The old and new controls appear to be at odds with each other, though. It isn’t as sophisticated as Premiere Elements, which has Bézier keyframes for both direction and velocity, but it’s a huge improvement over the crude animation tools in VideoStudio X5. It offers skew controls and rotation in three axes for 3D perspective effects, and drop shadows, borders and variable opacity are included, too. It supports curved paths between keyframes, and can ease motion in and out to avoid abrupt starts and stops. Over in the main editing environment, the new Customize Motion editor greatly improves VideoStudio’s ability to animate text, graphics and video around the frame. Stop-motion is a niche feature, especially when it’s limited to Canon DSLRs, but VideoStudio X6 does it better than any other consumer software.
Setting our camera to its lowest 2,592 x 1,728 resolution reduced file sizes and allowed for smooth playback of our animation, while still capturing enough detail for final export at 1080p. It’s worth lowering the camera’s resolution during capture, however.
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The picture can be cropped to a 16:9 aspect ratio, but this seemed to confuse the software – it’s best to crop after capture. The sequence can be played back at any time, and an Onion Skinning option overlays the live view and previous frame to show movement between them. There’s comprehensive control over exposure, white balance and focus, all neatly presented with instant feedback in a high-resolution, live preview. We tested the stop-motion capture module with an EOS 7D, and it worked superbly. Eighteen models are supported, dating back to the EOS 450D we’re told Nikon DSLR support is coming later. VideoStudio X6 adds support for Canon DSLRs, connected via USB. It requires a live feed from a camera: in VideoStudio X5 this meant either a webcam or MiniDV camera – quality was affected as a result. The revamped stop-motion capture module is a perfect example.
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It’s explicitly designed for home users, and while it can’t match the precision of Adobe Premiere Elements 11 and Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12, each update brings new ways to be creative with a video camera. This is the 15th version of VideoStudio, and it seems to have settled comfortably into its niche.