Easy CD & DVD Creator 6

This history of this product has been one frought with driver problems and compatibility problems. My first CD burner was a 4x and it came with Adaptec ECD Creator way back in the day. That version was impossible to get working on a Windows 98 machine. I wont even begin to try to describe the hell of trying to get this program to work (I should say these programs since its not even one program but rather a compilation of bad programs from various 3rd party sources that Roxio bundles up with their own poor product) on a machine running Windows 2000 and a Plextor burner. Every iteration of this software is wracked with problems. Every time a new version comes out there are scores of bad reviews with people who cannot get the software to work. Sure, for every piece of software there are always a FEW people who write negative reviews because they dont realize their problem is with their existing setup, not the software they are installing. But it is no coincidence that for each new version there are scores of reviewers with problems they cannot seem to resolve. How sad is it when you can burn your MP3s to CD using Windows Media Player(!) with greater reliability and ease then with a program that you actually have to pay extra for? Windows XP has been around for plenty long enough. The drivers for XP and 2000 should be just about the same. I had lots of problems with Win2K running things like ATI high-performance video card, creative soundblaster platinum, and ECD Creator. I understood the problems because Win 2000 was not yet meant to be a consumer product and none of these companies payed serious attention to getting flawless drivers out for it. But now it has been YEARS since Microsoft abandoned the DOS-based OSs in favor of NT based WinXP. ATI has finally gotten their XP drivers up to par. Creative has done the same. Roxio is so far behind the pack, and keeps putting out this sub-standard suite of seldom-functional garbage. I recommend people switch to Nero and do not buy this. Maybe that will finally give Roxio a reason to put out a product that works RELIABLY for once.

I bought this against the advice of several reviews on this site. It will make a nice looking DVD but it is very limited in my opinion. 1) Wont allow you to combine video clips 2) Wont allow you to rename the video clips that you capture. You can only do that in windows explorer. 3) Any audio that you attach is limited to just a few seconds 4) If you need any help with anything other than installation problems, you have to pay for it from day one. 5)When you edit a clip, you cant keep what you cut out, it automatically discards it. Its OK, but not worth the $ I paid for it. I am going to find a real DVD capture and edit program and get rid of this.

Roxio released this version before it was ready! The package is rich in advertised features, and supposedly XP compatable. My experience was less than good, to be polite. Roxio abandoned the reliable OEM v4 Easy CD Creator that came with my PIII Dell Dimension. When I upgraded the operating system from WinMe to WinXP Home, I invested $ (no upgrade breaks for current users) with Easy CD Creator v6. Well, I soon discovered that the software seems to have a known incompatability with the NEC CD-RW that comes with most Dells of the era (and many others?) After many crashes, calls to Dell and Roxio (more on that below) I checked into the discussion boards. The Roxio discussion boards are full of howling customers with serious problems. I urge potential buyers to check them out BEFORE YOU BUY. After pulling my hair out (what little is left of it) I called Roxio, which does not have a toll-free support line, and was placed on hold for over 2 hours before I had to abandon the call. The software now costs another $+ in toll charges. The poor moderator of the discussion boards admitted the fix was in the works, but no idea when it might come. Problems: The Photosuite function made my system crash. The CD copier made my system crash. The drag-to-disk was inoperable. The CD labeler prints a hideous ROXIO label in an overwhelmingly big font. I removed the program and got the final insult. All in all, a very expensive lesson. Only saving grace is there is now some rebates posted that will offset the loss. For what it is worth, this is my experience. Don

Ive been using Easy CD Creator since version 2 that came bundled with my first burner, and they (Roxio) shouldve left well enough alone a long time ago. In version 6 they basically removed all the tools that I used in the package, except for what theyve chosen to now call Creator Classic. I never was able to figure out how to create a VCD (DVD Creators help crashed every time I tried to look up VCD). Basically all the functions in version 6 are no better than what may have come bundled with your burner drive. Save your money.

I too read all the negative reviews on this product but decided to go ahead with trying it anyway. I have the home edition of Windows XP and it works just fine on mine. I dont use the photosuite or dvd builder, I only needed a burner and something to make my own music discs. I had versions 4 and 5 before and I figured this one could not be as bad as was written. But thats just my experience, Im sure the other people had the problems they say. Its up to each person to decide I guess.

I foolishly bought the upgrade for Roxio. Ive used Roxio for several months and it is just a collection of programs that do not fit well together. I finally switched to Nero. It is the only way to go.

Worked great for me.

Well, my trials with Easy CD/DVD 6 started with consistent lockups while loading on my Windows 2000 machines. A reboot would fix it, yet sometimes it would persist. Roxio had no solutions for this and claimed it must have been another program running at the same time. Once I could get it running I attempted to burn a few DVDs, strangely enough it showed some DVD-RW disks as 1x and some as 2x off the same spindle. (Not very promising). Beyond that It continuously coughed up Buffer Underrun errors, when previous software had never given me error (Im using a DRU-500 drive). The Underruns literally wasted the RW disks I was using, Im hoping another program will be able to recover them, Easy CD shows disk unusable. And I am lead to believe it *IS* software related since its happened now with 3 different media brands. Testing on my second PC running Windows 98 with the same Firewire DRU-500 drive produced the same results (tho the software did load properly). All in all I recommend a strong do not buy rating to Roxios newest product.

Excelente programa, las funciones basicas similares a la version 5. Para creacion de DVD muy bueno y sencillo de manejar, menus animados y otras caracteristicas excelentes para personas que crean DVD personales.

I wholeheartedly agree with every negative article related to this product - if you use windows XP. As an example the Label maker does not refresh properly so the graphics bleed into one another. Tech support almosts laughs at people with their standard comments - oh its going to be fixed on the next upgrade. Im not sure how they let this product out the door. Its too bad becuase their earlier versions did its job relatively seemlessly.