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(More customer reviews)First let me state that I am a long-time user of Roxio products and I have always been more than happy. I upgraded to this product only because its predecessor would not work with my current operating system. This is probably a good product however I could never get it to work properly and Roxio's tech support was less than helpful.
I had a problem with saving files and with components of the program spontaneously closing. I also had problems with other programs such as Photoshop Elements after installing this software. Tech support initially gave me the standard answer that I should uninstall and reinstall the program. I did this and it didn't help. They then instructed me to make some changes to my start up and registry files. Doing this not only did not solve my problem, it made my system work irratically. After giving the system a tune up with Norton 360, it worked fine but Easy Media Creator still did not work properly.
Next they asked me to send them my msinfo32 file as an attachment to my help ticket. I did so and did not receive a response. Five days later they closed my help ticket and marked it solved. I replied that they had not responded to the last information I had sent and again attached my msinfo32 file. Five days later they again closed my help ticket without having responded. When I added another reply they responded that I had not sent the msinfo32 file as requested. I sent it a third time. I then got this message: "We cannot troubleshoot your problem with the msinfo32 file we had requested. Please follow the steps below to send us your system information." The steps below instructed me to copy my msinfo32 file and attach it to the help ticket. At this point I gave up. I unstalled the program and now my other software works fine. This seemed to be an indication that the problem might be with the software and not my computer.
As a test to see if the problem really did lie within my computer I installed the software on a new "virgin" computer that uses a different operating system. I had the exact same problems. This further indicates that the problem is with the product not my computers.
I've downloaded a trial version of a similar product by Nero and it seems to be working fine. I think I'll just write off the Roxio software as a loss and order the full version of Nero.
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Roxio Creator 2010Easily preserve and share photo, video and audio projects with Roxio Creator 2010. Built-in video tutorials make it easy to get started. Burn and copy CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Edit video like a pro and create Hollywood-style DVDs. Digitize LPs and tapes. Create photo slideshows, cards, calendars and panoramas. Share creations online, on disc, mobile phone or iPod. New features let you burn and copy discs directly on your desktop; save web video for offline playback; archive your AVCHD camera video directly to disc, pause/resume during video conversion; and encode video up to 5X faster depending on your hardware.
New Design Creator's Home is the launch pad for all video, photo, audio and burning projects. Creator automatically personalizes the main screen to put your most frequent tasks front and center. Click to enlarge.
New in this version
New--5X faster video encoding with support for ATI Stream and NVIDIA CUDA technology
New--Burn and copy discs directly on your desktop with Roxio Burn desktop widget
New--Save web video for convenient offline playback on DVD, mobile phone or iPod
New--Back up an entire camera of HD video directly on disc with AVCHD Archive
New--Pause/resume video conversion, or schedule long projects for efficient use of your PC
Improved--Capture music from streaming internet radio and automatically add title, artist and album info, then add to iTunes
Burning
Roxio delivers the industry's best and easiest tools for burning CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. The new Roxio Burn desktop widget lets you easily drag and drop files for burning or copying right on your desktop. Click to enlarge.
Copying
Easily copy data, audio, photo or video CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. Copy an entire 9 GB DVD movie onto a standard 4.7 GB recordable DVD disc. Create custom DVD compilations. Convert video files for playback on the device of your choice. Click to enlarge.
Video
Edit movies and burn DVDs like a Pro--even if you're a beginner! Capture, burn and share video, even from HD camcorders. Save streaming web video for offline playback on DVD, mobile phone or iPod. Click to enlarge.
Music
No matter what kind of music you're into, Creator 2010 makes it easy to rip tunes from CDs, digitize and clean up LPs and tapes, and record Internet audio or any other music playing on your PC! Create personalized mixes and compilations for any occasion. Click to enlarge.
Photo
Easily enhance your photos from cameras and mobile phones--and create animated slideshows, greeting cards, panoramas and more. Click to enlarge.
Sharing
Enjoy your videos, photos and music mixes on CD, DVD, on your hi-def TV, on YouTube, or portable devices including iPhone, PSP and more. Click to enlarge.
Learn
Get to know Creator 2010 by watching it in action. Built-in video tutorials make it easy and fun to get started. Print step-by-step instructions for easy reference while you work on projects. Click to enlarge.
Key Features
Burning & Copying
New--Burn and copy discs directly on your desktop with the new Roxio Burn desktop widget
Copy DVD-Videos and convert DVDs for playback on iPod, iPhone, PSP and other devices or to video files.
Convert other video file formats to DVD.
Burn up to 50 GB of content onto one Blu-ray Disc
Quickly back up data to CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Disc, even networked drives
Schedule unattended backups, and secure your discs with encryption and password protection
Copy discs in a few clicks, including the latest Blu-ray discs
Create virtual disc drives and load disc images
Span large files and projects across multiple CDs or DVDs
Burn a disc and create a disc image file at the same time
Backup your favorite audio, movies or TV shows from any iPod to your PC
Video
New--Save web video for convenient offline playback on DVD, mobile phone or iPod
New--AVCHD Archive makes it simple to back up an entire camera of HD video directly to disc
New--Pause/resume during video conversion, or schedule long projects for efficient use of your PC
New--Accelerated video encoding with support for NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream technology
Improved--Smart Encoding speeds up processing and preserves original video quality
Capture standard and high-def video
Plug in your digital camcorder and burn directly to DVD
Edit video automatically
Create video compilations to share on DVDs or portable devices
Create movies with custom sound tracks, titles, transitions and effects using advanced video editing tools
Add titles and scrolling credits to your video production
Trim and cut video clips
Timeline and storyboard views help you lay out your project
Automatically fix video color, contrast and brightness
Overlay multiple images, text or video clips; create picture-in-picture effects
Quickly and easily upload video to YouTube
DVD Creation & Playback
Improved--Author AVCHD video to standard DVDs as an affordable way to watch your HD video on your Blu-ray player
New--Play Blu-ray Discs, including Hollywood movies, on your PC with the optional Blu-ray playback Plug-In
Burn videos on Blu-ray Disc with the optional High-Def/Blu-ray Disc Plug-In
Turn home videos into striking DVDs complete with animated menus and fully orchestrated music
Create compilation DVD discs from DVD-Video, and other video file formats
Produce Hollywood-style DVDs with motion menus and resizable buttons
New standard and high-def DVD menu templates for all occasions
Exercise full creative control over DVD menu features
Control end-of-play action and link menu elements to specific files
Add menu overlays--change size, orientation, transparency and more
Music
Improved--Capture music from streaming internet radio and automatically add title, artist and album info, then add to iTunes
Easily convert audiobook CDs for convenient playback on iPods and other portable devices, complete with chapters and bookmarks
Create advanced playlist projects with crossfades, transitions and beatmatching between songs
Edit your audio tracks--trim, join, add effects, create audio mashups
Convert multiple audio tracks into a different format for payback on a broad variety of devices, in one step
Simultaneously rip CDs from multiple drives
Build and audio library by capturing Internet radio or any PC-based audio source directly from your desktop
Convert audio and video files to your preferred format with the desktop gadget
Rip tracks from audio CDs quickly, automatically and concurrently across multiple disc drives
Digitize your analog LPs and cassettes, clean up noise and scratches, then add them to your MP3 player
Automatically identify unknown music tracks--even those captured from the Internet or streaming music services, then add title, artist and genre information to tags & filenames
Create DVD music discs for playback on DVD players, complete with 'smart navigation' via the remote control, with up to 50 hours Dolby Digital quality music on a single DVD.
Span dozens of songs and compilations across multiple audio CDs
Photo
Import photos from your digital camera into the Media Manager or directly into photo projects
Organize thousands of photos & create custom views to find photos quickly
Fix and enhance photos with powerful editing, effects and touch up tools
Easily correct color and exposure
Fix red eye, erase wrinkles and blemishes, crop and straighten photos
Use a range of powerful editing brushes
Adjust photos to suit your mobile device's screen resolution
Add effects like transparency and edge fading, and change color tone
Add attractive mats and frames to photos
Auto-fix mobile phone photos
Show off any picture on your mobile phone, full screen, without borders or bars
Quickly fix and enhance multiple photos at once
Create slideshows with pan & zoom animation to enjoy on PC or DVD disc
Add a royalty-free soundtrack to your slideshows
Stitch multiple photos together to create amazing panoramas
Create photo albums, greeting cards, collages and calendars
Get the best results when you print your photos using the Print Assistant
Optimize your photos for sharing via email
Mobile Device Support
Synchronize digital media from your PC to your mobile device
Queue up files to transfer to your mobile device even if it's not connected to your PC
Create a custom profile for your mobile phone
Seamlessly integrate with Windows Vista media folders
Easily transfer digital media from camera phone to PC via Bluetooth or USB cable
Send audio mixes to iPod, PSP and other players to enjoy on the go
Convert audio and video files to popular formats to play on mobile devices.
Disc Label Creation
Create personalized disc labels, DVD case inserts and booklets
Choose from professional-quality templates or create your own
Add a photo index to your disc label or insert to locate your photos
Calibrate your printer to take the guesswork out of printing disc labels
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