Corel VideoStudio (formerly Ulead VideoStudio) is a

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package for

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Features

Basic editing

The software allows

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and timeline-oriented editing. Various formats are supported for source clips, and the resulting video can be exported to a video file. DVD and AVCHD DVD authoring capabilities are included, and Blu-ray authoring is available via a plug-in. VideoStudio supports direct DV and

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capture and burning.

Overlay

Users can overlay videos, images, and text. Using the overlay track, up to 50 clips can be displayed simultaneously. It can handle videos in MOV and

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formats, including alpha channel, and images in PSP,

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, PNG, and GIF formats. Clips that do not contain an

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can have specific colours removed from the overlay video so that the required background or image is displayed in the foreground.

Proxy video files

VideoStudio supports high-definition video. Proxy files are smaller versions of the video source that stand in for the full-resolution source during editing to improve performance.

Plug-ins/bundles

VideoStudio supports

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-type plug-ins from providers, including

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and proDAD. proDAD plug-ins Roto-Pen, Script, Vitascene, and Mercalli-Stabilizer are bundled with X4 and later Ultimate Editions.

Version history

* Ulead VideoStudio 4 (1999) * Ulead VideoStudio 5 (2001) * Ulead VideoStudio 6 (2002) * Ulead VideoStudio 7 (2003) * Ulead VideoStudio 8 (2004) * Ulead VideoStudio 9 (2005) * Ulead VideoStudio 10 plus. (2006) * Corel Ulead VideoStudio 11 plus. (2007) * Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 (v12, 2008) * Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 (v13, 2010) * 2011: Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 (v14, 2011) Adds support for

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animation,

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s, and 2nd generation

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. * Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 (v15, March 9, 2012): Adds

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export (

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). * Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 (v16, April 25, 2013): Windows 8 compatible. Adds

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4K support. * Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 (v17, March 5, 2014): Software becomes

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. * Corel VideoStudio Pro X8 (v18, May 8, 2015): Several improvements. * Corel VideoStudio Pro X9 (v19, February 16, 2016): Windows 10 compatible. Adds

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support, Multi-Camera Editor, and

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. * Corel VideoStudio Pro X10 (v20, February 15, 2017): Adds

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Creator, Track Transparency, and

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support. * Corel VideoStudio Pro 2018 (v21, February 13, 2018): Adds

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Video, Lens Correction, and 3D Title Editor. * Corel VideoStudio Pro 2019 (v22, February 12, 2019): Adds Color Grading, Morph Transitions, and MultiCam Capture Lite. * Corel VideoStudio Pro 2020 (v23, February 25, 2020). * Corel VideoStudio Pro 2021 (v24, March 26, 2021): Adds Instant Project Templates, AR Stickers, and performance improvements (particularly regarding

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). * Corel VideoStudio Pro 2022 (v25, March 6, 2022): Adds face effects, GIF Creator, transitions for Camera Movements, a speech to text converter, and ProRes Smart Proxy.

References

External links

Official website
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