Videowave 5 Power Edition

Product Details

• ASIN: B00006GTEF
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,732 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

VideoWave 5 Power Edition is a complete video editing and DVD authoring solution for demanding users. Capture video from digital or analog sources, arrange scenes in StoryLine, and then insert transitions, titles, and audio. Enhance your clips with stunning sepia, black-and-white, mosaic, or selenium filters. Even develop professional picture-in-picture effects by overlaying video clips.

Create interactive DVD menus, buttons, and chapters, and preview your projects with full DVD simulation before burning. Burn your projects to CD or DVD, or share streaming video over the Web. Power Edition includes two free content CDs with video clips, audio tracks, background templates, and more.

The software also features fast rendering so there's no more waiting for your entire video file to render. The SmartDV tool renders only the frames that have changed. VideoWave supports AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media, RealVideo, DV, MP3, WAV, BMP, TIFF, and JPEG files.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I DON'T RECOMMEND IT, July 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Videowave 5 Power Edition (CD-ROM)

When the program arrived I immediately attempted using it. Within 3 hours of using the program I was unable to load my video onto my computer with sound. I am almost completely sure I was doing it correctly because I am experienced with similar software and thoroughly read the users manual. To make matters worse my (computer) system shut down (what it said was) due to new installed hardware.

Do not do the same thing I did: I read the negative reviews and thought I would give it a try anyway.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This program is not even worth 1 star. Don't waste your $, April 26, 2003

By 

Michael Wirdefalk (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Videowave 5 Power Edition (CD-ROM)

Sure, the editing tools are great and it can make even the simplest MPEG's look great. But it never works and tech support will put you through the ringer trying to get it to run again. I have uninstalled and reinstalled more time than I care to remember. I have fixed system files I didn't even know existed. Don't waste your money. I am still trying to get Roxio customer service to answer me about getting money back so I can purchase something decent. We only bought this for the DVD capabilties as we have a newborn baby and I have in three months of having this software not been able to create a single DVD, only a whole bunch of CD's for friends and family.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please do not waste your time..., November 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Videowave 5 Power Edition (CD-ROM)

I can't explain in polite terms just how much I loathe this product. Like others, I have installed, run clean ups, and reinstalled it numerous times. The customer support is expensive ($35/incident and only good for 30 days from the date you call) AND the call is INTERNATIONAL (to Toronto), so your pocketbook is hit twice for the 'support'. The bottom line issue, for me, which is not resolvable is that Roxio products do not 'get along well' with Adobe products so if you have both in your system you will most likely end up with DVD burning issues in your Roxio AND Adobe software (I believe that most people whose hobbies include video and still photography have at least one Adobe software product in their system). And my non-resolvable issue was only determined as a final note after having `fixed' all the many other problems I encountered, with my paid tech support and a hefty international long distance bill (I really wanted this product to work). I had capturing, audio, burning, copying, and crashing issues. My goal was simply to create home DVDs of my new daughter for my friends and family. If this is your goal and you value the little free time that you have during the day, please don't waste it on this product.