Ulead Video Studio 10

VideoStudio 10 Standard Edition ($ 69.99 direct) and Plus version ($ 99.99). Finally, after I installed the test no matter delivery, including support for HDV, and 5.1 surround sound, as well as up to six overlay tracks. Both versions are available in three publishing options: VideoStudio Editor, Movie Wizard and DV to DVD Wizard.

Ulead is a good addition to basic editing tools, including several unusual trim function, you can quickly shoot the scene long video files. That is, the tools and the story board and more powerful interface combinations (this is a rise of inspiration and respect the principles box) function is very practical version. Like almost all similar products, VideoStudio can automatically detect scene and use your findings to create their own chapter.

The most important news is the main editing HDV, as consumer HDV camcorders hit the market is increasingly common ability. But with the high resolution of this compression format can slow down a lot of video editing frustrating to explore, even in a powerful system. Ulead solved by creating the actual use of low-resolution files during editing "agent" and refers to the HDV source to final rendering problems.

Although creating proxy files may take some time (about 3 hours and 20 minutes workstation video files on HP 3.2GHz 4100 60 minutes), the technology worked well in my tests. As Ulead, and the introduction late last year in its semi-professional editing MediaStudio technology, most of the problems seem to have been developed.

He always likes to scan VideoStudio DV tape is 6-speed, the ability to capture the scene to identify the next batch. With the Wizard DV to DVD, you can select the desired scene, select the menu system, exit and return to the final DVD, reducing editing and creation time only a few minutes. In version 10, you can automatically convert DV tape, and save and print paper scenes and rapid analysis time code information, only the file basically provides a function, you can quickly scan your box, print thumbnail time code information and know what is on the tape in the future.

Create program Ulead gives a look at the use of a large window, instead of a few buttons, they are generally too small to read the video discernable menu. (Competitor's products, such as iDVD, and Pinnacle Studio, MyDVD and Premiere Elements, and put three to six small icons in a single menu.)

When the DVD screen, press the button on this SmartScene menu to select a video, which shows a large window in the playback device of a single player. It is offered in any other building plans an elegant effect, either Windows or Mac, I know.

Here interrupt the highlights reel, however, discuss some of the important functions of some VideoStudio poor, no. Chroma key, lets you put any background behind the subject, prominently displayed again. The new anti-shake function, what the producer offers and Pinnacle Studio comparative disadvantage. In addition, the program lacks automatic color correction, slow-motion video generated excess flash (like my two test one pan and zoom), I was always uncomfortable audio mixer.

Compared Furthermore, coding performance is better than 19:49 and 63:46 to get a 12-minute test clip MPEG-2 took only 17 minutes and 46 seconds, Premiere Elements, and a terrible PowerDirector. VideoStudio also for Sony PSP and Apple iPod functionality requires additional costs associated with the video director.







