Customer Reviews

Nero PhotoShow Elite

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I purchased this software because it was associated with SnapFish, a company I've come to trust. That was a big mistake.

1) The software is very sluggish. I have a nearly new PC with a fast processor and 1.5GB RAM and PhotoShow takes up to a minute to perform the most simple function. More complex functions, such as creating a slideshow with a hundred or so photos, takes anywhere from 15 minutes to 45.
2) The user interface is very rudamentary - like the old DOS style interfaces - and is very non-intuitive and difficult to navigate. You have to take several steps to figure out how to perform the most basic functions.
3) The software is unreliable. In the first 3 days I've had to uninstall and reinstall it twice (at Technical Support's direction) to fix problems. Additionally it lost the thumbnails for one of my albums with nearly 250 photos and Technical Support could only offer that I delete it and try to recreate the album. This was half a weekend's worth of work.
4) The funtionality it does have is very basic and common to all software in this category. In addition, half the options lead you to a screen to order products and services from SnapFish. The free version is worth it but the Deluxe version is not worth a dime. I foolishly paid $59.95 for it without checking out the reviews first because of SnapFish's recommendation.

I purchased the software in order to be able to make a photo show and then burn it to a VCD. First the software tells me I cannot add my own music with this version, then it does not burn to make the VCD. It will burn to make a CD though. I contacted Nero for support and have had one email (which did not resolve the problem) in two weeks. I replied, but have had no response. I would look for another company who will give better support.

Warning - I bought this item as a Christmas gift for my father. He attempted to use the software to no avail. We had the serial number, but it required a password that we could not obtain. My father made numerous attempts to resolve this issue through Nero, however they were useless. It took days for them to reply, and the person replying had not a clue. In fact, they insuated that it was stolen, even when an amazon receipt was supplied. My father has had this software since Christmas - and he still hasn't used it. I must say Amazon.com has been great. They are going to reimburse my account and I am sending the product back to where it came from.

When you first attempt to use this software, it's great. It lets you build an impressive slide show, but then they sock it to you. They forgot to warn you that you can't burn your own DVD slide show, only a very limited VCD (yuck). If you want your DVD slide show on a DVD, you have to e-mail it to them and they make the DVD for you for a SMALL fee. The only way you can make your own DVD is guess what, upgrade to Slide Show 4Delux for another $ 30.00+ bucks. I don't recomend software people that feel it's necessary to deceive to sell!

This is one of the easiest softwares I've ever used for my digital photos. It allows me to edit my photos, add clip art and captions, and make slideshows. The best thing is I can email my slideshows to my family living throughout the U.S. So many features are available and anyone can use it, even my 7 year old daughter.

The program is very easy to use and makes viewing your pictures a snap. The only draw back is that you cant print your own projects such as calenders. Sending them out to be printed is costly especially if you have a good photo printer.

It is a very easy program to figure out, BUT the few things I don't like is there is not even much clip art, you can't add your own, there is no choice of font just one plain one they ofer. I wish I could put it on a dvd but can't. You would have to order through them which is too expensive for one dvd.I paid too much for this program. It would be okay for a child.

I went to their website and downloaded a trial and it really is very easy to use. The making of the slideshow with music is very cool because they have preset themes, which I haven't seen from anybody else. Very cool product!

I tried to burn a CD for use in my TV DVD player and the order of the images was changed from the order in the slide show I had created. I have tried to use the online info and contact the tech support for this product without much luck. No responce from them in 10 days. Perhaps since this is a new product (version 1.0) they aren't up to speed in the tech support department yet, but I would have appreceated an some answer. I will update this if I get the problem solved.

I have other Nero programs and love them. They seem simple to use and understand. I enjoy the Nero PhotoShow Elite because I am in the disaster zone in Texas. I have emailed photographs of Rita all over the world to our friends. We lived abroad and have had many phone calls as to how we are. I simply email them the PhotoShow Elite file I have on Rita, so they can see first hand. It is simple and easy.