| Rank | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 |
 Excellent  Very Good  Good  Fair  Poor | CyberLink PowerDirector | Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 | Adobe Premiere Elements | Magix Movie Edit Pro | Pinnacle Studio | Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum | Roxio Creator | ShowBiz DVD | Corel DVD Movie Factory | Power Producer |
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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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| Overall Rating |  |  | | | | | | |  | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Windows 2000 | | | | | | | | | | |
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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 |
