Advantages: User friendly with many capabilities. Disadvantages: none
perfect DVD of your family outing, adding all sorts of special features like transitions, a little background music and a hell of a lot more.
I have been using it for many projects, such as burning CDs to leave in my car, (as I don?t like to leave original CDs in my glove box? is this legal you ask?I haven?t got a clue, but I know it is illegal to smash my car windows and run off with my CD collection..????)? Also for creating DVDs from the video footage I have on my camcorder?
But I have mainly been using it recently to create slideshows with the hundreds of pictures I have taken over time, as I prefer to see the photographs in this way rather than just clicking from one to another, especially as Roxio® creator 2009 helps you make these slide show look so appealing to watch and so entertaining? all whilst having a bit of fun doing it in ...
Advantages: Can be moved from PC to PC, lighweight, robust, reliable, fast Disadvantages: None so far...
supply unit) and two adapters if you needed to use the unit whilst overseas.
The Software:
There was a disk with the necessary driver on it, together with a users manual, and video creating software called Roxio Easy Media Creator and Viewer. This program allowed you to create and/or watch DVDs on your computer. Added to this, a blank DVD-R was included to get you started. Full esay-to-follow tutorials on using the software are also included on the disks.
Installing it:
The installation of the driver was easy, but I had a bit of problem installing the Roxio Media Creator/Viewer on my (then) Windows Me system. A quick phone-call to Freecom (the phone no. at the time was 01423 704715) solved the problem. Roxio would only work on Windows 2000 or Windows XP and they would send me a disk with Nero 6 on which would work every bit as good ...
Advantages: Irene Jacob's performance and Kieslowski's direction Disadvantages: Difficult to fathom
price.
The film has a 15 certificate and does contain some sex scenes that are not overly graphic.
The DVD I borrowed was a two-disc collectors' edition, disc two being dedicated to extras. The first of these is an interview with director Krystof Kieslowski (1991) that lasts about fifty-five minutes and includes several excerpts of the shooting of 'The Double Life of Veronique'. Kieslowski talks about film-making in Poland since 1970 as well as about his personal attitudes. He explains that he switched from making documentaries because he was more interested in people's innermost thoughts and feelings. He always wants the various members of the crew to contribute something personal to his films. He talks about our responsibility for other people, and sees the main message of 'The Double Life of Veronique' as being 'live more carefully ...
