- Jan 4, 2001
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I'd like to get some recommendations for a relative for some terrifyingly simplistic DVD creation software: Put in a file or two, and it'll either burn a disc or an ISO image. I don't need fancy menus or scene transitions. (A Windows Media Center PC would be the proper solution here, but I don't want to put together a college course on how to use such a thing.) Nothing pricey either. I think he's in the <$40 area.
Windows DVD Maker included with Win7 is close, but there are some small problems:
- It can't create ISO images.
- It seems to have a habit of barfing up an error message that it can't create the video, with no further information. It looks like its RAM usage creeps up beyond 4GB and then it shows the error.
Ulead VideoStudio was usable in the past, though its interface was a bit wonky, and it sometimes was crash-prone too. I don't know how it's doing these days, or what it costs.
Windows DVD Maker included with Win7 is close, but there are some small problems:
- It can't create ISO images.
- It seems to have a habit of barfing up an error message that it can't create the video, with no further information. It looks like its RAM usage creeps up beyond 4GB and then it shows the error.
Ulead VideoStudio was usable in the past, though its interface was a bit wonky, and it sometimes was crash-prone too. I don't know how it's doing these days, or what it costs.
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