it could occur.
"No web support or patches on Adobe site to date. "
There are numerous plugins available on the Adobe website and a patch - just go to the updates section of their webpage.
In conclusion: Premiere Elements is the best software out there for most users. Other reviewers should feel free to post if there is a better software package available.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 software makes creating and sharing impressive home videos a snap. Burn your footage to DVD in two simple steps, complete with a DVD menu and scene index, or quickly assemble your movie in the new Sceneline, where you can drag and drop to arrange clips and add effects and enhancements. You can even edit and preview your movie in one convenient window. When your movie is ready, share it on the web, on mobile phones, and virtually anywhere else.

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Corel DVD MovieFactory 6.0 Plus Review

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(More customer reviews)I used this product for a month on the recommendations of a video forum group. It was for the specific purpose of burning HD-DVD compliant videos onto standard 4.7GB DVD's using a standard DVD burner.
The biggest problem with this product is that importing files take a long, long, long time. Whether you choose your desired file from a dialog box, or drag and drop it onto the open Ulead DVD Movie Factory window, the program basically locks your computer up for the next hour. Note that this is BEFORE you do anything with the file.
It's not just with high definition videos either. Standard definition files also take a long time to load.
Technical support from the Corel website is basically non-existent save for some FAQ's and a users forum. Even if you click on the so-called "Technical Support" link it takes you directly to the FAQ's. You can't even get email support. I at least got that with Microsoft.
Looking through those forums I realize that others who use this product with Windows Vista have the same issues. The label on the box says "Works with Windows Vista", just not how well.
Hopefully I'll have better luck with Nero.

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Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus Review

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(More customer reviews)I tried several other competitive products before Magix Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus. The Magix product was the only one that met the number one requirement: the product should work. Other products fed me nothing but "Not Responding" errors (Sony) and "Out of Memory" errors (CyberLink). After about 12 hours of using the Magix product in Vista 32-bit, not one lock up, one lost editing session, or one unnecessary error. Some of the features in Movie Edit Pro are lacking, but the most important features to me were all there.
One of the one-star reviews for this product complains about how long it takes to load media into the editing studio. That appears to be something unique to Movie Edit Pro; it likes to convert input files into some unknown internal format. I loaded a 2 hour, 35 GB, AVI file in about 5 minutes. However, once the load process is complete, the editing session is fast and error free. I would be just as happy with the product if it had taken 10 minutes to load the video. That's a fraction of the time I spent trying to figure out why the other products were crashing.
Magix would have earned a five-star rating from me if it was as feature rich and easy to use as the Sony and CyberLink products. Better online help would be good too.

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The video editing software with more options for creating perfect videos: MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus unifies highly precise video editing tools and numerous uniquely customizable special effects with professional audio dubbing. Transform your PC into a high-quality film studio. 99 tracks, a flexible user interface, multi-cam editing, 3D title animations, numerous cinematic special effects, crystal clear Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, and much more.

The product-of-choice for perfect video editing on the PC The perfect solution for beginners as well as ambitious users: Effortless video capture, straightforward editing, spectacular 3D effects, a large selection of titles and fades, brilliant dubbing, and the result burned to an interactive CD/DVD or exported to the Internet or a mobile player.
NEW--Multi-cam editing (for 2 cameras) Edit videos like a pro: You can now perfectly synchronize recordings from 2 different video cameras, which film the same event (e.g. concert, wedding, etc.). Simply import both recordings synchronize using parallel image or sound sequences and then select the best scenes into the video window simply using a mouse click. Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus then automatically creates a new video track, where various camera changes are integrated.
NEW--Native AVCHD editing Do you have an AVCHD camera and would like to import and edit your recordings directly without cumbersome recalculation? Then, Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus is the optimal solution:import AVCHD material with one click, optimize and dub perfectly, burn to Blu-ray Disc with an animated menu and present on TV! Brilliantly sharp, professional results guaranteed!
NEW--Completely new, re-worked interface The new interface makes editing your movies even more fun than before. All important functions are in plain view and can be reached directly via the interface. In addition, all elements of the user interface can be freely arranged and moved--just how you want them.
NEW--New, professional editing functions MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus offers even more professional editing functions to users with high demands: from easy color correction to an improved keyframe control, re-worked effect control and much more. In addition, the Plus version offers countless high-quality templates for breathtaking 3D title effects.
Dolby Digital 5.1 sound With the integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator (fee-based plug-in purchase required) you can put your videos into a new sound dimension. You can assign sound effects to characters in space or let sounds fly through the room from one loudspeaker to the other. Just like at the movies! With Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator the sound in your movies will be just as captivating as the video!
NEW--Animated menus for Blu-ray Discs Burn your movies with professional animated menus to Blu-ray Discs. You have a choice of a wide range of high-quality menu templates for every topic.
Automatically create DVD menus with images from your own project Unique and only from MAGIX: Using motifs from your video project you can automatically create DVD menus indistinguishable from those found on store-bought movie DVDs in just minutes. A selection of high-quality animation effects ensures lots of variety in your menu composition. Amaze your family, friends, and neighbors with your creative results--can also be given as a personalized gift!
Automatic editing: 15 themes to choose from Do you have minimal or nonexistent video editing experience? MAGIX MovieShow Maker turns your videos with just one click into fantastic movies. Choose from 15 thematically sorted motifs, and the rest happens automatically. Lean back, relax, and enjoy perfect results: Impressive effects, professional cuts, and harmonic transitions. Video editing has never been so easy!
Batch processing Do you want to process multiple video files into another format in one go? No problem! Mark as many files in a folder as you want with the comfortable batch processing feature and start conversion. Presto!
Record directly from the screen via screen capturing Would you like to be able to capture videos that you see on your monitor? MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus can do this easily! The smart screen capturing technology lets you record Internet videos during playback and use them in your projects after saving as a file.
Present on TV, mobile, or online
On TV: Automatically burn your finished film and interactive chapter menus onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (VCD, SVCD as well) in professional quality and at optimum compression rates.
Mobile: Transfer your video directly from MAGIX Movie Edit Pro to your portable video player, mobile, and other portable devices. Practical batch processing even enables you to convert as many movies as you want into any format.
Online: Share your most beautiful, funniest, and spectacular videos with the whole world. Publish finished videos directly in the huge video portal YouTube via the "Online" menu option or directly into your MAGIX Online Album--your own personal free video web site. Video enthusiasts from all around the world will be able to experience your work and even comment it.

Additional PLUS advantages
99 tracks for video, audio, photo, and text
More effects, more templates, more options
NEW--Innovative multi-cam editing (with 2 cameras)
IMPROVED--Supports current HD camcorders
Create Surround sound (Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator)
NEW--Native AVCHD editing
Screen capturing: Record movies directly from the monitor
Extended DVD & Blu-ray menu design
Audio Mastering Suite 2.0 for professional audio dubbing
IMPROVED--Revised keyframe control
NEW--3D presets for impressive 3D title effects
IMPROVED--New color correction dialog
IMPROVED--Batch conversion (now even entire folders)

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Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 Review

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(More customer reviews)This entire video was made in Video Studio Pro X2. I purposely did it as fast as I could to show the power of the product (matter of fact this writeup took longer). Besides the obvious time line oriented video editing, there are a ton of video outputs that can be utilized whatever your ability. You can export directly to You Tube, or record it in HD for watching in 1080. Direct to DVD authoring is another really nice addition.
I have used Final Cut Pro Studio costing $1300. While this is NOT as powerful at all, it does allow for a good deal of professional editing. It has a very low learning curve and if you just need to make excellent quality videos and not spend a very long time learning then this is the product for you.
You can import your own clips very easily, just drag and drop. It will even import your entire audio library. I tried to do a voice over for this video but my mic is really poor quality so it sounded very digitized. It allows you to add a voice over with 1 click though and I may redo this review if I can get a better mic. It is very refreshing the amount of video outputs this program has. If your a novice and want to make a video that is high quality for You Tube it is just a few clicks and you are done. The menus are easy to navigate and very intuitive.
About this video: Because I did not want to wait 3 hours to upload it. I rendered it at 30fps mpg. I am not sure how Amazon codec will re-render so I hope it looks nice when it is finally converted.
Thank you for watching!

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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 your video. Show off your movies on standard DVDs, or high-definition AVCHD and Blu-ray discs with stunning menus. Share on mobile devices such as PSP, iPod or iPhone, upload directly to YouTube, or watch with Corel WinDVD, the world's No. 1 playback software.

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PowerDirector 8 Deluxe Review

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(More customer reviews)I have edited a lot of photos, but had not tried to edit/burn videos before. I spent the last several days learning to do so, and, of the 4 programs I have tried, this is by far the best in my opinion. I have been converting from VHS to DVD, Hi8 to DVD, and Hi8 Digital to DVD, and now HD Mini-disc (the technology has changed at least 4 times in the last 20yrs. Hopefully DVD is around awhile, but if not, at least the quality does not degrade over time like tapes do).
I downloaded free trials for 4 programs. The cheaper "beginner" ones I won't even comment on. They were terrible. Then I tried Corel Video Studio X2 Pro. It worked but was very slow to compute, move screen to screen, and burn the disk. Burning to DVD took almost twice as long as the Powerdirector 8 Deluxe. But the worst part was it was not intuitive at all. You had what seemed to be two separate modules: The Wizards, and the Hard-Core Editing module. Heaven help you if you had to switch from one to the other. Totally confusing and non-intuitive. For instance, if you accidently added music by not UN-checking a box, and you saved your project, you couldn't go back. I'm sure there is a way to do it in the hard-core editing part, but I couldn't figure it out. The user guide was also pretty worthless.
Power Director 8, on the other hand, was very intuitive (at least as intuitive as video editing gets; there is still a steep learning curve for the first video or two). The manual was excellent, but I didn't even need to refer to it much. The program steps you from capture to burning the disk one step at a time, and you can skip around all you like without losing your work (unlike ny experience with Corel). It has some very nice templates for menus that are almost automatic, and make the finished product look great. The program is a great mix of "beginner" features, and professional editing capability. I was so impressed by it in comparison to other programs that I tried (I only tried 4), that I felt I should review it on here.
The best thing to do is to download these program's free trial and try them yourself. They are full-featured, and last for 30 days. Corel and Cyberlink both have this available. Then buy the one you like.
ALSO, make sure you have at LEAST 3GB of RAM, and a 100MB of hard drive, and 2GHz Dual Core CPU. That's what I had on my laptop, and it was marginal. I was running XP also. This program is Vista or Windows 7 compatible as well.

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Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 Review

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(More customer reviews)Sorry about the formatting, Amazon is removing all my spaces when I publish even though it looks fine in the editor.
Computer Specs:
Intel Core2 Duo @ 1.86 GHz
2 GB RAM
256 MB Video
32 bit
Windows Vista
My test:
Added 2 videos.
Added image stabilization to one
3D transition between them.
Rendered the project.
AVCHD in and MPG2 out (both in full HD, 1920*1440, Dolby 5.1 if available)
Video length 4 minutes and 20 seconds.Overall Review:
**** Corel Video Studio Pro X3
**** Cyberlink PowerDirector 8
*** Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro Plus 9
**1/2 Adobe Premiere Elements 8
** Magix Edit Pro 15
* Roxio Creator 2010
* Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 14
Package Options:
My reviews are against the top versions of each product line. You will find that most of the differences between the top versions and the base are Blu-ray export options, and some add some extra sound options. See for yourself the option that suits you at the manufacturer's website in their respective product comparison guides.
Windows 7:
All seemed to work for me in windows 7, 64 bit with 4 GB RAM. I didn't do any tests with it b/c I wanted to use an older machine that would come closer to representing the average computer. This includes Roxio 2009, but not 2010 for reasons stated below.
Final Opinion:
If you want something super easy to use, then I would go with Cyberlink PowerDirector 8. If you want something with a bit more power that you can grow into, I would go with Corel Video Studio Pro X3. Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro plus 9 may very well be good, but I see no reason to purchase it with the power of the Corel package.
If you are a masochist, go with Adobe, Magix, Roxio, or Pinnacle.DETAILS:
Adobe Premiere Elements 8
65 min render time
Pros:
You can search effects
Layout was good but not great
Interface was pretty straightforward
Cons:
Virtually locked my system
Slow and temporarily froze frequently
Output menu was cumbersomeCorel Video Studio Pro X3
19 min render time
Pros:
Great Output menu
Very fast
Easy to use user interface
Proxy editing*
Autofit for timeline
Cons:
No search function for effects
*edit*
After further review of this software, I had to knock it down from 5 to 4 stars.
I noticed more and more buggyness from the software the more that I used it.
It wasn't enough that one couldn't use it, but it was enough to be a bit frustrating at times.
*edit*
Cyberlink PowerDirector 8
30 min render time
Pros:
Output menu was nice
Very nice and easy to use layout
Cons:
No Blu-ray output
*edit*
Blu-ray output is available on Ultra.
After further use of this program, I have some issues with it and have lowered it to 4 from 5 stars.
I was disappointed with the menu editing in that you can not do text only menus, you can't really "customize" menus, and their stock menus total a whopping 2. They state they have thousands online, but almost all of these are menus that are horrible junk ones that others have created. There are literaly a few that are good or better. In addition, you can not search these menus, and the sorting is poor at best to browse them.
*edit*Magix Edit Pro 15
41 min Render time
Pros:
Simple
Cons:
Poor user interface
Oversimplified (Too simple I think for most people)
Very Cumbersome to use and add effects
Output options were confusing and cumbersome
Extremely limited options for PC output (which is what many will be doing)
A couple of lock upsPinnacle Studio Ultimate 14
Pros:
Nice little finished project to see what can be done
Nice interface for editing
Cons:
ONLY SOFTWARE that I was not able to import a video
Locked up my system many times and left errant process running at 80% CPU
Took 50 seconds just to load the import video TAB
When I selected videos to import and hit start import, absolutely nothing happened
Tried one of their movies and went to help to find stabilization and it crashed on me b/c I didn't have enough memory
No Blu-ray output
Cons on install on windows 7 computer:
Failure on export of file on all formats
I actually tried Pinnacle about 10 years ago and had absolutely nothing but problems. Spent many days downloading patches just to get it to work. Then, like a moron, I did an entire project and when I went to burn it, the burn failed every time. I see a decade later, I still can't export a file.Roxio Creator 2010
Pros:
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Cons:
They don't allow a trial download. I contacted them asking them if I could download a trial and even noted that I was a current customer. I personally like the 2009 Roxio. It was a nice "all-purpose" program. They told me that I had to buy it. I was offered a money back guarantee, but to do so, I had to send in a letter of destruction. This is way too much effort on my end to see if your software works for me.
I find it ridiculous in this day and age that you can't have a trial version of something, especially when EVERY ONE of your competitors does. In addition, this is how they were treating an existing customer!
You throw in all the compatibility issues that can occur in software in general and video software in particular, and that leaves me to think they have something to hide.
As icing on the cake, the following sentence was in their reply.
"Creator 2010 does support AVCHD software and hasn't been know to have any issues thus far!"
I replied to them about this OUTRIGHT LIE! First, you can read the compatibility issues on Amazon. Second, as a person that writes programs, there is no such thing as bug free software, especially video editing software.Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro Plus 9
14 minute render time (NO ANTI-SHAKE IN RENDER, see below)
Pros:
Computer stayed pretty responsive during render
Savable packages of effects
How to guide is nice
Cons:
Couldn't search effects
Very, very cumbersome to use
Couldn't find stabilization
The render time approximation stayed at around 1 minute or 2 left the entire time
Here is my issue with Sony Vegas. I have compared its features with many of the other programs and they are all very similar. Now, when compared with Corel Video Studio Pro X3 and Cyberlink PowerDirector, they are virtually identical. I personally think Sony leaves their software cumbersome so that it "looks/seems" more powerful.
I was definitely most disappointed in this product because it was the one that I was looking the most forward to using. When I say that it is cumbersome to use, it doesn't mean that it can't be used. Let me give an example. I am a programmer, and in something like excel, I like the ability to write my own code to create functions and tools that it doesn't offer or to tweak ones that it does. HOWEVER, when I want to enter numbers in boxes, I just want to enter numbers in boxes. I don't want to click in a box, go to a menu or right click, select some gadget and then enter a number. It is ok for complicated things to be complicated, but simple things should not only be simple, but also INTUITIVE.
The main thing that I saw that you could do in Sony Vegas that you couldn't do in the others is change your transitions (both audio and video) ramp as far as how quickly they come in and go out. I am not talking about changing the time, but how your out video accelerates out and how you in video accelerates in during that time. It is a cool feature, but something that 99% of people will only not use, but won't care about either.
Another thing, the image stabilizer should be easy to do, and it may be. However, I did a search in help for stabilize, stabilizer, sta, shake, anti, etc. and could not find out how to do this very simple thing. This worries me greatly that if this isn't readily available in the help docs, then much of the other stuff probably isn't either.*A note on proxy editing.
Proxy editing is basically you working on a very low def version of your file, but when it comes time to actually render your output, the original file is used. Some view this as a crutch because they say you should be able to optimize the software to work with the high def video. My opinion is that if I can work faster, then I will work faster. Who cares what my resolution is while I am editing. If you have the fastest software out there for HD, and you can do your edits in very low def and it is even faster still, then why would you not want that?

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Work as fast as your creativity moves you with Corel VideoStudio Pro X3--HD video-editing software for serious movie making fun. Now twice as fast, it has everything you need to import, edit and share standard or HD movies and DVDs. Start with an amazing new collection of professionally designed templates from RevoStock and real-time, studio-quality effects. Stay on the creative track with a huge palette of intuitive and powerful video-editing tools. Then share your story everywhere, from YouTube to Blu-ray and everything in between.

Overview VideoStudio Pro X3 kicks the movie making process into high gear, giving you the ultimate playground for creativity. Your complete HD video-editing program, it gives you a rapid head start with professionally designed templates, real-time, studio-quality effects, polished titles and smooth transitions. Super-charge your workflow with GPU acceleration and multi-core Intel CPU support for faster editing and rendering. Quickly assemble video clips in new Express Edit mode or go deep with advanced video-editing tools. Then share your videos on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, DVD, AVCHD and Blu-ray discs, iPod, PSP and more.
Complete HD workflow--import, edit, burn and share standard or HD video
GPU acceleration--edit and render twice as fast, especially with HD video
Professional content--get $500 US worth of studio-quality RevoStock templates
Express movie making--create movies in minutes, then fine-tune with advanced editing tools
Real-time effects--work fast with live previews of special effects like RotoSketch
Blu-ray authoring & burning--author with Hollywood-style DVD menus
Online sharing--send directly to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and mobile device

What's included?
Main application Corel VideoStudio Pro X3: Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 gives users the power, speed, and creativity to produce professional-quality video. Now dramatically faster, this end-to-end video production package delivers advanced editing, as well as professional templates, stunning filters, powerful real-time effects, and online sharing to Facebook, Flickr and Vimeo in one complete package.
Supporting applications and content
Corel DVD Factory Pro 2010: Video enthusiasts can finish their masterpieces with full HD and Blu-ray authoring using Corel DVD Factory Pro 2010. Support for a wide variety of disc formats and devices--including HD formats, such as Blu-ray and AVCHD--simplifies sharing, preserving, or taking digital media to go.
Corel VideoStudio Express 2010: When users want to make fast edits or quickly create a movie project, Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 is the way to go. In a few steps, anyone can combine video clips, photos, music, and voiceover to create a great-looking video project.
DV-to-DVD Wizard: The DV-to-DVD Wizard lets users capture video from a DV camcorder, add a theme template to it, and then burn it directly to DVD.
NewBlueFX: Renowned for giving video enthusiasts and professionals plug-ins for easily and creatively customizing media, a variety of NewBlue filters and dynamic animated effects are built right into VideoStudio Pro X3. Exclusive to VideoStudio Pro X3 is the NewBlue PiP Animator, which can customize and animate any picture-in-picture window.
RevoStock Movie Templates: A new partnership with RevoStock gives VideoStudio Pro X3 users a variety of new professionally designed movie templates.

What's New Create, edit, render and share faster than ever with VideoStudio Pro X3--the best video-editing software for making HD movies. Now two times faster, it simplifies your entire workflow so you can focus on the creative aspects of movie making, without your software getting in the way.
Dramatically enhanced speed and performance
New--Hardware acceleration for Intel Corei7, NVIDIA CUDA and AMD
New--Launcher--quick access to express or advanced editing modes
New--Express Edit mode--make movies in minutes!
Enhanced--Smart Proxy for faster previewing and more responsive HD editing
Enhanced--All-new interface for a faster video-editing workflow

Studio-quality effects and templates
New--Professionally designed templates from RevoStock--worth over $500 US!
New--Real-time effects, including NewBlueFX filters with key framing
New--Effects for compositing and video animation, including RotoSketch and AutoSketch
New--Multi-track filters that let you add effects to each of your tracks
New--GPU-accelerated high-speed filters with real-time preview
New--Customizable, royalty-free audio tracks from SmartSound
Enhanced--Title effects for easy compositing

HD enhancements
New--Blu-ray authoring with Hollywood-style menus, titles, transitions and effects
New--HD authoring to standard DVD media
New--Web-ready files--save HD MPEG-4 files for the Web with H.264 compression

More sharing options
New--Upload directly to Vimeo, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr in standard or HD
Enhanced--DVD authoring--output to CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc
Enhanced--Save to more file formats, including AVI, FLV, MP3 encode, AC3 5.1, AVCHD, HD MPEG-2 and MPEG-4
Enhanced--Send to more devices, including iPod, iPhone and PSP

More speed across the board Don't get tripped up by technical delays--create, edit, render and share twice as fast with this new version!
New! Launcher VideoStudio Pro X3 gets you right to the task at hand with the new Launcher. From one convenient location, you can start express editing, more advanced video editing, the DV-to-DVD wizard, or DVD Movie Factory 2010 for DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring and burning.
New! GPU and CPU Acceleration Dramatically speed up your entire movie making process with NVIDIA CUDA and Intel Core i7 optimization.
New! VideoStudio Express Make quick edits, or combine video clips, photos, music and voiceover to create a professional-looking video project in minutes.
Studio-quality templates and effects Get a creative head start with professionally designed templates from RevoStock, polished titles, and studio-quality audio and video effects.
New! Movie Templates VideoStudio Pro X3 offers the best-quality movie templates in its class, including over $500 US worth of templates from RevoStock. Turn video clips into polished movies in an instant, with Hollywood-style titles, transitions, pans and zooms, credits and more.
New! RotoSketch Transform videos, video frames and photos into animated clips and hand-sketched drawings in a few clicks. By simply applying a filter, you can turn media assets into realistic animations or digital art.
Enhanced! Title Effects Create stunning titles in seconds by adding multiple title tracks and effects, then customize your work to get the perfect look.
End-to-end HD video production Import, edit and share HD video.
Enhanced! HD Capture and Import Import HD video from anywhere, including HDV, AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc and JVC HD camcorders. Import standard video from DV and analog camcorders, and Web, USB and still image cameras.
Enhanced! Blu-ray Authoring and Burning Create your own Blu-ray titles, and author menus for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, including BD-J menus.
New! H.264 Compression Get incredible HD quality in smaller files by creating HD MPEG-4 files with the H.264 codec. This makes it easier to share videos on a variety of devices ranging from low-powered cell phones to high-powered Blu-ray devices.
Unlimited video sharing Upload, burn, copy and share any way you want.
Enhanced! Online sharing Share your movies with your own personal network or with the entire world in a few simple clicks. Upload your videos and slideshows directly to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and Flickr.
Enhanced! Format Flexibility Save your movies to AVI, FLV, MP3 encode, AC3 5.1, AVCHD, HD MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and more.
Enhanced! Copy, Convert and Burn Copy movies to your device of choice, including iPod, iPhone, MP3 players (USB) and PlayStation Portable (PSP). Burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray and AVCHD discs. You can even burn HD video to standard DVD media to play on a DVD or Blu-ray player.

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