Sorry to be negative but just what has happened to Nero? I heartily endorse the poor reviews previously given.
To be perfectly honest, if all you want to do is rip CD's and make copies, then use Windows Media Player, or buy a OEM basic Nero 8 disc for about £1 from any computer shop. If you want to rip and copy DVD's then go to Download.Com and get DVD Shrink and CD BurnerXP for free! It's dead simple, gives you good copies, but minus all the flashing lights, whistles and bells that Nero want you to pay £30/£40 for.
In fact, there's not much software worth paying good money for these days, believe me.
I bought this product to convert my VHS tapes to DVD. The whole thing seemed straightforward and some of the reviews were positive - always what I want to hear. Turns out it wasn't so simple. I bought the Pinnacle and the cables recommened by Amazon. I loaded the software onto my 1-year old (very fast and capable) PC (with XP) and it simply froze before the end. Uninstalled and re-installed but it still didn't work. Turned off virus-checkers, firewalls, and everything else and tried again - no success. I tried it on my 2-year old laptop (also XP) and it finaly installed itself. I connected the device to my VCR and laptop - exactly as suggested and nothing worked. I then spent four days (countless hours) trying to identfy the problem; this included telephone ... Read More:
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This software is fantastic! It has helped me convert video's to iphone whilst allowing me to back up my photo's and music to a stand alone hardrive.
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I bought this primarilly to copy my large collection of music across several DVDs (something it claims to do). However it crashes when I import lots of files.
No updates, seemingly total lack of any reponse from support. I would avoid this software like the plague.
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Im glad this seller no longer exists cos he sold me a fake product. I tried to get assistance from Nero and they said the serial was fake, so if this guy pops his ugly head up again, be warned !
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I was wary of this purchase when it had no reviews and those of other Roxio DVD convert/copy/create products are consistently appalling (see the Easy Media Creator Suites and Easy CD/DVD Burning packages reviewed on Amazon), but I took a chance. I'll grant one star as it has managed to convert some home videos to a format I can load onto my iPod, although I've read there are various legitimate programmes that can be downloaded for free to do the same.
But I have now tried to burn a DVD from some of my home clips--nothing complicated, just various very short simple clips with no fancy features or editing, and every single time, it stalls at 9% of the 'creating DVD' job, no matter what (and renders the DVD unusable despite writing nothing to it so those are wasted). ... Read More:
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This software is brilliant. Easy to use, hassle free software that does the job it's meant to. User friendly interface which makes navigation easy and painless.
I am able to save my DVD's to my hard drive exactly as they appear on the original disc without losing any of the cool features on the DVD.
This software is brilliant. Easy to use, hassle free software that does the job it's meant to. User friendly interface which makes navigation easy and painless.
I am able to save my DVD's to my hard drive exactly as they appear on the original disc without losing any of the cool features on the DVD.
One of the other reviewers states that it doesn't do what it said on the box. Well, I don't know what she expected, but it DOES do what it says. It's a great tool for building DVDs and Blu-rays from previously built video files. It won't let you edit your video (except for rudimentary in/out markers), but it will let you create the menu hierarchies and burn disks.
I had previously used Adobe Encore CS3 which I found cumbersome and desperately unreliable, with crashes and program errors every time you built a project. But this little tool does what it says very well. Nothing more, nothing less. Very happy with it.
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