Corel VideoStudio Pro X8 - boxed version - provides a suite of editing and enhancement tools to help you get the most out of your movies. New features for version X8 include Audio Ducking, which automatically differentiates background audio from narration to help keep foreground and background sound balanced. Productivity features are included to help make it easier to manage clips, combine projects, and re-use custom filters and transitions. Get creative with new overlay objects, Video Masking, Freeze Frame, and bonus effects from NewBlue. Furthermore, XAVC S code support has been added so you can work with UHD 4K footage from many Sony cameras, Action Cams, and camcorders. Once finished, export to disc, optimize for your preferred mobile device, or upload to social media sites.
VideoStudio Pro runs on Windows XP and later 32- and 64-bit versions. Windows 7 or later and 64-bit support is recommended for HD and 3D material, and required for 4K. Additional performance benefits can be seen on systems with dedicated graphics cards that are capable of providing GPU acceleration.
What's New for Version X8
Clearer Audio
Balance dialog, narration with background sound for pro-quality audio. With Audio Ducking, VideoStudio detects audio or narration and automatically lowers the volume of background sound. Adjust the Ducking Level and Sensitivity if you wish for even more control
XAVC S Codec Support
Work with XAVC S, a new standard for video cameras based on MP4-AVC/H.264, and get support for resolutions up to UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)
More Creative Options
Enjoy a variety of effects options by adjusting how overlay objects blend with the background. With new Add, Multiple, and Grey Key options, you can create unique semi-transparent and color blend results. Use a video mask to hide or reveal different parts of your video for interesting special effects or title sequences
Freeze Frame
Whether it's a beautiful smile, your child scoring a goal, or stunning scenery, sometimes you want to add extra impact by temporarily stopping the action to focus on a single frame. The new Freeze Frame feature makes it possible to select the frame and set the duration to get the effect you want
Convert Titles to Alpha Channel Files
Create stylish titles by converting them to alpha channel images or animations
NewBlue FX Video Essentials II
Create incredible special effects with bonus tools from industry leader, NewBlue. Video Essentials II offers over 100 presets in 10 plugins to create vignettes, enhance and adjust color, and much more. TitlerEX gives you a professional way to create 3D titles for your video
Smart Features for a Simpler Workflow
Keep track of the clips you've used in your video. Thumbnails in the Library show a check mark when the clip has been used to help you avoid reusing the same footage. Re-use your existing video projects thanks to Multiple Projects Editing. Easily save and re-use your customized Filters or Transitions in future projects
ScoreFitter
Add music with the included ScoreFitter library of royalty-free sounds and songs - they even automatically adjust to fit the length of your movies
Triple Scoop Music
Capture the mood of your movie with the perfect soundtrack. Get 17 royalty-free music tracks from Triple Scoop Music
Updated for Version X8
Motion Tracking Settings
More mosaic types and better size control let you blur a face or car plate in your clip. Easy motion tracking also lets you target and track moving objects on screen and connect them to elements such as text and graphics
Screen Capture
Recording directly from your screen is a great way to add custom content to presentations, demos, or training videos. With enhanced Screen Capture, you can easily capture both system audio and microphone sound. Snap View Capture works in Windows 8 to let you record Windows apps in action
Media Library Management
Bring your existing organized media folders into the intuitive Media Library. Plus, the enhanced list view in the library helps you edit faster with access to more information, including resolution, frame rate, and start/end times
Hardware Acceleration
With 4K video in mind, hardware acceleration is optimized for Intel's 5th Generation processors, delivering up to over 400% faster performance than VideoStudio Pro X7. Overall playback performance in full HD is also enhanced and more tracks can be played in real time
More Formats Supported
Enjoy more compatibility with import support for MKV files, which act as multimedia containers that can hold video, audio, and subtitles in a file. New support for MOV (H.264 format) has been added to VideoStudio's variety of export options, which include AVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, WebM, Windows Media Format, HTML5, and more
Features That Carry Over
FastFlick for Quick Editing / Slideshow Creation
Make movies and slideshows in just three steps. Select a template, add your media, and share your movie to Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo. Save your project to a variety of video formats
Learning Resources
Access a wide range of learning resources from within the Help menu. Search the latest Help, download the User Guide (PDF), or watch one of the many video tutorials in the Discovery Center
Complete Multi-Track Video Editing
Multi-track editing allows you to combine multiple levels or sequences of video, photos, graphics, effects, and titles. VideoStudio lets you layer your content onto up to 21 easily customizable multimedia tracks, plus add transitions and effects
Storyboard / Timeline Editing
Toggle between simple storyboard editing and more advanced multi-track timeline editing according to your preferences or project needs
Audio for Video
Import music, voiceover, sound effects, or the audio of your choosing and sync it up to your timeline. Record your own voice, apply royalty free auto-music, and control the relative volume of your clips
Fades and Transitions
Get the right look for your production with drag-and-drop transitions that deliver fades, dissolves, wipes, and many other effects
Powerful Titles and Overlays
Add on-screen text effects, such as credits, captions, or subtitles, and customizable attributes such as color, font, and animation. Apply motion to your text using title animation tools or apply filters to your text using preset Title Effects
Customize Your Production
Use drag and drop effects, or Cut and Paste Attributes from one clip to another. Swap overlay tracks without losing any information
Variable Speed
Evoke drama by using slow motion, or speed things up for a unique time-lapse effects. With enhanced Variable Speed controls, it's easy to alter the speed in any part of your video without having to work with multiple video clips
Create Slideshows
Experiment and add a unique look to your videos and photo slideshows with your favorite transition effects. Select only the transition effects you want and add them to the Random Effects category
Disc Authoring
VideoStudio delivers complete DVD and AVCHD authoring in one complete video production workshop. Use comprehensive built-in disc authoring tools to save your videos and photo slideshows to DVD, AVCHD, or ISO disc image
Customizable Motion Controls
Customize the movement of graphics, titles, objects, and video clips. It lets you create dynamic videos featuring picture-in-picture and other pro-quality effects. Plus, save your customizable motion to a Path library for ready reuse
Stop Motion Animation
You can create full-HD stop motion videos using your DSLR camera. Bring the processing power and unique lens capabilities of your DSLR to life and create stop motion films
QuickTime Alpha Channels
Import animated sequences with transparent backgrounds using new built-in support for QuickTime movies containing alpha channels. Now you can make animations and video effects in popular 2D and 3D animation packages and then use them directly in VideoStudio
Create Videos for Mobile Devices
Share movies just about anywhere with full support for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Sony PSP, as well as Windows and Android smartphones. View your video masterpiece no matter where you are
Additional Features
Edit up to 21 video tracks and 4 audio tracks
Smart Proxy
Chroma key (green screen)
Multi- and single clip-trim
Import DVD subtitles
Smart Pan and Zoom
5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio
NVIDIA CUDA optimization
Optimization for AMD multi-core processors and ATI Graphics Processing Units
Intel Core support for Intel multi-core processing