Questions VideoStudio Ultimate 2023

[ezeht]

Hi,
I am new here and have not actually bought this program yet but setting up the forum account kind of made me say so. I have tried to search the net and find out a few things about this software with no luck, so I joined the forum to see if this program is good for me.

I plan to buy a digi cam in the future, thinking about the Panasonic LUMIX FZ300 Long Zoom Digital Camera. It is priced pretty well imo. The cam is not what I am here to ask or talk about. I build my own computers and do so to mostly play PC Games and normally on Steam. I do sometimes record my playback, and maybe upload to Youtube and then to Steam or maybe Facebook. I sometimes need or convert the audio to mp3 or at times convert my cd's to mp3 to play on my pc. Thinking I might try the MP4 audio codec in the future, it's just I am used to and always use mp3 and it's small file size. I do like making Animated Gifs from shots pulled from my game play videos. I do see this program has an A-Gif Creator and Screen Recorder and can output MP4 audio. I normally use programs like built into Windows Xbox Game Recorder and it does well- never any problems. I have the paid version or ZDsoft Screen Recorder, but it sucks for game recording, but is fine for desk-top recording which I do little of that. The older original ZD Game Recorder was a great program until they went a do-all- and it sucks at recording games after- basically does not work at all recording games. Most of the game recorders I see today have very few options as far as the video out-put, bit rate, cbr, vrb etc. Was a time I could use Fraps or ZD Game recorder and out-put @ 1080p highest quality, I think it was 9000 bit and CBR and looked ran great and would work with any program- not so anymore. I have the paid ver. of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, I mostly use if resizing videos to smaller res so easier to upload or for others to view without a lot of buffering. I do not think I will much upload anything over 1080p tho I play at 4K. Just the wait is so long for uploads. I sometimes use free Davinci Resolve and free Photo Scape X. I use paid ver. JetAudio just for playing my music and use Pot Player for video play back and maybe Pot Player to pull shots from my vids to make A-G'. I use Windows for viewing photos, and sometimes use VLC for whatever. I more wish for a suite that pretty much does everything. Was thinking of Cyberlink But I do not wish for subscriptions. I do not use these programs that often, so I am more looking at 1x fee programs. I was thinking of the Corel bundle that includes PaintShop Pro 2023 but I can do most all I need with the free stuff I use now.

Question 1. Does this VideoStudio Ultimate 2023 have a Media Player? I guess what I am asking is, does it have a standalone player? Or is that extra cost?

2. Does this program work with VBR video [variable bit rate]?

3. Does this program convert or output audio to mp3? I am confused when reading what codecs this program uses/ works with.

4. When the next ver comes out will this ver be locked and I cant use it anymore. I have read I can pay to upgrade to the next ver. if wish. I have read for say Cyberlink they will lock the program when a new ver comes out and you cant use it and they try and force you to upgrade and is maybe why I have not bought its ver 21. Thats not cool imo and if done- id flip/off.

I am trying to make life a little easier for myself. I am disabled and playing video games is most all I care about and have learned a little about video audio and photo along the way. I have had problems before trying to use Davinci and VBR video- it will not load and work with them or I am missing something. I was trying to use Davinci mostly to pull shots out of vids for A-Gifs. It is not an easy program to use, and it has no built in A-Gif creator. PC Xbox Recorder only records in VBR. I normally use PhotoScape to crop shots or batch convert to gif files to make A-Gifs. I see now on Humble Bundle a Vegas Pro Edit 18 Suite. I would use Sound Forge Audio Studio 15 and has some other things I would not use for like $25.00. I have read in the past that Vegas is not so easy to use and like many programs can be glitchy. I read the top 2 for Windows are Adobe and Cyberlink, again I do not wish for a sub. I read Filmora is nice, but Corel is maybe a little better and they both cost about the same. I read Pinnacle is more glitchy than others. I love my Jet Audio player for my music- I have never had a better sounding player but its not perfect. If I load a video or play some other track not in my play list it kicks my play list and I have to add it each time I wish to play my music. I never understood that and never figured out how to correct it. So I use it for music normally mp3's only. I use VLC because I can listen to net radio stations built into the player and has better sound than the net sites with the browser player. I read maybe cyberlink has the best media player but gees, I am not trying to spend 100 dollars just on a player- or much over 30 or 40 dollars for that matter. I will guess the free player is limited in some way. I wish for the sound I get from Jet but can play video and other stuff and not kick my flipping play list every time I wish to use it.

If any nice folks care to chime in and offer ideas or help- and maybe you not just trying to push Corel would be very welcome.

Thanks in advance. E.

[asik1]

-VideoStudio is a video editor not a Media Player.
- Why you need to convert audio to MP3 which is not good quality?
- https://www.videostudiopro.com/en/free- ... s-included
- VBR is ok but not VFR.
-Any VS version is independent.
- for 30$ HB is a better deal but you will have to learn to work the softwares.

* If audio is of more importance to your type of work then surly the Vegas and SF for 30$ are the way to go in all aspects. Hurry, It's the last day.

[Ken Berry]

1. If you are talking about a media player which allows you to see your video full screen, then no. VideoStudio of course has a preview screen whose size you can adjust but not by all that much. Some of us here use the freeware VLC Media Player to watch video full screen. Its audio is pretty good too.

2. VBR is something VideoStudio has always accepted, so no difficulty there. But I am wondering if you are really talking about Variable Frame Rate or VFR i.e. playback speeds. This is something that VideoStudio has had difficulty with for some users. It seems to be a question also of the computer it is being used on. Yours seems pretty good. But in the past VS has either refused to accept video shot in VFR, or else if it has accepted it, will play it jerkily. I personally don't seem to have problems with it in VS 2023, but some users still do. For them we usually recommend using a third party video converter like Handbrake to convert to one of the accepted fixed frame rates.

3. I'm afraid VS doesn't export audio as mp3. You can export it as wma, ogg, wav or mp4 audio .m4a. If you want mp3, you have to use a third party converter like the freeware Audacity.

4. The only good news I can give you is that no version of VS so far has been locked as you describe. Each is stand alone and fully operable, even the so called upgrades. I say 'so called' because you get the idea that once upgraded, the previous version is no longer usable. But it is. For an upgrade, they only check the serial number of the previous version so you can get the upgrade price. Many of us here keep multiple versions of VS on the computer in case we have difficulty with the latest version or version we have, and want to use a previous version which we know does not have that problem. That being said, Corel was only taken over last year by a company called Alludo. We have no idea if they plan to convert VS to a subscription model or have both subscription plus fully paid permanent version. If they go for subscription only, I too won't be taking it up.

[Ken Berry]

I've just been told by my Site Admin colleague, lata (Trevor), that in fact there is a way to use the VS preview screen at full screen size. Here is what he has said:

Playing video in full screen is possible using VS, hit the play button then double click the preview screen.
I do not have a large monitor, not sure what the quality would be on your larger monitor.
Mind you video studio project playback quality could be better.

In all my time using VS, going back to around 2001, I have never know this. I just tried it, and it does indeed work. However, as lata/Trevor suggests, the quality full screen is pretty awful. Then again, we have known for a very long time that the preview screen is not one of VS's strong points...

[TonyP]

I have the FZ300. I've had it since it was released. It's a nice little camera and can do some nice things. Just avoid shooting in the dark. It's tiny sensor will be noisy.
Others above have answered the questions.

I also have Vegas Pro 14-20. Yes, there is a steeper learning curve than with Videostudio Pro, but I have no problems editing at all with Vegas. It comes from doing it for years.
It is more of a "professional" editor allowing you do edit pro camera video (BRAW, RED, etc..), tons of export options and a myriad of features that professionals need to work on their videos.
For $25, I've wasted more on coffee. But then, I've been editing since 1990. It took me 2 weeks to get the hang of it.

If you aren't looking to stress your brain cells (I always do, trying to keep the gray matter active at this point in my life), VS2023 Ultimate (this is the one to get, not the plain one), is quite a good editor with a lot of features you can grow into. For a lot of users, it's more than they need. But you can grow into it.
You have the computer hardware to edit and run the software, so you would be "good to go".
And this is a great user to user forum with helpful people if you are "stuck".

[ezeht]

Thanks to all for the help.

Yes I know VS is a edit program and not a media player is why I asked if maybe it included a standalone player. I might not be the best at wording things- I am sorry for that. Some "Media Players" can do simple vid and audio edits and conversions- but are not full blow edit programs. I know say cyberlink has a standalone player but not sure if it comes with its director ultimate or is extra cost. I see in the photos of this program- diff things looks like the program included a player- so I asked. I have used a lot of players - nothing has as good of sound as JetAudio- so I was hoping a new player and get lucky. I only use jet to play my music- because if I view a vid or other sound file from the wild it kicks my play list and I have to put it back on the player when I want to listen to my music. I never figured out how to stop that. So I use Pot for vid play back and VLC for its net radio stations becase the sound is better than wed sites that have the suck built into browser player. Still not near as good as Jet tho. I normally use Windows to view photos. I pass on Vegas- it does not have a Animated Gif creator, and some on its forum got kind of cute with me- snippy. I was nice as can be- asked questions as best I can. Some just hang around and are mean to people. Others telling me on that forum- A-Gifs are not popular blaa blaa- when they are very- and are 2nd behind jpeg for most used image files- and are used a lot in businesses- and web mail marketing or even social sites- and on Steam my main gaming site. The program will not do what I want so it dont mater. Makes me a little sad- it has a lot to offer- everything other than a Image package. Cyberlink use to have awesome suites vid sound image and other goodies all in one package- more limited now. I almost bought it- but Afraid ver 21 might end soon- or a newer come out and cost extra. I think they more wish to push subscriptions. So, Corel is next best- and is 2023- and has all I need or want. I am in the air on Paintshop or not- the 2023 bundle. I can do most all I need with free programs or what I have bought. I just hope to make my life a little easier. I will have to learn new stuff but 1 program or package that can do what I need or want- less going from program-to-program etc. sounds good to me. Davinci is Complicated imo- but I never really used it or spent much time in it either. As said it had probs with some of my vids -so I had no need to mess with it- but keep it installed- might get use out of it. Or until I buy something like Corel- then Davinci is gone.

As for VBR or VFR- I might have been confused on that. I do think I had read when trying to figure why Davinci would not accept my videos, I thought I read it only took CBR videos- but has been a while since bothering with it. Windows PC Xbox Game Recorder records in MP4 and I can edit with WinX but I normally do simple trim or resize the resolution. I use PotPlayer to view vids but also has a feature to pull out shots I use to make my A-Gifs with- is what I tried to use Davinci for. Normally I have to convert to Gif images first- Photoscape might take the jpeg whatever and work it into A-gifs I am not sure. I have always gone the extra step and convert the image from 1 to the other and then use the A-Gif creator in the program. You might know- you have a Gif image like jpep png etc- then A-Gif [animated gif] they are strung together like a video with no sound]. Other programs make yah put in gif image before they work- so I am use to doing the step first. I never tried to just add say jpeg to Photoscape and see if it works for A-Gif creator.

MP3. Yah I was confused reading the import export. Pinnacle exports MP3- best I read Pinnacle and Corel was same company- but Corel is said the better of the 2. Think read Pin is more pro and Corel more normal consumer- Corel more noob friendly and less bug or problems. As for MP3 quality- 128 and the human ear cant really make a lot of differences. Some argue they hear better than dogs- but 99% of people its not true- even then if you do not have high dollar audio gear you cant tell any difference- All I read 320 bit is no difference from actual cd or vinal. As far as bit rate sound goes- I read MP4 and MP3 sounds near the same- some argue MP4 is better- again you have multi bit rates to pick from and the higher the better. My players work with MP4 sound- so I am not pressed. I have to learn MP4 sound and conversion- but no biggy. I more work with MP3 for its small file size but MP4 is just a lil larger. Every little bit smaller helps sometimes when trying to keep video file size down. I am not pressed on work or storage drive size. Its just when time for upload vids to the net- if large can take a long while- or others that might wish to view has a lot of buffering. I might play at last set up 1440p and now 4K- but I downsized the vids while recording to 720p or now 1080p. If not full screen playback- and is high-quality video- 720 looks plenty fine. I am not making money off my stuff- not allowed to do so- SSDI. Just play my games- maybe post some vids or help or walk throughs- or A-gifs for fun. Something to do when I am not gaming. The audio is both for the vid size or my personal listening. I normally listening today do MP3 in 192 a lil better than 128- but 256 or 320 is near or as good as wav or original from all I read. As for MP4- mac has the lossless said best- ALAC vs AAC. Again each can be in higher lower bit thus quality.

Thanks about the FZ300. I read its nice and weather resistant. Not perfect- but me a noob- and can do 4K and view from the front for less than $450.00 I might get it. If had my way- Id get the Sony Alpha a6400- but cant spend $1.000.00 for it- just a cam and lense. My next choice is maybe the Canon EOS M50 Mark II- $700.00. Which cannon seems to be priced better most of the time over Nikon. I want 4K and able to view from front of cam- just that pop out viewer adds to cost. If I was not set on those things id just go Canon EOS Rebel T7 and call it a day. Guess I want fast high fps shooting also. most important for me is the 4K and the viewer. I do not have or use a cell phone- so pairing is no biggy with me. Being a noob and kind of want a lil future proofing. needs a hot-shoe for flash- maybe mic input etc.

My thing is playing PC video games. Was a time I recorded everything. Maybe make some A-G's as like a vid preview- but all game related. I got away from it after Youtube went paid subs with ads etc. Like 2008 I think it was. After that my vids get no views. Before then I could get 100s of views before I got all my vids uploaded. 1 vid got 130k views in like 2 months- its got maybe 100 views since- and most of my vids since Youtube changed has like 10 views or none at all- because they go to the back of the list- where before they had a "just uploaded" view or guess can call it section for gaming vids. So I stopped recording for the most part. But I can also post my youtube vids on Steam- or upload straight to facebook- and post my A-G's on both also. Some game sites allow you to post screen shots or A-G's on the page. I just built a new system- and might be the last before I die. So- I kind of wish to play with vids and A-G again. I use to record with Frapps- nice vids but way large file size and had to convert and resize and normally did MP3 for sound. Then I bought ZD Game Recorder, it was nice. I could resize the vid while recording and be in MP3 sound and could have it split the vids about every 3 mins- so file sizes was not crazy large and when done playing the vids was ready to upload if I wished. Now ZD is a do all screen recorder and sucks for game recording and really does not record games at all- but can use it for desktop recording or other say area youtube vids- but I do little of those things. Is why I use Xbox recorder. Animated Gifs- long ago had to use like 5 programs to make them. Now I use 2- Pot player and Photoscape- but is still an extra step or 2 because Photoscape does not let me remove say every other 3 clip to reduce overall file size- so I normally do that to the shots before I add them to the program to make the A-G. Some of these Corel etc. have more options some do not. I think Corel will be fine- I have seen some help vids online. I think it will do most of what I want- can cut out maybe 1 extra step or program for sure- so thats a lil easier for maybe both vids and A-G's. I am more waiting- hoping for better cost or Sales- lol. As a fact- Magix Video Studio 2023 Suite new on its site is only $39.00 right now. I could get that and a audio program for about the same price as Corel Ultimate- but they got nasty with me- I will never give them a dime. 2 days ago Corel 2023 Ult was $79.00 is 99.00 now. I should have jumped then. I like to research and read and missed it

What I work with. Thinking I will buy a NVMe 2x drive Doc- both my systems below use NVMe. I have other spinners and SSD drives not listed for storage if need. I am ok for hardware for the most part. A Camera. I will be good. -->

MSI Z690 Tomahawk WIFI DDR5.. Bios H.A0.. Intel 12700K.. Noctua NH-D15..
2X Crucial P5 Plus 2TB- CT2000P5PSSD8.. MSI MPG A850G PSU.. W11 Home..
Thermalright LGA1700 CPU Anti Bending Pressure Plate..
Cooler Master Universal VGA Graphics Card Holder..
Gigabyte 4070Ti- GV-N407TGAMING OC-12GD..
CORSAIR Vengeance- CMK32GX5M2B5600C36..
2Port USB2.0 Rear Panel Expansion Bracket..
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Thermaltake Core V71 Case..
Gigabyte M32U 4K 32"..
Klipsch Promedia 2.1..
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GIGABYTE G5 MD 15.6" 1080p FHD IPS Gaming Laptop- i5-11400H- 512GB NVMe- RTX 3050Ti..
Crucial RAM 16GB Kit (2x8) DDR4 3200MHz CL22 Laptop Memory CT2K8G4SFRA32A.. Windows 11..
SABRENT USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free Enclosure for M.2 PCIe NVMe and SATA SSDs (EC-SNVE)..
Crucial P5 Plus 1TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 Gaming SSD- CT1000P5PSSD8..
CABLEDECONN Mini DP to DisplayPort- DP 1.4 8K Cable- Bi-Directional Transmission- (B0305)..
Dell 24-Inch 165Hz ISP Gaming Monitor- 1920 x 1080- 1ms- NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible- G2422HS..
Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury FPS Gaming Mouse (910-004069).. Kensington Slim Wired Keyboard (K72357USA)..

Wavlink WL-334-RD Doc
WD Black 1TB WD1003FZEX
Magnus PV-3310 Photo Tripod
Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam
Kingwin FPX-007 Fan Controller2
Kingston HyperX Cloud 2 Headset
Cooler Master VGA Support MCA-0005-KUH00
Kensington Slim Type Wired Keyboard (K72357USA)
LG CM4550 700W High Performance Mini Hi-Fi System
Epson Expression Home XP-4105 Small-in-One Inkjet Printer
Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury FPS Gaming Mouse with High Speed Fusion Engine (910-004069)

[ezeht]

Amazon has the software at lower cost. Sold and shipped by Amazon Services. I am not sure if comes with the extras like if buy from Corel site or not. Also it seems many say it will not install or let them put in the code. I ask about it- if it works or not and if so for them that had problems- how did they fix the problem- and get no answer on Amazon. I get email message saying it was posted but no response- yet it does not show in Questions and Answer section on the sales page. I would like to buy the Video Photo Bundle- but posted on the VideoStudio 2023 Ultimate download page. I'm just trying to save a few bucks- and trying to buy a legit copy of the software. If it does not work why does Amazon have it for sale?

Wow, I did not know Roxio was Corel. The NXT9 Pro has lots of stuff and a media player tho only WinDVD Lite. Seems it is only missing an Animated Gif Creator. Corel VS gets higher review scores.

[Davidk]

Playing in full screen . .
VS has a a toggle icon to do this: same icon and place in each of the views available - default and full screen. Two screenshots illustrate this, with the icon (mouse hover label "enlarge") mentioned indicated with an arrow. In the default workplace (preview screen, library and timeline track) clicking the icon will present the preview screen in full screen. Clicking the icon in full screen gets you back to the normal default workplace.
the default screen with icon marker with arrow

and the full screen view with icon marked with arrow

[ezeht]

Thanks- but that is not a stand-alone media player. The edit program if worth anything much should be able to do full screen- but is not the same as say VLC etc. Then being a paid media player or free with the edit program, it should be worth the cost- better than anything free.

[asik1]

I admit ezeht I don't understand at all what is your issue.
There are gazillion media players out there, why you need another one from VS.
What is so special about your videos that non of the existing MP's will play them to your taste.
**Who the hell still do DVD's now days?
* Can you upload a sample video yo edit so we can see the problem?

[ezeht]

Why is it you hang around and for no reason seem to be stalking the forum and just want to give me a hard time. Vulcan mind meld my brain and make me like or do as you wish. I did not attack you- post on your post- nor did I attack VS. I asked if a player was provided and commented on an actual answer. The person posted about the editor player and can-do full screen- that is not a standalone player. You are stalking me for no reason other than you dont like my post. You made it clear- you do not like or want MP3 and now you dont like media players. Do you not know this Company sells WinDVD- a Standalone Media Player? If You buy VS- they will try and push sell WinDVD when it should be included. Maybe I do not want to use 2-3-4 free players and wish for one good player- a paid version should be better than a free player. I have to use multi media players because not 1 can do it all and or not sound any better than a browser player other than JetAudio- nothing sounds better than jet- but even jet is not perfect- It plays pretty video- but kicks the playlist and has no built-in radio stations. You can buy or download tons of mods dsp or whatever for some players, but I have better things to do than search research try test learn stuff just to get good sound out of a media player. Why does that seem to bother you so much? Why do you have "Issue" with me- I have done or said nothing wrong?

You already posted saying I should not want MP3- Said it is no good- when billions of people think thats wrong. MP3 export is in both Pinnacle and Roxio and many other edit programs. I guess because you do not like or want it no one else should. I never said anything about need or want DVD or CD- not playing or burning or nothing else- but is an extra function of many Media Players- as a fact I think every media player can author and burn CD DVD. WinDVD is just the Name of the MEDIA PLAYER and or the included suite. Another fact- places like Walmart and Amazon and many more- sells has stacks- 100s 1000s billions of DVD and Blue-Ray movies for sale. Many places even libraries sell new or used or loan CD/DVD audio music and video DISC. 1 more fact- here today in 2023 you can still buy new just made/ just out CD/DVD/BlueRay Players/ Burners for both PC and Entertainment Systems. Some people like to convert to AVI or MP4-a-v- oops even MP3- What- they play MP3 disks- YES SIR- and have on system drive- or even burn a copy- omg what a shame- such primitive people. It is even primitive people in this world that live at or move to places with no internet- or for whatever reason it is broken or down- or some really sick people prefer or only play video games from disc versus online sites like xbox or ps or Steam or uplay or EA- or again no net. I never played a console, so I am not sure if need net or not- I know they have disc'. Because of the today extra Special people many on pc have to have an external cd/dvd/blueray player/ burner because they are Not Allowed on newer cases today. Sadly for me- my great big extra large TT Core V71 case has 2x 5.25" bays on the case front and still room for 2x 200mm front intake fans. I am sure some get baby feets stomping mad over it. And I will only cool my CPU with air- so yah- they bang their special heads on the floor- roll around and have fits.

LOL- most new mother boards come with a DVD Disc with drivers- yet some Special people do not like dvd/cd so is no 5.25" bay on cases anymore for drives or fan controllers or hub for whatever- and now they dont like USB 2.0 so few or not 1 on back of motherboard when all mouse keyboard webcam and printer uses usb2.0- and many ports on a motherboard do not work until drivers can be installed after windows install. Its the Few Special people that do not like or want something and pressure devs- and everyone else has to suffer a lack. My stereo plays/ burns CD's from on-board am/fm radio or the 2x USB 2.0 ports and Blue Tooth- I also use it as a Computer speaker system either wired or Blue Tooth- normally Blue Tooth and my Lap-Top- and is the speaker system for my 4K tv- wired- RCA~3.5mm. I have no trouble with videos. I did say Davinci had trouble with standard Windows PC Xbox Game Recorder MP4 videos- not sure if VBR or VFR- I cannot remember. Let me guess- you really hate Animated Gif Creators- lol. You did not have to post. You being "Special"- go out of your way to post- out of the way- trying to condition my brain- telling me what I do not need or should want. I do not think you would or could help if actually needed. I guess my thread will be closed because of you.

Thanks for the help.

[TonyP]

@ezeht, asik1 has well over 3000 posts here, and is a long time contributing member. And while you might not like his question, it is a good one. Use the right tool for the right job. Video playback of files, a video player. And yes, there are many to choose from. I have VLC, MPC-BE and HC. I have not noticed any audio difference between them. I am using M-Audio BX5 Carbon speakers through a M-Audio SuperDAC. Not extreme high end desktop, but good enough to hear differences.
My audio background is I am classically trained clarinetist and violinist having played in concert bands, marching bands, and orchestras. And yes, I have a relatively high end audio system (5 figure cost) where I can hear differences in sound.

I've listened to FLAC, various MP3's, WAV, etc. files. In the end, it's the source material and how it was produced (mixed and mastered), and what it is played through.

As for DVD players coming with new motherboards, that is not quite true. New motherboards have SATA ports that the DVD player/recorder (current ones) have for internal (if you can find a case) installation. My wife's computer has an internal Bluray burner in her computer if I need to burn something. But digital media sales is way down. Can't argue with the numbers. So most case manufacturers have abandoned the 3.5"/5.25" drive bays.

As for creating animated gif's, I do believe VS can do that....

Companies market for the majority where the ROI (return on investment) is greater, than catering to the minority for financial reasons. If everyone clamored for drive bays in cases, they would be there. I personally have transferred my DVD software (not movies) to USB.
Oh, and if you find the video player that fits your needs, post about it in the forums. But I don't know of any video editing software that provides a video player for playback.
Monetarily speaking, US video disc sales amounted to $3.29 billion in 2019, $2.45 billion in 2020 and $1.97 billion in 2021. The first quarter of 2022 saw this drop another 19 per cent. Plot these figures on a graph and you can see where this might be headed.
A lot of people are going digital with streaming. Maybe not the best overall audio/video choice as far as I am concerned. I still prefer my bluray and surround sound system.

[ezeht]

Im out.

[TonyP]

The problem you have with an individual because of disagreements, is something personal. We have choices. We can ignore them or not. There are people that I ignore and move on. People are entitled to have their say, even if I disagree with them or how they say it.

I miswrote about DVD players coming with motherboards. The ability for a motherboard to see the device is inherent in the BIOS. Some still install (I did) the OS via a DVD drive.

I downloaded JetAudio Free and used some of the music I have from The Audiophile Society. And while there are sometimes, minor differences between JetAudio and VLC and MPC-BE, saying which is "best" is problematic for me with my computer desktop audio. But MPC-BE is my "default" player. Curious as to what your audio system consists of.

I have my thoughts on COVID, but they are political and this is a video forum. As for defending anyone, stating factual information is not defending anyone, but stating just the "facts". No one that I am aware of has stated that you are the "bad guy". I haven't.

Brevity and being concise and not wordy goes a long way in any user forum. If you've studied Communications, you know it is up to the person "speaking" to clearly convey what they are saying. Not the person listening to figure out what they are saying.
And people are allowed to offer their opposing opinions and ask questions here, as long as it's done in a respectful manner, even if they disagree and say so.

You are also creating a several false narratives because of your personal biases, saying people "they read wrong- or they only skim/speed read and see or read what they want and skip the rest". Or, "most of you posting back at me is like you did not read or understand at all- you just reflex speak type and now want to defend your buddy". You don't know how they've read your posts. And now it's you that is doing what you are saying others have done to them. Then you continue your personal attacks, "Even so I am way smarter than a lot.
And yes, I am a native English speaker, and have a full grasp of the English language. That is why I mention your personal attacks on everyone. The same thing you are claiming others (or one user) is/are doing to you.

And then you add to your post, things of no interest here about thermal paste (you do know there are tests about which ones are best), etc.. You might think they add validity to what you are saying, but this is a video editing forum for Videostudio Pro.

But I think you have come to a correct assessment about the language you are trying to communicate in, English. Your English grammar and usage of words is not the best, and can be considered inflammatory at worst.

It is your choice to spend forever and rent Cyberlink (what happens when you stop paying?), or you can buy something else.
Avoiding the forums if you have a question is your choice.

Oh, you do mention something about creating gif's. Well, Videostudio Pro 2023 does have the ability to create gif's. WATCH.

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yah- seems I cant delete the thread or my account- I guess the mod can. Thanks.