VideoStudio Ultimate 2023

Turn your best moments and life experiences into stunning movies with advanced video editing software packed with advanced tools, premium effects, smart features, and optimal performance.

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Dive into easy and intuitive video editing!

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate makes it fun, easy, and intuitive to produce your best videos yet! Achieve remarkable transformations with exclusive premium effects from industry leaders and advanced editing tools like Color Grading, Video Masking, 3D Titler, and new Audio Cues. Save time using Speech to Text converter for fast subtitle creation and facial recognition technology for quick video cuts. Experiment with the whole palette of powerful features to create movies that impress and inspire!

Live Life. Make Movies.

What can I do with VideoStudio?

Create stunning movies with easy-to-learn, fun-to-explore video editing software, packed with powerful tools and cool effects.

CAPTURE

Capture

Import your own clips, record your screen, or capture multi-camera videos with built-in tools.

EDIT

Edit

Go beyond basic editing with advanced tools, experiment with customizable filters and transitions, and apply premium effects.

SHARE

Share

Export your projects to popular formats and devices, share online, or burn to disc with a custom menu.

Everything you need to create stunning movies:

VideoStudio has expanded its remarkable combination of beginner-friendly tools, tutorials, and user interface with breakthrough creativity to make video editing truly fun!

Basics first

From basic trimming tools such as Slide and Slip, to easy selection tools and lens correction, VideoStudio provides the essential editing toolkit to tackle just about any basic task.

Drag and drop

Transform your footage into a smooth and sophisticated movie by adding graphic elements, animated titles, and transitions. Even turn your titles into realistic onscreen handwriting or apply animated pen effects.

Correct and enhance

Boost color and use Color Grading to quickly shift the color scheme of your entire video, explore blur motion tools, and stabilize shaky footage—surprise yourself with the results!

Apply effects

Creatively blend overlays, apply premium effects, animated AR Stickers, and touch up faces with Face Effects. Add morph or seamless transitions along with dynamic and 3D titles, then enhance your production with new title and transition effects to make your video look even more modern and entertaining!

Explore advanced tools

Use Mask Creator, Split Screen Templates Creator, and GIF Creator to achieve cinema-grade effects. Reveal multiple perspectives with multi-cam editing and enhance panoramic footage with 360 Editor. Add animation and speed effects for a dynamic, motion-packed result, and so much more.

Testimonials

What’s new in VideoStudio 2023?

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Title editing features and effects

Title motion options

With new Enter/Middle/Exit title motions, assign different title effects to the various stages of the title animation.

Take it one step further with new Merged Title editing and specify the different motion for each component of the title, then quickly preview the result.

Title effects

Make your animated titles look unique and impressive with new title effects:

  • Parallax Titles leverage speed to create a dragging effect on text and characters.
  • Kinetic Titles apply variable speed with acceleration on text to create diverse title animations.

Transition effects

Get mesmerizing 3D-like effect with new Parallax Transitions that deliver layers with varying speeds attached to the foreground and background movements.

Give your video an even more modern aesthetic with new Instant Color Change and Split transition effects and enhance the overall impression that your film delivers.

ULTIMATE ONLY

Audio Cues

Synergize your sound and picture! Set audio cue points on your music clip manually or automatically and match the timeline of your video to these markers to adjust each clip duration and make your video match the beats.

Extra song selections

With more than 500 new songs added to the ScoreFitter music library, your reel will never feel restricted! Listen, select, pair, and enjoy!

Audio editing

New format support

ULTIMATE ONLY

AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) Decode/Encode

For your convenience and workflow flexibility, VideoStudio 2023 Ultimate enables software decode/encode AV1 among different chips, including Intel, AMD, and nVidia. It also supports AV1 hardware acceleration: 

  • Intel 11th Gen chip or above: Decode Acceleration 
  • Intel Arc: Decode and Encode Acceleration

8K Video Decode 

With a rapidly increasing number and variety of devices supporting 8K recording, VideoStudio has been optimized for 8K to enable you to import 8K videos for further editing.

Audio editing
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Other enhancements

Save time and enjoy streamlined editing process with significantly enhanced performance and multiple improvements applied to user interface.

Rendering performance

The Intel OneVPL and Deep Link Hyper Encode integration has been leveraged to optimize performance and make the CPU and multiple GPUs work much more efficiently.

UI enhancements

With multiple enhancements made to select features and general usability, leverage customization options and achieve incredible results more quickly and efficiently! 

  • Access your most frequently used feature icons in one click via the Customize Toolbar Options list (new feature options include Customize Motion, VoiceOver Recording, and Snapshot).
  • Edit your audio more easily with enlarged Waveform preview and improved volume controls. 
  • Expedite GIF creation by bringing your projects right into the enhanced GIF Creator. 
  • Manage LUTs more easily—move them between folders seamlessly. 
  • Quickly copy or delete parts of your footage with enhanced Mark In/Out Select tools. 
  • Edit subtitles more smoothly with new hotkeys—move up to 10 frames in either direction. 
  • Tap into multi-lingual subtitles by leveraging the .SBV YouTube Subtitle format, and save immeasurable time when creating new video projects. 
  • Delve into Stop Motion Animation with an expanded list of camera support, including the latest Canon and Nikon Camera SDK. 
  • Set the minimum default transition duration to 0.1 seconds in Preference for flawless, cinema-grade transitions between scenes. 
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Features fueling your video editing software

Get the exact results you want with VideoStudio’s wide selection of handy, innovative tools and features. Enjoy a fun, feature-packed video editor that helps you create just about anything with ease!

Capture & edit video across multiple cameras

Capture webcam video and record your screen at the same time, or record dual screens simultaneously—all with MultiCam Capture 2.0 Lite. Easily record video and audio in a single click and seamlessly edit them together with multi-camera editing.

Essential tools for video editing

Easily crop, trim, and split video directly on the timeline. Rotate or change the aspect ratio with just a few clicks.
User Guide

Transform footage into the movie with titles and transitions

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Create titles just how you want them

Play with the title fonts and colors to make them match the style and tone of your video. Animate them and apply title effects to bring your story to life!

Create smoother outcomes with transitions

Streamline your video storytelling with all kinds of transitions, from basic ones like Fade to Black, Crossfade, and Dissolve to more dynamic ones like Camera Movements with motion blur. Make them unique with your customization and effects applied.

Get creative with color

Only in Ultimate, access complete Color Grading tools to set the mood of every scene. Easily shift colors, and fine-tune your changes with a variety of video scopes and intuitive controls. Brighten landscapes, introduce accent colors, and augment ambience in every production.
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Mask Creator

Mask Creator is a powerful video editing tool designed for everything from basic fixes to Hollywood-level enhancements. Video masking delivers the power to replace generic screens, apply effects to masked areas only, clone and overlay objects, remove distractions from your clips, reveal text, and so much more—all to achieve truly remarkable transformations.

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Extend the power of VideoStudio with premium plugins

Access popular apps from proven industry leaders and get hundreds of dollars’ worth of professional-quality exclusive effects for only a few dollars more than the price of VideoStudio Pro.

NewBlueFX Essentials

Get pro-quality results with minimum effort and accelerate your productivity. Enjoy tools like Selective Focus, Video Tuneup, Lens Correction, Color Fixer Pro, and more.

proDAD Adorage

Enjoy more than 400 amazing overlay effects to add to your videos for transitions and more. You’ll find something for any occasion with proDAD Adorage video effect packs.

proDAD Mercalli V5

Make real-time corrections to stabilize video and remove the shake from handheld cameras, no matter how fast the action. Remove wobble and skew caused when panning.

proDAD RotoPen

Apply animated pen effects to maps, photos, and more, illustrate travel from point A to B with lines and graphics, or apply animated pen effects to any path.

proDAD Handscript Animation

Animate your titles or help narrate your story with proDAD’s animated handscript effects that turn your titles into realistic on-screen handwriting.

NewBlueFX Elements

Add high-end effects to your videos with Auto Pan, Gradient Fill Pro, Background Generator, Picture-in-Picture, Luma Key, and more.

proDAD Vitascene LE V4

Bring style to your video with old film effects, rays, glitter, and more with truly stunning, broadcast-quality transitions, filters, and effects.

NewBlue Titler Pro 5

Create a stunning title in seconds by applying one of more than 100 animated templates, then customize text and colors!

NewBlueFX Filters

Solve everyday production problems and boost creativity. Turn day into night, experiment with Color Replace, tap into Selective Color, try out Old TV, and more!

NewBlueFX Stylizers

Explore all the stylizers! From Air Brush and Earthquake, to Shear Energy, Warp, Wiggle, Zoom Blur, and more!

NewBlueFX Transitions

Try out 3D Confetti, 3D Sliced Cubes, Color Melt, Paper Collage, and Smear.

Instant Slideshows and Movies

Transform your media into mesmerizing slideshows and movies with several slideshow making tools, including AI-based Highlight Reel that automatically selects your best shots and clips, avoiding those with imperfections. It’s fast, easy, and fun!

Have fun and save time with trendy features

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Face Effects

With Face Effects, easily polish lifestyle videos, create glam Instagram and TikTok clips, or even goofy clips to share with friends! Brighten or smooth skin with simple controls, adjust face width and even eye size to fine-tune facial features.

Gif Creator

GIF Creator

Explore GIF Creator to capture a section of your video and convert it to a short, looping clip in GIF format to express emotions and share highlights!

Speech-To-Text

Speech to Text converter

Save time creating subtitles by easily converting speech in your video to text with an efficient tool designed for simple caption creation.

Face Indexing
ULTIMATE ONLY

Face Indexing

Save hours of time manually searching through video content by using Face Indexing that analyzes video using facial recognition. It automatically identifies and extracts footage for each person in your video.

Play with motion and speed effects

Speed Ramping

Play with Time Remapping and leverage Variable Speed to add Fast- or Slow-Motion effects to your videos, freeze the frame, or reverse and replay scenes.

Pan and Zoom

Keep your audience focused on the action at hand, or emphasize critical moments by panning and zooming to ensure your subject stays clearly in-frame.

Custom Motion Paths

Create and customize the movement of graphics, overlays, and titles along a path with flexible controls.

Motion Tracking

Track an object in your video, add moving text or graphics, and blur faces, logos, or license plates with accurate Motion Tracking tools.

Stop Motion Animation

Plug in your camera or use your webcam to create a stop motion animation that adds fun to your flicks!

Painting Creator

Add your own animated drawings to your clips using the Painting Creator tool that records your brushstrokes as you paint.

360° editor to show your uniqueness from all angles

360° Video editing

Go full circle with a complete suite of 360° degree video editing tools to trim, enhance, add titles or music, and edit your 360° video on the timeline.

Tiny Planet and Rabbit Hole effects

Give your audience a fun perspective and transform your 360° footage with Tiny Planet or Rabbit Hole effects (spherical panoramas) using easy controls.

Convert Formats

Convert single or dual fisheye footage to equirectangular or spherical panorama. Even control the viewing angle and convert to standard flat video for playback on TVs and standard video players.

Export 360° Videos

Export your 360° video to view on your VR headset, 360 player, or upload directly to YouTube to easily share with your audience!

Record, edit & mix audio

Adjust, mute, and layer your audio directly in the timeline. Quickly balance audio levels across clips to keep dialog clear and enjoy harmonic results.

Captivate and grow your audience

  • Export to popular formats and devices
  • Share directly to YouTube or Vimeo
  • Burn to disc more than 100 custom menus with chapters

Learning & support

  • Video tutorials

    Video tutorials

    Get the most out of VideoStudio with new learning content and tutorials. Subscribe to the VideoStudio YouTube channel to stay up to date with all the latest content! Plus, new users will enjoy a free 10-day all-access pass to StudioBacklot.tv with plenty of content on VideoStudio.

  • Written tutorials

    Written tutorials

    Hone your video editing skills and learn more with our in-depth guides on video editing techniques.

  • User guide

    User guide

    Search options provide a fast and easy way to browse content across the User Guide. Access how-to information on features, learn video editing basics, explore advanced techniques, and much more.

Compare versions

Explore some of the exciting new features that set VideoStudio 2023 apart from previous releases, and determine which version is right for you.

Pro 2023

Ultimate 2023

Highlight Features

Easy-to-use video editing tools
Drag-and-drop overlays, titles, graphics and transitions NEWParallax, Split and Instant Color Transitions NEWParallax, Split and Instant Color Transitions
Title Motion NEWParallax and Kinetic motions NEWParallax and Kinetic motions
Set Enter/Middle/Exit title motions NEW NEW
Audio Cues NEW
Face-tracking AR Stickers
Face Effects
Face Indexing
Speech to Text converter
Screen recorder
Multi-camera editing 4 cameras 6 cameras
Video stabilization Basic Advanced
Color Grading
Mask Creator
GIF Creator ENHANCED ENHANCED
DVD authoring and menu maker (MyDVD) 50+ templates 100+ templates

Intuitive user interface 4K, HD 4K, HD
Timeline editing and storyboard editing modes
Trim, split, merge, rotate, zoom tools ENHANCEDSelection markers ENHANCEDSelection markers
Roll, slide and stretch tools
Video tracks 50 tracks 50 tracks
Audio tracks 8 tracks 8 tracks
Color correction
Lens correction / fisheye correction
Adjustable track height and smart alignment tools
Dual window display, detachable windows
Smart proxy editing *

Color Grading
LUT profiles ENHANCEDMove/Copy LUTs in between folders ENHANCEDMove/Copy LUTs in between folders
Split Screen Template Creator
Mask Creator
Face-tracking AR Stickers
Instant Project Templates
Smart movie creator (Highlight Reel)
Video stabilization Basic Advanced
Customize Motion ENHANCEDIntegrates with title motions ENHANCEDIntegrates with title motions
Motion Tracking
Time Remapping
Variable Speed
Time-lapse video
Screen recorder
Multi-camera editing 4 cameras 6 cameras
Chroma key / Green screen
Track transparency
3D Title Editor
Stop Motion Animation ENHANCEDWith more cameras supported ENHANCEDWith more cameras supported
Painting Creator
Speech to Text converter
Subtitle Editor ENHANCEDWith new hotkeys ENHANCEDWith new hotkeys

Royalty free music tracks and sound effects NEWOver 500 songs available NEWOver 500 songs available
Adjust, layer, and mute audio ENHANCEDWith zoomed waveform view ENHANCEDWith zoomed waveform view
Audio Ducking
Audio filters and correction
Voiceover tools

360° titles, transitions, and filters
Tiny Planet and Rabbit Hole effects
Convert 360° to standard video
Convert equirectangular, fisheye, or dual fisheye videos

Video capture and screen recording software (MultiCam Capture 2.0 Lite)
Slideshow maker (FastFlick)
DVD authoring and menu maker (MyDVD) 50+ templates 100+ templates

NewBlue Titler Pro 5
NewBlueFX Elements
NewBlueFX Stylizers
NewBlueFX Essentials
NewBlueFX Filters
NewBlueFX Transitions
proDAD Mercalli (video stabilization)
proDAD VitaScene LE
proDAD Adorage (animated overlays)
proDAD Handscript Animation and RotoPen

Alpha Channel video import/export
Burn DVD and AVCHD with menus and chapters
Export to all common video formats and devices
GIF Creator ENHANCED ENHANCED
Online sharing
Smart package projects for easy archive/restore

4K, HD, 360° video ENHANCED8K video import ENHANCED8K video import
AV1
GIF Creator (GIF89a)
Intel® Quick Sync Video technology OPTIMIZED OPTIMIZED
Intel® Deep Link Hyper Encode NEWIntel Arc supported NEWIntel Arc supported
NVIDIA, Intel & AMD DirectX video acceleration support
nVidia CUDA technology

VideoStudio 2021

VideoStudio 2022

VideoStudio 2023

Highlight Features

Intuitive timeline video editing HD, 4K
50 tracks
HD, 4K
50 tracks
HD, 4K
50 tracks
Creative drag-and-drop overlays, titles, filters, effects, graphics and transitions NEWCamera Movements transitions NEWParallax, Split and Instant Color Transitions
NEWParallax and Kinetic title motions
Set Title Enter/Middle/Exit motions NEW
Premium effect collections from industry leaders Ultimate exclusivewith NEW effects from NewBlueFX and proDAD Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive
Speech to Text converter NEW
Instant Project Templates
Face-tracking AR Stickers NEWAnimated AR Stickers
Face Effects NEW
Face Indexing NEW
Ultimate exclusive
Smart movie creator (Highlight Reel)
Screen recorder (MultiCam Capture 2.0 Lite) ENHANCEDwith NEW AR Stickers
Alpha Channel export
GIF Creator NEW ENHANCED
Performance ENHANCEDwith improved interface and export rendering ENHANCEDwith new Timeline preview scrub OPTIMIZED

Editing essentials

Intuitive user interface 4K, HD 4K, HD 4K, HD
Timeline editing and storyboard editing modes
Trim, split, merge, rotate, zoom tools ENHANCEDSelection markers
Roll, slide and stretch tools
Video tracks 50 tracks 50 tracks 50 tracks
Audio tracks 8 tracks 8 tracks 8 tracks
Color correction
Lens correction / fisheye correction
Adjustable track height and smart alignment tools
Dual window display, detachable windows
Smart proxy editing ENHANCEDwith NEW ProRes Smart Proxy format *

Creative editing features

Color Grading Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive
LUT profiles ENHANCEDwith improved library management ENHANCEDMove/Copy LUTs in between folders
Split Screen Template Creator Ultimate exclusivewith ENHANCED multi-item editing Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive
Mask Creator Ultimate exclusivewith NEW keyframe controls Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive
Face-tracking AR Stickers NEW NEWAnimated AR Stickers with usability improvements
Face Effects NEW
Instant Project Templates NEW
Smart movie creator (Highlight Reel)
Video stabilization ENHANCEDwith Mercalli V5 ENHANCED
Customize Motion ENHANCEDwith Auto Motion blur ENHANCEDIntegrates with title motions
Motion Tracking
Time Remapping
Variable Speed NEWNon-Linear Keyframing Controls
Time-lapse video
Screen recorder (MultiCam Capture 2.0 Lite) ENHANCEDwith AR Stickers ENHANCEDwith usability improvements
Multi-camera editing 4 cameras in Pro,
6 cameras in Ultimate
4 cameras in Pro,
6 cameras in Ultimate
4 cameras in Pro,
6 cameras in Ultimate
Chroma key / Green screen
Track transparency
3D Title Editor Ultimate exclusive with NEW effects from NewBlueFX and proDAD Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive
Stop Motion Animation
Painting Creator
Speech to Text converter NEW
Subtitle Editor ENHANCEDwith usability improvements ENHANCEDWith new hotkeys

Audio Editing

Royalty free music tracks and sound effects NEWOver 500 songs available
Adjust, layer, and mute audio ENHANCEDwith better waveform display, keyframe controls and interface ENHANCEDWith zoomed waveform view
Audio Ducking
Audio filters and correction
Voiceover tools

360° Video Editor

360° titles, transitions, and filters
Tiny Planet and Rabbit Hole effects
Convert 360° to standard video
Convert equirectangular, fisheye, or dual fisheye videos

Included Extras

Video capture and screen recording software (MultiCam Capture 2.0 Lite)
Slideshow maker (FastFlick)
DVD authoring and menu maker (MyDVD) 50+ templates in Pro,
100+ templates in Ultimate
50+ templates in Pro,
100+ templates in Ultimate
50+ templates in Pro,
100+ templates in Ultimate

Ultimate Effects Collection - Premium Effect Plugins

NewBlue Titler Pro 5 ULTIMATE EXCLUSIVE ULTIMATE EXCLUSIVE ULTIMATE EXCLUSIVE
NewBlueFX Effect Collections 40 effects in Pro,
90 effects in Ultimate
NewBlueFX Elements
NewBlueFX Stylizers
NewBlueFX Essentials
NewBlueFX Filters
NewBlueFX Transitions
NewBlueFX Elements
NewBlueFX Stylizers
NewBlueFX Essentials
NewBlueFX Filters
NewBlueFX Transitions
proDAD Mercalli (video stabilization) ENHANCED with new V5 Ultimate exclusive
V5
Ultimate exclusive
V5
proDAD VitaScene LE ENHANCED with over 100 new filters Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive
proDAD Adorage (animated overlays) ENHANCED with V9 and V13 Ultimate exclusive
V9 AND V13
Ultimate exclusive
V9 AND V13
proDAD Handscript Animation and RotoPen Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive Ultimate exclusive

Video Outputs & Sharing

Alpha Channel video import/export
Burn DVD and AVCHD with menus and chapters
Export to all common video formats and devices ENHANCED ENHANCEDAV1 support
GIF Creator NEW ENHANCED
Online Sharing
Smart package projects for easy archive/restore

Formats & Support

4K, HD, 360° video ENHANCED8K video import
HTML5 editing
Intel® Quick Sync Video hardware acceleration Intel® 10th Gen Core Technology Optimization ENHANCEDIntel® 11th Gen Core Technology Optimization OPTIMIZED
Intel Deep Link Hyper Encode NEWIntel Arc supported
NVIDIA, Intel & AMD DirectX video acceleration support ENHANCED
nVidia CUDA optimization
Multi-thread rendering

* VideoStudio Smart Proxy supports the Apple ProRes format, but quality is limited to 4:2:2 8-bit.

Why edit with VideoStudio?

Enjoy your editing experience as much as you enjoyed capturing your favorite moments!

Easy

Easy

Enjoy a beginner-friendly, yet powerful editor, perfect for all skill levels and supported with awesome and truly helpful learning materials.

Fun

Fun

Quickly recreate popular video styles with built-in templates, add flair with trendy AR Stickers and Face Effects, play with GIF Creator, and more!

Creative

Creative

Experiment with premium level filters and set the mood with all the power of Color Grading and Mask Creator—create your very own fantasy!

Tech Specs

System Requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, 64 bit only
  • Processor: Core i3 or AMD A4 series for standard videos. Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon A10 for HD and UHD videos
  • RAM: 4 GB or higher, 8+ GB highly recommended for HD and UHD videos
  • Graphics Card: Minimum display resolution: 1366 x 768, minimum 512 MB VRAM or higher recommended for hardware acceleration
  • Sound Card: Windows-compatible sound card
  • Hard drive space: Minimum 10 GB for full installation
  • Internet connection required for product installation, registration, periodic license verification, product updates, and some features

Export Formats

  • Video: AV13, AVC, AVI, DV, GIF89a, HDV, M2T, MOV2 (H.264/HEVC1), MPEG-1/-2/-4(H.264/HEVC1), UIS, UISX, WebM, WMV, XAVC S, 3GP
  • Device: DV, HDV
  • Disc: DVD, AVCHD, SD Card, Blu-ray ($)
  • Web: YouTube, Vimeo
  • Audio: M4A, OGG, WAV, WMA
  • Image: BMP, JPG

Import Formats

  • Video: AV13, AVCHD (.M2T/.MTS), AVI, DV, DVR-MS, GIF89a, HDV, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MOD, MOV2 (H.264/HEVC1), MPEG-1/-2/-4(H.264/HEVC1), MXF, TOD, UIS, UISX, WebM, WMV, XAVC S, 3GP, Non-encrypted DVD titles
  • 360 Video: equirectangular, single fisheye, dual fisheye
  • Audio: AAC, AC3, Aiff, AMR, AU, CDA, M4A, MOV, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPA, OGG, WAV, WMA
  • Image: BMP, GIF, JPG, MPO, PNG, PSD, PSPImage, TGA, TIF/TIFF, UFO, WBM, WBMP, WMF, Camera RAW

Accessories

  • DVD burner required for creating DVD and AVCHD discs
  • Blu-Ray burning requires purchase of a separate plug-in from within the product

Supported Languages

  • English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

1 HEVC support requires Windows 10 or supporting PC hardware or graphics card and Microsoft HEVC video extension installed

2 Support to import and output Cineform Alpha Channel videos

3 AV1 hardware decode acceleration requires 11th Gen Intel Core Processor with Iris Xe or UHD Graphics, and encode acceleration requires Intel Arc Graphics

Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

For more details, visit: www.videostudiopro.com

Live Happily. Create Confidently.

Transform your photos and videos into stunning movies with the video editing software that brings fun and creative tools together to help you bring your story to life.