5 stars (BEST VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE OUT THERE!) - This is probally the best video software for and prosumer out there. I have used pinnacle software and others but not match up to the solid performance of this product. At first when i opened it i thought it was a waste, but into 20 minutes of messing around with all its features i knew this was for me. It is bundled with 5 discs including Sonic My DVD witch it a simple dvd software with great performance. You can export your movie in literally any format. Even HD to quicktime. I have only had one problem and that was when i tried a demo to sony vegas 5.0, it was identicall to this software but more advanced. Im not sure what the relation is but I was still hooked on this program. The only word of advice i have is for people that already have this product, if you have advanced and have mastered this software, go ahead and save up for a copy of sony vegas. It lets u have unlimted video layers and twice as many video effects and transitions. So i guess im done saying how much I love this program. So dont fall for other product reviews this is the program for you.
5 stars (Amazing!) - I love this software. It's got everything you really need if you're a prosumer. You can start doing really complex techniques in about 10 mins. If you've ever used Acid for music, then it will be a breeze for you. It's the exact same system, except for video.
4 stars (Excellent lineage, but will it be updated?) - Video Explosion Deluxe has a great heritage. Its nearly identical to Sony Screenblast Movie Studio v3 (both came from Sonic Foundry before Sony bought out their media division). It also bears a striking resemblance to Sony Vegas, a high-end professional editor. There's a lot of power built into this software, especially for the price. There's some excellent transitions, and the color-correction is quite good as well. The included clips are only so-so, but some may get a use from them. Rendering time seems a bit slow (usually takes 3x the length of the video to render it; ie: a 1 hour video takes 3 hours to render on an AMD 3200+ with 1 GB of RAM). But the rendering is excellent - no noticeable video noise added at all.
My only concern is the lack of updates from Nova Development. They don't seem concerned with updating the software. When I bought this, for example, Ulead VideoStudio was on v6. Ulead's gone onto issue two more versions, and Nova's still on 1.3. Its still a better product than Ulead, but I'd like to see commitment. |
