Here is an example of extremely useful error message from Corel Video Studio Pro X2. I thought only Windows BSOD messages were this useful.

By the way, if you think there are software out there that can handle all sorts video formats for HD, Corel Video Studio Pro X2 is not one of them. But it definitely can do thigs out of the box as long as you are not expecting to tinker with profiles and such. All I did in this case was to import an existing profile, change one attribute (audio) and try to use it. Oh, and to create or update the profile, you need to run the application as administrator. That’s right. It doesn’t save your custom profiles under your profile folders.

This guy is completely clueless. But he gets to write for extremetech which is a reputable tech site. Or may be he writes for some other site and extremetech uses it as filler. You know the people who uses buzz words they hear among smart people and then try to pretend they are smart too because they sprinkle those buzz words in their conversation, this guy seems to me like one of them. Every time I read this guy I want to puke. I should stop reading him.

I now listen to him on TWiT and I do not hold the same view about him anymore. I probably misread his intentions or I just didn’t get it and I still don’t get it.

I was just reading a bunch of reviews about video editing software on a popular tech site run by a magazine. I was looking for information like the quality of output in terms of framerate retention, audio output capabilities and such.

These reviews have things like number of features, formats supported, how long it takes to output the video etc. These are good for novice users. Anyone who want to do a serious video editing even if it is just a hobby cannot makeup their mind by reading these reviews. Now my choice is to install the demos and experiment with each of these video editing software.

I still read these reviews to exlude the least recommended and buggy software. I also pay attention to user comments which seems to have more information than the reviews itself. Sometimes it is better to go to popular blogs and forums to get a better picture than reading the reviews.

There was time reviewers were experts who knew the technical details and knew how to present such technical details for the average person who needed just enough information make the choice as well provide detailed information the knowledgeable user who is looking for more details. Those reviewers may be expensive to employ and web sites and magazines are cutting corner and deploys rookies to do the job in my opinion.