Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2021 | Video Editing Software with Hundreds of Premium Effects | Slideshow Maker, Screen Recorder, DVD Burner [PC Disc] [Old Version]

Ive used several versions of Corels VideoStudio; the purchase price includes a perpetual software license (no monthly subscription fees) and Corel adds new features with every update. Usually I update every 2-3 years; I ordered this Vine Voice version to update from VideoStudio 2020 Ultimate, expecting new features plus improved rendering support using my NVIDIA GPU. VideoStudio 2021 emphasizes improved support for 360 degree video, but I have no experience with 360 degree video. Software installation is straightforward, requiring Internet connectivity both to verify the included software serial number and also to download program updates and bonus content. You start the enclosed CD, input the included software serial number, and then watch the bar graphs fill while installation continues without further dialog. (This large program takes significant installation time.) VideoStudio 2021 Ultimate installation does not delete earlier VideoStudio versions, but it replaces Multicam Capture Lite earlier versions and it leaves an *undiscussed* VideoStudio folder on your Windows desktop. (That folder contains two subfolders: Patch and 64-bit. 64-bit contains *undiscussed* NewBlue titling and video enhancement software. I rename the desktop folder Folder from Desktop and I move the renamed folder to C:UsernameDocumentsCorel VideoStudio Pro24.0 for safekeeping.) At installation end the congratulations message links you to the Corel website where you can access instructional videos and can download the VideoStudio 2021 User Guide PDF. The instructional videos and user guide also are accessible from the VideoStudio 2021 startup (Home) screen. VideoStudio has four modes: Home; Capture; Edit; and Share. Home mode offers instructional videos, and also offers for sale Corels VideoStudio software enhancements. Capture mode assumes your live camera is connected to your computer and controls video recording. Edit mode permits editing your prerecorded video clips, and provides a multichannel timeline model to assemble your prerecorded video clips, title and graphic overlay tracks, and voice and music tracks into a composite video. Using the timeline model becomes intuitive after viewing several Corel instructional videos. Edit mode produces a parameterized project small file that defines your composite video. Share mode allows GPU-enhanced recording your composite video to hard disk, to digital media, or uploading your composite video to popular Internet video websites. I observe little functional change (faster performance?) comparing VideoStudio 2021 Edit and Share modes with VideoStudio 2020, but Capture mode has changed significantly. During the pandemic weve all acquired webcams, and Capture mode facilitates webcam video recording. VideoStudio 2020 Capture mode had definite problems: HD-, 2K- and 4K-resolution webcams all produced 720*480 pixel 30 fps video. But VideoStudio 2020 Ultimate included a separate Multicam Capture Lite (MCL) app that recorded 1920*1080 pixel 30 fps HD video in MOV (i.e., MJPEG, also called AppleTalk) format from HD-or-better resolution webcams; that prerecorded HD video could be processed in Edit mode and then recorded as 30 fps MP4 video in Share mode. VideoStudio 2021 Ultimate incorporates MCL functionality directly into its Capture mode (earlier MCL separate apps are deleted during installation), and MCL has been rewritten to produce 1920*1080 pixel MP4-formatted video from HD-or-better resolution webcams. But the MCL-recorded MP4 video is flipped left-to-right (i.e., analog clocks appear to run backwards), and users encounter frame-rate speed problems because MCL coding utilizes your CPU without using your NVIDIA or AMD GPU: the new MCL produced 17 fps MP4-formatted HD video using my same webcam and desktop computer. I consider the video capture frame rate reduction and the left-to-right video horizontal flipping to be backward steps for Multicam Capture Lite and for VideoStudio 2021 Ultimate functionality (minus one star).

I have Video Studio X10 and have tried to purchase VS 2022 upgrade twice now and had to get refunds because the program just wont download on my windows 10 machine. Tech support had me deleating C++ files and doing registry edits, oh my. Ive tried to stay in the Corel family but unless it becomes available on a disk, Id say stay away. Other reviews might cover the content but I cant even DL it. I had Pinnacle before but it is download only and Corel download system is broken.

Man, was this a disappointing experience. I installed the software and everything seemed to go smoothly, but then I noticed all the crazy bloatware that was installed on my desktop afterwards. Turns out using all the default settings during the setup installation process results in tons of additional and unnecessary software getting installed on your computer which is difficult to completely remove. Theyre not very upfront about this. To make matters worse, VideoStudio constantly crashes. I wasnt able to complete editing any videos because it would crash for no reason and didnt save my work. Once this happened a few times, causing me to start from zero each time, I gave up and threw in the towel. Corel used to stand for quality visual and word processing products. But now theyre just bloated and filled with bugs. Disappointing.

I do a lot of videos for family gatherings, book reviews, etc. This Corel Video Studio Ultimate software is perfect for my needs. I can cut, add, colorize and many more things to any video in my collections.

I bought my first Corel editor about six years ago. It bailed me out by being easier to figure out under pressure than two other expensive editors. Since then, Ive had a soft spot for their products. This one isnt bad but not great either. The install took a while but it worked so..okay. The rendering was faster than what Id been using and it was easy to add music. I couldnt figure out how to capture directly from a professional video--not sure its doable--so that was a disadvantage for what I wanted. Overall, it worked for what I needed and is still very affordable for what you get.

Easy to use. Better than other software. Im a beginner. The removal of sound, separate sound from video. Can add two video into one screen video overlay.

Im a beginner so it took some time to figure out. I still havent figured it all out yet. I guess if you have the experience it would be great but it tuff on a newbie. Not sure if I like or not.

The program still builds low-resolution proxy files that should help with editing, but then doesnt use them. I complained about this with VS2018, 2019, 2020, and after using the trial I have decided to abandon this product. Neither single clip trim nor multi-clip trim use the proxies, so when editing many 4K videos the stuttering is so bad as to be worthless for editing. The trial doesnt allow testing screen capture. Tech support said YES when I asked if 2021 was still broken when trying to capture a 4K display. VS 2018 is the last one that could capture 4K. Also, starting with VS2020 they claimed improved 4k display support. That means the type is smaller, but since tools such as color wheels etc cannot be resized, it was better without the inferior 4K display support. I dont use VS 2020 on my 4K display. I did numerous timing tests on Proxy file generation and Output video generation and found that my RTX 2060 Super GPU usage was low (4 to 5 % most the time) and that the HW acceleration settings didnt matter. If you test it yourself, remember to restart so that a 2nd run is not using cached data from the 1st run. This is a product where they have stopped adding much of value and still dont seem interested in fixing defects. Also, their specs show no support for HDR of any variety. That means, once I generate a final product, I still have to pay to store the original project and all of its support files so that I can regenerate if they ever decide to support HDR. For now, to save money, I am doing all my video trimming on my Note 20 Ultra phone since its video editor supports the HDR10+. I am also hoping that with Smart Render that HDR10+ data will be preserved where ever there isnt any processing by VS (e.g. transitions or titling).

This Corel Video & Movie Editing Software was very easy to get installed and setup. The user interface I found wasnt very user friendly. Im not very good at editing videos. I dont do it very often. I take a lot of drone footage from the drones I build. I tried to edit one of my videos and I couldnt figure out how to simply clip a portion of one video and make one small clip. I tried my best to figure it out but I just couldnt manage to get it to work. I was really excited to get this software but it shouldnt take an hour just to figure out how to make one small clip of a larger video. I hope that Ill be able to find an alternate solution to my video editing needs.

I ordered Corel VideoStudio 2021. The installation on my laptop worked fine but when I attempted to open the application, the splash screen would appear but the application would not open. Ive contacted Corel support three times to troubleshoot this but all they have me do is to uninstall the application, then reinstall it, then try to open it again. This has never worked - the same problem remains. It doesnt appear that I can return this software so I have no way to get my money back for this software.