
The proDAD plug-ins Roto-Pen, Script, Vitascene and Mercalli-Stabilizer are bundled with X4 and later Ultimate Editions. VideoStudio supports VFX-type plug-ins from providers like NewBlue and proDAD. Proxy files are smaller versions of the video source that stand in for the full-resolution source during editing to improve performance. VideoStudio supports editing of high-definition video. This feature also makes final rendering much faster.

A feature that Corel calls "SmartRender" renders only the edited portions of video, so a user can preview edited footage without VideoStudio creating temporary files. The soundtrack can be split from the video track, allowing the audio to play at a different pace than the video. It provides tools that let the user trim, crop, and split video tracks. VideoStudio can change apparent video playback speed, reverse it, and modify hue and saturation. Clips that do not contain an alpha channel can have certain colors removed from the overlay video so that the required background or image is displayed in the foreground. It can handle videos in MOV and AVI formats, including alpha channel, and images in PSP, PSD, PNG, and GIF formats. Using the overlay track, up to 50 clips can be displayed simultaneously. Users can overlay videos, images, and text on top of videos. Album a slideshow effect similar to that of a photo album.

3D provides assorted 3D transition effects.FX contains assorted video effects such as 'Burn' and 'Fade to black'.

VideoStudio provides several categories of video transitions, including: VideoStudio also supports direct DV and HDV capture and burning. Blu-ray authoring is available with the purchase of a plug-in.

DVD and AVCHD DVD disc authoring capabilities are included. Different formats are supported for source clips, and the resulting video can be exported to a Video file. The software allows both storyboard and timeline-oriented editing.
