Easy CD & DVD Creator 6

Well, it might seem so at first, but it actually turns out to be a great deal. Offer a set of tools from CD to DVD burning and Photo-Editing. This update aims to provide users with a all in one solution that continues its tradition of ease of use. Because DVD-Burners are not white spread or people might not be burning home movies, the most used application or component must Easy CD Creator Classic, which still remains true to it self with minor improvements to user interface. If you do want expand your capabilities and to new areas such a DVD Burning which I think is great medium for easily back up your data. Burning movies is very easy, the 123 step approach the program takes make this a great asset and fun project for the family. The Photo-Editing solution is not inviting and not recommended, as I already use Photoshop Elements which is awesome enough to do what I want. But for simple jobs Easy CDs Photo-Editor will come true for many users especially as a bargain. Users who might want save a few dollars can look to the All in One solution,Nero 6 Ultra Edition, that has almost everything except the Kitchen sink. Overall, if you want the simplicity with extra tools that grow and expand into to other areas with you, Easy CD & DVD Creator, is certainly an easy choice.

Dont listen to the others who gave this a one star. I too was initially confused by it. Once I actually took the time to sit down and read through the very boring instructional booklet, I found it to be very user friendly. I will be the first to admit that if you are going from an older version to this new version, YOU WILL BE CONFUSED IF YOU DO NOT READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. READ THE BOOK, GENIUS! Roxio Software Developers-please update the next version to allow you to print the library or a songlist. Thanks.

I lost my entire Windows XP installation because upon reboot after installing this I could not get past the Welcome screen. I followed all the instructions posted at the Roxio website, and none of them fixed the problem. Luckly, I was able to remove the laptop hard drive and mount it in another PC running XP and get the data off it, but I never did get it to boot until I reinstalled. (The Windows XP Repair process couldnt even reboot the machine at the proper point and continue...) My suggestion is to find another product, NOT one by Roxio. EZ-CD Creator 4 was an excellent product... 5 and 6 have been nothing but problems from almost everyone I have heard install them. (System instabilities, etc) You have been warned.

I actually bought this item for a friend who has Windows Me on his computer and Creator 6 is compatible with that OS. Its a very good product and is easy to use.

If you own Easy Creator 5, I cant think of any good reason to purchase this product. The only thing it does well is burn data and files to CDs, and EC-5 does that equally well. The Photosuite section is one of the most exasperating pieces of software Ive ever tried to use - and it deletes EC-5s ability to archive pictures along with a self-running exe player that provides both shortage and self-running slide show capabilities (with music) on one CD. If you need a photo album and picture editor program, first look at what came with your digital camera, possibly augmented by one of the cheaper Adobe editing products, or purchase Jasc After Shot or its latest incarnation. If you need DVD/Video capture or editing software, buy Sonics MYDVD Video Suite - Its significantly simpler and more flexible to use, and produces DVDs with better playing characteristics. The Audio capture/playing/editing features seem only different, not better than EC-5, and maybe not as good. The Drag-to Disk feature is back - but Ive never found that feature to be worth the effort to use it, with any CD/DVD burning program. And lastly, the basic operation of the program seems even more quirky than EC-5, and counter-intuitive to every other piece of software you likely own. Bottom line, I installed it, tried it, deleted it, and reinstalled the elements of EC-5 I use. Was a total waste of $...

This history of this product has been one frought with driver problems and compatibility problems. My first CD burner was a 4x and it came with Adaptec ECD Creator way back in the day. That version was impossible to get working on a Windows 98 machine. I wont even begin to try to describe the hell of trying to get this program to work (I should say these programs since its not even one program but rather a compilation of bad programs from various 3rd party sources that Roxio bundles up with their own poor product) on a machine running Windows 2000 and a Plextor burner. Every iteration of this software is wracked with problems. Every time a new version comes out there are scores of bad reviews with people who cannot get the software to work. Sure, for every piece of software there are always a FEW people who write negative reviews because they dont realize their problem is with their existing setup, not the software they are installing. But it is no coincidence that for each new version there are scores of reviewers with problems they cannot seem to resolve. How sad is it when you can burn your MP3s to CD using Windows Media Player(!) with greater reliability and ease then with a program that you actually have to pay extra for? Windows XP has been around for plenty long enough. The drivers for XP and 2000 should be just about the same. I had lots of problems with Win2K running things like ATI high-performance video card, creative soundblaster platinum, and ECD Creator. I understood the problems because Win 2000 was not yet meant to be a consumer product and none of these companies payed serious attention to getting flawless drivers out for it. But now it has been YEARS since Microsoft abandoned the DOS-based OSs in favor of NT based WinXP. ATI has finally gotten their XP drivers up to par. Creative has done the same. Roxio is so far behind the pack, and keeps putting out this sub-standard suite of seldom-functional garbage. I recommend people switch to Nero and do not buy this. Maybe that will finally give Roxio a reason to put out a product that works RELIABLY for once.

I used many, many different software packages, but from hundreds this is by far worse. It doesnt do anything it promises on the box, its not intuitive at all, and everything you expect to do automaticaly does totaly wrong. All the menues are on the weird places, scatered, and options and you never know what you are supposed to do next. It has ZERO help, and it doesnt even react if you tell it too burn lets say 5 Gbs of staff. There is almost no warnings at all, and when you ask it to checks anything,most of the times just hangs, so that you have to reset machine, task manager cant stop it... It also locked my cd player, so I had to disconnect CD, restart machine, shutdown and connect it again... And to sumerise - it doesnt work. Plus the upgrade is so expensive, dont be mad to buy this. For the same money you can buy buy some other product, which actually works. Its maybe good marketing, and promises a lot, but this product doesnt deserve even one star... If this was a freeware, it would NOT be worth downloading... Newer version (7) is HUGE improvement, but still do shop around first.

This software in not a measureable improvement on their Basic Roxio 5. After installing Roxio 6, I experienced so many problems with my installed software that I had no choice but to abandon the Roxio 6. To those out there who have Sony software installed, DO NOT ATTEMPT the installation of Roxio 6. Reading their incompatible guide at their Web site, Im amazed that Roxio will run in tandem with any comparable software. I award one star, cause the system will not allow a lower rating.

I am a systems analyst with 20 years of experience, I would never have released a product as full of bugs as this one. The concept is fantastic! However, the product will not preform as advertised. When trying to put together a 15 minute slide presentation with audio sound you will experience not being able to adjust the sound to the photos in a cohesive manner. The music (sound) will always be too long or two short. While working on the project you will experience the screen going blank while the music continues to play, this makes it 100% labor intensive to try to finish a project because you will spend all of your time starting over. When using random transitions you will never know how long each one will take. The majority of the time the transition is 2 seconds, however sometimes it is longer. Once-in-a-while the random transitions will disappear half way through the project. Forget about technical support. I have made several phone calls and when trying what the technician suggests I find that it doesnt work. For example, they suggested using the remote control(part of the program) to view the project. They indicated that I would be able to fast forward and that the photos and music would stay together making it easier to hear and see what song was playing with what picture without going through the entire slide show again. I will never know because there isnt any way to stop the fast forward action. Once you start the fast forward it goes all the way to the end. Oh, by the way, did I mention that Roxio wants to charge you [money amount] for a technical service call. Its pretty bad when you pay [money amount]for a product that barely works and then have to pay to find out that the technical support isnt helpful. When I asked the technical service person (Liz - in Toronto)if any of the things she was telling me were in the user manual she replied I dont know, Ive never read it. Other little annoyances like the up and down slide on the side tab freezes and you can only move up, which prevents you from seeing anything at the end of your project. Eventually it comes back but in the meanwhile its a pain. Several people really liked the one short dvd I was able to create and wanted to know about the product. When I told them it took me a week to make a 15 minute dvd they quickly changed their mind and told me to let them know when the prodcut is perfected. Too bad for Roxio - they had a good idea that could have sold very well.

I bought this against the advice of several reviews on this site. It will make a nice looking DVD but it is very limited in my opinion. 1) Wont allow you to combine video clips 2) Wont allow you to rename the video clips that you capture. You can only do that in windows explorer. 3) Any audio that you attach is limited to just a few seconds 4) If you need any help with anything other than installation problems, you have to pay for it from day one. 5)When you edit a clip, you cant keep what you cut out, it automatically discards it. Its OK, but not worth the $ I paid for it. I am going to find a real DVD capture and edit program and get rid of this.