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Review by Steffan Piper
Corel have been in this particular game for some time and I’ve been using several of the previous versions of this software to create, edit and sometimes upload film clips that I’ve put together for differing reason with this software.
This isn’t supposed to be a PC equivalent to Mac’s Final Cut Pro or even Adobe’s Premiere software, it is specifically intended for consumer / and sometimes pro-sumer users. I would hedge on the use of the word ‘pro-sumer’ as I imagine that might only happen in an emergency or quick fix.
My experience with this software is entirely positive. I find it easy to use, easy to edit and simple to navigate to interface. Everything has a learning curve, as does this, so my only advice is that if you’re new to editing and this is what you’re using, then take your time, be patient and spend time understanding what the features do.
Corel provides a plethora of information on using the software and their are literally hundreds of Youtube tutorials where people are giving hasty lectures and demonstrations doing basic work all they way to very specific tasks.
My only complaint would be the rendering / processing time is still lengthy. I know these times have been dramatically shortened over the years with more powerful PC’s, but having to wait several hours to verify my work, can be a bit draining – especially when you’ve already been up late editing.
That said, this program is a WYSIWYG style of editor and is incredibly simple to use. The layered features make it more than just a basic feature so it’s worth spending the time to get familiar with the program.