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Pinnacle 12 Ultimate (PC)

Top marks for Pinnacle Studio Ultimate12, 2008-09-30
I bought this a few months ago and it has been fab so far not one problem to say about it ,I use the firewire port from my camcorder to my pc,it imports the video perfect no problems at all, edits it ,can add music to it,never crashes can burn it to disc or hard drive not a problem, the finish product is always 100%.I would recommended this software to anyone,I have always had pinnacle to edit my videos as I do weddings in my spare time also events,I believe pinnacle is easy to understand & easy to use,yes over the years some of the Pinnacle software has not been up to standard,but I would say the major problems for people is to use the firewire port not usb port, your computer has to be top spec for taking video footage eg: lots of memory, good graphics card like nvidia & your hard drive has to be at least 7200rpm & over 200GB for taking video footage if you have all of this you should begin making great movies

Roxio Easy Media Creator 2009 (PC)

Great for the home user, 2008-11-26
This is a fantastic all-in-one software product for the home user. I was amazed at all the features of the product covering music, photos & video. It is quite straight forward to navigate and user friendly if you are a little computer literate.

I especially liked the back-up features. The photo slide show was fun to play around with and is good for things like a wedding or holiday. I haven't had a great deal of time to explore the full capabilities of the software but the music features are excellent and you can export to an ipod.

This is obviously not a professional's software product but is excellent value for the home-user and offers the all in one package rather than having several different software programs for each application.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 and Premiere Elements 7 Bundle (PC)

• Produkt Version: 7.0
• Sprache: E

Pinnacle Studio 12 (PC)

At Last!, 2008-11-13
Having taken a great deal of camcorder footage on a recent touring holiday in Canada, I turned to my long owned(but little used)Pinnacle Studio 9 editing package. After some initial difficulty,I eventually captured the project into the software. That's when the problems started!
It took many,many attempts to edit the first hour of video because of repeated hangups/crashes, which meant computer restarts each time.

However,after sheer dogged determination, and taking each editing process very slowly, I achieved the desired edit and moved on to the movie capture stage to start the process of transfer to DVD.
Hours and hours of attempts to render for this purpose caused variable crashes everytime!
My computer specifications met all the requirements on the box, but the program would not work and left me Very frustrated after so many lengthy periods of abortive effort.
I decided to try the free trial offered by Sony of their editing package, which looked fine and certainly appeared much more stable, and was very close to purchasing that package. However, there is something about the Pinnacle software which drew me back to try once more, and when I saw the Amazon much reduced price for the basic Studio 12 package I gave it another go.
Oh Blessed Relief!!
The project already created transferred easily to the new version and the movie was processed and burnt successfully to DVD on the first attempt. Also subsequent captures and editing has proceeded smoothly without problems and the earlier frustrations have almost been forgotten. Therefore, it's thumbs up from me to Pinnacle 12.
But, Pinnacle, I cannot give you the full stars because of the earlier pain.

Rescue Your Videotapes

Does what is says on the box.....but you have to as well!, 2008-11-21
After reading the past reviews I was sceptical, but had a fast pc above the minimum specifications and had no trouble at all. The files are copied easily and I had no problems with audio delays. If people are buying this product they will be very satisfied just ensure your PC meets the software needs as spelled out in the description. All the negative comments I bet are from people with old pcs!

Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9

Pinnacle Dazzle DVD Recorder

Excellent piece of kit - simple and quick!, 2008-07-30
This is, in my opinion, an excellent purchase. The Dazzle is effective and does exactly what it says it does. I found the software quick and easy to install, and there was no need for any "patches" on my system (Vista), unlike (I think) on some older versions of the program.

The software itself is perfectly simple and effective - it takes you through step-by-step, and allows you to customise the menus of the DVDs with the included templates or your own images. It's slightly limited if you wanted the DVDs to look more professional, but for my uses it was quick and easy. It also allows you to add music and alter the fonts/layouts of the scenes. It's slightly annoying having to play each tape at normal speed, but that's to be expected and you can watch the video playing in the corner of the window, which is nice to check that it's still running properly.

I would have liked it to be possible to manually change the layout of the scene icons on the DVDs but, as it specifies, it's meant to be simple and quick. Another slight problem is that the software shuts itself down if the screensaver comes on or I lock the computer. At least, that's what I find with mine! It also eats up memory like there's no tomorrow - on my computer (2GB memory) it's hard to run anything else without the video jerking!! Other than that, I've had no major problems apart from a few issues (it had a "burning error" after hours of work, though that may be my burner). You should also be aware that the quality of the DVDs is only as good as the VCR - any issues it has are carried over and probably amplified on larger screens, but there's probably no problem with newer video players.

I really like the design of the hardware - it's quite large but looks very modern and only has a few ports so it's easy to hook up to the VCR. I had to buy an adapter lead for it to work with our VCR but that was easy to get hold of and it does the job. You do always need an adapter lead so bear that in mind before buying this so you know it's easy to find (and that it works!) before you make the commitment of buying the Dazzle.

I would definitely recommend this as it's easy to install and use, and it's really good value for money and for my purposes, the software doesn't need to be advanced. The simple options available are plenty for most users I would have thought. I'm very happy with my purchase, and I hope that it continues to work this brilliantly!

Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Platinum

Does the job but requires careful setting up, 2008-09-18
I'd been thinking of getting one of these for an age but everyone's polarised reviews put me off completely. Then a few weeks ago I took the plunge as I needed it for a business venture as well as recording myself playing games.

All the dazzles appear to be the same device with different software so it doesn't matter too much which one you get - its more down the cables you buy in addition to your dazzle (they sadly don't tell you that when you buy it that you need more cables) which seems to effect the quality.

Depending on what cables you use (generally a double ended RCA cable and 3 Y Splitter AV cables [1 male to 2 female]) depends on how much lag you get. You can plug in camcorders and your TV and literally press "Start Capture" and it will record but if your recording yourself playing games you cannot just connect your console as there is about a seconds delay before you see what's happening on your PC. That's where the additional cables come in.

The software that's bundled with it is great if your looking to go into great detail with video editing but if not, you can use the Dazzle with Windows Movie Maker and the end result is fine.

What the Dazzle does is great (and if you want 60FPS there's a patch I believe) but just remember to set it up properly for what your using it for.

Guitar Pro 5 (PC)

Amazing guitar software, 2007-12-29
Guitar Pro is such a brilliant programme, i had a copy of it, but has been corrupted (wasnt a legitimate copy). It is extremely accurate and you can essentially write whatever you like, guitar, bass, drums, saxaphone, and a load of other sounds. it uses real sound, so a guitar sounds like a guitar, rather than power tab, which is just a synthesised sound, i think. it is well worth the money, definitely buying another copy when i have money. You can add several tracks, so if your in a band and you are composing the whole song then you can compose it all and print the parts off as proper tablature and give it to them. it also comes with the manuscript version of your tab above it.

it's excellent!

Nero 9 (PC CD)

Still the best in my opinion, 2008-11-11
This is a first class product! We have been using Nero for quite some time in our household now. Nero 7 and Nero 8 were worth every penny and Nero 9 has proved to be even better. There are loads of cool features such as BackitUp 4 - wich is really useful and easy to use...better safe than sorry! The TV feature is also really great to use and I agree with another review I read on here that being able to cut out the adverts is always a bonus!

Having read some of the reviews, I am slightly confused why people have found it difficult or have experienced problems. I can only speak as I find and I can honestly say that I found it very easy to install and use - and I'm certainly no computer whizz-kid! It's a great product packed with too many features to list here and in my opinion is worth a close look. I read once that Nero are renowned for burning software. I agree this is still a major strongpoint of Nero 9, but it is also much more than that. Check it out!