Ulead DVD Workshop Express | Adobe Premiere Elements

Ulead's DVD Workshop Express is a 'lite' version of DVD Workshop suited to intermediate DVD authoring. Express retains DVD Workshop's menu design and media handling capabilities, while forgoing more advanced features like DLT output, dual-layer disc creation, Macrovision flag setting, regional coding and CSS encryption.

(800) 85-ULEAD
www.ulead.com
Suggested Retail Price: $299

Wildform has released the Custom FX Collection add-on for Wild FX and Wild FX Pro. Each effect contains between 5 and 35 variables, including speed control. The effects can also be used as templates for creating new effects with variables such as position, timing, scaling, alpha, skew, color and rotation.

(310) 396-2025
www.wildform.com
Suggested Retail Price: $49

Adobe's Premiere Elements includes built-in step-by-step help, time code break scene detect, default ripple delete, improved video speed adjustment and GPU-based transitions. Users can also have up to 99 video tracks and 99 audio tracks on their timeline. DVD authoring with optional PAL transcoding is also included.

(800) 833-6687
www.adobe.com
Suggested Retail Price: $99

Vinpower Digital's Sharkcopier is a stand alone DVD Duplicator that supports both DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/-RW, including dual-layer DVD+R. The Sharkcopier features a new aluminum case as well as a duplication counter, hard drive partition naming, password protection, 128MB memory buffer and an error correcting system.

(626) 282-5300
www.vinpowerdigital.com
Suggested Retail Price: $1,450 (7 target 16X Sharkcopier)

ZOOtech's DVD-EXTRA STUDIO 1.5 is a DVD authoring program with emphasis on the creation of interactive DVDs that will play on any set-top DVD player. The software integrates with Adobe After Effects 6.5 and Photoshop CS, and includes features for automating the inclusion of subtitles and interactive features.

+44 (0) 8702-025-025
www.zoo-tech.com
Suggested Retail Price: Contact manufacturer for pricing information

Pixelpops' Wedding Collection Volume 1, part of the PopDrops collection of backgrounds for Visual Composer Pro, includes 150 designs for use in CD-ROM presentations. Both background designs and CD label designs are included in the package.