New creative features as well as enhancements to favorite features means that you can create stunning videos faster in Corel VideoStudio. The key updates are listed below.

In VideoStudio 2018, we’ve enhanced the tools you use most often! Easily crop, resize, and position your media directly in the preview pane. Snap your media in place with new Smart Guide alignment tools. The entire toolkit is faster and easier to access.

The updated Timeline puts common editing controls at your fingertips and lets you customize the toolbar, providing instant access to the tools you love to use. Mute tracks directly on the timeline and preview edits as you make any adjustments. Focus in on your edits and adjust the height of your timeline tracks with brand new controls. Making custom motions? You can now edit with new full screen editing windows to get even closer to the action.

VideoStudio 2018 introduces new Lens Correction to quickly remove wide-angle camera distortion, better known as a fisheye effect. Sometimes this is your preferred outtake from a lively GoPro session, but other times it’s nice to have a quick way to remove the distortion. VideoStudio adds new and intuitive controls to make this easy, freeing you up to focus on the fun parts of video editing. For more information, see Lens Correction.

The creative possibilities with Split Screen video are limitless. Show multiple video streams on screen simultaneously and create impressive videos to share the highlights from a recent trip, event, or activity. Split the screen to add two video frames or create custom picture-in-picture effects. Drag and drop your videos into a range of templates, or create your own with the Split Screen Template Creator—exclusive to Ultimate. For more information, see Templates.

Add fun effects and create eye-catching titles with new 3D motion titles in VideoStudio Ultimate 2018. Choose from built-in presets and templates for an immediate result or dive in deeper and create custom motion titles with the new 3D Title Editor! Control textures, lighting, motion, and more to create that dramatic cinematic opening you want to see. For more information, see 3D Title Editor.

Take your audience on an adventure as you zoom into action or pan across the scene. VideoStudio Ultimate 2018 adds more flexibility with new pan and zoom controls. Begin with elegant presets to move across your video or zoom into your picture for the closeup it deserves! Go beyond traditional keyframe editing—we’ve added new tools that enable you to make adjustments to your pan and zoom motions as the video plays. For more information, see Pan and zoom for video and photos.

Import your 360° video and start editing! Trim your footage, then add music, titles, and effects in no time. New to VideoStudio 2018, preview your 360° video as you would on your device. Navigate the new 360° video player, then export your 360° video to playback on your virtual reality headset, upload directly to YouTube 360, or convert to standard video format to control the angles seen. VideoStudio supports 360° equirectangular and spherical video formats, and with expanded support for a wider selection of popular 360 video cameras. For more information, see 360 video.

Create a stunning title in seconds using the brand-new NewBlue Titler Pro 5 inside VideoStudio Ultimate 2018! Apply one of more than 100 animated templates, then customize the text, colors, and more for a powerful result. With video stabilization tools, color effects, and other engaging extras, VideoStudio Ultimate has what you need to take your video to the next level.

VideoStudio provides you with the controls you need to sync with your camera and capture frames automatically. Preview and manage each frame captured with transparent layers to show you your last frame captured and use the new overlay grid controls to help gauge distance between each subtle movement. VideoStudio 2018 adds support for even more Canon cameras and introduces support for Nikon cameras. Just plug in your camera and start capturing images—Stop Motion will do the rest! For more information, see Stop motion animation.

Get right to the heart of your story in no time! VideoStudio 2018 has added the ability to add cue points to your timeline to make editing so much simpler and to quickly reference points of interest. Thinking of burning your next project to disc? Do it! Now plan your chapters right inside the timeline. Just drop chapter markers as you edit, and when you export to disc, the chapter points will be automatically identified. This is an incredible time-saving feature and will expedite the process of building your menus. Better yet, enable hotkeys to set chapter markers or cue points as the video plays. For more information, see Adding cues and chapters.

Edit smoother and render faster in VideoStudio 2018! VideoStudio is now optimized for the latest video hardware acceleration technologies from Intel and nVidia, which improves efficiencies and dramatically speeds up rendering to popular file formats. Enjoy faster and smoother 4K editing and playback thanks to the innovative Smart Proxy technology. Your original high resolution files are preserved for export, but you are able to work with smaller files to improve speed and performance.

VideoStudio continues to track with the latest file formats and associated support. We’ve added XAVC-s authoring to SD card, so you can export your video for playback directly on your camera. If you’re interested in creating a Stop Motion animation, we’ve now added support for Nikon cameras and expanded our support for even more Canon cameras. As 360 video grows in popularity, we continue to add support for the latest cameras and formats. Even import your footage from your mobile device and edit portrait videos without adding irritating black bars!

Get help when you need it—right inside the VideoStudio Welcome Book—with new tutorials for VideoStudio 2018. Explore a wide range of helpful and inspirational tutorials designed for both new and advanced users. Search for keywords and topics you want to learn more about in the help files, or join the VideoStudio community and ask a question to learn from other users with more hands-on experience.