Roxio introduces Easy Media Creator 7 - claims speed and performance gains of 10%
Roxio has announced Easy Media Creator 7, which contains the improved burning suite Easy CD & DVD Creator, PhotoSuite 7 Platinum, VideoWave 7 Professional and online music service Napster. Roxio claims that their new suite would give speed and performance gains of 10% (based on internal tests against Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 and other burning applications). Also interesting seems the option to password protect your CDs with 128 bit encryption.
Feature Highlights
Powerful Components:
All new Media Manager that provides a single location for organizing, viewing, and finding all media files including photo, video, and Easy Media Creator project files
All new Capture utility that saves time and reduces complexity by delivering a consistent workflow regardless of the media type being imported or captured or the digital device being used, including CD, DVD, scanner, video and photo cameras
All new StoryBoard, a powerful component that provides both a simplified Storyline view, as well as a powerful Timeline view for creating engaging, one-of-a-kind slide shows with favorite photos and video clips that include transitions, narration, background music, and special effects. Also included is the Motion Pictures feature, which brings still images to life by adding pan, zoom and a motion path to still photos.
Improved Label Creator with an extraordinary range of creative control for creating disc labels and inserts in addition to an ?Instant? Label Creator mode for creating disc artwork using only a couple of clicks. Label Creator also supports the ability to print directly on discs using supported printers.
Burning:
Backup project mode for scheduling regular data backups
128 bit encryption for password protecting discs
Automatically archive large data files or projects across multiple CDs or DVDs
DVD-Video copy for easily copying non-encrypted DVD-Video
Speed and performance gains of 10% * ( * based on internal tests against Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 and other burning applications)
Authoring:
Next-generation DVD Builder® 2.0, a full-featured authoring component for creating professional-looking DVDs, VCDs, or SVCDs with control over menus, buttons, chapters and backgrounds
Edit DVD Disc for customizing DVD menus and adding or removing titles from completed DVDs
Plug & Burn? for easily creating a high-quality DVD disc from the entire contents of a DV-camcorder using two clicks, complete with Dolby Digital audio
Music:
Integration of Napster, providing a seamless connection to the largest catalog of online music and offering unlimited streaming for per month and individual track purchases for {CONTENT}.99 or less (where available)
Sound Editor for capturing and enhancing analog audio from LPs and cassette tapes
Improved audio quality and speed during conversion of tracks from Audio CDs
Photo:
PhotoSuite 7 Platinum offering full-featured photo editing with the perfect mix of automated editing and hands-on creative controls
Hundreds of professionally designed, customizable photo project templates
PhotoStitch for creating dynamic panoramas
Multi-photo enhance for editing a group of photos simultaneously
Video:
VideoWave 7 Professional, offering full-featured, hands-on video editing as well as intuitive, automated video creation
Timeline editor for professional-level fine-tune timing control and the ability to manipulate up to 14 individual tracks
Powerful text engine with complete control over font, style, motion, path, and even lighting texture
Enhanced file support including DivX and Dolby Digital audio that enable users to maintain high quality video and audio
CineMagic® automated editing that produces a completed movie based on a raw video file and a music track, complete with transition effects, tempo adjustments, and beat matching
Easy Media Creator 7 is available for $ 99.95, or $ 79.95 after mail-in rebate.
If you buy the software from the official site you get a DigitalMovie 4.7GB 4x Speed DVD+R 3 pack for free.
