Customer Reviews

Roxio Easy Media Creator 8.0 [OLD VERSION]

5 star:		(139)
4 star:		(36)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(18)
1 star:		(114)

 

 

The DivX feature has been a big improvement. There are movies and video clips which I downloaded and now can burn them onto an DVD. Then I can play the newly created DVd onto my DVD player and watch on my tv. This will be really helpful when more studios make programs and movies available through the internet. I then combined several older DVDs onto one DVD with Creators new feature. I've also been doing this on my laptop which is a few years old. I thought I needed to upgrade my pc but so far the program has been working well.

I bought this program so that I could burn dvds from my pc which play on my dvd player. However I have found myself using the photslide creator a lot. The templates have a lot of features built in so its easy to make an imressive looking show. There are a lot of transitions, plus scanning and panning. The wizards make it fast and easy to create the show.
I used to use Powerpoint to make the photo presentations, but now I can use this program.

One reviewer mentioned that he couldn't find the Tivo function. I found the process to be straight forward. You need a Tivo series 2 dvr to download files onto your pc. You have to download the software from the Tivo site first. The Roxio program will then recognize the file type and you can transfer them onto a dvd. I don't want my hard drive filled with all these files so I'm archiving them onto disks. I researched this feature and found that the disk authoring software needs a license from Tivo to handle the files so not every program supports Tivo file format. Hopefully this clears up any problems people have been experiencing

My family just bought an LCD tv. The 16:9 video support is perfect for showing videos on the new tv. It's difficult to gather around a PC unless you have a large monitor. It makes more sense that people want to see home videos and photos on a regular tv. Maybe some day the technology will be more integrated, but for now we have to convert files from pc dvds to regular dvd formats. The Roxio program has this support.
I also agree that the photo slide show creator is terrific. Besides the built in transitions, the program will also match transitions to the rhythm of the background music. What a great feature.

I've had good experiences in the past with Roxios cd burning software. Now that I've upgraded to dvds, this program addresses the different options. These days I want to transfer clips and photos from my regular dvd player and pc dvd. This program has both these options. I transfered some Tivo programs so that I could play them on my laptop when travelling. I also put some original digital video on a dvd so my friends and family could watch them on a regular dvd player.
The editing programs for video and photos have been more than sufficient. They are also very easy to understand.

I'm very impressede with the way Roxio has added a lot of options on how to burn dvds, and yet their menus make each option quick and easy. Normally suites which have so many programs they make you enter each one separately. However media 8 lets you access the programs from one main menu. When I edited video footage with their program, I was then able to choose the option to burn it onto a DVD. In the past I've had trouble burning cds and frequetly got technical errors. However the dvd burning has been working wihtout trouble. It could be that advances in hardware and software make the process more reliable.

Originally I had an install problem, but Roxio's customer service on their web site gave me the solutions. I don't know how much other people have tried to get help, but I found the fix to be painless. Once it was up, I tried making some mp3 files by streaming some video files. Then I combined the files with some of my home made music and transferred them to a dvd. Like the installation, the process was easy and quick. The media manager lets you view the different types of media files in one place and lets you organize them. YOu have the option of making your own albums or using Windows to organize the files. I found this extremely user friendly.

Like others have mentioned, the software installed easily and I've been able to try all the modules. I can't believe that the product doesn't work and that Roxio won't do anything about it. Word spreads fast so if a company doesn't bother to help customers or if there are major installation problems, they will put up a patch. I have not needed any patches after downloading the software. I would look at the products features and not worry about any so called installation problems. It is possible you could have confloicts with other programs, but those are usally resolved quickly by customer support and at the forums. I've tried the forums and was able to find my questions answered. This product has so many great features that I it would be a shame for people to listen to fear mongers and not give the product a chance. No where have I seen a dvd burner software product which can auto detect the type of format in your drive and let you choose options in just a few steps.

Besides being easy to transfer video footage, EMC makes great looking menus. It makes a main title with chapters. The fonts, buttons, etc. look just like the ones on movie studio dvds. Before we had to look at lots of filler footage. Now I can edit the footage and categorize them quickly. I know I'll be using the program a lot since I take a lot of videos during the holiday gatherings.

I have a friend who doesn't watch much tv but likes the shows and clips I send her. Now that there are more shows on the net I can edit the video files and compile them onto a DVD for her to watch on her dVD player. I used to make vhs tapes for her but she doesn't have a vcr any more. DVD discs are easier to send anyway. Roxio makes it easy to organize the clips, convert them, and then create a menu. The menu templates were attractive and even had some motion menus to choose from. I mix up some home made movies along with entertainment clips. This is how I got my friend hooked on Sex and The City. For those who are worried that studios are losing money, she ended up buying 3 sets of all the seasons of SATC DVDs, one for her, one for her parents, and one for her sister. She's also bought all the Frasier dvds after I sent her a few episodes.