I received Video Studio 5 with my Firewire controller. I am extremely disappointed in this program. It is not user friendly in any way. There are tips and step by step instructions, but they are unclear and not precise. I spent almost an hour trying to insert a transition between 2 frames. The directions give 2 methods of performing this action. The first method- clicking the selected transition and dragging it doesn’t work at all. You can drag it everywhere on the screen EXCEPT in between two frames. The second method is to click on a button that does not exist in the effects mode. If I leave the effects mode, the button is there, but then I can’t very well add any effects.
After fussing with this program for over an hour, I switched to Windows Media Movie Maker and had my short little clip completed and exported to the internet in less than 20 minutes.
Don’t waste your time or money on Ulead Video Studio 5!
Rating: 1 / 5
Tried to use the LE version which came with a Firewire card – after an hour I gave up in frustration. …the user interface is not at all intuitive. I found myself having to constantly refer to the documentation to figure out simple tasks like capturing video from my camcorder or opening a file. Not reccomended.
Rating: 1 / 5
I received Ulead Video Studio Version 5.0 with my 1394 adapter card. I find it very difficult to use. As a user of Windows XP, I could only get it to run for users designated as PC Administrator. Limited Users could not run the software. I did not find it to be intuitive to use even though each menu item across the top provides an illustrative picture and sequence of steps. It appears on the surface to be easy to use however I had problems with editing clips and music. It appears it has many features and options. I spent 2 hours trying to edit a 30 second video clip and gave up with a headache. I had difficulty trying to preview minor changes (e.g. adding a title). The software would go through the Rendering step each time which would take about a minute or two.
Rating: 1 / 5
After upgrading to Windows ME I realized I had wasted a hundred bucks on Video Studio software. Like many others, I was hesitant to upgrade to ME because of reports of computer lockups,crashes,etc. Rumors circulated that WinME had many bugs that had yet to be resolved. Total hogwash. I realize now that I made a mistake by not upgrading sooner. The Windows Movie Maker software included with WinME was a pleasant suprise. I prefer it to Video Studio and Studio DV(Pinnacle). It doesn’t include everything that the two major titles do, but it has everything u would want, without options that u would never use. After all, these movies won’t be released in the local theatres.If u haven’t upgraded yet, remember that the cost of the upgrade to WinME will be the same or less than either of the two major movie making software titles!! Think about it. Rodger
Rating: 2 / 5
This program is great for someone who has no idea what they are doing(at all). If you are going to do anything serious don’t buy it. If you have the money to spend, save it, in 2 mins. you could find much better, for the same price or less.
Rating: 3 / 5
I received Video Studio 5 with my Firewire controller. I am extremely disappointed in this program. It is not user friendly in any way. There are tips and step by step instructions, but they are unclear and not precise. I spent almost an hour trying to insert a transition between 2 frames. The directions give 2 methods of performing this action. The first method- clicking the selected transition and dragging it doesn’t work at all. You can drag it everywhere on the screen EXCEPT in between two frames. The second method is to click on a button that does not exist in the effects mode. If I leave the effects mode, the button is there, but then I can’t very well add any effects.
After fussing with this program for over an hour, I switched to Windows Media Movie Maker and had my short little clip completed and exported to the internet in less than 20 minutes.
Don’t waste your time or money on Ulead Video Studio 5!
Rating: 1 / 5
Tried to use the LE version which came with a Firewire card – after an hour I gave up in frustration. …the user interface is not at all intuitive. I found myself having to constantly refer to the documentation to figure out simple tasks like capturing video from my camcorder or opening a file. Not reccomended.
Rating: 1 / 5
I received Ulead Video Studio Version 5.0 with my 1394 adapter card. I find it very difficult to use.
As a user of Windows XP, I could only get it to run for users designated as PC Administrator. Limited Users could not run the software.
I did not find it to be intuitive to use even though each menu item across the top provides an illustrative picture and sequence of steps.
It appears on the surface to be easy to use however I had problems with editing clips and music. It appears it has many features and options. I spent 2 hours trying to edit a 30 second video clip and gave up with a headache. I had difficulty trying to preview minor changes (e.g. adding a title). The software would go through the Rendering step each time which would take about a minute or two.
Rating: 1 / 5
After upgrading to Windows ME I realized I had wasted a hundred bucks on Video Studio software. Like many others, I was hesitant to upgrade to ME because of reports of computer lockups,crashes,etc. Rumors circulated that WinME had many bugs that had yet to be resolved. Total hogwash. I realize now that I made a mistake by not upgrading sooner. The Windows Movie Maker software included with WinME was a pleasant suprise. I prefer it to Video Studio and Studio DV(Pinnacle). It doesn’t include everything that the two major titles do, but it has everything u would want, without options that u would never use. After all, these movies won’t be released in the local theatres.If u haven’t upgraded yet, remember that the cost of the upgrade to WinME will be the same or less than either of the two major movie making software titles!! Think about it. Rodger
Rating: 2 / 5
This program is great for someone who has no idea what they are doing(at all). If you are going to do anything serious don’t buy it. If you have the money to spend, save it, in 2 mins. you could find much better, for the same price or less.
Rating: 3 / 5