Pinnacle Studio 25 | Video Editing & Screen Recording Software [PC Disc] [Old Version]

Nice software, I love it

I have used the Studio product for over 10 years with limited success with the import function. Even though my PC exceeds the requirements with processor, memory and video it still would lock up on import. The new version 25 while I was importing a DVD the video would duplicate making editing a nightmare. Unfortunately I downloaded the product and cant return. Be very careful and consider other alternatives even if they cost more money.

Transition usage could be better.

It took a while for me to get Pinnacle Studio 25 installed and then working. Once I had it installed, all my other applications began to work slow. If I printed a document, it would take 5 minutes to print. After a couple of days nothing would work. So I contacted Geek Squad and paid to have it fixed because their customer service was useless. Geek Squad remote couldn’t fix it after four attempts, so they told me to bring my computer in and leave it with them. They had to remove everything and reinstall my factory applications and I had to reinstall the applications I had previously installed. While I edited one video that took over twelve hours to upload, this product cost me too much money and time that I can’t get back. Thus, I wouldn’t recommend it to my worst enemy.

Just waste money. Software doest work properly. Read others reviews.

I bought the PINNACLE STUDIO 25 couldnt install it on my computer. Uninstall reinstall and it still didnt work I should have known not to get it when pinnacle 24 cost more than 25. I wouldnt recommend anyone buying the product.

Really like the easy of use

Installed 2 times and no program launch after spalsh. I have placed a support request with Corel. Waiting for response. Update - Customer service has not responded to three requests. Update 2 - Customer service replied by email. After several hours of trial and error, I bought a Roxio burning program and was able to make ISO videos and burn them to disk.

I have owned many versions of Studio (ultimate) in the last 15 years or more, and still have 18 and 22 on my wibdows 7 computer. I have also owned several versions of Power Director and a few other programs for video editing. But, Studio was always my preferred software. Until this version. 1. It came with around 100 extra titles, transitions and overlays that are placed on your computer desktop during installation. WHY? Each of these must be imported manually into the program. And, if you do not want half your desktop screen blocked by the files, you must first copy them to another location. 2. During creation of my first movie with version 25, I discovered that around half of the soundtract files would not download and play. This was followed shortly after by loss of titles and transitions. To get the files back I was directed to reset Studio. When that did not work, I was told to reinstall. For each of these solutions the 100 plus extras had to be reimported. The reinstall brought back the lost transitions, titles and overlays, but not the soundtracts. 3. I finally imported a family video on DVD last week as one file. Unfortunately, the sound became very high pitched like talking after inhaling helium. So, I re-recorded the family vidro from VHS to DVD in small sections and imported the smaller segments from the DVD. The sound was perfect.....until I started cutting and editing. Then the sound no longer matched the video segments. I gave up and used Power Director 20 for this video. 4. While working on the family video, before giving up, the pan/zoom and video effects buttons stopped opening the windows that let you do the pan/zoom and effects. No way to use these items. 5. Finally, the customer support are no more the mindless robots who send canned responses each time you contact them. AND, GUESS WHAT THE SOLUTION IS TO EVERYTHING. RESET OR REINSTALL. In over 3 months of using this version of Studio and asking (even numbering) questions, I have NEVER received a direct answer to ANY of them. Even when I continually beg them to answer my questions, I receive a canned response that explains how to take and send screenshots, reset, reinstall, and read FAQS on their web site (which do not address these issues but do tell you how to reset or reinstall the program. One question I asked was what is causing the issues because until that is determined and corrected, you may needcto reset or reinstall every day fir the rest of your use of Studio

I havent seen such bad software since the 90s! Heres a partial list of problems I had with it: 1) Video clips got cut short when importing 2) Video clips got garbled after editing (ie, jerky, jumpy quality) 3) Screen recorder produced poor quality recordings - worse than many freeware programs 4) Preview didnt correspond well to video, making it impossible to edit with any precision 5) Program froze frequently 6) Tech support experiencing higher call volume than usual I would rather get a root canal than work with this software again. Luckily, I found a freeware video editor with a cheap upgrade that works vastly better than Pinnacle Studio!