Review by MissPammy

I have not used any of the previous versions of this software, so unlike reviewers experienced with the old package I had no preconceived ideas about how it should work. One thing I liked about it was that it put my photos and videos all in one place and gave me thumbnails of all of them so I could see everything at a glance. Also, I loved being able to assign stars to each photo. That helps me quickly find my favorites instead of hunting through thousands of photos. That was where my happiness with this product ended, though. I got it so that I could edit some home videos that had been shot at the wrong speed, hoping I could correct the speed in this package. That didn’t happen. I found the page in the PDF manual explaining how to change the speed, but there were no images showing me how to get to the menu or button I had to click on to access the speed adjustment. I could not find it on the timeline, which is where it is supposed to be located. Then I tried playing the training DVD, which would not play. I went back through the startup slide show, and this did not help either. My project is dead in the water. I wanted this mainly for editing videos and I can’t figure out how to do it. I gave this 3 stars because I think if I could view the DVD, I would like it better, and it is laid out well on the screen for editing. It’s not intuitive, though. You probably have to have the manual and a working DVD to figure it out, and frankly that makes it too complex for me. I just don’t have time to make learning this my life’s work. I’ll try a different package.

Update: I figured out how to slow down my video in Windows Live Moviemaker, which came free on my laptop. Only took me 5 minutes. I would say try that program first if you don’t need comprehensive video editing capabilities; it costs nothing and can do the basics.