Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 [OLD VERSION]

by Corel

Product Features

• VideoStudio Express 2010 is a full video-editing software solution that makes movie making and video sharing easy and fun for everyone
• View thumbnail images and save them by folder, album, date or rating; create keyword tags, names or captions that help you search and find what you need quickly
• Create a perfectly timed movie with smooth transitions, professional effects, background music and credits in minutes
• Burn to DVD with professional-looking menu-styles or share on Facebook, Flickr and YouTube
• Copy to iPod, iPhone, PSP or other mobile devices so you're ready to share videos wherever you go

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002J9V96E
• Item model number: VS2010ENMB
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 23, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (84 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,504 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 is the easiest way to turn video clips into professional-looking movies you can share. Organize, tag and view your videos by event. Edit with ease using the QuickCut timeline to view and cut your video. Fix common problems, like brightness or camera shake. Create polished movies instantly with templates that automatically create openings, soundtracks and credits. Share movies on DVD, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube, or take them to go on your iPod, iPhone, PSP or other mobile device. HD--edit, burn and share your AVCHD video clips. Enjoy support for , including new touch capabilities.

Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 is changing the face of video-editing software, making it simple for everyone to create and share amazing movies.

Movie Making Made Easy

Organize
Browse all your videos, photos and music in one place to find what you're looking for fast. You can even keep track of videos and photos by album, date, rating or tag.

Create
Make amazing movies in minutes! Simply select a movie style, complete with fun openings, titles, transitions and music. Drop in your videos and photos, and watch your movie instantly come to life.

Edit
VideoStudio Express is hands-down the easiest video-editing software you'll ever use. Whether you want to tweak some flaws with a single click or fine-tune every detail, it helps you create a movie to remember.

Share
Burn DVDs, upload videos directly to your YouTube account or create files to share on portable devices, including iPod, iPhone and PSP.

Organize videos and photos together

Automatic Importing
Quickly move all your videos and photos from your device to your computer. VideoStudio Express 2010 automatically detects digital cameras, camcorders and mobile phones, so you can easily capture video and send all your files to the Media Organizer for quick viewing.

Express Edit mode makes basic video editing a snap, even if you're a beginner. Click to enlarge.

Personalize your movie by adding titles and text, background music or voiceover--all within the same screen. Click to enlarge.

Easily share your video clips, slideshows, pictures and movies online. Click to enlarge.

Media Organizer
Keep videos, photos and music together in one place to find files fast. The Media Organizer lets you view thumbnail images and save them by folder, album, date or rating. To further organize your files, you can create keyword tags, names or captions that help you search and find what you need quickly.

Instant Preview
Quickly decide which clips to keep by previewing your video directly from your camera or camcorder.

Edit fast with simple video-editing software

Express Edit
The all-new Express Edit mode makes basic video editing a snap, even if you're a beginner. Double-clicking a video clip at any time launches Express Edit, where you can quickly delete the video clips you don't want and improve the ones you do. In just seconds, you can use the QuickCut timeline to cut sections, separate clips and enhance your videos in one simple screen.

Edit HD Video
VideoStudio Express 2010 is movie making made simple, even in HD. Edit, burn and share your AVCHD video clips in no time.

More Tools
The More Tools menu simplifies advanced video-editing tasks like correcting shaky video and adjusting brightness. Enhance the quality of your video with just a few clicks, then turn it into a movie you'll be proud to share.

Touch Capabilities
Get hands-on with your photos and videos in ways that were never possible before. Corel Digital Studio 2010 takes full advantage of touch-screen capabilities, moving beyond traditional menus and mouse clicks to a more natural and exciting creative experience.

Create movies in minutes

One-Step Movie Projects
VideoStudio Express is full-featured video-editing software, giving you a variety of professionally designed movie templates for all occasions. Just choose a movie style and watch as VideoStudio Express automatically adds Hollywood-style openings, transitions, music and credits to your video.

Movie Titles, Music and Effects
Personalize your movie by adding titles and text, background music or voiceover--all within the same screen. Customize your movie even more by making quick changes to title duration, position and font styles. It's easy to create the perfect look and feel with drag-and-drop tools and fun effects.

Share and preserve your videos

Express Burn to DVD
Burn video to DVD faster than ever with pre-defined menu styles that help you get professional-looking results instantly. First step: click once to burn a DVD. Next step: showtime!

Upload Video Directly to YouTube
Easily share your video clips, slideshows, pictures and movies online by uploading to your YouTube account right from VideoStudio Express 2010--your full video-editing software solution.

Make Your Video Mobile
Convert to iPod, iPhone, PSP or other mobile devices so you're ready to share videos wherever you go.

Product Description

Corel VideoStudio 2010 Express VS2010ENMB 971

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Do yourself a favor and download the fully-functional trial version from the Corel website first, November 6, 2009

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G. Smith (Socal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I have been searching and searching for a replacement for Windows Movie Maker since I now have a camera (Canon SX200IS) that shoots HD video. WMM doesn't support HD. Windows Live Movie Maker does, but you need Vista or 7.

Anyway, I have yet to find a decent video editor. I have tried MANY. Sony Vegas, Corel X2, Pinnacle, you name it. I want to trim video, insert video transitions, have multiple audio tracks, but most importantly, I want to be in control of the quality, file format and codec and I want the output to look as good as my original. But I digress...

Back to this software. Download the free trial. Be patient as it takes forever to download and install. You'll need that patience because the program appears to be a pig. It took like 30+ minutes to produce a 1280x720P video that was less than 2 minutes long. I can't imagine waiting for a 10-minute video. Even clicking on buttons makes you wonder if you clicked them.. There's a huge delay sometimes. And the PC I used is no slouch (Intel Dual-Core, 3 gHz, 2 gigs of RAM). This program appears to be 80% 'pretty interface' and 20% 'functionality'.

Also, if your accustomed to menus like file, tools, edit, view, etc., that will be no help in this program. By trying to make this program easy to use for computer newbies, they've made it hard to use if you already know how to use a computer and are looking for these familiar items.

By the way, the output file it created for me was garbage. First of all, it was MPEG and I wanted MOV. So I couldn't play it in Quicktime. When I used Windows Media Player, it only played the audio. I checked the file with another video program (AVS4YOU Video Editor, which is almost what I need) and the file was only encoded at 7500 kbps. My original was 23000 kbps!!! You have almost ZERO control over the output. You can't pick the codec, file format, bitrate, audio codec, ANYTHING. You can only pick file, DVD, email, YouTube, etc. Once you make a choice, the program selects everything else for you.

Back to AVS4YOU. Neat program. Really reminds me of Windows Movie Maker (great program in its day, and FREE). My only trouble so far is gettting a consistent output that is not jumpy. If anyone else knows of a great video editor, please comment. Money is no object at this point!!

Again, please download the program from Corel's website before you pay for this. If this software is for anyone, it's the person who's not particular about quality and is far from technical.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REALLY EASY TO USE, November 24, 2009

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Margaux Paschke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

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I really wish this system included half stars because I would rate this 3.5 stars. If you want to save videos to your computer, burn them onto a dvd or post them online and would not know how to do it - Corel VideoStudio makes it a breeze. If you are looking for software to edit or fine tune your videos - keep looking.

The installation of the software was fast and easy. The software is super easy to use. It walks you through the necessary steps. Personally, I did not like the software because once I choose an option, it made all the choices for me. It can post your video online, transfer, or burn it onto a dvd. There are no controls over the bit rate or format and a lot of the functions are automatically done by this software. I was not happy that my finished video ended up with a lower quality from the original.

This is a great option for people who want videos done for them and a poor option for those who want finer controls over the finished product. This software is a very basic package at a low price.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Baffling layout and navigation, January 4, 2010

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Bill Nicholas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corel VideoStudio Express 2010 [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

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I'm writing this review in total frustration. Maybe I'll rewrite it later, but right now, my experience with this product is a poor one. I have used many video editing programs in the past. Nothing too advanced, just with enough features and ease of use for the occassional video creator. It seemed to me all of the other video editing software seemed basically the same, and that was fine with me. This product, however, is completely different than anything I've used before, and I did not expect I had to climb a huge learning curve before I could do what previously was simple. Like, for example, how do I add a single picture I want to edit into my video? I had to read the instructions to figure it out and then it seems you have to add the entire folder the picture is in before you can add a single picture. Why? How do I take a snapshot of a single frame for use in the video? Again, I had to read the instructions, but I never did find it. Later I stumbled on a way to do it, but I couldn't tell you how at this moment.

Maybe all Corel video editing software is laid out this way, but I am not used to it. Maybe if you came from using another version of Corel video editing software, you could find your way around better. But I can't. As another reviewer noted, they don't seem to like to use text. They have icons for most things and you have to figure out on your own where they are and what they mean. Buttons are in places you don't normally find them and represented by icons that don't normally represent what they do. You have wand over icons to figure out they are for (why isn't Help symbolized by a "?" like evey other software program in the world?). They are spread out all over the work area, as well, making you look in every corner for direction. I have yet to figure out what each section is or does and how I get there or back. I'm doing a lot of guess clicking. I didn't know you double clicked on the thumbnail to go to Express Edit (if there is an "express edit," is there a "normal" edit? I didn't find one).

Maybe I got a old or bad version? I reinstalled it thinking something was wrong. I think it acts differently now, but I still have a long hill to climb figuring this thing out. The only reason I have to stick with it is because this is a AVCHD editing software program, and that's what I need.