Customer Reviews

Nero PhotoShow Deluxe 4

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I'd heard good things about Nero, after using Roxio to create video CD's I thought I'd give Nero a try. I was extremely dissappointed. For the first time user who doesn't know much different they probably would think it was great. Very easy to use. Unfortunately, it's also very limited. Which is my biggest problem. I would like to be able to edit the slideshows and you can not do it.

You can't edit the sequence of the pictures when creating a slide show. Once you view the slide show you can't add or delete a picture without creating another one and starting all over.

You can only use one song.

You can't chose how long the transitions are. Also there are no preview of what the transitions do.

The themes are cheesy looking.

These might seem like minor issues, but for anyone that has ever created a slideshow you know that editing is a or should be a basic function. I don't claim to be a expert user of slideshow creations, but I do suggest even the most novice would be better off selecting Roxio, or another program.

I love the simplicity of use in arranging a slideshow. It is even great playing the slideshow on the computer...but beware if you actually want to burn a DVD of your slideshow. We have had two responses back from NEro but they have been unable to help us with this. We have also loaded the program on two different computers and have been unable to burn a DVD from it...even their sample show. We have the PHotoshow Deluxe 4.5 version that does include the ability to burn DVD's.
Don't waste your money on this one. Very dissappointing!!

Simplicity is with the picture slide show available in Nero 7,
but it is limited, to among other things, 99 pictures. And it is a great deal easier to use than PhotoShow Deluxe 4. Which reminds me of trying to buy a used car. The salesman (in this case Nero) continuously tries to sell you something else. Never mind your concerns about the product you just bought. This product is not user friendly and, for me, failed to save the slide show and since there is no SAVE button... I sent "Nero
support" an Email five days ago today. No response at all. The e-mail address used is contained in the manual. Deluxe 4 does not show a list of the music you desire to play and the film strip of the pictures you want to use is so small; I can't make out what is what. There are some great functions... some just don't work.
Would have to rate this Nero product a Do not buy.

Nero PhotoShow Deluxe 4 is fun and easy to use, but I didn't find it more useable or having more features than the one I had previously downloaded for free on the Nero site. I had hoped to have a program that I could use to create slide shows and save them on a CD, but that was not the case. They still have to be uploaded to Nero's website and then CD's are available for purchase to viewers who want them. I don't want to have to pay for a photo show that I already purchased a program to create. I would not recommend this program when a program providing the same options can be downloaded for free on the internet.

I just starting using this program today. First thing I noticed was it didn't find all the photos in my "My Pictures" folder. When I went into the preferences to re-add the "my pictures folder" as the home folder it still didn't find all the folders in that folder? Even when I added the missing folders in preferences as additional folders to watch, it still didn't show up? It did find all kinds of other photos including system jpg and gifs from the computer which were not even in the "my pictures" folder or any of its subfolders? If there are photos you don't want to show up in Photoshow you can't just remove them from photoshow as you can't remove a picture from photoshow without it deleting them from your computer.The interface is not very user friendly and creates more frustration that anything. The program also seems to be more about creating photo projects and gifts which you can purchase from within the interface. Nothing like having a salesman sitting over yous shoulder bugging you to buy something while your trying to manage your photos. I consider myself an advanced computer user and feel bad for the average user that tries to use this software. Do not recommend this program. If there was something less than 1 star it would have received it. I have un-installed this software from my computer.

I have used the product for two PhotoShows. I have found the software easy to use. For the price, I feel that the program is well worth it. There are many graphic and musical options. One drawback is that your first PhotoShow must be "burned" from the Nero website. I assume they added this feature to protect their software copyrights. After burning your first one on the web, you are able to burn from your computer at will with their automatic free download. I've read from reviews that you can't place newly added photos where you wish. It is a simple drag and drop option. If you want to place a new photo to the left of one in your show order, drag and drop when a red bar appears to the left of the desired photo. If you want it to the right, a red vertical bar appears to the right. Again, for the price, I am very happy with the software. I plan on producing many family PhotoShows in the future.

I purchased Photoshow 4 Deluxe specifically to put my Mp3 tracks to a slide show. It does not work as advertised. Even after going through support they ran into the same problems and said they would get back to me which they did not. Otherwise it works well if you like the alternate artist music they provide(I do not) Disappointed in their ability to update to fix problems. Even their Photoshow 5 did not fix the problem as I would have bought it.

The product is awesome and was worth it. I understand that this product is gear more for photos then video. My rating would had been 5 stars if the video clip in photoshow was longer than just 15 seconds. It would have been nice to have the ability to add a radio button to control when to begin watching the slidshow once the dvd is burn and inserted into the dvd player. For the price the program is extremely easy to use and share with family and friends over the Internet. The slideshow are great to watch and the special affect with the background music just add that special touch to your creation. I hope they go the extra mile in the next version to allow for longer video clip showing.

The program is 5 star BUT I would never purchase a computer direct software download again from Nero. First time I purchased the program on a direct download, most things were complicated but ok. Lost the program when I had to restore my computer. Having purchased extented download coverage I tried, tried and tried to get another download without success. The Nero Company just continue to send me e-mails that never solved the problem but drove this 75 year old man wacko! Finally ordered and paid for the software to be shipped to my home. Thats how great this program performs once you have it in your computer.

The reason I bought this product was to make slide shows to play on my dvd player. When I tried to create the dvd the program would time out over and over. I would waste 2 hours and then it would time out at 96% done. When I asked for help from support I got a three page solution that would take a long time and would only be understood by a technician. I am not happy and would not buy another product from nero. The program itself was great but for the purpose of watching the shows off your pc it was a disapointment.