DVD Architect Studio 4.5 | 
| From: Sony Creative Software
Category: Software
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $37.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2562
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Windows
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 1.9
MPN: SDVDAS4500
Model: SDVDAS4500
UPC: 855309383459
EAN: 0855309383459
ASIN: B000RO3DNA
Release Date: May 6, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Features:
| • | Import audio, video, and stills from an extensive range of formats | | • | Easy to use menu-based and drag-and-drop interface for DVD design and authoring | | • | Create picture slide shows and music compilations | | • | Still and motion menu creation | | • | Text editing and shadow effects |
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Product Description
DVD Architect Studio is the easy way to create professional-looking DVDs on your home computer. Now with Microsoft Windows Vista partnering, version 4.5 offers more power and stability for easy and creative use. With DVD Architect Studio software you can easily create professional-looking DVDs, even stunning widescreen productions, on your home computer. Simply drag and drop to start building your next masterpiece. Author home movies, multimedia photo albums and music compilations on DVD?complete with dazzling menus, special features & custom soundtracks. Add, edit, and move chapter points Adjustable project and file optimization settings Virtual remote to preview the final project before burning to DVD View Safe Grid Areas to ensure proper image and button placement Get started right away and learn as you go with interactive Show Me How tutorials System Requirements - Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP Home or XP Professional; Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate; 800 MHz processor, 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation, 256 MB RAM, Windows-compatible sound card, CD-ROM drive for installation or importing from a CD, Supported DVD-r/-rw/+r/+rw drive for DVD burning, Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later included on application disc, Internet Explorer 5.1 or later included on application disc
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| Customer Reviews:
 Takes some getting used to December 1, 2008
J. Davis (Missoula, MT)
I didn't like this at first. You really have to get in and get used to it. For some reason there are some files that it really doesn't want to grab the audio for. Not sure why. Bad file? Although I wasn't looking for this initially, I'd really like to be able to capture and trim the clips with this (because NERO SUCKS HORRIBLY!) Anyway, It does work, I just wish I had better editing software in the first place! (Avid Xpress is awesome, it just doesn't author or export > 8 minutes)
 A very versatile DVD design program for the bucks. October 1, 2008
James P. Hawkins (Middletown, NJ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This program does not come with a fancy video editor nor is it a suite of tools. That's why you get more bang for the buck. If you already have other tools, such as Sonic EMC or Premiere Elements you get video editors and other tools, but neither of those create the DVD as well as DVD Architect.
For example, Premiere Elements allows you to create automatically chaptered movies by allowing you to but chapter marks in the movie editor, but it does not allow you to create a DVD with more than one movie. It has a nice video editor, but a very weak DVD authoring tool. Sonic EMC allows multiple movies and slide shows, but does not create chapter marked movies.
DVD Architect allows both and a lot more. You add setups for sound tracks and easily create a tree of menus of practically any structure you want.
You can access DVD virtual commands in a limited way through the scripting tool. It could be better in that area.
If you buy Vegas Pro 8, you get DVD Architect with it and you have a great deal more power than any of the lowest price Video/DVD authoring combos.
I chose Vegas Pro 8 with DVD Architect because I was looking for a mid-priced tool (half the price of Premiere Pro), which is far more versatile than the low end packages. Although it may not be as powerful as Premiere Pro or Mac's Final Cut, it does a great job and you don't have to pay $800 for Premiere Pro.
I would have liked Premier Pro, but it was too expensive for me PLUS it does not yet support AVCHD files from my camcorder.
Sonic advertises support for AVCHD in Roxio Creator 2009, but what they really did was add a converter, which converts all the clips from your camera to mpg files, since the video editor "VideoWave" has not been changed to handle native AVCHD. Each step of conversion is a loss in quality. Sonic EMC also does a very sloppy job of batch processing the files so you can't walk away and just let it convert everything. You must select a folder every time it finishes a clip. Having 30 years of programming experience, that could have been done better by simply modifying the batch loop.
I still like the Sonic suite because it has a lot of useful tools that are not included with these other programs.
If you have an earlier Sonic Video Wave or EMC 8 or 9 and don't want to spend the money, you might find an AVCHD converter online for free or very cheap, which essentially accomplishes the same thing.
Bottom line: You get what you pay for and when you hold your budget, you have to compromise one thing for another.
 DVD Architect Studio April 10, 2008
Frank Peronace (Connecticut USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Email support is very good. The software only allows one to do minimal editing. I am disappointed. I will be upgrading to ADOBE Premiere Elements 4
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