Features

• CD-ROM
• Complete integrated software suite for video, audio, and DVD production
• Edit and process DV, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and XDCAM formats in real time
• Superior audio control
• Author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs
• Encode to MPEG and AC-3

Reviews (2)

Very Powerful Wonderful Tool
I have used Adobe Premier and Final Cut with Macintosh computers and I am very impressed with VEGAS Platinum with HD. I don't have an HD camera so I can't comment on the HD features. I have the Canon GL2. The editing is powerful, and through using the s to seperate events and then delete the material that I don't want I am able to edit just as well as I edited in Adobe, and all the other unique and easy to use feature really make using this software a breeze. The thing that has really impressed me is how stable it is. I used adobe Premier with the same computer and really had a lot of slow downs and crashes. I give this product a big thumbs up, and the DVD software is simply amazing. I haven't used the full Vegas 7 but when I have the cash I am considering the jump.

This Is a Piece of Quality Product
I have enough of Roxio.Roxio is a piece of crap. Avoid Roxio in all causes.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Users can record their vocals, remix their own favorite songs, burn them to CD to share with others
• Publish recordings to the Web, for easier sharing
• Software includes hundreds of royalty-free music loops and samples in multiple genres
• Also includes Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack bonus disc, providing over 250 additional pop music loops and samples

Editorial Review

If you're a digital music, photo, or video junkie, you'll need software that's robust enough to help you edit and manage your files, Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite 9 is just the ticket. With Creator 9, you can burn up to 50 hours of music on DVDs with onscreen menus and Dolby Digital sound, organize all of your digital photos, turn your home movies into entertaining DVDs, and back up all your files onto CDs, DVDs, double-layer DVDs, and even Blu-ray discs.Read more

Features

• Burn up to 50 hours of music, photos, video, and data files onto CDs, DVDs, double-layer DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
• Convert music from LPs, cassettes, and Internet radio into MP3 or WMA formats
• Customize snapshots with photo-editing features, music, and more to create email-ready invites, calendars, and slideshows
• Capture video from HDV camcorders, TiVo, and VHS, and burn the footage to DVD
• Backup precious digital data stored on your PC and restore files to their original location

Reviews (17)

Are they kidding or what?
What an incredible piece of junk Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 is. modules within are incompattible with each other. Programs crash. And EASY?Yeah easy to take your money.DON"T BUY.

buggy crash cazy software
what a disappointment.if you feel like spending a chunk of money on this to do basic burning tasks, feel free. if you want to convert your MCE dvr-ms files to mpeg-4(Ipod)to play on your Ipod, forget it.it will crash crash crash. error messages abound.what a waste of money. but, hey, it can rip my cd's into MP3. Great! my media player does that and it's free.

Useful Upgrade
I have been reading reviews and was hesitant to buy this product.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Word processing combined with professional script formatting
• Designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics, and stage plays
• Automatically paginates and formats script to industry standards
• 100-percent cross-platform compatibility; easily import/export files
• 50+ templates; text to speech, have your script read back to you

Reviews (48)

Final Draft 7 does the job.
When I wrote my incredible screenplay on Final Draft 7 I was amazed. My first screenplay was done on Word and took forever to format. The only problem is that my screenplay sits and waits for representation--it's an awe-inspiring story and I can be reached at wlux22 at aol dot com.
A Beginner's Thoughts.
Even though I have done a lot of writing in my life, I had never written a complete screenplay.I've had lots of ideas, but had never written them down.I finally decided to get some of these ideas out on paper.I knew from talking with friends who already work in the industry that script readers are very particular when it comes to the format of a screenplay and that one formatting error can cause someone to throw away an otherwise wonderful script.I considered other screenwriting software, but after speaking with my industry insider friends and doing other research I felt that FINAL DRAFT was the best software to get.I've been using FINAL DRAFT 7 for awhile now and have not had any problems with it.For writing screenplays, I love this software.I have not had any trouble with the software not loading and I've not lost anything I've ever written (though I tend to save a lot of my work frequently anyway).I've read most of the other reviews about FINAL DRAFT 7 on Amazon and it seems that people either really like the software or they hate it.I fall into the former category and have found it quite useful.For a beginning screenwriter, it works wonderfully.The only downside I have with the software is that it is quite expensive.As an educator, I was able to get a discount. FINAL DRAFT offers a discount for students, educators, and military personnel, but if you're not able to get that discount then the software is about double the cost that it should be.

What a transformation!
Reformatted previously written scripts.The script was transformed to a professional looking one.I was going to rate this a 5 but reformatting is a slow process but well worth it!I have still a lot to learn! Loved it immediately. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• 20-lesson singing tutorial with real-time pitch recognition technology
• Automatically adjusts songs to specific vocal range; sheet music view
• Edit songs or compose new songs with compose mode
• Learn to sing with proper breathing and posture; measure performance
• Imports MIDI's; microphone headset included

Reviews (21)

Great if you want to train Pitch Accuracy!
I am an above average singer and want to take the next step to becoming a professional and found that my pitch accuracy needed some help. Problem is that I can't always hear when I'm off pitch and have to depend on my husband to tell me - which is a pain when you're a singer. I got this program for that purpose which is to train this very important part of singing. I would definitely recommend this program if you are a beginning singer - it will help with understanding the basics and pitch accuracy. If you are an intermediate singer or expert singer this can still help you - not in improving your vocal flexibility, range or tone (I recommend Brett Manning's Singing Success CD set for that), but if you want to improve pitch accuracy.I must say in the week that I've had this, I think I've improved. Yes it is a cheesy program - with lots of cheesy animated characters but it is easy to skip this stuff if it annoys you as it does me. I just wish that we could have more interesting songs on the program - the songs that already come with the program are songs like Amazing Grace and Danny Boy - which are good but get a little boring. This gives you 12 free downloads of better songs (i.e. pop etc.) but I do wish it was 20 or something like that. Would be nice if Carry a Tune had a bigger selection of songs - like I couldn't find a single Jewel song! That's my only real gripe. I'm pretty happy with it overall...

Misleading
I was expecting much more than what I got. There are 25 songs but they're all juvenile songs. You can download some but I guess I just expected more help with pitch than what this provides. For the money, it's not worth it.

Awesome software
I picked this product up recently and I have to say it is even better than advertised. It gies you everything it says it does and more and works great. The fact that I can see my voice on the screen is amazing and in real time no less.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Easily create amazing slideshows with digital photos
• Personalize PC with 8 screen savers and 4 themes
• Take a break with fun and exciting games
• Easily create music CD/DVD labels and inserts
• 50 video effects and transitions for Windows Movie Maker 2

Reviews (55)

Excellent !
Product came in a timely manner and I love it. Easy to use and fun too.

Not worth the money
This is the first time I have ever reviewed a product and I do it so that no one else will waste their money on this.It adds virtually nothing to XP.Too bad they didn't make it as interesting as their packaged media edition.That would have been worth the money, but old Bill who doesn't want to be the richest man in the world would rather you spend money on a new PC to get that product.The themes are nice but far too few for the price.The games are a gimmick since you have to pay to play the real things.The DJ is dumb and the dancers are cute but after a while boring.Hard to figure out how to use the music converter and photo stuff.Too bad could have been something but in its present form, not worth the money.

Not worth the hassle
I purchased this software thinking that I could take my digital images, create a slide show with music, and then burn it to dvd for the family to watch.
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Editorial Review

iWork '06 features two powerful applications for creating everything from school newsletters to business presentations. With Pages 2, you can quickly create a wide variety of stunning documents. With Keynote 3, you can produce cinema-quality presentations, storyboards, and more. iWork '06 lets you express yourself with style.Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Create eyecatching three-dimensional charts, tables with calculations, freeform shapes and photo.
• Pages 2 includes mail merge, auto-correction, and new Page
• Keynote 3 features stunning new animation effects, a Light Table view, and tools to help you rehearse, present, and publish with ease.
• The powerful new features in iWork ‘06 make it easy to get just the look you want.
• Create beautiful documents and cinema-quality presentations in minutes with iWork ’06, including Pages 2 and Keynote 3.

Reviews (15)

iWork
Want To Make A Magazine, A Show That Shows Info, A Book?
Powerful and Easy
This software package makes desktop publishing and presentations a snap!I am continually amazed by the software available for the Mac.I don't understand how anyone can prefer a PC.This software package is the perfect example of simplicity and power.I threw together a family newsletter in about 20 minutes shortly after installing the software on my machine.All my relatives think I had the newsletter done professionally!iWork is simply amazing!

Great replacement for Microsoft Word, for most purposes
I was stunned when I started using Pages v2... because I'd been convinced that Apple would never get a word processor right. AppleWorks pretty much sucked (tedious interface, limited capabilities, never fully updated for Mac OS X). TextEdit is nothing more than a rough draft of an application.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Pitch Tracking Line displays the pitch of your voice as you sing
• 20 lesson tutorial teaches you how to sing and use the Singing Coach
• Custom vocal tools adjust all songs to your specific vocal range
• Edit any song within the software or compose your own songs
• Graphic note display and sheet music views

Reviews (7)

Very Impressed!
I had seen this product advertised on T.V. and was skeptical at first but intrigued as well. A year later, I decided that it was time to get some voice training.I've loved music all my life and have been singing all through it. Since I'm learning guitar, I figured now would be the time to step it up a notch. Unfortunely, I can't afford proper lessons so I guessed that this would be the next best thing, I didn't even know if I was a soprano, baritone, or anything. Singing Coach arrived yesterday and I've been playing with it ever since. I learned that I'm a tenor! It took a while to get the microphone settings correct, My voice wouldn't register at first and I thought that the product was faulty. If this happens to anyone else, try checking the settings for your computer's microphone, that was my problem.I love the pitch tracking! It helped me so much! You can see if your pitch is wrong and you can adjust yourself while you sing! There are tons of exercises too.You can go by note, or by scale. The songs that come with are old traditional songs like Twinkle, twinkle little star, home on the range,etc. I was kind of bummed by this at first but they definitely help with the training. The only bad thing is the selection of downloadable songs on their website.I was able to find two but other than that nothing I would want to sing. But that's me, you can check out what songs they carry on the carryatune.com website. Also after you use up your free downloads it is 3.95 per song.That's sure to add up if you get bored easily like me. All in all, a good product for the absolute beginner. It does seem like an experienced singer wouldn't get much out of it, except maybe as a supplement between classes or something like that.

I like it
it was moderatly helpful.My friends say I'm singing a little better,and I havn't even finished the lessons!

Love it!
This is a really neat software program and its easy to use. I love that I can actually "see" how I am singing right there on the computer screen. It's nice to be able to look at my saved recording and see exactly where I was too high or too low. When I make the changes, my score improves. I think the animation is great (what can I say, it keeps me feeling young and fun). My daughter is using Singing Coach to practice for her school's talent show. We like it a lot. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 software combines power and simplicity so you can do more with your photos. This is a comprehensive software package that addresses an incredible array of tasks related to digital photography: downloading, organization, automatic editing, advanced editing, creativity templates, sharing photos, and even archiving. Photoshop Elements 5.0 is a soup-to-nuts digital photography solution based on the technology of Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard for professional-quality photo editing. Read more

Features

• Keep your photos at your fingertips with powerful and flexible tags, search options, and comparison tools
• Fix photos in a snap with intelligent features that automatically correct skin tone, red eye lighting, color, and contrast
• Make good photos great with superior editing tools: fix problems with color, brightness, exposure, lens distortions and blurred edges
• Share your photos in interactive web galleries and animate your photos with a choice of themes
• Edit, enhance, organize, and share your photos with one powerful yet easy-to-use product

Reviews (7)

A Decent product...
I have been using PSP 9 for long and had to decide between an upgrade to PSE 5 or PSP XI. I downloaded PSP XI trial and found that most of the stuff were bells and whistle and could be achieved easily by PSP 9 (or not needed, for that matter). So, I decided to give PSE 5 a try. Since, I don't have any prior experience with the older versions, cannot compare with them. However, the first impression is that it is slower than PSP 9. I missed a hard copy manual as well. I always like to read a book rather than browse manual on a CD. However most of the tools are self-explanatory with a few difference in operations from PSP. I really like the Magic Selection Brush Tool. With the right kind of images and strokes, it works wonders. Makes selection very easy. I don'tmiss undo/ redo because, I always have the Undo History palette in the palette bin. Having used PSP 9, I somehow like the arrangement of tools/ palettes in PSP9 and find it more full featured in image editing front. Maybe because I am still learning PSE? I would have liked an option of allowing me to select the tools I put on the toolbar. And I like the option of scripting on PSP 9. PSE gives an option of correcting lens blur and motion blur under sharpening that is useful. Curves has to be adjusted by sliders (sic). Hey, tedious but works! But PSE gives more options for creating "stuffs" from your photos. But what bowled me over for PSE is the excellent organizer. [...]

No hard copy manual
I was disappointed to spend so much on APE 5 and receive no hard copy manual in the box. I called Adobe customer support and was asked what size the box was and was then told that there is no hard copy manual with APE 5 that is sold by resellers. The rep I spoke with must be misinformed, as I know people who bought APE 5 from Best Buy and Costco and got the hard copy manual. I was told I could purchase the manual from Adobe for $20 plus applicable tax and shipping. I told them no thanks, I would buy a 3rd party book instead and ordered the 'Missing Manual' book. That's funny if you think about it. Besides the 38 page quick start guide, there IS a copy of the manual on the CD, so it isn't like there is no documentation at all. I find those hard to work from, and one can definitely not carry a copy around for reading while on breaks or waiting for appointments, but it is better than having none at all. However, if I had known a version was available with a hard copy manual, I would purchased that version instead. Lesson learned.
Do yourself a favour, buy Paint Shop Pro instead.
I gave this product one star because the option of giving it zero doesn't exist.
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Editorial Review

Premiere Elements brings your home videos to life and helps you create and share them quickly and easily with friends and family. Burn your footage to DVD in two simple steps, or try the new Sceneline to rearrange clips and add effects and enhancements with drag-and-drop simplicity. You can now download clips from some Nokia mobile phones. And with support for major device formats, you can share your movies on the web, and virtually anywhere else. Read more

Features

• Easily assemble your video clips in the Sceneline
• Edit and preview in one convenient place - the Monitor window
• Share your videos on mobile phones and handheld devices
• Import video from virtually any device, including HDV and DVD camcorders, web cameras (WDM analog), MPEG-4 video recorders, and mobile phones
• Use Stop Motion Capture to create your own time-lapse movies, claymations, and other animations

Reviews (1)

From Pinnacle to Adobe Premiere Elements
I have been frustratingly using Pinnacle for years.I started with Pinnacle 7.0 and had problems with it locking up.When Pinnacle offered Pinnacle 9.0 with claims that all its problems were solved I bought it.It was as bad in fact worse than the 7.0.It had many features that were locked and could only be opened using a credit card.
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Editorial Review

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 plus Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 software combines two powerful yet easy-to-use products to deliver the most complete photo- and video-editing solution. Jazz up photo slide shows with video effects and transitions, and use freeze frames to add a dramatic pause to your video or to make professional-looking, printed DVD covers and labels. Now, telling your stories with photos and videos is easier than ever before.Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Use flexible layout options for your photo creations: blank slate, basic frameworks, or professionally designed themes
• Easily upload your creations and Flash-based photo galleries to the web from directly within Photoshop Elements
• Make good photos great with superior photo-editing tools
• Easily assemble your video clips in the Sceneline
• Import video from virtually any device, including HDV and DVD camcorders, web cameras (WDM analog), MPEG-4 video recorders, and mobile phones

Reviews (3)

Please get it
I started with Adobe Elements Photoshop 3 and Premier 1. This is my 2nd upgrad. My computer is 2 years old and I'm glad I bought Pentium 4 with a lot of RAM and hard drive. This upgrade is great. Major improvement from Elements 4&2. If you used Premier 2 extensively you will find that this upgrade will make your work much easier. An iprovement to axccess all menues, love the new time line (now it has two time lines were you can switch between them, the old one +the new one were you can go to each scene in a click. You can narrate directly to your timeline. I tried my USB mic, it did not work. I read a little and tried my old serial mic, it worked beautifuly. During narration, premier will add a new audio segment in the timeline. The best way is to turn off the sound and used headphone to hear your video and narrate during playback, otherwise you'll get an echo (you'll be recording your voice and the playback at the same time).
Initial Review of Premiere Elements 3.0
So far I am very impressed with this product. PE3 Installed without any problems. After struggling with Pinnacle Studio 9 for a long time, I have finally found a product to replace it!!! No crashes, very fast program.
NO Stars...WARNING..Prem Elements MAY NOT WORK
I bot & rec'd delivery today from Amazon...Premiere Elements will NOT install...reason from Adobe website: Many CPUs do not have SSE2 support and will not work with Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0: Intel Pentium III, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon XP, or AMD Athlon XP-M. note: "WILL NOT WORK"....It won't even install...Amazon should NOT sell this product!! Or should place LARGE warnings...$130 thrown away....can NOT get thru to Adobe tech support...so a COMPLETE RIP-OFF!!!
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Software for making high-quality copies of DVDs and movies
• Fits an entire 9 GB DVD video onto standard 4.7 GB disc
• Back up full DVD or choose individual video, audio, and languages to copy
• Preview and snapshot video prior to copying
• Convert video files to watch on iPod, PSP, or other portable video player

Reviews (11)

Inferior encoding quality
I have used free ffmgeg4 for a while to get movies for my son on the road on Sony PSP. Purchased Popcorn 2 in hope it will provide more convenience with chapter/features selection.
Disappointing
I am at a loss to see the use for this program.I have used Toast 5 and 6 and found them both to be well thought out applications.Aside from compressing (and therefore reducing the quality of) video to fit on a 1 hour DVD (unnecessary if you have a dual layer burner) I can't see much you can do with Popcorn that you can't already do with iLife or Toast.It is very frustrating that the .mov, mpeg 4 and other such file formats can only be used when you are transferring to a portable.Dropping those file formats into the program when you want to burn a DVD produces an error message.Save your money for something useful.

half dvd manager, all portable
This is a portable player software program with some extras.That's how I see it.The software does all the things needed to convert video to portable players.The specs tell the story.As for user experience, it's easy to use.I can fit a lot on my iPod now.You can make dvd copies too, but you will probably need something else to handle music cds/dvds. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Powerful piano learning toolset
• Interactive feedback when using MIDI-connected keyboard
• Over 300 step-by-step lessons with 70 video demonstrations
• Develop sight reading, ear training, finger technique and more
• Over 100 songs included

Reviews (7)

Great for learning to play simple songs
I am an adult trying to learn Piano.This program is great for learning simple songs and does have a very good feedback system.
Good instruction software, but has some minor bugs and doesn't fully replace a live teacher
I got this on request as a Christmas gift last year, along with an M-Audio KeyStation 61es keyboard. The combination of the two works really nicely on my PowerMac. I didn't really start going through the lessons until about a week ago due to shoulder surgery I had at the beginning of the year, but so far so good.
An affordable option for Mac OSX
I received my eMedia Piano and Keyboard Method today and it's not a bad program by any means, however I have two gripes with the software:
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Learn chord strumming, playing melodies, and fingerpicking
• 160+ comprehensive lessons, plus new modern rock chapter
• 50+ videos including split-screens and close-ups of both hands
• 70+ songs; artists include Bob Dylan, Steve Miller, and more
• Automatic tuner, metronome, and 250-chord dictionary

Reviews (14)

A pretty good deal
I bought this based on the Amazon reviews.I am extremely new at this but the software is pretty good.The teacher is somewhat annoying and as another reviewer said, he sings over his playing way too much.I wish there was a way to turn him WAY down and the guitar up.It touts having over 160 lessons, but that is somewhat misleading.I don't doubt it has over 160 pages, but I covered 23 "lessons" in about an hour.I do like the fact that the first few lessons he teaches you very easy versions of the chords so you don't feel hung up on doing the full chords when your fingers don'twant to move to strange new positions they aren't used to.I am using this as well as Fender's DVD for acoustic with Keith Wyatt.The DVD is a little more challenging for me, but Keith Wyatt is much better than the guy from the eMedia software (and he doesn't feel the need to sing!!!).Overall, I would recommend this software.

Listen to the Band!
Great deal, great price, great product. Emedia Guitar method is by far one of the greatest computer learn to play programs out there. My order netted me a brand new, factory fresh product, securely and quickly shipped. Thanks, again!

Get Started Playing Fast
Well presented, easy to follow along, and easy to revisit previous lessons.Videos and illustrated fretboard really help see and hear how the song should be played.Not a lot of depth in the material but probably about the right level to maintain the attention of most students.Some of the accompanyment/singing could be better but overall does a good job presenting the music so the student can practice along. Some of the material/songs may not be to everyones liking, but again, these are okay for the beginner.The singing can be a slight destraction sometimes. I probably wouldn't recommend this to be the only source of learning guitar....and I don't think most people buying it would think it's all the will every need to become a great guitar player.I'm sure a teacher would still be very advantageous especially when it comes to pointing out bad habits that may creep into the new students technique. I'm trying to learn without a teacher as well and have found other music books very useful.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• Quick to Connect
• Simple to use
• Easy Archive
• Fun to Share
• Effortless to Edit

Reviews (13)

Work perfectly right out of the box
Work perfectly right out of the box.
Does exactly what it says, but no more
I first purchased the lower cost version of this item and it caused my computer to immediatly go to the blue screen of death every time it was connected (my system just did not like that device for some reason).I brought the DVC100 back and exchanged it for the DVD170 hoping that the hardware encoding in that unit would eliminate the problems.
Creator Platinum works great!
Dazzle Creator Platinum is a first-class product, but it is important to know that it only works properly with a computer restart AFTER ALL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION.The software clearly requires a re-start, but there is no mention of it for the hardware.After installing the hardware (following installation of the software as instructed in the "getting started" pamphlet) I encountered the problems mentioned in many of the reviews, but after a final computer re-start the system worked perfectly.I recommend a computer re-start each time the hardware is connected. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Writing scripts for film, television, and theater is usually a time-consuming task. There are many elements in a script (i.e. scene headings, character names, dialogue, scene breaks, etc.) that must be correctly placed in your script. Following these conventions is essential in making sure your script is receiving proper attention from agents, producers, and contest judges. Screenwriter works by your side, automatically formatting action, character name, dialogue, and other elements as you write your script. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• PC: 486DX minimum (Pentium 1 or higher recommended), Windows 95/98/Me/2000 or NT, 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended), 25 MB free hard drive space
• CD-ROM drive, iPartner requires Internet Connection, FirstUse registration feature requires Internet connection. MAC PPC or better
• OS 8.5 or later, OSX compatible in Classic mode, 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended), 15 MB free hard drive space, CD-ROM drive, iPartner requires Internet connection, Speak script function requires Macinto
• Write Brothers, Inc
• MAC, PC

Reviews (19)

Pretty Good for what I Need
This all started when I began writing a screenplay on spec. I setup my Word program with as much of the Hollywood standard format as I could, but I started having problems with certain elements (e.g., parentheticals within dialog, CONT'd's at the end of pages). So I picked MMS because it seemed to be the most powerful at the lowest cost. I also liked that it had play and novel formats. It did a decent and fairly painless job of importing my screenplay from Word. Unfortunately, it turned many of my shot headings into character elements for dialog. I had to manually fix all these, but MMS made changing the type of element fairly easy.
best of its kind, not as popular as it deserves to be.
I'll keep this short because I'm supposed to be writing!I used to use Final Draft for all my TV work (Wire In The Blood, Hornblower).I even recommended it to the BBC when they still used Word for screenplays.Then a friend and producer showed me Screenwriter and I have never looked back.It's far more intuitive than FD in so many ways, it makes it easier to just concentrate on the text.And technically Screenwriter is far more solid - I have never used a version of Final Draft that didn't have numerous really irritating bugs, which tech support could never seem to resolve despite endless patches.I haven't patched Screenwriter for years quite simply because I don't need to - it just works.I'm sorry I ever backed FD now, but it's almost the standard program in the UK.I often write my stuff in Screenwriter and import it into FD for submission.
The best out there....
Of all the screenwriting / scriptwriting software out there today, this is by far the best one. Everything you need to get started is there and it's very user friendly. I had never used it before but was able to start writing within minutes of opening the box. I also recommend david Trottier's book The Screenwriter's Bible, as a companion for the software. I have found both to be invaluable. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Carefully designed by music education professionals, it features 36 lessons that introduce all the important musical concepts
• Let Maestro Max teach you and challenge you while you develop your knowledge of important music concepts and skills
• Covers all the basics of music theory, rhythm, pitch, note reading, listening, and the keyboard
• Use the creative Doodle Pad for composing and hearing your own musical creations on the fly
• Easy-to-use self-paced lessons let you learn at the rate that suits you best

Reviews (5)

good quality
quality software for kids. once the synchronization issue is
music ace deluxe
Very good value. easy to understand and follow. interesting and fun format. teaches music theory so that anyone can understand it.

Great!...for personal use
I feel like I got snookered. This is cool software, but this particular package can only be set up for ten users! Big problem for a studio with 160 students. Not bad for home use though. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Add special effects, transitions, titles, and music to your home movies for Hollywood-style results
• Zoom, rotate, and pan across photos to create dynamic slideshows
• Make your own DVDs complete with multiple menus, buttons, and links
• Commemorate special events such as weddings and anniversaries
• Create exciting, professional-looking business presentations

Reviews (13)

Easy to install and works well - satisfied consumer
I am very happy with this product.I bought it to create a DVD of a recent family vacation to share with the grandparents and to allow the kids to easily watch the video by popping in the DVD at home.
WORTHLESS !!!
I recently went on a Wash DC tour with 55 kids from my daughters' school.Bought a Sony dvd camcorder and recorded about 6 hours of the trip.My goal was to edit it down to 2 hours and give each of the kids a copy of the trip.Upon returning from the tour I went out and purchased the Sony Vegas editing program and a Sony dvd burner.Like an idiot, I assumed all the Sony components would work easily with each other.My first clue to the opposite was when the dvd burner came supplied, not with the Sony Vegas, but with a worthless start-up Nero editing program that freezes every time you attempt to record. If you read the reviews on the Nero, they rank right up there with my opinion of Sony.Why would Sony include a competitor's product instead of their own?It's because the Sony Vegas editing program is totally useless.Some of the reviews refer to the learning curve being somewhat difficult.No kidding!!!Sony Vegas is actually two programs; First, you upload all of the dvd discs onto the Vegas editing program.Then you click "make movie" and it "renders" your program onto the "Sony Architect" program (for less than 3 hours worth of video took almost 12 hours to "render"!!!) Fiddled around Architect for a couple hours just trying to get ANYTHING to burn on the Sony burner; gave up, shut down the computer.A short time later returned to Architect only to find out that the 12 hours of "rendering" had disappeared.(Yes, I had saved my work!)Everything was gone.Anyway, almost 3 weeks later have given up on trying to edit the program.Now just trying to make a copy of one of the 30-minute discs.Can't find anything in either of the manuals or "help" sections that address this.Also contains a totally useless text tutorial that freezes after the first frame.I will never buy another overrated Sony product again.ABORT!!! if thinking about buying Sony Vegas !!!

Totally Disappointed
If you are interested in being creative and having fun with your video clips, don't buy this software. This is a video-editing program that is extremely complicated, has very little pizzazz, and has proven to me to be ill-suited for a weekend/family video editor such as I.I have a ife...thank-you-very-much...and I don't have oodles and oodles of time to pour over the technical and hard to find functions of the Vegas 6.0 program.Being intuitive is clearly not it's strength.
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Features

• Turn your computer into a lively dance arcade for hours of family fun with music worth listening to! Show your kill with the latest dance game and keep movin' to the hottest Christian hits featuring : ZOEgirl, tobyMac,Steven Curtis Chapman and more ! Plug in the pad and your dance arcade is ready to rock! With 35 Christian songs from well=known artists. Ideal for all players of all ages.

Reviews (8)

Awesome!
This is so much fun for the whole family! It has wonderful music and is well done! They did a better job than Dance Dance Revolution!! I love my kids being able to dance to Christian music.It is great exercise, too, while you're having fun.

Dance Praise review
I purchased Dance Praise as abirthday gift for my grandaughter and she just loves it as did her older brother.My daughter is planning on getting her another CD for it for Christmas.

A Wonderful Way To Worship!
I really enjoy this game and find the lyrics to be much more uplifting than on the secular versions.My friends and I love to dance on this at sleepovers and other gatherings. I just wish amazon would sell the expansion packs! ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• CD/DVD burning suite with a complete set of media tools
• All-in-one solution to data, audio, video, photo, and backup
• Make a photo CD, slide show, or DVD from home videos
• Playback digital media files; archive song collection in MP3
• Backup personal data; legally recode DVDs

Reviews (59)

0 stars!!!!!!!!!!!! dont buy this
The tech support sucks.I spent hours trimming and editing a video of my son.I went to burn it to DVD.8 tries later it still wont burn.Customer support was horrible. Their end solution was to uninstall and reinstall.I burnt the SAME .avi files with another product and it worked, NO problem.This tells me Nero sucks.I will end up buying Sony Vegas after I try the Demo.It sounds like a better product.
It's the worst I've used
I bought Nero 6 about 18 months ago and basically it has been dormant on my computer the entire time.
Okay with some things
I had tried Nero 6 for a while, and burning data and audio seemed to work. What gave me the headache was trying to make CD covers. Anytime I entered a text in the side slot (which you see when you put the CD in a rack), and then print it, and then enter another text, it changes font sizes!
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