Roxio ?

[reygato]

Has anyone used Roxio ?
We tried Sony Vegas and after a year and a half still have nothing to show for it. Tech support has been non existant, so has tutorials help forums etc. A very tech savvy computer friend suggested that we try Roxio instead. We are also going to need a new camcorder as the Sony Camcorder is about as good as the editing program......(sarcasm noted)
Probably the Canon
We just want one that is actually going to work when we need it to work....

Some of the reviews say that Roxio is easy to use and does all the things that Sony Vegas claims to do (but fails to do, like special effects editing, sounds mixing, DVD authoring) has anyone any experience with this program before we waste any more money ?
Thanks so much for your help.

[guns1inger]

Friends don't let friends install Roxio.

Honestly, Roxio is another bloatware tool like Nero that tries to be all things to all people, and ends being mediocre at everything.

I don't know what your specific issues with Vegas are, as I have used it for years without any major issues (self taught, like most around here). I do know that something like Roxio simply cannot match it for features.

[KenJ57]

Roxio has no trial download. Like you I could not find anyone who had experience with the most recent version. I was told that they have "a very good return/money back policy" if you buy. I was not sufficiently convinced and so upgraded Nero 8 to Nero 10 which just came out.

Nero 10 has a new multi-track video editor with keyframing called Nero Vision Xtra. For simple home projects it looks pretty nice - much better than the old Nero Vision 5 included with previous versions. I use Vegas 9 for editing but Nero will AUTHOR and burn high definition AVCHD on conventional DVD media. You get about 30 minutes of hi-def video for one-tenth the media cost as Blu-ray!

[jman98]

Friends don't let friends install Roxio.

STRONGLY agree with this statement. And for all the problems Nero has of trying to be everything to everyone, it's still better than Roxio.