Wednesday, July 7, 2004
Applause for Adobe's Encore DVD 1.01
Posted by Philip Colmer in "SOFTWARE" @ 09:00 AM
Product Category: DVD authoring software
Manufacturer: Adobe Systems Inc
Where to Buy: Amazon (affiliate link)
Price: $560.49 USD (Amazon)
System Requirements: Intel Pentium III 800MHz or faster processor, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, 256MB of RAM (512MB or more recommended), 1GB of available harddisc space for installation, 5GB of available harddisc space recommended for extra content, 10GB of larger harddisc recommended for ongoing work, 1280x1024 32 bit colour display with 16MB VRAM or more, DVD-ROM drive, stereo sound card.
Pros:
- Excellent support for DVD features;
- Sophisticated menu creation;
- Broad support for asset formats.
- Requires Photoshop for maximum benefit.
Encore DVD is Adobe's first DVD authoring product. In some respects, notably stability, it is definitely a 1.0 release (and has already been replaced by version 1.5) but it has a very strong feature set that beats almost all other Windows DVD authoring tools.
Read on for the full review!