bit-tech Shopping: Sonic Solutions Easy Media Creator 9 Suite

Rating: 8

Time with product: 90

Strengths: Makes burning DVDs easy.

Weaknesses: None really

Summary: Creator really has more options than I need, but it works great. Burns relatively fast. The drag to disk applicatoin is sometimes annoying, but it isn't that bad. Good buy for the money.

Rating: 2

Time with product: 1 Day

Strengths: Basic audio

Weaknesses: False advertisement - not all features are supported by vista. Proof 9.1 version: they REMOVED the ring tone feature...

Summary: A friend has issues with installation, gettting invalid CD key although for a valid SN, purchased to the cy. Support could not help!Because ringtones cannot be supported and installation is a draw of the luck, Skip this.

Rating: 2

Time with product: 30 Days

Strengths: see below

Weaknesses: see below

Summary: I have had trouble getting the Easy media Creator 9 Suite to be compatible with Vista, contrary to company claims. I have also had trouble reaching a real person to help me with these problems. I'd love it if Roxio would contact me. outdooredge@hotmail.com

Rating: 8

Time with product:

Strengths: Many media features for one price.

Weaknesses: Cropping feature on photo editing is confusing.

Summary: I am new to video editing, but wanted to get started. I bought this software after buying a digital video camcorder. When I loaded the software and brought up the video portion for the first time, it told me that my video card did not meet minimum requirements. Mine was an "integrated graphics" setup. If you have a computer that is a few years old, you better check your card. I have bought a new video card, but haven't installed it yet. The audio and photo portions of the suite are working fine. The cropping feature in photo editing is confusing and I haven't fully figured it out yet. That's the only complaint I have on Roxio.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 30 Days

Strengths: easy to use

Weaknesses: install has to be clean

Summary: Installation became a real pain when the first install failed, leaving remnants that were difficult to remove. Software would not recognize my key code untill I was able to download a fix from the Roxio site. At least they were responsive when I indicated my issue.