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DVD Recording Software Suites

Of the seven DVD burning suites we examined, only Ahead's Nero 6 Ultra Edition handled everything we threw at it--and handled it well.

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NERO 6 ULTRA EDITION CD/DVD BURNING SUITE (Ahead Systems-160006) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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Ahead Software NERO 6 ULTRA EDITION CD/DVD BURNING SUITE (Ahead Systems-160006)

DVD authoring, video editing: Very good, Photo editing and slide shows: Very good, Audio CD creation: Outstanding, Labeling: Very good, CD/DVD mastering: Outstanding, Packet writing: Very good, Disc copying: Outstanding, Backup: Good

Bottom Line: Has everything you?ll need to do almost anything related to CD and DVD creation. Could be more intuitive, but does fine with most tasks.

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Arcsoft DVD & CD Suite 6.5

DVD authoring, video editing: Very good, Photo editing and slide shows: Fair, Audio CD creation: Good, Labeling: Good, CD/DVD mastering: Good , Packet writing: Good, Disc copying: Good, Backup: Fair

Bottom Line: Includes ShowBiz, a wonderful video authoring and editing tool, but has no file-level backup or a software DVD movie player.

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MedioStream NeoStudio 5

DVD authoring, video editing: Good, Photo editing and slide shows: Fair, Audio CD creation: Fair, Labeling: Fair, CD/DVD mastering: Good, Packet writing: n/a, Disc copying: Good, Backup: Fair

Bottom Line: Automatically generates slick video projects, but the rest of the suite lags behind the competition. Lacks packet-writing software.

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Presto DVD PowerSuite 1.1 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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NewSoft America Inc. Presto DVD PowerSuite 1.1

DVD authoring, video editing: Good, Photo editing and slide shows: Good, Audio CD creation: Fair, Labeling: Good, CD/DVD mastering: Good, Packet writing: n/a, Disc copying: Good, Backup: n/a

Bottom Line: Well-designed interface with context sensitive menus makes suite easy to use. DVD movie burning is particularly simple. No MP3 encoder.

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Instant CD & DVD Complete (Pinnacle-210100254) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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Pinnacle Instant CD & DVD Complete (Pinnacle-210100254)

DVD authoring, video editing: Good, Photo editing and slide shows: Fair, Audio CD creation: Good, Labeling: Good, CD/DVD mastering: Good, Packet writing: Very good, Disc copying: Very good, Backup: Fair

Bottom Line: Bargain-priced suite has lots of marvelous features?such as its slick DVD labeling?but also some half-cooked ones (including its software DVD movie player).

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Adaptec MyDVD Studio 5 Deluxe

DVD authoring, video editing: Good, Photo editing and slide shows: Fair, Audio CD creation: Good, Labeling: Fair, CD/DVD mastering: Good, Packet writing: Good, Disc copying: Fair, Backup: Poor

Bottom Line: MyDVD makes excellent-looking DVD productions, but the rest of the suite makes little improvement over what is typically bundled with a DVD burner.

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U-Lead MovieFactory 3 Disc Creator

DVD authoring, video editing: Good, Photo editing and slide shows: Good, Audio CD creation: Fair, Labeling: Fair, CD/DVD mastering: Good, Packet writing: n/a, Disc copying: Good, Backup: n/a

Bottom Line: The straightforward interface is well tailored to specific tasks. But the suite lacks depth of features, such as MP3 encoding, and has no packet writing or backup.

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