We have a video buff in the family so we have had experience with X4, X6, X7, and now X9 of the Corel Video Studio. X9 has some very big improvements over the other editions. For this being the Ultimate, they do charge you extra to be able to authorize Blu-ray discs, something that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. This is a very difficult review to write as I am gearing it toward those who have never used this program before and those who like us have used previous versions and are familiar with this software.

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 improves on the X8, and adds plenty of features to boot. I’ve been using Corel tools for a long while, I also use Sony tools. (Depends on the computer I’m using.) I like them both, but Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 is the go-to when I need to edit quickly. Tons of extra wipes, effects, and does the job quickly. I’m using a Windows 10 64-bit i7 desktop.

Core VisualStudio Ultimate X9 has improved the one tool better than anyone else: Corel ScreenCap X9. In this version, you can record both the system sound, as well as your voice from the computer microphone. I couldn’t do this with X7 version. Never used X8, so I can’t comment on it. This is where the good news ends. The main program, Corel VideoStudio X9, has major flaws in audio filtering. The produced AVI is garbled, not so in the editor.

my go to photo editing software. works with windows 10 pro 64bit.

The DVD reader on my primary computer is broken so I downloaded the files from the Corel site. The total install is about 3.8GB and though the downloading was pretty quick, the very slow install process failed the first time, throwing up a message that I should call Corel Technical Support. No error codes, no explanation, no nothing that an experienced user would use for troubleshooting before getting involved with a probable wait for telephone support.

I find Corel VideoStudio fairly easy to use (as far as video conversion and editing goes). I’ve previously used a wide array of video tools (Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas, Ulead VideoStudio, Pixela ImageMixer, Nero Vision Express, Pinnacle Studio, ArcSoft Showbiz, Virtual Dub and even high end expensive professional products like EDIUS). Currently Corel’s VideoStudio is the nicest I’ve used (of course this isn’t completely fair as many of the other products no doubt have newer improved versions too).

Loads easy enough. We’ll see how it works as I learn it. I’ll update this. I’m hoping to come up with trailers for my books.

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 hasn’t been very successful for me. I’ve been unable to load it on a ZBook 15 with a Xeon processor. The installation went fine, but the software itself crashes right out of the box. I’ve attempted for weeks now to get it up and running so I could do my review on the product for Corel and Vine, but have been unsuccessful in my attempts.

Installation is easy and this is jammed packed with features. Too many features. I don’t even know where to start. The interface doesn’t help much, it’s somewhat cluttered and it’s hard to find what I need and figure out what everything does. I have to search the net for help often. So expect a steep learning curve. This works fine on my Windows 10 laptop. I wish there was a simplified beginners mode for this.

I am running this on a Windows 10 laptop with a Core i7 processor, and I too have had issues where the program aborts and stops responding. It seems Corel needs to issue an updated patch for this software. I did try to check for updates, but it does not find any. I am able to use the program at times, but have yet to successfully complete a project.