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Lowest Price | $69.95 | $59.99 | $94.99 | $89.99 | $79.99 | $73.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 | $39.99 | $49.95 |
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Ratings |
Video Capture/Playback |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ease of Use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Editing Tools |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export/Production |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Editing Effects/Transitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disc Creation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Audio and Photo Editing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Help and Support |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
View Specifications | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! | Go! |
View Screenshots | | | | | | | | | | |
Special Offers |
Discount Coupon | 20% Off Coupon | | | | | | | | | |
Editing Effects / Transitions |
Effects/Filters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Title Templates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |
Download Title Templates |  |  |  | ** |  | ** |  |  |  | |
Add Text, Titles, Scrolling Credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Motion Objects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Frames |  |  |  | | | | | | | |
Download Frames |  | |  | | | | | | | |
Green Screen Editing |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |
Slow / Fast Motion Effects |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Change Properties (Brightness, Contrast, Hue, etc.) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Video Editing Tools |
Timeline |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storyboard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Split/Divide Scenes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trim Scenes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multi Trim Scenes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Draw on Video (Rotoscoping) | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add Text to Video |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Video Stabilizer |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  |
Correct Backlight & Lighting |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |
Change Aspect Ratio (16:9 or 4:3) |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |
Zoom In / Out |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  | |
Audio and Photo Editing |
Audio Files |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Import Audio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |
Number of Audio Tracks | 4 | 2 | 99 | 67 | 2 | 4 |  | 2 |  | |
Trim / Fade Audio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mix Audio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Crossfade |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subtitles |  |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | |
Included Stock Images |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |
Import / Download Images |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  |
Crop, Resize, Rotate Images |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change Image Properties (brightness, contrast, etc.) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |
Pan Images |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Capture / Playback |
Set Capture Size Limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |
Set Capture Time Limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Capture from Analog |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capture from AVCHD |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  |
Capture from HDV/MiniDV/DVD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Batch Capture |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |
Drag and Drop |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |
Import SD Video |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Import HD Video |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |
Import Photos/Audio Tracks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export / Production |
Publish / Upload to YouTube (FLV) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
iPod, PSP Video Files |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |
DivX |  | * |  | |  | |  |  | | |
MPEG-1, 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MPEG-4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AVCHD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |
WMV HD |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |
Video CD (VCD) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Super Video CD (SVCD) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DV / Micro-DV Camcorder |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RealVideo |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  |  |
Windows Media (WMV, AVI, ASF) |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |
Quicktime (MOV) |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  |
Disc Creation |
Menu Templates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Create Custom Menus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Download Menu Templates |  |  |  | ** |  | ** |  |  |  | |
Multi-layer Menus |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
Divide into Chapters |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |
Add Music to Menu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Widesecreen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
AVCHD disc |  |  |  |  |  |  | Plug-in Req'd |  |  |  |
Blu-ray disc | |  |  |  | |  | Plug-in Req'd | | |  |
DVD (single/dual layer) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VCD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SVCD |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Support / Documentation |
Phone Support | ** |  | ** | ** |  | ** |  |  |  | ** |
Email Support |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Live Chat Support | | | | |  | |  |  |  | |
Tutorials |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paper Manual | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FAQ / Knowledgebase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |
User Moderated Forums |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |
Supported Operating Systems |
Windows 7 |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | |  |
Windows Vista |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Windows XP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Lowest Price | $69.95 | $59.99 | $94.99 | $89.99 | $79.99 | $73.99 | $79.99 | $99.99 | $39.99 | $49.95 |