| | |  | Other Products | Home » » Corel Digital Studio 2010 | | | | | | | Description: | | Do you take photos and videos with a point-and-shoot digital camera? Then Corel Digital Studio 2010 is perfect for you. This fast and simple digital media suite is designed to let you edit photos fast, and turn video clips into movies in minutes. Plus, you get everything you need to create stunning photo books, slideshows and DVDs. | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 103 reviews |
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| Windows Vista / Windows XP | | Media:
| DVD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
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51 of 59 found the following review helpful:
Jack of all trades, master of none...OK as one stop shoppingSep 22, 2009
By David Pearlman
"sound fanatic"
Corel has for years been the coulda shoulda also ran in multiple areas. Their CorelDraw/PhotoPaint graphics package is arguably as good as Adobe's Illustrator/Photoshop, and at times and for versions was perhaps better. Their WordPerfect was a true contender to Microsoft's Word, before MS's Word became the de facto standard. Their Ventura publishing program was considered by many to be the best desktop publishing program available...until Corel seemingly stopped promoting it and allowed Adobe and others to overtake it in that arena.
Unfortunately, bad management, bad decision and bad marketing have all but doomed Corel to second (or third) banana status over the years. That doesn't mean their software isn't good (and sometimes outstanding), but it means they don't have the market presence of Adobe, Apple and Microsoft.
At any rate, I came to this software package with some hopes, based on the software in Corel's library.
This package essentially ties together multiple multi-media apps into one convenient, moderately priced package. You get Corel PaintShop Photo Express (photo editing software), Corel VideoStudio Express (video editing software), Corel DVD Factory (CD/DVD burning software) and Corel WinDVD (DVD viewing software). Most people already have some sort of DVD burning software and DVD viewing software (in many cases an OEM version of WinDVD), so the big hooks here are the photo and video software.
So far, so good.
Unfortunately, it turns out that all the software is limited and dumbed down. If all you need to do is change the size of your photos, or "auto fix" them, or play with a limited number of goofy effects, then this program will work fine. But try to get under the hood, and there's really not a lot of "there" there...OK for Grandma--and maybe even great for Grandma because lack of options means lack of possibilities to get confused--but not so great for anyone used to, say, Photoshop Elements.
The video editor is similarly lacking. I came at this with experience with both Apple's iMovie and Adobe's Premier Elements. Both of those programs are superficially easy to use but allow a lot of serious editing to those who want to get more involved. The video editor in this suite seems to offer something similar to the glossy high level stuff in those two programs, but not much in the way of deeper options. Again, this might be great for Grandma (if you have a Grandma who would actually attempt to edit a video, which would make her the most unusual Grandma I know), but isn't going to satisfy someone more interested in producing cool videos...
One nice feature of the photo and video editing programs is that they can automatically upload stuff to places like FaceBook. I tried this feature, and it worked fine. But again, similar features are offered by Adobe and others.
As for the CD/DVD writing software...I tried it once for the purposes of this review, and it worked fine. But again, it has very limited options compared to something like Nero or Roxio, and most people interested in serious burning have one of those already installed.
The WinDVD video viewing program is very good. It is also widely distributed for "free" in OEM form with DVD drives, new computers, etc. There are only two widely used commercial (not for free) video viewing programs: WinDVD and PowerDVD, and they both have their strengths, but either would be acceptable. When I first got this software, I hoped that the WinDVD included would be the higher end package, which supports playback of HD/BlueRay format DVDs. Unfortunately, no. This is just the standard version that (as noted) you probably already have.
On the whole, you get a lot of software in this bundle, but element of the package has shortcomings.
The photo editor is inferior to the popular Adobe Photoshop Elements.
The video editor is significantly inferior to the popular Adobe Premier Elements or Apple's iMovie.
The CD/DVD writing software is inferior to offerings by Nero and Roxio.
The WinDVD software is excellent, but many (if not most) will already have either the similar OEM version of WinDVD or else the competing PowerDVD. The included version does NOT support HD or Blueray, so it offers no real advantage to the DVD viewing software you already have.
If the idea of simplicity and all-in-one-box appeals to you, this may be your best selection. Admittedly, this box of software is appreciably cheaper than buying all four pieces of software from any vendor(s). But if you plan to get beyond the basics of photo and video editing, you may regret this choice in the end.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Simple intuitive software, Great for Beginners!Oct 27, 2009
By Terry Pick
"Expert Mom!"
I'm rating this product a 4 out of 5 stars due to the fact that I feel this software being overly simple. For me coming from Vegas 9.0 Pro and FCP 7, I'm used to editing with multiple tracks of video, color grading, adjusting audio tracks and adding smooth transitions... Sure, if your new to video editing, this may be just what your looking for, but don't expect to do much beside basic cuts, goofy transitions and working with a few generic templates... (I think IMovie, a video editing software that comes with most new MAC computers is a far superior to this program.)
If you're a video blogger this may be exactly what you looking for, as all you have to do is import your footage, add any transition or effect you want, and export to Youtube, (One of the cool features of this program is that it allows you to upload directly to youtube.) On the flip side don't expect to make a really complicated video with this program.
Recap: Corel's Digital Studio is in no way a replacement for Professional video and photo editing software Like Sony Vegas or Apple's Final Cut Studio, however it does have it's place. For starters it cost only a fraction of What Sony Vegas 9 or Final Cut Studio would cost.)
Overall these are my final thought on this product:
PRO: VERY easy to use!
CON: Overly Simple...
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 All in All, a Pretty Good Graphics SuiteFeb 01, 2010
By Dave Mayer
This is a program that claims to do it all, video editing, photo editing, DVD making, DVD watching, etc. And it kind of does. Sure there are better programs out there, but they'll cost you. For the casual user you could do a lot worse than this.
The Photo & Video editors and the DVD creator all share the same layout, so if you learn one, you've pretty much got 'em all figured out. There is a gallery of your images in the center and a library of your images or videos, depending what part of the program you're in off to the left, sort of like iTunes when you're displaying the album covers in your music library, and there is a media tray on the bottom. A pretty smooth and easy to understand interface.
On the top of the interface there is a range of options and if you scroll your mouse over them you get more selections. Easy to understand. Editing images couldn't be easier. The editing tools slide out from the right. True, as others have said, they are pretty simple, but I think they will probably satisfy most people.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Uh Oh, Not Ready for Prime TimeSep 27, 2009
By Phyllis Staff
Within the past 18 months, I've become more and more a fan of Corel products - until Digital Studio 2010. I encountered so many problems with this software that I've removed it from my computer and don't anticipate attempting to use it again.
Here's my experience:
Just entering the license number was a pain. I'd get to a certain point entering the code and the program would flip back to the license agreement. Start all over again. Not exactly the best introduction to new software.
I began my evaluation of the software with the photo section. Now I understand that this product is for home use, but there are few photo improvements that can be done with this product, and, as a long-time user of Photoshop, I found the lack of tools frustrating.
Next, I got caught in an upgrade loop. I upgraded as requested, restarted the computer, and was immediately caught in the loop that continually wanted to upgrade and restart. After the second upgrade, I refused further and got out of the loop, but how would a not-so-computer-savvy grandmother handle this?
Next, I encountered so many screen freezes that I was forced to removed and reinstall the program (Reinstall #1).
The program installed WinDVD 10, as indicated by a desktop icon, but when I clicked on the icon - nothing! The computer could not located the execute file.
At this point, I removed and reinstalled again (Reinstall #2), but still, no execute file could be located. And now, I was done. Rather than spend more hours in frustration, I removed the program from my computer.
This is the first Corel product that has thoroughly disappointed me. I hope they'll take it back to the drawing board and work out the bugs in a hurry. As it stands now, it does not work or play well with my Vista Premium operating system.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Beware -doesn't work with Windows 7Jun 08, 2010
By L. D. Loewenstein
"Ioncowboy"
The box said it is windows 7 compatible but the program wouldn't even finish installing on my computer. I switched to Cyberlink's Power Director 8 and it appears to work flawlessly (so far).
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