Review by Soar

I am amazed at what is being bundled into a $80 product these days. I’ve used various video products over the years, including Pinnacle and a variety of free ones, and based on that experience, really like the interface and ease of use of VideoStudio Pro X8.

The power of VideoStudio Pro X8 is that you can relatively quickly come up to speed (there is a learning curve, just to understand the icons and terminology) and do basic video manipulation of a camera or phone video. And then, there is a lot of room for growth as your skills and experience expand. VideoStudio Pro X8 also comes with a nice set of images, videos, and sound tracks that you can start with and then expand upon on your own. This makes doing simple things to liven up your video much easier.

I am a sporadic user of video software. I will get onto a personal project with family video or something, and will immerse myself into the tool, explorer the capabilities, and then when done, not come back video editing for months. VideoStudio Pro X8 is easy enough to just use, but it takes a bit to get use to the fine details of the interface and knowing how to shortcut the process. My only want here is to take the time to put a little info link (i) by all the functionality screens and provide a sentence or two of explanation.

VideoStudio Pro X8 has more capabilities to it than most people will use. There’s an analogy I like to use for products like this. This product is like the Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Each of those products are really easy to use and get work down. When most people use the products for work or home typical usage, they are only scratching the surface of what the product is capable of. Until you need it, and if you do, its there. Seems to me that VideoStudio Pro X8 is the same.