Conclusion
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: bluray, burn, corel | Themes: Software
7. Conclusion
NTI Media Maker 8 sells for $79.99 (full) and $49.99 (upgrade). Corel DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus sells for the exact same prices, and is currently on sale for $10 off.
NTI’s advantages include the ability to burn to portable devices such as the Apple iPod and Sony PSP, plus its utilities and bonus software, most notably the Audio Editor and Backup Now Standard Edition. Corel’s advantages include the ability to burn to HD DVD (with full DVD menu support) and Blu-ray (video only, no menus yet), plus its additional DVD video effects and more customizable DVD menus.
Given essentially identical prices and similar feature sets and utility packages, there’s no way to make an objective call on this one. However, in my opinion, Corel’s DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus has a slight edge, with what I feel are more professional looking DVD menu templates, and effects and customizations that anyone going through the trouble of making their own media will be pleased to find and use.
But that’s a very subjective call. Both are quality software packages, so unless you’ve found one feature set particularly eye catching, I recommend that you try out both packages before making a purchase decision. Free trials are available at Corel’s site and NTI’s site.
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I think if you're going to compare these products then you should compare the quality of the video that is burned on the disk. There is often substantial differences in the final burned DVD.
Good review of these two software packages. These are retail packages and yup dvd quality can differ but it's retail not professional software. I would LOVE to see a review on Proshow Producer from Photodex.com. I know this isn't a video review site but if TOM's can put a little more emphasis on video hardware/software I would like it. Judging from the comments tho, us "video guyz" are a rare breed. Nonetheless, good and informative review Anthony!
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