PINNACLE S INSTANT PHOTO ALBUM ( 210100304 )

by Pinnacle Systems

Product Features

• Turn digital photos and video clips into entertaining multimedia slideshows
• Find and import any image or video clip quickly and easily
• Easily edit digital photos with the included image editor
• Be creative and create DVDs that play in the living room DVD player
• Share with family and friends--watch your slideshows on TV

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000D8ISF
• Item model number: 210100304
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 11, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 1.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,357 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No trial, does not work for my CDR, March 9, 2004

By 

ALFRED (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PINNACLE S INSTANT PHOTO ALBUM ( 210100304 ) (CD-ROM)

Oh my... I brought this product so I can do slideshows on a VCD with the "proper beat" of the background music but apparently it does not recognize my Dell CDRW drive.

1. Ask for a Trial. This thing does not have a trial version.
Now I'm stuck with a product that can't can't recognize my CDRW.

Note: Most of my other software like Roxio, iTunes, Windows Media Player can "see" and burn with my CDRW. This is the ONLY product i've used that can't.

2. Support Sucks! - Go to their website. They'll convince you to use their website to look for support even though it's useless.
They responded to me with a "generic" email instead of trying to help solve my problem. Still waiting for a simple question of "Do you support my CDRW" drive?". Try calling their support number (not even an 800 number) and they still try to push you in using their website.

Again, to avoid getting stuck with something useless, don't buy unless they can give u a "trial version" like some of the "real" big companies like Jasc Photo album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not recognize my CDRW, bad service, March 9, 2004

By 

ALFRED (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PINNACLE S INSTANT PHOTO ALBUM ( 210100304 ) (CD-ROM)

Oh my... I brought this product so I can do slideshows on a VCD with the "proper beat" of the background music but apparently it does not recognize my Dell CDRW drive.

1. Ask for a Trial. This thing does not have a trial version.
Now I'm stuck with a product that can't can't recognize my CDRW.

Note: Most of my other software like Roxio, iTunes, Windows Media Player can "see" and burn with my CDRW. This is the ONLY product i've used that can't.

2. Support Sucks! - Go to their website. They'll convince you to use their website to look for support even though it's useless.
They responded to me with a "generic" email instead of trying to help solve my problem. Still waiting for a simple question of "Do you support my CDRW" drive?". Try calling their support number (not even an 800 number) and they still try to push you in using their website.

Again, to avoid getting stuck with something useless, don't buy unless they can give u a "trial version" like some of the "real" big companies like Jasc Photo album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Fine..., February 6, 2005

By 

Tony Melo (Pawtucket, RI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PINNACLE S INSTANT PHOTO ALBUM ( 210100304 ) (CD-ROM)

I own this software and have to say it DOES work.

First, after you install it, you have to download the new drive update if necessary (which I needed), second, make sure you install the latest updates from their website (I didn't need to since my version was the latest) and most importantly if you have Roxio Easy CD Creator in your system, you will have to remove it in order for Instant Photo Album to work. Somehow these 2 programs do not get along. I learned that from Pinnacle's website and once I removed Roxio, Instant Photo Album worked and burned fine.

I made a few dvd slide shows and so far I've been lucky. Also a friend of mine who owns it was having the same problem, once he removed Roxio he had no problems burning his slide shows.

I don't know why some people have problems I guess me and my friend were lucky.

I also own Pinnacle Expression to burn my home videos onto dvd and never had a problem... so far!

Now I'll be buying Pinnacle's Intant CD/DVD and give it a shot.