Reviewer’s Guide Press Contact Amie Hoffner Corel Corporation (952) 294-2350 [email protected] Welcome Welcome to the Reviewer’s Guide for Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 and DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus. Ulead DVD MovieFactory excels at making it easy to create personalized video discs. Authoring tools simplify the process of producing standard DVDs or high definition discs with studio-quality menus. New “Edit Room” video editing tools let anyone enhance videos with sophisticated openings, titles, effects and music. Direct-to-disc recording provides a streamlined path for recording from a video source. Convenient data burning tools and utilities help users create audio discs, data backups and more. The arrival of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc players and burners on the market is turning up the heat in the competition for next generation DVD technology. DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus gives users an end-to-end solution for both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats – and continues our promise of making it easy for anyone to take advantage of the latest technologies. Award-winning ease-of-use, cutting-edge technology and unrivalled value are what Ulead are all about. Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 and DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus set the standard for easy-to-use disc authoring and burning software that lets anyone do more with their digital photos and video. Contents: Product Strategy Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................3 Version Comparison ...............................................................................................................................................4 High Definition Workflow ........................................................................................................................................5 What’s New ....................................................................................................................................................................6 Product Tour DVD MovieFactory Launcher ..................................................................................................................................8 DVD and HD DVD Authoring o Capture Video ....................................................................................................................................9 o ‘Edit Room’ Video Editing tools ........................................................................................................10 o Multi-trim and Ad-Zapper..................................................................................................................11 o Photo Slideshows.............................................................................................................................12 o Menu Authoring................................................................................................................................13 o Dolby® Digital Surround Audio .........................................................................................................14 o Burning Options................................................................................................................................14 Video Disc Recording o Straight Capture to DVD & Blu-ray Disc 15 Other Disc Burning Tools ......................................................................................................................................16 Bonus Software.....................................................................................................................................................17 System Requirements .............................................................................................................................................18 Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus Page 2 Reviewer’s Guide Product Strategy Why Two Versions? The latest release of Ulead’s award-winning consumer DVD authoring package is the first product to be launched from the recently merged Corel/InterVideo/Ulead portfolio. It is also the first consumer-level product to offer complete HD DVD authoring and burning. Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 is available in two configurations. For users getting started with DVD creation, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 offers a complete, easy-to-use disc authoring solution for standard definition video. For users who need a more complete set of disc creation tools or are moving into High Definition video, DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus offers a broader toolset and end-to-end creativity for creating HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus This is Ulead’s simple and easy-to-use disc authoring software. The Plus version provides digital media enthusiasts with a It is aimed at the consumer who wants a simple way to get more complete disc burning suite. Most importantly, it offers videos and pictures off a camera and on to a disc that will play full High Definition capabilities. Users can capture and edit HD well and look good. It offers video theme templates that add video, author HD DVD projects, and burn video and data to HD polish to any video and slideshow. The authoring tools feature DVD or Blu-ray Discs. In addition to the same editing and professional-looking menu templates that are easy to authoring tools in the standard version, there are disc utilities personalize. DVD MovieFactory 6 makes it easy to turn video for copying discs, and creating audio DVDs or CDs password- and pictures into standard-definition DVDs. protected data discs, and more. MSRP: $49.99 MSRP: $79.99 / $49.99 upgrade What’s in the Box: What’s in the Box: DVD MovieFactory Launcher DVD MovieFactory 6 Launcher DVD MovieFactory 6.0 DVD MovieFactory 6.0 DVD Disc Recorder 2.3 BD (Blu-ray) DiscRecorder 2.7 Ulead QuickDrop 2.0 DVD DiscRecorder 2.3 WinDVD 8 (Trial version) Burn.Now 4.5 Ulead QuickDrop 2.0 WinDVD 8 (Silver version) DVD Copy 5 (Silver version) Version Comparison Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus Page 3 Reviewer’s Guide DVD DVD MovieFactory 6 MovieFactory 6 Plus Capture/Import/Encode • Capture from HDV/AVCHD camcorder • Encode/export HD DVD video • Encode Blu-ray video format • Import srt file to add subtitle track automatically • Dolby® Digital (AC-3) audio encoding • DivX decoding DivX encode/decode EDIT VIDEO / SLIDESHOW • Export/import HD MPEG-2 in 1440/1920x1080 frame size • Customizable slideshow Pan & Zoom • Edit Room – Timeline and Storyboard modes • Edit Room – video theme templates Complete DVD Authoring • Straight-to-Disc burning - auto capture DV time code and date as subtitle. • HD DVD authoring • Output to HD DVD-R/RW & Blu-ray-R/RE disc • Motion path animation for buttons & objects • Distort menu thumbnails & objects Burn/copy disc • Quick-Drop data, audio & MP3 CD/DVD disc burning • Burn music-only DVD-Video & DVD Audio discs • Convert audio files to supported formats (MP3 & Dolby® Digital) • Rip CD tracks and convert to supported audio formats (Unlimited) • Burn HD DVD folders to HD DVD disc • Create password-protected data discs • Create CD Extra discs (CD audio + data) Other Features • Customizable disc label printing • LabelFlash™ and LightScribe™ label burning • InterVideo® WinDVD® 8 player. trial • InterVideo® DVD Copy 5 End-to-end UleadHD DVD Solution MovieFactory 6 Plus Page 4 Reviewer’s Guide DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus is a complete, end-to-end solution for consumers looking to take advantage of HD for producing personal video discs and data. The DVD MovieFactory 6 authoring module offers full HD DVD authoring and burning, including burning HD DVD content to DVD discs using standard DVD burners. HDV /AVCHD Camcorder DMF Host HD DVD format on DVD media HDTV HD Photos DVD BD DiscRecorder offers a streamlined solution for burning HD content to Blu-ray discs in BDAV format either directly from HDV camcorders or from captured HD files. HDV BDDR Camcorder BD HDTV Burn.Now and Quick-Drop let users take advantage of high-capacity HD discs for large volume data storage. Data Burn.Now & Quick-Drop Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus Page 5 Reviewer’s Guide What’s New Edit Room DVD MovieFactory 6 makes it easy to polish camcorder footage for a more professional look. Video Templates automatically add an opening sequence, titles and music. Simple tools let users further edit their video by arranging and trimming clips and customizing titles, transition effects and the soundtrack. Exciting Theme Templates • One-click Theme Templates – instantly add professional style to your videos. • Variety of styles - choose from a style or theme to suit your video, such as Wedding, Travel or Sports. • Simply select a template, and watch MovieFactory create a sophisticated opening sequence with multiple animated overlays, using clips from your video. It also adds music and titles. • Easy to customize - use a template as is, perhaps just changing the opening titles or music, or use the timeline editing tools to personalize as much as you like. Easy Video and Slideshow Editing • Storyboard Mode gives you an overall view of your production, making it easy to rearrange clips for a better flow. Video Templates & Storyboard Mode • Timeline Mode gives you more control over the positioning and length of titles, background music and overlays. • Step-by-Step Video Editing – all the tools you need are now grouped together: • Trim your video to make it shorter, and rearrange clips as needed. • Auto-enhance video with one click – fixes most common brightness and contrast problems. • Add video clips and photos to create mixed-media video