VS X5: Wish List for Next Version

[ajfudge]

Aussietx,

thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll try that. But what I'm really aiming for is the Corel VSP's unique Paint Creator's ability to "playback" drawings over the video while the background is automatically transparent if it's an overlay, plus the fixed screen ratio (this is very helpful as this will save me a lot of time from adjusting the scene, resizing the frames, chroma key-ing).

In a different note, I once tried using Sony Vegas. It's not very easy to use, or maybe it's just because I'm more used with Corel's interface.
I also tried Adobe Premiere, but never got near to doing a prod. more than 10 seconds.
I figured I should stick with Corel because it can basically achieve what Premiere can do, but the process can be different and tedious, and that's kinda exciting at most because I am being challenged.
I am just a little jealous because some third party plugins are playing favoritism with Premiere.


Ron P.,
wow. If 99 tracks is unlimited, then I guess 100 is infinite. lol
I'm trying to imagine how that would turn out for me; my laptop would most probably freeze if i use all 99.
But still 99 ain't bad at all.

[Black Lab]

I don't know that I would call unlimited tracks an advanced feature. Heck, it's only the tracks.

[pennstat]

Add all the motion path features that Media Studio Pro has. Sure miss the 2d and 3d motion path options for titles, objects and video clips. VS is too basic.

Yes, absolutely. I just wasted about two hours looking for the basic 2D and 3D motion paths so that I could animate a graphic to look like it's coming from the background, and there's nothing of the sort available. (I can't believe that such a feature was completely overlooked.)

And why do I have to be in sound mixing mode in order to see the waveforms for the various tracks? Why can't the waveforms be a persistent option regardless? I always remix the audio in separate files to run it through various equalizers then sync them up with the original video track during editing. Media Studio Pro 8 made it so easy to do sync them back up because the waveforms for the videos were right there, linked with the video track. (Okay, in fairness this is a minor gripe, but it still makes no sense to have to go into a separate function just to see the waveforms.)

I really, really wish that there's a way to to 16:9 high-def video in Media Studio Pro 8.0. My video editing life would be so much easier, but I'm moving closer and closer to switching to a competitor's product for my next project. Rest in peace, MSP8. I really miss you.

[babdi]

Motion path. Me,SJJ1805 and few others have been harping for this since X2
I second a X5 with 64 bit version. 32 bit is getting "passe"

[Tasana Studios]

There is a way. I can copy and paste the email from Corel but I will just paraphrase.
I asked about that and they gave me the location of those in X3 and said just copy them all and paste them in the correct folders of X4. Basically, anything from previous versions can be pasted into the right folders of the newer versions.

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Importing of all transitions, effects, text clips, libraries from the previously installed version. Meaning it would be nice if during installation of a new software version (X3 to X4 or to X5) that it searches the previous version's folders and asks if you'd like to import those items into the new version.

That way each upgrade or new version install could still be a fresh install, the older version is preserved, and the new version would have add-ons or helpful creations you had in the previous version.
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[BUGS-R-US]

My Wish List:

~ MOTION PATH MOTION PATH MOTION PATH

~ OVERLAY Track Transitions that respond only to the partial window overlays.

~ More Tracks and the ability to name tracks

~ Stop the program from calling out to my DNS server every time I boot it up (annoying and always suspect in my book) - I know that it needs to go online and Corel does not want to make that difficult, but in today's Internet world we are seeing a creeping phenomenon of VERY chatty programs communicating with their mother ships behind users backs (aka Windows 7 ..... the term "cloud" is the latest attempt to make it all warmer and fuzzier). It would be nice to manually turn that option completely off rather than having to block it at the firewall.
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Unless I'm missing something, I assumed that X4's new found ability to add transitions to overlay tracks would mean that we could add transitions to PARTIAL window overlays *without affecting* the entire Video track we were overlaying. i.e. I want the bells and whistles of animating windows within windows also using transitions and motion paths just on individual windows. Mask & Croma Key and direction style and fade in and out are ok, but don't go far enough... [I'm quietly Hoping someone can tell me I've missed something and in fact it already does it all]

I use Corel X4 for stability and speed at doing quick cuts and online videos without fiddling for hours (Vegas Pro - yes I am useless at it) or having to do too many things manually from scratch (Premiere Pro - yes I am useless at it). At speed, stability and ease of use it excels (well done COREL!) - if they would charge me another $50 or even $100 for a super duper PRO version, I'm good with that.

[freedda]

I suggest that they provide a list of supported file formats that you can import and export from this program. Most other video editing software websites provide this information but I can't find it anywhere for Video Studio Pro. I've asked in particular about bringing in MOV files from my Canon 60d DSLR, both on this site and as a question directly to Corel, but I've yet to get an answer. Doesn't seem that it should be this hard to find this out. Makes me want to go to another program where they give you this basic information.

[Ron P.]

Freeda,
That information is provided, and not difficult to find if you look for it .. http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/ ... bview=tab3

Input Format Support:

Video: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVCHD™, MPEG-4, H.264, BDMV, DV, HDV™, DivX®, QuickTime®, RealVideo®, Windows Media® Format, MOD (JVC® MOD File Format), M2TS, M2T, TOD, 3GPP, 3GPP2
Audio: Dolby® Digital Stereo, Dolby® Digital 5.1, MP3, MPA, WAV, QuickTime, Windows Media® Audio
Images: BMP, CLP, CUR, EPS, FAX, FPX, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, J2K, JP2, JPC, JPG, PCD, PCT, PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD, PSPImage, PXR, RAS, RAW, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF, UFO, UFP, WMF
Disc: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD)

Output Format Support:

Video: AVI, MPEG-2, AVCHD, MPEG-4, H.264, BDMV, HDV, QuickTime, RealVideo, Windows Media Format, 3GPP, 3GPP2, FLV
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, MPA, WAV, QuickTime, Windows Media Audio, Ogg Vorbis
Images: BMP, JPG
Disc: DVD (DVD-Video/DVD-R/AVCHD), Blu-ray Disc™ (BDMV)
Media: CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R Double Layer, BD-R/RE

[mitchell65]

BUGS-R-US

Unless I'm missing something, I assumed that X4's new found ability to add transitions to overlay tracks would mean that we could add transitions to PARTIAL window overlays *without affecting* the entire Video track we were overlaying. i.e. I want the bells and whistles of animating windows within windows also using transitions and motion paths just on individual windows. Mask & Croma Key and direction style and fade in and out are ok, but don't go far enough... [I'm quietly Hoping someone can tell me I've missed something and in fact it already does it all]

I think I must have the wrong end of the stick here as I read this to mean having a main clip in the Video track and then putting a number of clips into the overlay track and having transitions work on that overlay track only and not affect the main video track! If this is the fact then I have been using that facility since the first VS I had which was VS X2!

[Ron P.]

John,
What Bugs-R-Us is requesting and reporting is a bug if you ask me. There are several transitions when applied to clips in overlay tracks, that are not full screen, the transition affects the lower clip. Place a clip in the Main track, then grab a couple of clips/images for an overlay track. Do not make them fit the screen, just use the default size, PiP. Then apply a Roll transition. Instead of just transitioning between the two clips in the overlay track, it transitions between the whole screen.

[mitchell65]

Thanks for that Ron, now I understand. My fault for not checking. Perhaps it is because I rarely use a transition other than crossfade and that of course works perfectly on the overlay track. I've been even more guided away from other transitions as one of our UK TV channels has recently started using a clock type transition when they do a summary of football matches. I find this quite annoying, I just don't like it!
BTW that's real football I talking about, of course!!!!!

[Slam]

More menu templates... And my big wish is VS without fatal bugs in DVD part! Last version without critical errors was version 9 with latest patch.

X4 fatal bugs (from my point of view):
- I use DVD project with true DD5.1 sound (i check 5.1 sound in projects, menu, templates etc.), but X4 makes DVD with DD5.1 sound in menu only (which have native stereo sound only) and main DVD movie converts "automatically" form DD5.1 to DD2.0
- old version of VS saved edited DVD menu to project... X4 every time lost all my changes to menu template and waste all of my hard work...

[metmot]

2. Preferences option to TURN OFF AUTOPLAY OF VIDEO AFTER CREATION by default....not require user to always have to remember to uncheck the option which defaults to yes/play.

I think this one is just a matter of opinion. I like that it plays the video after rendering. That way I know it is finished and I can go back and continue working on the project. The fact is the option is there for you to turn it off. How difficult is it to do so?

I agree just, how difficult is that to do? This has been the setting since very early days of VS. So Corel should change it for a few people? Come-on, just how lazy are we getting now days? If you want one-click video editing, Corel has provided it already... It's called VideoStudio Express. That's what we get when we start demanding the extreme in simplicity.

That said, I never have VS play the video after creating it. I always check things before committing, and it's there staring me in the face, so I un-check it. Real simple. However because I don't like having the video play right after creating it, I feel I should not require those that do, to go an extra step just because it's what I like. Further more I thought we really liked editing video, that's what VS is all about. Look at some real pro-fessional NLEs, and you will not find anything simplistic about them. If you want a certain action, outcome, you better make sure you've set it, checked-it, or asked for it.

Just un-check the darn box!!

Sorry Ron and Jeff but I have to disagree with you both on this one. Yes you can just un check the darn box like I do every time I remember to. Or you could leave the box just as it is and have it remain in the last condition you left it in when you render the next clip. This would be an improvement in program behavior. How damned hard could this be to achieve from a programming standpoint? And you ask how lazy we are? Maybe it has never occurred to anyone there at Corel but here-here you've been notified now. Just because it's always been like it is now isn't a compelling reason to leave it that way forever. Especially since any brain with a smattering of logic can see why it's better to have it behave as suggested rather than as it is now be it just a tiny improvement. This is a thread for suggesting ways to improve the product no matter how simple, and this was an excellent suggestion immediately attacked by the mods for reasons which escape me. One little improvement, big deal. A few dozen tiny improvements in program behavior and you now have made a real difference. If you always use it then it will stay on, If you always don't use it then it will stay off. If your needs vary then you can check or uncheck to your heart's delight. Geez!!! How can anyone argue this would not be an improvement in this program, no matter how small?

[Black Lab]

To each his own I guess. But then again I don't get upset when I have to choose over and over again that I am making a DVD, or a 16:9 DVD, or I have to change the bitrate, or..........

[metmot]

To each his own I guess. But then again I don't get upset when I have to choose over and over again that I am making a DVD, or a 16:9 DVD, or I have to change the bitrate, or..........

Don't be so stubborn and prideful Jeff. How hard is it to admit the suggestion he made would be an improvement in the behavior features of VS? There simply is no argument against it. "To each his own" goes right along with "Just uncheck the box" and "it's always been that way" as illogical answers to a simple concept. It's like asking how many fingers I'm holding up and you answering "Tuesday". I don't think anyone was "upset" about having to uncheck the box, it's just a suggestion to make things better which is what this thread is supposed to be for.

And speaking of something you said, yes it would be nice if the aspect ratio you choose would remain from project to project. Unless I'm missing something (which is possible) it seems VS 4 now defaults to 16:9 every time you start a new project instead of remaining where it last was like all previous versions did. Am I missing a setting in preferences on this one or did they really change it to do this annoying behavior?