Review by T. Adlam

Pros:n* Upgrading from Pro X6 on my Windows 7 machine went smoothlyn* A boatload of special effects/transitionsn* Allows easy manipulation of audio/video separately or in tandemn* Renders video very quickly (my videos average 15 min. apiece and will render within a few minutes if they aren’t heavy of the audio and extras–of course, this would vary based on the type of video you’re producing along with your hardware set up)nnNeutral:n* Doesn’t include a user manual–documentation must be downloaded from the Corel website (and it’s highly recommended to do so and read it because…learning curve)nnCons:n* Learning curve – I went through this with X6 Pro, but this upgrade moved a few things around and added a few features which sent me back to VideoStudion bootcamp, so it’s wise to plan accordinglyn* Ultra-strict licensing – this isn’t new, but still worth mentioning: If privacy is a major concern, you’ll want to read and re-read the license agreement because there’s a note in there about collecting potentially personally identifiable information, plus, you may only install this software on a single machine and should you wish to reinstall it on another machine, you’d need to contact Corel for permission.

Overall, this was a great upgrade from the previous version of VideoStudio with added useful features an the simplification of a few others.