Product Description

Easy and Powerful Video Editing + DVD AuthoringProduct InformationVideoStudio 11.5 Plus is video editing and DVD authoring software foranyone who wants to easily produce professional-looking videos slideshows andDVDs. Create amazing High-Definition videos.  Work quickly with intuitivewizards or express your creativity with hands-on timeline editing.  Shareyour movies everywhere from iPods to the latest home theater systems.  IncludesFull Dolby 5.1 SurroundInterVideo WinDVD 8 SilverPlays back any video and audio files including AVCHD.As an added bonus enjoyWinDVD 8 Silver - Superior audio andvideo playback technologies.  Play DVDs video files and SVCHD camcorderdiscs. Corel MediaOne PlusManage and Edit Your Media - With the proliferation of photos and video onconsumers’ desktops an efficient tool to organize and retrieve content hasbecome essential. The Power Pack includes a full version of Corel’s completedigital media management suite. Now users can keep track of all their digital media. Import tag and sort photos and video and find any image fast. Create virtual groups or “Smart Collections” to keep photos and video organized. Add descriptions and tags to retrieve images individually or in groups. Prepare photos for slideshows by correcting exposure fixing red-eye and other essential photo-editing functions.New FeaturesEnd-to-end AVCHD – (AVCHD on standard DVD)Author HD content (from AVCHD or HDV camcorder or any other HD source) and burnto a standard DVD using a standard burner.  AVCHD discs with menus play back pristine HD video on your PC Blu-ray Player or Sony PS3 or from disc based AVCHD camcorders. Supports standard screen sizes from SD to HD 1280x720 to 1920x1080 as well as PAL and NTSC systems Audio formats include LPCM and Dolby 2.0 or 5.1.M2TS (Transport Stream) import Import video files directly from AVCHD hard drive or memory card camcorders. Use the “Inse

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28 in Software
• Brand: Corel
• Model: VS115PLENPC
• Released on: 2008-03-01
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM

Features

• Easily produce professional-looking videos, slideshows and DVDs
• Capture video from the latest HD camcorders and create High-Definition HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs
• Work quickly with timesaving template-based Wizards, or express your creativity with powerful hands-on tools
• Fix common video problems with one-click corrective filters, generate Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks, and add pro-quality titles and transitions
• Share your movies everywhere, from iPod to DVD to YouTube to the latest Home Theater systems

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Ulead VideoStudio 11.5 Plus is video editing and DVD authoring software for anyone who wants to easily produce professional-looking videos, slideshows and DVDs. Capture video from the latest HD camcorders and create amazing High-Definition HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Work quickly with timesaving template-based Wizards, or express your creativity with powerful hands-on tools. Fix common video problems with one-click corrective filters, generate Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks, and add pro-quality titles and transitions. Share your movies everywhere, from iPod to DVD to YouTube to the latest Home Theater systems. Award-winning VideoStudio sets the standard for powerful features and ease of use.

End-to-End Consumer HD Production

The Most Complete HD Solution Available
The first complete HD solution, no matter what camcorder or playback format users choose, VideoStudio 11.5 Plus lets them capture, edit and output their video.

Practical HD Production Is Here
VideoStudio 11.5 Plus of producing HD video on standard DVD media, which can be played back on PCs or players like the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft XBOX 360 add-on HD DVD player.

Real-world AVCHD workflow:

• Capture from AVCHD camcorders
• Edit in VideoStudio Editor or Movie Wizard
• Author & burn to standard DVD
• Play on PC, PS3 or Blu-ray Disc player

Real-world HDV workflow:

• Capture from JVC HD or HDV camcorders
• Edit in VideoStudio Editor or Movie Wizard
• Author & burn to standard DVD
• Play on PC or HD DVD player

Real-world AVCHD workflow

Real-world HDV workflow

What's New
VideoStudio 11.5 Plus is video editing and DVD authoring software for anyone who wants to easily produce professional-looking videos, slideshows, and DVDs. Work quickly with intuitive wizards, or express your creativity with hands-on editing tools. Share your movies everywhere, on iPods, YouTube, or the latest HD home theater systems, with full support for AVCHD, Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.

Users of the new VideoStudio 11.5, enjoy the following:

• The latest HD formats
• The latest in online sharing
• More creative content and templates
• Bonus media management software

Enhanced--End-to-End AVCHD
Author HD content (from AVCHD or HDV camcorder, or any other HD source) and burn to a standard DVD, using a standard burner.

• AVCHD discs with menus play back pristine HD video on your PC, Blu-ray Player or Sony PS3, or from disc based AVCHD camcorders.
• Supports standard screen sizes from SD to HD, 1280x720 to 1920x1080 as well as PAL and NTSC systems
• Audio formats include LPCM and Dolby 2.0 or 5.1.

New--M2TS (MPEG-2 Transport Stream) Import

• Import video files directly from AVCHD hard drive or memory card camcorders.
• Use the "Insert Video" function to preview clips and easily import to hard drive
• VideoStudio 11.5 Plus opens M2TS files that have been copied to your hard drive using other utilities.

New--Blu-ray Disc (BDMV) Authoring
Now users can author HD productions in MPEG 2 HD format, with High Definition motion menus, and burn them to Blu-ray Disc.

• BD supports standard screen sizes from 720 to 1920 as well as PAL and NTSC systems.
• Compliant video, (such as HDV) isn't re-rendered, ensuring shorter encoding times and excellent picture quality.
• Supports Dolby 2.0 and 5.1 audio formats
• Both single- and double-layer discs are supported.

AVCHD Authoring

Blu-ray Disc Authoring

New--H.264 High Profile (HD) Encoding

• VideoStudio 11.5 Plus incorporates the new MainConcept H.264 codec, offering fast encoding with superior quality.
• Supports 1440x1080 and 1920x1080 output frame sizes.
• Encoding is optimized for multi-core processors, including Intel Core 2 Quad.

Enhanced--HD DVD on Standard DVD Production
Users can author HD DVD productions with motion menus, and burn to standard DVDs.

• There is now a dedicated workflow for producing such "3X DVDs".
• Choose a disc size and the capacity indicator will show how much space is available on the disc.
• HD DVDs play on set-top or PC HD DVD players, Xbox 360 HD DVD players, or standard PC DVD drives with appropriate software.

New Movie Wizard templates

New DVD menu templates

New--Native .TOD format (JVC HD Camcorder) Import and Editing

• VideoStudio 11.5 now offers support for importing and editing native .tod HD video from the latest JVC HD-7 camcorders. No conversion is required.
• Fully supports all frame sizes offered by this camera, including the "FullHD" 1920x1080i frame size.
• MPEG Optimizer works with TOD video and VideoStudio will SmartRender it for more efficient performance.

Enhanced--New Menus, Templates and Overlay Graphics
Even users who have not made the jump to HD yet, are always looking for fresh content. The 11.5 Upgrade adds a set of rich, professionally-designed templates and graphics to the VideoStudio 11 Plus library:

• 8 New Movie Wizard templates for Home Movie and Slideshows, including powerful, eye-catching multiple-overlay sequences.
• 20 DVD Menus in text, thumbnail and unique One-Scene styles.
• 5 video frames for custom openings or segues.
• 19 Animated Flash overlays to enhance video.
• 5 Overlay mask frames for transparent overlays.

New--Direct YouTube upload
Sharing videos online has become one of the most popular activities in the wired world. The leader of this revolution is YouTube, and now VideoStudio makes it easier than ever to create and upload cool videos.

• After completing editing, users can select from a range of quality settings before video is encoded and uploaded directly to YouTube.
• Logging in and uploading all takes place from within VideoStudio.

Bonus--Manage and Edit Your Media with Corel MediaOne Plus*
With the proliferation of photos and video on consumers' desktops, an efficient tool to organize and retrieve content has become essential. The Power Pack includes a full version of Corel's complete digital media management suite.

• Now users can keep track of all their digital media. Import, tag and sort photos and video, and find any image fast.
• Create virtual groups, or "Smart Collections" to keep photos and video organized.
• Add descriptions and tags, to retrieve images individually or in groups.
• Prepare photos for slideshows by correcting exposure, fixing red-eye, and other essential photo-editing functions.

*DVD Maker not included within MediaOne Plus

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Customer Reviews

Very powerful with minor usability issues
Here are the basics:

* Captures video and photos from your hard drives, video input (camcorder, vcr, dvd, digital cam, etc.), tv tuner cards, all the normal stuff here. One highlight is that the software will accept both NTSC and PAL format input without issues - so feel free to share those videos with friends around the world.
* Has a full suite of special effects that you can add to your presentation, and when I say full suite, I mean a LOT. Hundreds of transitions, overlays, titles, and effects.
* Output options are vast - it's not just about writing it to a flat video file, you can send it back to a camcorder tape, mobile devices, youtube*, DVD and HD DVD, and more. It comes with all the expected menuing options as well (to create menu's on your DVD splash screen).

Here's what I like:
* File support can't be beat. No more limits to mpg, avi, wmv like you get in things like Windows Movie Maker*, this program pretty much reads everything including Quicktime* and Flash*, and as I mentioned before, PAL format too. This was a big win for me recently because I was putting together a video presentation that included video from the US and from India. Ulead was the ONLY program I had that would read the files without having to convert them first.
* Effects are vast. If you are used to some of the cool transitions you get in Windows Movie Maker* you're familiar with things like flips, rolls, slides, shatters, etc. Ulead steps it up a notch with 3D flips and spins, colour masks, clock style transitions, texture effects, peels, pushes, rolls, slides, stretches, wipes, and more. It even comes with a set of pre-installed flash animations that plug right into your movie or overlay on an existing slide.
* Audio options are significantly enhanced. Not only can you put it into waveform view, but you can dynamically change the volume and direction of the audio. These features are like Audacity* or Cakewalk* - you can drag and drop volume changes and even shift audio to left and right channels. This was pretty incredible to me and not something I've seen in any other movie maker software. Voice track is also available but not something I have used since I use pre-packaged audio for my movies.
* Setting exact time for a slide. In other programs it's difficult to set a slide to display for an exact time down to the split second. Ulead makes this easy with a detail page for each slide that you can configure timeline and other functions. I use this all the time. This detail page also offers dynamic pan/zoom and resizing of the image you're using, and if it's an image, instant colour correction. Very powerful. If it's a video you can reverse it, change the speed, split the audio, and dynamically trim the clip.

What bothers me:
* Limited TITLE templates out the box. The templates they provide seem pretty hokey, but you can do some level of customization and then save your new template (I just wanted more out of the box) - the other issue here is that you have to create a blank colour box (with associated duration) and overlay the title on it. This is very different from other tools that will automatically create a title slide for you. Titles are very important to me, as well as credits, which this tool doesn't have out of the box.
* Adding transitions and effects is clunky and time consuming. Drag and drop takes a while because of the distance between the transition and the timeline. Additionally, you can not highlight multiple sequences and apply a transition to each one en masse. In other words, if you want the same transition between 10 slides, you have to do it 10 times.

Overall Rating: 4 of 5, with 1 point removed for minor usability issues and insufficient title templates out of the box.

Summary: One of the most powerful video editing and movie creation tools I have used. Easily beats competitors like Roxio* and Windows Movie Maker*, although, for free movie creation, WMM* does provide a lot of functionality. For professional movie creation and the flexibility this program offers in input and output options, I'm very impressed.

* Product names are copyrights and trademarks of their respective companies.

Good
This product has improvement compare to the old versions....not easy to crash, and if it does, it will save the latest version and ask if you like to recover it ....this is a good feature.

Best in Class!
Amazon has the best price you will find exclusivley on this software package, and Ulead Video Studio 11.5 burns Blu-Rays (oh yeah!). I will say that to burn a 90 minute 1080 High Def video it takes this program about 8 hours to convert (once you are done editing), and then add another hour onto that to physically burn the Blu-Ray disk. So most video jobs are now "overnighter's" once they are ready to burn. BUT, well worth it in the end. I give Ulead AND Amazon 5 stars for this price and product.