Corel today introduces the new VideoStudio® Pro X8 and VideoStudio® Ultimate X8, giving users even more power and options to unleash their creativity and make amazing videos. VideoStudio X8 brings together new tools, intelligent features and enhanced performance including Freeze Frame and Video Masking, Audio Ducking for pro-quality sound, and 4K hardware acceleration that’s more than 4 times faster on 5th gen Intel Core processors. The new Corel VideoStudio X8 is the industry’s most creative and easy-to-use consumer video editing software.

“VideoStudio is already known for delivering unmatched usability and power. With the new X8, we’re doing even more to help you bring your vision and stories to life. New effects provide opportunities to experiment and explore. Smarter features, a more intuitive UI, and enhanced performance make it easier to build your movies. VideoStudio X8 lets you work faster while focusing on the creative parts of your project,” said Michel Yavercovski, Director of Product Management for Corel video products.

Honored in 2014 as Editors’ Choice from PCMag and a Best Product of the Year from Videomaker, Corel VideoStudio enables users to make a wide range of video projects, from action-cam and personal movies, to slideshows, video blogs, screen recordings, stop motion animation and more. With an extensive list of new features and enhancements, VideoStudio X8 once again leads the way for innovation and performance in creative consumer video editing.

Explore creative possibilities

• NEW! Create Dramatic, Custom Looks: With new creative overlay options, it’s possible to achieve cool effects like never before. Easily adjust how overlay objects blend with the background and access new Add, Multiple and Grey Key options to make semi-transparent and color blend results. Video masks make it simple to hide or reveal different parts of your video for interesting special effects.
• New! Convert titles to Alpha channel files: By converting the text and graphics in your titles to Alpha channel images or animations, you can now take advantage of all the new VideoStudio X8 creative overlay options to design stunning titles that add unique flair and a professional look to your productions.
• NEW! Freeze frame: Add extra impact by temporarily stopping the action to focus on a single frame. Select the frame and set the duration to get the effect you want.
• ENHANCED! Motion tracking settings: More mosaic types and better size control let you perfectly blur a face or car plate in your clip. With easy motion tracking, target and track moving objects on screen and connect them to elements such as text and graphics.
• ENHANCED! Screen Capture: Now capture both system audio and microphone sound. Screen Capture also works with Snap View in Windows 8 to record multiple Windows apps in action.
• NEW! Creative Add-ons: Corel VideoStudio X8 now includes: NewBlue Video Essentials II with 10 new plugins to create vignettes, enhance color and more; ScoreFitter® royalty-free sounds and songs for soundtracks that automatically adjust to fit the length of your movie; and 17 royalty-free music tracks from Triple Scoop Music.

Smart features do more for you

• NEW! Audio Ducking: Balance dialog and narration with background sound for pro-quality, clearer sound. Audio Ducking detects audio or narration and automatically lowers the volume of background sound. Adjust the Ducking Level and Sensitivity for even more control.
• NEW! Intelligent features make projects easier: Easily keep track of the clips used in your video. Thumbnails in the Library show a check mark when the clip has been used to help you avoid reusing the same footage. Re-use existing video projects with Multiple Projects Editing. Save and re-use your customized Filters or Transitions in future projects.
• ENHANCED! Media Library management: Easily bring your existing organized media folders into the intuitive Media Library. Plus, the enhanced list view in the library helps you edit faster with easy access to more information, including resolution, frame rate and start/end times

Faster and more compatible

• ENHANCED! 4K hardware acceleration: 4K hardware acceleration is optimized for 5th generation Intel Core processors, delivering more than 4x faster performance. Overall playback performance in full HD is also enhanced and more tracks can be played in real time.
• NEW! XAVC S: Work with XAVC S and get support for resolutions up to 4K 3840 x 2160.
• ENHANCED! More formats supported: Enjoy more compatibility with import support for MKV files. New support for MOV (H.264 format) has also been added to VideoStudio’s variety of export options, which include AVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, WebM, Windows Media Format, HTML5 and more.

For users looking for additional creative video editing possibilities, VideoStudio Ultimate X8 includes all the power of VideoStudio Pro X8, plus a collection of advanced special effects with plug-ins from proDAD, Boris Graffiti and NewBlue, providing over $500 in additional value. New additions to Ultimate include proDAD Adorage Starter Pack and NewBlue FX Essentials IV.

VideoStudio Pro X8 and VideoStudio Ultimate X8 are available now in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian and Traditional Chinese. Suggested retail pricing of VideoStudio Pro X8 is $79.99 (USD/CAN) / EUR69.99/ £59.99, VideoStudio Ultimate X8 is $99.99 (USD/CAN)/ EUR 89.99/ £79.99. Upgrade pricing is available.

For a free trial version of Corel VideoStudio X8, please visit http://www.videostudiopro.com

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X10 Maximizes Creativity with New Artistic Effects, Speed Controls, 360 Video and More

With a unique combination of creativity and ease-of-use, VideoStudio® now offers Mask Creator, Time Remapping, Track Transparency, and 360 video support.

Introducing Corel® VideoStudio® Ultimate X10, the latest version of Corel's easier-to-use and highly creative video editing software. VideoStudio Ultimate X10 enables users of all skill levels to make great-looking movies that are uniquely their own. Explore new options for adding custom fast and slow motion effects, and design an eye-catching superimposed style with new transparency controls. Get creative with masking to experiment with all-new looks, and take advantage of 360-degree video support to guide your audience through the action.

"VideoStudio stands out in consumer video editing because we've created an environment that offers high-end features while remaining surprisingly simple to use. Users choose VideoStudio because it lets them tell their stories in a personalized way, whether they're capturing family memories, an exciting event, or reaching viewers online. With VideoStudio X10, we're giving you powerful new options to make a movie that's truly unique," said Michel Yavercovski, Senior Director of Product Management for Corel's video products.

Already an industry leader with Multi-Camera editing, Stop Motion Animation, 4K, and HD, VideoStudio Ultimate X10 offers new features that push creative boundaries in moviemaking:

• New! Mask Creator: Put the focus on the key elements of your videos by highlighting them with painting, blurring, greyscale or other fun effects. Play with easy-to-use brush and shape tools to create custom video masks.
• New! Track Transparency: Adjust the opacity of tracks and see two or more scenes at the same time. Easily add custom fade-in, fade-out or superimposed effects.
• New! Time Remapping: Play with speed using new easy-to-use controls that let you add Slow Motion or High-Speed effects, Freeze the action, or Reverse and Replay scenes. Get all the tools you need for speed effects in one place!
• New! 360 Support: Take your 360 video to the big screen by controlling the angle your audience sees - ensuring they don't miss any important moments. Convert your 360 video for playback on standard video players.
• New! Premium Effects: Enjoy 3 new effect collections from industry leaders NewBlueFX, Boris FX and proDAD. Add impact with new particle effects and professional 2D- and 3D-title editing.
• New! DVD Templates: Add image-rich menus and music using to your video discs with 100+ themed templates in VideoStudio® MyDVD®.
• New! Integrated learning materials: Visit the new Welcome tab in VideoStudio to easily access learning resources, video tutorials, additional templates, effect packs and more.
• Enhanced! HEVC (H.265) Support: Take advantage of HEVC (H.265) import and export for a higher compression rate, better quality and smaller file size. Requires supporting PC hardware or graphics card. Optimized for 7th Generation Intel processors.
• Enhanced! Video Editing Workflow: Enjoy a faster and easier editing experience. Group and ungroup items on the Timeline with a simple right click. Get easy access to music for your video with ScoreFitter® Music, now accessible directly from the Media Library.

VideoStudio Ultimate X10 is part of the Corel VideoStudio family of products which has been recognized with numerous industry awards including Editors' Choice by PCMag.com in 2016 and 2014 and as a Best Product of the Year by Videomaker in 2014. To learn more about VideoStudio X10, please visit www.videostudiopro.com

Pricing and Availability

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X10 is available now in English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, and Traditional Chinese. Suggested Retail Pricing (SRP) is $99.99 (USD/CAN)/ EUR 89.99/ £79.99 with upgrade discounts available. For a free trial, please visit www.videostudiopro.com

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2019

New in Corel VideoStudio Ultimate 2019:

• Color Grading Controls -- Set the mood and ambiance of your video with powerful color correction and adjustment tools. Easily shift the colors and boost the saturation and luminance on a per-color basis. Fine tune each color with HSL tuning, tone curves, waveform scope, Look-Up Table (LUT) profiles, and more.
• Dynamic Split Screen Videos -- The screen's the limit with split screen video. Introduce new frames with keyframes and create custom split screen layouts. Show multiple videos simultaneously with motion effects, shapes, and more---the creative possibilities are limitless!
• Text Mask Creator -- Create new text masks or try free select masks to select areas of your video. Easily create Alpha channels with precision---quickly converting sections of an image or video to a mask. When you're finished, export your masks to your library to use again in future projects.
• It's our best VideoStudio yet -- Here are just a few of the new features and enhancements in VideoStudio Ultimate 2019:
• Seamless transitions -- Flip, zoom, spin, or whip between scenes that add excitement and energy to your cuts. Just align similar colors or objects to create a smooth and artful transition between imagery.
• Tiny Planet and Rabbit Hole effects -- Give your audience a fun perspective and transform your 360 video footage into a Tiny Planet or Rabbit Hole effect with new spherical panoramas.
• Webcam and Screen Recorder -- Record your screen and webcam or external camera simultaneously and create engaging videos with new MultiCam Capture Lite. Capture videos and audio in a single click and edit them together seamlessly with multi-camera editing.
• Export video with transparent background -- Create your own unique overlays and export motion graphics, masks, or text with a transparent background---all using new alpha channel. Create your video on the overlay track and export to .MOV with alpha channel.
• Title Editor -- Introduce and tell your story with style. Create stunning titles with motion, text, and graphics in the enhanced Title Editor. No matter what you create, save custom titles in the library to spare cycles on future productions!
• Customize Motion -- Create and customize the movement of graphics, shapes, titles, and overlays along a defined path with new flexible controls. It's the perfect way to create a fun effect or emphasize elements in your video.