Software

[kimberley]

Anyone have a great program or software that will create DVD or Cd of proofs to music....Im looking at Adobe Photoshop Album, I want to be able to put the proofs to music and burn my own DVD's..any suggestions would be great, I really wanna get something this weekend so any info would be great!

Kimberley

[LoungeLizard]

Most of the DVD Authoring programs allow you to do so - with more control over start/stop of the music than what Photoshop Album does.

A lot of people like Pro Show Gold. I've used MyDVD, WinDVD Creator, and Vegas.

[kimberley]

Thanks .... :o)

[scraft]

ProShow Gold, awsome program, very easy to use and very affordable to buy only $29.99. I do a lot of wedding DVDs and sports with this program, hard to beat.

[cmalana]

Another vote for proshow gold. I use it and enjoy how quickly I can create a photo DVD/CD with this program. Editing is intuitive and easy to learn.

[lucian]

I use Flip Album Pro 5. They also have a users forum that has been very helpful to learn to use the program and to get ideas on business applications.

www.flipalbum.com

www.flipforum.com

I've used it for proof albums and final albums. It will also do a slide show. It has a lot of features. There are security features where you can prevent someone from copying the CD.

I allow my wedding customers full access to the CD. They can save the images for emailing and printing though I discourage that because the quality on screen is great but the files used are small and don't print well. I usually give them another CD with hi-res files on them.

Another nice feature is CD expiration. I use this for proofing. You can set the CD to become non-functioning after a set number of plays or set an expiration date. I usually give a proff CD that expires after 30 days.

I've seen work done on 3D Album which I believe gives you more control over using music. It also allows greater use of video.

What I like about Flip Album is the 3d page turning effects. The application is burned to the CD so your customer does not need any additional software. Put the CD into a drive and it autoplays (Windows 98 or later). I have not used it for a DVD.

I recently bought Adobe Premiere Elements (video editor). I haven't had much of a chance to play with it. I plan on using it to create music slide shows on VHS and DVD.