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Satisfied with my Painter software, looking forward to the next iteration. Prefer it to Adobe products.

Kundensupport war super! Habe die Corel Graphic Suite 2018 vor 5 Jahren gekauft und inzwischen einen neuen PC. Wollte kein überteuertes Abo, sondern weiterhin die einmalig bezahlte Version 2018. Ein Download-Link dieser Version ist auf der Homepage von Corel praktisch unauffindbar, ständig wollen sie ein Abo für die aktuellste Version andrehen, weswegen ich mich etwas frustriert an den Kundensupport gewendet habe. Eine Stunde später erhielt ich eine Antwort mit einem Downloadlink und sogar meinem Lizenzschlüssel, damit ich den nicht auch noch suchen muss. War echt zufrieden und dachte, jetzt schreib ich auch mal eine gute Bewertung.

Good service. but the prices need to be cheaper

I am a long time user of VideoStudio and PaintShop Pro, 2 "flagship" products from Corel. I have always had good experiences with both their products and their support. The only "downside" is an agressive advertising campaign which pushes you to buy an upgrade. Sometimes it feels that they only create upgrades to milk the customer. But if you don't fall into that trap, you'll enjoy their quality products.

Excellent software I am a well seeded user of Corel Video Studio (CVS) for around twenty years. The review concerns Corel Video Studio and no other program it produces. My review covers Windows and not Mac. I read a lot of unfair or unecessary comments on CVS.. I read it crashes, Its buggy.. Firstly before any blame have a good look at yourself, your set up, what other programs are running in the back ground, Browsers, Anti virus, Enough Ram, CPU, Graphics card? Has your pc been updated recently, is the system clean of temporary/cache files. Has a registry cleaner been used? Does your PC have all the necessary CODECS installed, do you have a good understanding how a PC works beyond the basics? I cannot comment about software 2021 as i last upgraded 2020 so anything after this date i cannot comment on. I have no need to upgrade every year although I have done sometimes. It is important to upgrade from time to time faster ways of working. Its just not good enough to blame CVS for the problems your having with their software. Much and i mean much of the many problems with CVS are nothing to do with the program but more with the user or their machine not understanding specifics involved. Have had no need for assistance from Customer services in the twenty years I've been using their software. It does what it does and what it does it does very well. For the price the software is excellent even the pro's out there are using it of which I consider myself. Of course there are other programs that might acheive better or quicker results, well be prepared to pay for them $$$$ The program is buggy I read: I don't think I've ever encountered them usually its something I've done or not done. More likely you introduce bugs into the system by installing other software that might be buggy (Crap-Ware). (Crapware) CVS certainly is not and anyone suggesting that I would suggest its more like a (Crap-user) Sometimes its better to run this software on its own PC because it does tend to run happily than a PC used for every day things. I would suggest to the many users or new users get some basic and then deeper understanding how this program works. "HOW DOES A VIDEO FILE WORK" "HOW DOES MY COMPUTER WORK" Codecs, Wrappers. If you don't understand that terminology then you need to educate yourself, get some education on these important specifics because its so easy to blame the program when something goes wrong. Make sure it has everything necessary to keep it healthy and happy. A good amount of problems are with Codecs. If they are not installed then do not be suprised if CVS doesn't see or recognise the file or the file won't play. My advice try K-Lite Codec pack its free but download from the vendors website only! Other websites could contain virus's. I don't post links. In some cases years ago this helped me with crashes, say for instance open a video file drag down to time line and the program crashes. A suspect in the file CVS does not read, see, or understand Maybe a Codec? And yes that was exactly the fault. Before you attempt to convert the file to say Mp4 that CVS will work with just make sure you have all the codecs in your system. Its just dumb not to do that. As for customer services they are not going to respond to everything. A question that with a little thought you could have solved yourself. Head up to the forums go look for your problem there and if it isn't there then open your own thread and ask the question. If you fix the problem make a note of it to yourself for future ref. Stunning software that I would carefully recommend it to anyone with some education first. It is what it is, but for what it costs and what you get is exceptional. I have used higher expensive similar software and even that has crashed on occasions. A PC is not always stable. Vunerable/Fragile. CVS crashes and faults are caused by. PC being updated, Not updated, program been removed, a shared folder has been deleted, a registry change, a new codec, no codec, wrong Codec, corrupt file, System, PC, or corrupt user. Anti Virus preventing some aspects of the program running (change permissions) Running pirated software that might have a virus or other bugs. Microsoft update that is interfering with CVS. Put the time in to learn about the program. There are many of us who have been using the software for donkeys years and who know how it works. A lot of costly work has gone into building this program that you can buy at a fractional price compared to some of the more heavily complex software that there is out there. The more experience you gain using the program the more you'll engage and enjoy. Pay attention to the specs the program requires before installing it. Gaining experience will sometimes fix the fault In half the time.