Ulead MediaStudio Pro 7 Review


  If you're a serious video editing enthusiast, you'll find that Ulead MediaStudio Pro is right up your alley.

Ulead MediaStudio Pro is a complete digital video editing suite. It incorporates features like real-time MPEG capture, preview and output.

There's also a set of tools for painting videos, graphics and audio editing. Finally, the inclusion of a DVD authoring feature allows you to easily share your completed video with others (on tape, DVD or the Web).

If you have a powerful enough machine MediaStudio Pro will render some effects in real-time. The real-time software options include 50 real-time filters and 100 transition effects. MediaStudio Pro 7 also boasts MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 capture, a new audio mixer, and several other cool new features.
 

Scan DV Tape feature

MediaStudio Pro 7 has a new Scan DV Tape feature which I think is an excellent tool. It prescans a video tape, finds the individual clips, and places a thumbnail of each in a digital video album. You can then capture all the clips at one go when you need them.
 

Automatic Slideshow Creation

One very impressive feature of MediaStudio Pro 7 is the ability to automatically create slideshows. You can use still digital images or videos to create each slideshow. If you wish, you can also get into the video timeline and set cues to synchronize the slideshow to your musical soundtrack.
 

Enhanced Video Editor

The MediaStudio Pro timeline-based video editor allows you to make use of powerful editing and titling features. In addition, there is a huge library of video filters, motion paths and transitions which will help spice up any video.
 

CG Infinity and Video Paint

CG Infinity is a fully-integrated, vector-based motion graphics generator that helps you create graphics and animated titles easily. Video Paint allows you to create special effects or retouch your video across a range of frames.
 

New Audio Mixer

The new audio mixer is an important addition to MediaStudio Pro. You can now record mixer adjustments in real-time while you preview your videos. In addition, there is a wealth of with pro-level effects and controls to satisfy the audio engineer in you.
 

Video Conversion

Do you need to convert your digital video tapes to DVDs or share them on the Web? MediaStudio Pro now allows conversion of video to MPEG-2 or WMV format on the fly during capture. If you mass produce a lot of video content on DVD or on websites, this feature will save you a lot of time.
 

DVD Authoring

MediaStudio Pro now includes a full-featured DVD authoring tool. You can output your video as DVD discs, complete with scene selection menus, navigation buttons and intro videos. Support for VCD and SVCD creation is also included.
 

Conclusion

On the whole, I'd recommend Ulead MediaStudio Pro on the basis of it's excellent features. These include the improved video and audio editors, alcapture/logging tool, the real-time DV out, as well as support for AC3 audio encoding. With built-in DVD authoring, sharing your content on DVD now becomes a snap as well.



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