Screenblast Movie Studio

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Summary: The reason it seems to be cheaper than other software!
Review: This is a great piece of software. It offers many clips, titles, fades, and the such. There's just one problem. On the box it says "burn your movie onto a CD and play in most DVD playes". That's what made me buy this software. I own a Sony Digital Studio and can make all the DVD's I want to. I wanted to make VCD's for some of the less important things because CD's are so cheap. So I bought this software thinking I'd be all set. I installed the software and clicked "make movie" and then it tells me that I need a plug-in (that I have to buy) to make a VCD. What?!?!?! I just spent [a lot] for some software that says it makes VCD's and I have to shell out another [significant amount] to actually make it work. This, needless to say, irks me.

Rating:
Summary: The reason it seems to be cheaper than other software!
Review: This is a great piece of software. It offers many clips, titles, fades, and the such. There's just one problem. On the box it says "burn your movie onto a CD and play in most DVD playes". That's what made me buy this software. I own a Sony Digital Studio and can make all the DVD's I want to. I wanted to make VCD's for some of the less important things because CD's are so cheap. So I bought this software thinking I'd be all set. I installed the software and clicked "make movie" and then it tells me that I need a plug-in (that I have to buy) to make a VCD. What?!?!?! I just spent [a lot] for some software that says it makes VCD's and I have to shell out another [significant amount] to actually make it work. This, needless to say, irks me.

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Summary: Screenblast Movie Studio
Review: This program is really easy to use. In just a few minutes I had dragged-and-dropped my photos into the timeline, added trasitions, music and a title -- and made a really cool slideshow. Also, this program allows me to pan/crop my still images so that it looks like my still image has motion. This is the perfect complement to owning a digital camera.

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Summary: Just about as good as the money you put into it.
Review: This software is pretty good. It's a bit more complicated than Apple's iMovie and a little clunky, but does everything you could want for a good price. I'm quite put off myself that you have to pay extra to make video CD's, but overall it is a good product.