Video editing & DVD authoring with high-definition support
In addition to all the tools found in the standard version, Ulead® VideoStudio® 11.5 Plus offers the latest HD capabilities, and a complete set of corrective and creative filters. Share your movies everywhere — on your iPod®, iPhone™, YouTube™ or HD home theater system — with full support for Blu-ray Disc*, AVCHD™ and HD DVD*.
Also available: VideoStudio 11
Which version is right for you?
What's New
Direct YouTube™ Upload 
Sharing videos online has become one of the most popular activities in the wired world. Now you can easily create and upload videos directly to YouTube from VideoStudio 11.5 Plus.
End-to-End AVCHD™ (AVCHD on Standard DVD)
- Author high-definition content (from your AVCHD or HDV camcorder, or any other HD source) and burn to a standard DVD, using a standard burner
- AVCHD discs with menus play back pristine high-definition video on your PC, Blu-ray Disc Player, Sony® Playstation® 3, or from disc-based AVCHD camcorders
- Supports standard screen sizes from 1280 x 720 to high-definition 1920 x 1080, as well as PAL and NTSC systems
- Audio formats include LPCM and Dolby® 2.0 or 5.1
M2TS (Transport Stream) Import
- Import video files directly from AVCHD hard drive or memory card camcorders
- Use the "Insert Video" function to preview clips and easily import to your hard drive
- Open M2TS files that were copied to your hard drive using other utilities
Blu-ray Disc (BDMV) Authoring*
- Author high-definition productions in MPEG-2 HD format, with High-Definition Type I motion menus, and burn them to Blu-ray Disc
- Blu-ray Disc supports standard screen sizes from 720 to 1920, as well as PAL and NTSC systems
- Compliant video, such as HDV, isn't re-rendered, ensuring shorter encoding times and excellent picture quality
- Supports Dolby 2.0 and 5.1 audio formats
- Supports both single- and double-layer discs
H.264 High Profile HD Encoding
- Supports 1440 x 1080 and 1920 x 1080 output frame sizes
- Encoding is optimized for multi-core processors, including Intel® Core™2 Duo and Core™ 2 Quad
HD-Rec (HD DVD on Standard DVD Production)
- Author HD DVD productions with motion menus and burn to standard DVDs. There is now a dedicated workflow for producing such "HD-Rec" discs
- Choose a disc size and the Capacity Indicator will show how much space is available on your disc
- HD-Rec discs play on set-top or PC HD DVD players, Xbox 360® HD DVD players, or standard PC DVD drives with appropriate software
Native .TOD Format (JVC® HD Camcorder) Import and Editing
- Import and edit native .tod high-definition video from the latest JVC HD-7 camcorders. No conversion is required
- Supports all frame sizes offered by this camera, including the "Full HD" 1920 x 1080i frame size
- MPEG Optimizer works with TOD video and VideoStudio 11.5 Plus will SmartRender it for more efficient performance
New Menus, Templates and Overlay Graphics
- 8 new Movie Wizard templates for home movies and slide shows, including eye-catching multiple-overlay sequences
- 20 DVD menus in text, thumbnail and unique One-Scene styles
- 5 video frames for custom openings or segues
- 19 animated Flash™ overlays to enhance your videos
- 5 overlay mask frames for transparent overlays
End-to-End HD DVD*
- Burn HD DVD authored projects or folders to HD DVD-R or DVD discs
- AVCHD™ camcorder support
- Real-time high-definition video editing
Enhanced Movie Wizard Templates
- Automated movie-style openings
- Capture, edit and output full-resolution, high-definition movies and discs
New Auto Features
- New! Auto Subtitles in DV to DVD Wizard™
- New! Smart Project Package – archive your work and free up disc space by exporting your edited project and video files all to one disc or folder
More Flexible User Interface
- New! Preview window for overlays
- New! Timeline cue marks
- New! My Favorites folder
- New! Expandable timeline
New Encoding Options
- New! MPEG Optimizer
- New! Safely pause rendering
Enhanced Title and Subtitle Support
- New! Multi-language titles
- New! Unicode character set support
- New! Rotate titles
- New! DVD subtitle import
- New! Sync subtitles
Rotate titles & Multi-language title
DVD Sub-Title capture
More Filters and Effects
- New! Auto color & tone
- New! DeBlock filter
- New! DeSnow filter
- New! Combine effects, such as Transparency, Mask and Chroma Key
Auto Color & Tone
De Block Filter
DeSnow Filter
Enhanced DVD Menus and DVD Authoring
- New! Content & templates – choose from Flash animations, Movie Wizard Video templates, Slideshow Style templates and HD DVD menus
- Enhanced! Creative effects – distort menu objects like buttons and overlays
The Latest Formats & Devices
VideoStudio 11 works with virtually any handheld device with WMV templates for:
- Zune™
- Smartphones (Windows® Mobile 5.0), PDAs and other portable devices
VideoStudio 11.5 Plus works with virtually any handheld device with MPEG-4, H.264 and WMV templates for:
- iPod®
- iPhone™
- PSP®
- Zune™
- Nokia® mobile phones, including import from videophones
- Smartphones (Windows Mobile 5.0), PDAs and other portable devices
Windows Vista® support
Intel® Core™2 Duo support
Bonus Software
WinDVD® 8 Silver
Printable version of What's New: Version 11 (.PDF, 250 KB) | Version 11.5 Plus (.PDF, 465 KB).
*Appropriate hardware required. For more information, see System Requirements.
