Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 is an all-in-one video-editing software for creating high-quality HD and standard-definition movies, slide shows and DVDs. Edit video or photos quickly and easily using the Movie Wizard, or take full control with hands-on creative tools. Even paint, write or draw on your video. Burn your movies on DVDs, or high-definition AVCHD and Blu-ray discs. Share on PSP, iPod or iPhone, upload directly to YouTube. Furthermore, this software will offer you the possibility to enjoy your movies on set-top players or using the included Corel WinDVD.

Here are some key features of "Corel VideoStudio":

Complete video solution
ï¿­ Capture video and photos in HD or standard definition from camcorders, the internet, TV, digital cameras and mobile devices
ï¿­ Personalize video and slide shows with a full set of editing tools
ï¿­ Create DVDs with stunning animated Hollywood-style menus
ï¿­ Output movies to HD or standard formats - Blu-ray, AVCHD, DVD, mobile devices, or YouTube

Easy to use
ï¿­ Create vibrant videos with the flexible user interface, clearly defined icons and guided workflow
ï¿­ Produce professional-looking movies or photo slide shows with the Movie Wizard - ideal for quick projects or for users new to video editing. Select from attractive theme templates and let the Wizard bring your video and stills to life
ï¿­ Burn video straight to disc with the DV-to-DVD Wizard the fastest way from tape to DVD. Just hook up your camcorder and in two steps you have a finished DVD

Powerful tools
ï¿­ Create sophisticated picture-in-picture and montage effects with transitions on overlay tracks
ï¿­ Apply audio/video cross-fades quickly and accurately by simply Overlapping clips
ï¿­ Create animated titles and add color backgrounds in a variety of styles
ï¿­ Encode Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound audio tracks with one click, using standard stereo audio
ï¿­ Improve video with automatic color and tone correction
 
Creative control
ï¿­ Paint, draw, or write freehand on video with the new Painting Creator – for example, draw vacation routes on a map
ï¿­ Make photo slide shows come to life with Auto Pan & Zoom that automatically recognizes faces
ï¿­ Replace any color background with effective Chroma Key tools
ï¿­ Create sophisticated DVD menus with unique disc menu transitions
ï¿­ Jumpstart your creativity with 100s of effects filters and content like overlay frames, objects and Flash animations
ï¿­ Make your video look like old film with NewBlue Film Effects filters

End-to-end HD support
ï¿­ Import video in leading HD formats, including HDV, AVCHD and Blu-ray Disc
ï¿­ Edit smoothly and efficiently with unique Smart Proxy
ï¿­ Encode fast with dual-core and quad-core CPUs, in the latest formats like H.264
ï¿­ Author Blu-ray and AVCHD discs with sophisticated menus
ï¿­ Watch DVDs and AVCHD movies with Corel WinDVD

Requirements:

Minimum requirements
ï¿­ Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP (equivalent) or higher recommended
ï¿­ 512 MB of RAM (1 GB or higher recommended)
ï¿­ 1 GB of available hard disk space for program installation
ï¿­ Windows-compatible sound card (multi-channel sound card for surround sound support recommended)
ï¿­ Windows-compatible DVD-ROM for installation

Non-Proxy HDV Editing
ï¿­ Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 3000+ or higher with Hyper-Threading technology
ï¿­ 1 GB of RAM (2GB or higher recommended)
ï¿­ 16X PCI Express display adapter

Input/Output Device Support
ï¿­ 1394 FireWire cards for use with DV/D8/HDV camcorders
ï¿­ Support for OHCI Compliant IEEE-1394
ï¿­ Analog capture cards for analog camcorders (VFW & WDM support for XP and Broadcast Driver Architecture support for Vista)
ï¿­ Analog and Digital TV capture device (Broadcast Driver Architecture support)
ï¿­ USB capture devices, PC cameras, and DVD/hard drive/AVCHD/Blu-ray camcorders
ï¿­ Windows compatible Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM or CD-R/RW drive
ï¿­ Apple iPhone, iPod with video, Sony PSP, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Nokia Mobile phone, Microsoft Zune

Input File Format Support
ï¿­ Video: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, HDV, AVCHD, M2T, MPEG-4, H.264, QuickTime, Windows Media Format, DVR-MS, MOD (JVC MOD File Format), M2TS, TOD, BDMV, 3GPP, 3GPP2
ï¿­ Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, MP3, MPA, QuickTime, WAV, Windows Media Format
ï¿­ Images: BMP, CLP, CUR, EPS, FAX, FPX, GIF87a, ICO, IFF, IMG, JP2, JPC, JPG, PCD, PCT, PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD, PXR, RAS, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF/TIFF, UFO, UFP, WMF
ï¿­ Disc: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD)

Output File Format Support
ï¿­ Video: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, HDV, AVCHD, MPEG-4, H.264, QuickTime, RealMedia, Windows Media Format, BDMV, 3GPP, 3GPP2, FLV
ï¿­ Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, MPA, WAV, Windows Media Format
ï¿­ Images: BMP, JPG
ï¿­ Disc: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Blu-ray (BDMV)
ï¿­ Media: CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R Double Layer, BD-R/RE


Limitations:

ï¿­ Nag screen
ï¿­ 30 days trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· easier to adjust chroma key settings.
· Expandable Timeline
· Expand the timeline at a click of a button, so that you can conveniently see all your overlay tracks.
· Place cue marks on the timeline to easily mark where you want a title to start, or perhaps some music to come in.
· "My Favorites" folder in Transitions Folder makes it easier to find the most-used transitions quickly.
· New Encoding Options
· MPEG Optimizer analyzes the bitrates of all clips on the timeline, and suggests encoding settings to ensure the least re-rendering for the best quality and speed.
· Safely Pause rendering at any time when you need to do something that requires more PC resources.
· Expanded Title and Subtitle Support
· Multi-language titles such as double-byte Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters supported.
· Unicode character set supported to simplify multi-language titles.
· Rotate titles directly in the preview window to any angle you like.
· DVD Sub-Title Import lets you Import a subtitle set in the language of your choice together with the video from a DVD.
· Sync subtitles to downloaded movies, which often have subtitle files available in .srt format that will automatically synch to the video when burning a DVD.
· More Filters and Effects
· Corrective Video Filters
· Auto Color & Tone will auto-correct the color and tone of videos that were recorded in low light or less than perfect white balance conditions.
· DeBlock Filter cleans up video with blocky compression artifacts, such as movies copied from VCD.
· DeSnow Filter removes digital noise from your videos shot in low light.
· Combine transparency and mask or chroma key effects for more striking overlays.
· Enhanced DVD Menus and Authoring
· Lots More Content. Flash Animations, Movie Wizard Video & Slideshow Style Templates, and HD DVD* menus.
· Distort menu objects like buttons and overlays for creative effects.
· The Most Complete Solution
Create Quality Movies for Mobile Devices and show them on the go. Works with virtually any handheld device with MPEG-4*, H.264* and WMV templates for:
· Apple iPod
· Sony PSP
· Zune
· Nokia® mobile phones* – including import from videophones
· Smartphones (Windows Mobile 5.0), PDAs and other portable devices.
· Windows Vista™ Support for the latest-generation systems.
· Intel® Core 2 Duo™ support – enjoy improved performance from dual-core CPUs.