It's
that time of year again: While large men wearing helmets and pads slam
into one another with abandon on the gridiron, Nero and Roxio renew
their battle of the CD/DVD/audio/video megasuites. The latest versions,
Nero Ultra Edition 8 and Easy Media Creator 10, each sport a number of
noticeable improvements and new features; the contest remains a toss-up,
however, as Roxio's product provides lots of creative perks while
Nero's has more support for advanced technology. Whether the average
user will want to upgrade to either is debatable as well.
Feature Wars
Both
suites retain their vast and largely similar feature sets. They rip
(non-copy-protected discs only), burn, play, and shrink all types of CDs
and DVDs, as well as create labels (including LightScribe). Both also
let you edit many types of video (including HD) and author it to CD or
DVD. Each does a bang-up job of importing, converting, editing, and
burning audio, too. More recently, both suites have devoted resources to
mobile technology, and each will let you easily convert and transfer
audio/video files to your iPod or other mobile device.
A Prettier Face
Both
suites have revised interfaces, and Nero's StartSmart launch
application has received a complete makeover. In addition to vastly
improving the look and organization, Nero has stolen a page out of
Roxio's book and integrated mini-apps for quick access to common chores
such as copying, burning data and audio CDs, and ripping. Easy Media
Creator's Home was already well organized, but for the first time ever, I
have to give Nero the edge in this regard.
It's
that time of year again: While large men wearing helmets and pads slam
into one another with abandon on the gridiron, Nero and Roxio renew
their battle of the CD/DVD/audio/video megasuites. The latest versions,
Nero Ultra Edition 8 and Easy Media Creator 10, each sport a number of
noticeable improvements and new features; the contest remains a toss-up,
however, as Roxio's product provides lots of creative perks while
Nero's has more support for advanced technology. Whether the average
user will want to upgrade to either is debatable as well.
Both
suites retain their vast and largely similar feature sets. They rip
(non-copy-protected discs only), burn, play, and shrink all types of CDs
and DVDs, as well as create labels (including LightScribe). Both also
let you edit many types of video (including HD) and author it to CD or
DVD. Each does a bang-up job of importing, converting, editing, and
burning audio, too. More recently, both suites have devoted resources to
mobile technology, and each will let you easily convert and transfer
audio/video files to your iPod or other mobile device.
Both
suites have revised interfaces, and Nero's StartSmart launch
application has received a complete makeover. In addition to vastly
improving the look and organization, Nero has stolen a page out of
Roxio's book and integrated mini-apps for quick access to common chores
such as copying, burning data and audio CDs, and ripping. Easy Media
Creator's Home was already well organized, but for the first time ever, I
have to give Nero the edge in this regard.
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