Reviews: Roxio Creator 2009

from: Roxio






Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Roxio
EAN: 0815227009251
Edition: Standard
Format: DVD-ROM
Item Dimensions: 80
Label: Roxio
Manufacturer: Roxio
Model: 242000FM
MPN: 242000FM
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Roxio
Release Date: September 09, 2008
Studio: Roxio

Features:

• The industry's best and easiest burning and copying tools for protecting your life stories, digital media and files
• Capture your videos shot with your standard, HD or AVCHD camcorder; transform your footage into a movie using Creator 2009's flexible video editing tools, perfect for all levels of ability and interest
• Make the most of your digital music with playlists for any occasion; Creator's new beat matching feature will automatically synchronize the rhythm from song to song
• Make every picture perfect with Creator's touch-up tools and effects; create fun cards, calendars and other digital stories to share and enjoy with family and friends
• Relive memories on DVD, on-the-go, or share with the world on YouTube or other popular destinations

Rating: - Roxio burns
This product has pages and pages of fixes for the error codes that keep popping up when attempts are made to burn a DVD. The help forums are full of problems that are associated with the product. I finally managed to make one DVD but have been unable to duplicate the process. The current fix is not to use the program from the desktop icon and don't attempt to burn a DVD using the burn feature in any of the slideshow or moviemaking programs. You must access the program through the start menu, save your movie, etc. as an ISO file (which takes as long as it does to burn a DVD) then go back to the start menu and burn it through the disk or video copier menu. I have spent hours upgrading my system, changing registry edits, and re-installing the darn thing. Believe me, it has not been worth it. Would I buy this product again: NO. Would I suggest it to a friend: NO

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Rating: - Tools to get more creative
With the number of media files I have to deal with now I didn't think of going beyond archiving. I like this suite as it made archiving much faster. I burned data dvds which hold all types of media. Then I made more targeted ones such as stereo dvds for music and dvd-vcr ones to play videos on tv sets. I made great use of the indexing and label programs to get everything cataloged.
Now I have some time to play around. Slide shows are easy and the results make it seem like it took much longer to make. The reality is it can take only a few minutes to put pan/scan, subtitles, and music. The slide shows can also be timed so the transitions happen at the beat of the music. I've also been inspired to take home movies and add special effects. Subtitles help a lot since everyone asks where the footage was taken and when.

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Rating: - Could not install it to test the features
I tried twice to install this. Got errors but went through anyway. Could not even get it to start up after installation.

I'm a software developer and can usual work around any issues that come up but not this time. Nothing special about the machine I was installing to, either. It just plain does not install as a stable commercial software application should. I did not contact their help desk. I figured it should just install out of the box and, if not, it was trouble. It's a shame because the features sounded very exciting.

Sent it back and am using Corel VideoStudio 12 now. It installed just as you would expect and runs fine. Nice features for the kinds of stuff I want to do and no hassles so far.

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Rating: - Good luck
I've tried multiple versions of Easy Media Creator and have had nothing but headaches. If you try to use there online support you will wait 2-4 weeks for an answer and many times they obviously haven't read the input to them....they go right back to the beginning to start all over again. The best support is on the discussion groups.

TAKE CAREFUL NOTE: IF YOU WANT "REAL" SUPPORT, YOU NEED TO PAY SIGNIFICANTLY FOR IT!

I suggest a google search and checking into free trials. Pinnacle has a free 30 day trail....if it works, buy it! If not, uninstall it! There are others that have the same deal.

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Rating: - Good as an overall media manager
The idea that one suite can cover digital media is good, but there will always be something missing. Rather than review this product from the perspective of what it didn't do, I'm looking at what the given programs are and how well they function.
Device managment for me is one of the best things. The program will export and import songs, photos, and videos. My current devices include a Samsung phone, an MP3 player, camcorder, and camera. Plug in and the program knows what the device is. I didn't have to search the web for all the conversions.
Music management is made easier. From my cds and some audio capture I have missing song data. I could download the song data with the automated system. It includes album artwork.
Video editing can be easy or hard, depending on the goal. Frankly I've only been interested in cataloging and making basic changes so this is more than enough. Cinemagic has auto chapter cutting so there isn't much work involved. Videowave offers more complete editing but I've hardly used it to say anything more.
Photo projects are basic but easy. Cards and slideshows are easily made with some basic formats.
Disk burning management comes with indexing content. It's a good way to keep inventory since it keeps the indexes even when the disk is not in the burner.
Backup can be set by date. I get a reminder to save my files. A good practice considering that I was just hit by some nasty spyware that took days to clear up.

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