Roxio is geared to simple, straightforward tasks and includes colorful animated tutorials, but the program itself is a bit plodding and at times unstable. Off the bat, it's clear that Roxio and Nero have different philosophies. Like Roxio, Nero even has a label and case-cover designer.
It includes DVD Builder, with basic video and photo slide-show editing PhotoSuite, for enhancing, retouching and general photographic goofing around and AudioCentral, a jukebox, audio editor and music CD maker - all for $100.Īddressing the same four cardinal categories, and charging the same $100, Nero has packaged more than 10 of its Windows-only media utilities under one umbrella. Roxio's formidable Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 ''digital media suite'' for Windows now offers recording tools in four major categories: music, photos, data backup and DVD video.
TOAST DVD MAKER FOR WINDOWS SOFTWARE
Fortunately, as disc-burning software and the optical drives that do the dirty work have evolved, the fear of duds has dissipated.Īdaptec has spun off its consumer division, Roxio, and Easy CD Creator has blossomed into adulthood. With the rise of digital cameras and camcorders, even DVD creation on the desktop has become commonplace, and it does not take a record executive to tell you that the MP3 format has made burning music CD's more popular than ever. But it was understood that no matter how many special prayers you uttered or lucky talismans you waved, the gods might very well hand you a dud disc.
There was only one really friendly consumer program for Windows, Easy CD Creator from Adaptec (called Toast, on the Mac side). IN the olden days of CD burning, 1997 or thereabouts, software and hardware were considered good if they burned most discs most of the time, even if they fell short of a perfect score.
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