| | |  | Video Editing | Home » » » » » Corel Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus [OLD VERSION] | | | | | | | Description: | | VideoStudio 11 Plus is video editing and DVD authoring software for anyone who wants to easily produce professional-looking videos, slideshows and DVDs. Capture video from the latest HD camcorders and create amazing High-Definition HD DVDs. Work quickly with timesaving template-based Wizards, or express your creativity with powerful hands-on tools. Fix common video problems with one-click corrective filters, generate Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks, and add pro-quality titles and transitions. Share your movies everywhere, from iPod to DVD to YouTube to the latest Home Theater systems. Award-winning VideoStudio sets the standard for powerful features and ease of use. | | | Features: | |
• Complete, end-to-end HD DVD solution and video editing and DVD authoring software
• Movie Wizard helps you create movies in 3 easy steps; DV-to-DVD Wizard creates DVDs in 2 easy steps
• 1-click process converts stereo soundtracks to Dolby Digital 5.1
• Creates professional quality titles, subtitles and menus; unicode character support for multiple languages
• Create movies from virtually any video source; output movies for virtually any handheld device
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 65 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows XP | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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72 of 73 found the following review helpful:
Best I have foundNov 27, 2007
By PJL
Video editing is not simple and projects place the most severe demands on your PC. When you move to HD, the demands increase exponentially. Ulead VideoStudio 11, like any editor, does have a learning curve, so be patient. Be certain to read the manual that comes with the box or download it from their site in pdf and take it with you on your laptop or pda.
If you are just starting out as a video editor, you have some surprises ahead because it is a tedious job; not only to learn, but to produce. It is far more difficult than working with photos. If you are just looking to produce a short DVD movie from your camera, it is easy. But, adding titles, overlays, and audio tracks does take time.
I have had several months experience comparing the Ulead VideoStudio to Pinnacle Studio Plus 11. I find the features and reliablity of the Ulead suite to be superior to any of the consumer level Pinnacle softwares. In fact, my experiences with Pinnacle have been less than satisfactory and their support is non-existent. I would stay far away.
What is particularly nice about this product is that when you install and register, it is fully functional. There are no gimmicks requiring you to activate other features. Also, it doesn't seem to overtax your processor. With Pinnacle, my processor fan was on high the entire time and I experienced numerous hangups and crashes with the CPU @ 100%. Ulead doesn't do that. It does, however, pause in an inactive mode for a while when performing certain tasks like splitting scenes from your movie. These pauses appear to be hangups and provide no "...please wait", but eventually it comes back. Get another cup of coffee. Will you experience crashes? Probably, but fewer.
While I do like Pinnacle's editor a lot, I spent three weeks editing a series of digitized 8mm family movies into a one hour project. Pinnacle would only produce 41 minutes of the project either to disk or DVD. That was a lot of wasted time and their "support" could not solve the problem. If only Ulead would import Pinnacle projects; that would be a coup.
So, this review seems to be mostly what I don't like about Pinnacle Studio Plus 11, but for the reader's satisfaction I moved from that product to Ulead VideoStudio 11 and found some welcome relief as well as full features. I did spend three wasted weeks with Pinnacle and that is a sore point with me. The moral to my story is start with Ulead VideoStudio and when you get good at it, perhaps move along to high-end products like Adobe. My jury is still out for a while on this product, but so far it looks good.
I hope this was helpful.
Amended...just finished my one hour movie using Ulead VideoStudio 11. Completed the project over three days without one computer hang up or crash. The program is great and deserves five stars.
47 of 48 found the following review helpful:
The best HDV editor for not-so-powerful hardwareJun 19, 2007
By Hafharhrhr Amalmahay
"guitar guy"
VideoStudio 11 is impressive. I also suffered through crummy, buggy previous Pinnacle Studio versions. I tried to install Pinnacle 11 on a 4 year old laptop but it complained that my driver was out of date (though it's not) and runs very slowly. Plus Pinnacle still nickel and dimes you for every little function and template that should be included ("you can download mpeg2 functionality now for only $10!") Adobe Premier Elements 3 would not install period due to having an older AMD processor. Plus Adobe can edit HD - but it can't output to HD formats? Okay . . . To heck with them.
Video Studio runs solid and fast, and my old laptop can even edit 1080i HDV just fine with the proxy editing function. The other programs don't have it. Capture is smooth and fast and scenes are detected quickly. Rendering is fast as well. And it has 7 video tracks where Pinnacle has only 2.
The other companies are not very up front about their steep hardware requirements. Do your research and make sure you have newish hardware and a good video card and lots of RAM if you go with something else. Especially if you have any hope of editing HD. Ulead just works. Don't bother with the base version though, it's kind of crippled compared to the Plus version.
Pinnacle 11 specifically the Ultimate version is still kind of tempting to me but only because it's got a very superior "Ken Burns" style pan-and-zoom program for still photos included as an integrated add-on. If that doesn't interest you then forget it.
36 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Better than Movie MakerOct 14, 2007
By Giselle Springer-Douglas
"Child of the World"
I have used this on a new laptop running Vista. Thankfully, I have never had any speed issues with VideoStudio although it does crash on rare occasion. VideoStudio is quick to import videos, images, and audio from almost any source and equally speedy at creating AVIs, WMVs, DVD menus, etc. Although I do think that a power-user will quickly outgrow the simple interface, I found the UI so easy to navigate that it only took a weekend of use to feel like a pro. I did find, though, that some tasks that are probably easier to accomplish in prosumer video editing packages can be a bit laborious in VideoStudio. Specifically, rearranging titles and sound (which cannot be copied and pasted and can only be lengthened if there is enough room on the timeline (that is, you must first shorten one title in order to lengthen one adjacent to it; VideoStudio will not automatically make room for the lengthened title). Also, there are some limitations that can be become frustrating once you outgrow the program (e.g. there isn't a way to have title items fade in or out at different times; all items on a title slide will fade in or out at the exact same time). But once you get to the point that you've outgrown the program, it's probably best to step up to Ulead MediaStudio and learn the ropes there.
All in all, this a great little video editing program packed with a wide-range of useful features that'll keep you busy cranking out quality video projects.
Good luck with your editing projects.
29 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 I'd wait for updates and patchesOct 25, 2007
By Jim_From_NY
"Jim"
I've been working with VS9 for awhile without any major problems but thought I could upgrade to 11 and get some new features. All I can say is that it has some bugs. For example, after creating a project with images and video mixed, I had trouble creating the final video because of the 3D Transitions that I used in between images (It kept coming up with "Unable to load library"). Apparently, for alot of people, VS11 has trouble rendering the 3D Transitions. When I switched everything to fade, it rendered ok. Then I had problems actually burning the video (It kept coming up with "Unspecified Error"). There are also some issues with MP3s encoded with LAME. So I went back to VS9 to burn it. I suggest reading the Video Studio Forum on the Corel Website and seeing what problems people are running into, before buying.
30 of 32 found the following review helpful:
Great for beginners to advancedOct 08, 2007
By SC. River
"JUMMAMA"
I have been authoring and editing video for several years and I was looking for a new program that did the editing. I have used corel programs before and was always pleased with their performance so I did my research and settled for this program.
FYI: when you are looking for a new program and want to test it out, you can usually get free trials from the manufacture. Just go to their website and download the free trial. I usually buy else were though because I can get a better deal.
It has the option of a straight dv transfer and within a few clicks you have a finished product with menus. It also has a more advanced option were you can add transitions (162 options), video filters (50 options) and they include "oil painting", "old film" and "Kaleidoscope", you can even add flash animation to your film. You can capture with this program using your dv or av input on your video card or even from a dvd you put in your dvd drive on your computer. It also has the capabilities of producing a HDDV!
All in all I love the editing part but I use DVD workshop 2 for the menus because I have more options. This program does ok with the menus but they are basic that is why I gave it a 4 star instead of a 5.
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