Photostory on CD & DVD 9 Deluxe Review

Photostory on CD and DVD 9 Deluxe
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I found out about this product by Googling for "Slideshow Programs". One of the first hits is a Top-10 Review showing that this product is superior to others. I normally rely heavily on Amazon customer feedback and there was only one entry. I went ahead and bought the product from Amazon, due to the fact that they are so good about letting your return products that don't measure up. After one day of playing with the product I came to some conclusions:
Pro: It's pretty easy to throw together an impressive-looking slideshow that promises to be outputted in various formats.
Cons: I was not able to produce a DVD that did not clip vertically on a 16:9 screen (even though I told the software not to expand horizontally). The quality of the display not sharp at all. I tried to produce a video file to be uploaded to my TiVo HD, but it informed me that I needed to buy an add-on encoder. After doing that, it failed with an error message. When I tried to get support I found that their method of support is a lame bulletin board site. Most of the problems are not in English. You can filter for English and then filter for the product. I found that others were reporting problems that hadn't been solved. Some major problems were outstanding after months or more than a year. The product claimed to have training videos, but they are no more than promotional videos. There does not seem to be enough documentation. There certainly isn't reasonable support available.
Hint: If Amazon.com sells 3rd-party books on a product, then you probably have a chance at success.
I ended up going back to the Top-10 list and then did research on ProShow Gold. Amazon.com doesn't sell this product, but they sell three 3rd-party books on it. Reading comments on the books shows that people are satisfied with the product. So I bought a license for ProShow Gold from the manufacturer's web site and turned around and bought a quick start book from Amazon. I paid as much for shipping as the book because I want to read it tomorrow!
In an hour of playing around with ProShow Gold, I've been able to do all the things I want to do. I expect to put together slide shows for DVD and MPEG-2 and, as I learn more about ProShow Gold, come back and make incremental improvements to the presentation.
Buyer beware -- unless you buy from Amazon and do your evaluation in 30 days!

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Simply import photos and video recordings, easily transform them into exciting slideshows with texts, music, and effects, burn them to disc with a DVD menu, and then enjoy them on TV with your DVD player or export for experiencing on the web, digital photo frames or mobile players.

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