Review by Old-and-Wise

While I’ve used Adobe Premier, Adobe Premier Element and also iMovie in the past, I’ve largely relied on the simple and basic Windows Movie Maker for my home video editing needs. (I put together a lot of home movies showcasing my kids doing silly things all kids do.)nnCorel’s Video Studio Pro X6 really surprised me. First of all, it’s really easy to get started. I had been expecting something complicated, having used Corel’s other creative products before. The editor screen here makes it easy to know where the tools are and how to apply the tools, unlike some other home video software. What I really like is the large number of video input formats it supports, since I use a large variety of digital cameras and camcorders. What I love is it supports the AVHCD format (versions 1.0 and 2.0), used by all the Japanese camcorders. I run this on a Toshiba i7 laptop with Win7, and importing the highest-quality AVHCD files is a breeze. I have only used this for a little over a week, but so far it’s been a solid piece of software.

One feature I think I’ll take advantage of is the subtitle editor. Members of my family are hearing-challenged, so I think this will be a pleasant change for them, for me to add subtitles to the videos I force them to watch. :)nnThe packaging claims this program also supports the new 4k Ultra HDTV format. I don’t have the resources to test this claim, but if it’s true, that’s nice, even though I’ll probably never get to use it with this version.

I’m really have a good time with this program. Finally I can say good-bye to the trusty but too basic Windows Movie Maker.