Review by A. H.

I used both VideoStudio x4 and x5 and found them easier to work with (and less error prone) than products I’d used from Roxio and Pinnacle.

Corel keeps improving this software, adding more and more functionality and tools that work with today’s HD formats. Now you can implement motion tracking. You just move the pointer to the object you want to track. Pretty simple.

You can do stop motion shooting. You can manipulate files recorded in the latest 4K ultra HD standards. You can speed up and slow down the video to add dramatic effect. Adding clips and transitions is a simple drag and drop process.

The program continues to be much more stable than the Roxio and Pinnacle offerings I’ve used in the past. I haven’t had any crashes or unduly long delays while the program tries to figure out what it’s doing.

Rendering speeds are fair – I’m running this on two machines I built, one of which has an AMD 1100T hexcore processor and the other with an Intel i7-3770k. Both systems have discrete graphics cards, and Corel has optimized the code so it can take advantage of both the CPU and GPU when rendering.

Over all, this is one of the simplest and most powerful video editing programs I’ve used. It has incredible power and flexibility, especially at this price point. Check it out.