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Roxio Creator 2009
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Customer Reviews

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.

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.

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.