Roxio Creator 2011

Have you jumped on the bandwagon of people wanting to produce videos for the internet? Here is a list of video editing software currently on the market, ranked according to their ease of use, effectiveness, and the accessibility of help or support.

PowerDirector by Cyberlink was our number one pick. It was the only program to receive 5 out of 5 stars for ease of use, effectiveness, and help/support. This program is great for beginning to intermediate users. It produces video faster than any of the other programs reviewed and has many outstanding features. This program is hard to beat.

VideoStudio Pro X3 by Corel was our number two pick due to its level of help/support. A big drawback of this program is the huge learning curve that must be overcome to fully utilize all the program's features. Yet, we found that VideoStudio Pro is still the most flexible video editing software out there. Additionally, important tools are easily accessible and very easy to use. We also looked at Corel's DVD Movie Factory. This software has few audio and photo editing features, making it a better software for capturing video that editing it.

Premier Elements by Adobe is great for beginners as well as advanced users. The software allows even beginners to produce and share movies online like an expert.

Movie Edit Pro Plus HD by Magix provides users with 3D and HD video editing capabilities. This program can handle even the most creative user. The biggest drawback to this software is the amount of computer power required to run this program.

VideoPad by NCH Software made our list because of ease of use. This is a great program for beginners. The software's low price of $59.95 makes up for some of the features it lacks such as 3D editing.

Studio HD by Pinnacle provides enormous flexibility which is only limited by the user's imagination. It provides the opportunity to work with HDTV video formats and has extensive customization abilities. Due to the software's complexity, there is a huge learning curve.

Creator by Roxio supports more video outputs than any other program. Additionally, the drag and drop capabilities for video, audio, and effects, makes it easy to use for even the most novice user.

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum by Sony, however, is not easy to use and the lack of help/support is frustrating. The large variety of video editing features makes it difficult to learn, however, mastering the program is worth the benefits it reaps.

ShowBiz DVD by ArcSoft is also easy to use, making it a great program for all users. The program supports limited publishing formats, but has more special features and templates than most other programs.

Roxio Creator 2011

Roxio CREATOR 2011

Easily enhance, preserve, and share your digital media with Roxio Creator 2011. Turn your standard videos and photos into 3D masterpieces, and playback 3D movies on your PC--includes free 3D glasses.

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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful.
NOT the ROXIO of Yester Year!
By FDJ
Okay, up front, I am a VERY EXPERIENCED Computer Technician and have used ROXIO since Version 5, thus, I am an experienced ROXIO user and know what I am talking about; this version however is a little disappointing. Currently I have a HIGH-POWERED Workstation, AMD 955 64-Bit CPU, 8 GB of RAM, LG Blu-Ray Burner, Plextor Burner, Windows 7 Ultimate, lots of "Goodies" installed, system is tweaked to perfection and has been running flawlessly since March of 2010. I installed ROXIO 2011 and immediately started having problems with my system ... and I NEVER have problems with it! The program loaded fine, but then it would absolutely NOT recognize my "LG Blu-Ray" Internal Burner. Then sporatically it would, then would not, recognize my PLEXTOR Burner. Then I started getting all kind of Windows 7 Operating System ERROR messages. Had to UNINSTALL the product and now everything is back to normal. By the way, I used "REVO Uninstaller" to remove ALL REMNANTS of ROXIO on my machine in the System Registry ... I recommend that all folks on PC's have that product to completely remove any non-functioning software systems (it's a GREAT REGISTRY Clean-Up Tool). Finally, if you are bound and determined to have ROXIO, then I would highly recommend setting a RESTORE POINT prior to loading it. Look, I am NOT against ROXIO products, as I've said initially, I have used their products since Creator Version 5.0, but something has gone wrong here, either they are NOT TESTING their products better prior to releasing them into the market, or just plain BAD DESIGN in their coding, either way, this release needs serious HELP; the product itself promises great features, but if you can't access DVD/CD Drives, it's pretty much useless. The SUPPORT situation with ROXIO is another situation, sometimes difficult to reach and followup via their Email System and it needs help as well; they send you an Email asking you if things were resolved, you enter your support ticket number, you see what has transpired, then you can't REPLY and send them any followup issues, it just keeps repeating the same previous support information, it's just like endless Email "Jail", I sinceley hope that they RE-REVIEW their product and get it back on track.

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful.
Glad I DIDN'T read the reviews BEFORE purchase!
By bluskyes
Given so many bad reviews I would normally forgo purchasing, but I was desperate to edit a video converted from my parents 8mm/Super 8 home movies and didn't have much time to research. I had spent almost $400 converting the film to video and at $89/hr for editing, I figured I didn't have anything to lose attempting to do it myself. The program loaded fine. Wave did lock up once, and I received one "real time" error message. My 4-yr old computer was adequate but slow--no surprise there--I just played Wii golf with hubby while it was processing. I was able to edit the video, add a menu, a sound track, and burn a DVD all without so much as watching a tutorial (I was too impatient--probably could have done it faster if I had). The project turned out GREAT. Now I just need to burn copies for the family--this is going to be the best Christmas present ever! And I'm already planning a slide show of my daughter's wedding photos.

Suggestion: It would be great if they offered some free sound effects--the ones I previewed were ridiculously expensive.

65 of 71 people found the following review helpful.
Terrible
By C. Shand
I bought Roxio Creator 2009 only two years ago and I was happy with it. Just bought a new computer and found out that Creator 2009 is incompatible with Windows 7. Disappointing. I waited a few weeks for Creator 2011 to come out and bought it. I had no problem loading Roxio Creator 2011. It just wouldn't work once I installed it. VideoWave kept crashing. The program would shut down while encoding movies. When I would try to copy DVDs, I would get an error message saying my disc may be dirty. (The discs I was trying to copy were pristine). The online support forum suggested some fixes, but nothing worked. I returned the software and got my money back.

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