Posted by Smarty on 12/05/07 19:29

John,

I've purchased each and every Nero version since its' inception, and version
7 like most of the prior versions was indeed buggy, but mostly corrected by
the time it was replaced by Nero 8, which began the buggy cycle once again.
A very recent update to Nero 8 Ultimate dated November 20th has been
released, but my Nero 8 is still far from being dependable. I therefore
would recommend not buying it, regardless of what the correct currency
exchange allows in terms of cost. I should also mention that my email
complaints to Nero (Ahead) have either not been answered at all, or have
been answered in a mindless robotic manner with such replies as "reinstall",
"check to make sure your camcorder is plugged in", and other such useless
information. They now appear to lack a support web site with forums to allow
other (frustrated) users to attempt to help each other.

I have had many video editing and DVD authoring packages here in the last
few years, and would strongly recommend you look at the scaled-down consumer
versions of either Adobe Premiere (called Elements) or the scaled down
version of Vegas for home users. Both of these sell for under $100, are
reliable, get very high ratings whenever they are reviewed, and offer you
easy learning and excellent results for very little money.

Be warned that neither is really intended for burning audio CDs or data
disks particularly, so you may need / want something else for those
purposes.

Smarty


"MG" <m@m.org> wrote in message
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> "John" <inGod@weTrust.com> wrote in message
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>> Can anyone recommend any alternatives to Nero?
>>
>> At the moment I have the Nero 6 reloaded suite, which includes Nero
>> Burning Rom, Nero Vision Express etc.
>>
>> Unfortunately I've had a couple of problems with Nero 6, one of my
>> files that I saved for a project wont open any more so I've lost a
>> load of saved work and not best impressed with Nero. Tried
>> uninstalling and reinstalling numerous to the latest version of Nero 6
>> but file still wont open.
>>
>> I heard a lot of bad things about Nero 7 being buggy so never upgraded
>> to that one. Was considering going with Nero 8 the newest version just
>> out now, but if I did that there is no guarantee this project I saved
>> in Nero 6 is going to work in Nero 8 after I've splashed out a load of
>> money on it.
>>
>> Speaking of which, when I have been to the Nero site in the last month
>> or so and chosen the upgrade option I have a huge complaint against
>> Nero for discriminating and ripping off British consumers.
>>
>> {When I go to the Nero site and check the link to upgrade to Nero 8
>> and I enter my serial number it says that I am a loyal customer and
>> get it for a discount at ?47.99 instead of ?59.99.
>>
>> When I then click on the add to cart button it takes me to a new
>> webpage. On this page it has converted all the Euro currency to
>> British Pounds, but it has either done so at an incorrect rate of
>> exchange, or it has based it on the full price, not the discounted
>> price for being a loyal customer.
>>
>> The reason it has to have done this is because the price it gives me
>> in Pounds just for Nero 8 is �39.99.
>>
>> On 24/11/2007 when I checked Nero site for this upgrade the rate of
>> exchange was 1.3887711157 ? to �1 therefore the ?47.99 should only be
>> working out at approximately �34.56 not �39.99.
>>
>> This is a �5.43 they are making on the currency exchange or an almost
>> 16% profit margin. What gives?
>>
>> If I am so loyal why is Nero trying to deceive and rip off people who
>> live in the UK on the exchange rate?
>>
>> One month ago the exchange rate was 1.4297520824 ? to �1 and it was an
>> even greater rip off and a profit of about 20% that Nero were making
>> on the currency exchange and ripping off British consumers.
>>
>> Would you not consider this as discriminatory, anti-competitive
>> behaviour by Nero? I mean it's not as if it is costing anymore to
>> provide a download to the UK than the rest of the EU or World is it???
>> This is clearly false and misleading advertising by Nero designed to
>> deceive and rip off British consumers wishing to buy and download
>> optical disc burning software for their computer systems.
>>
>> Almost three years ago I purchased Nero 6 for $39.99 in US dollars,
>> which would have worked out at about �21.22 in UK Pounds with the
>> exchange rate at the time being 1.8844249613. It seems that since then
>> they have started charging more to British consumers for something
>> that is more bulky and unstable than what they were selling three and
>> more years ago.}
>>
>> So, now I am considering just going with a completely different
>> product altogether and trying to remember as many of the details of my
>> project that I appear to have lost as possible and starting over.
>>
>> As for the alternative product I would appreciate your advice on this.
>> I need something that I can use for burning CDs and DVDs and also to
>> make and edit my own home movies with.
>>
>> Have looked at reviews for a few other products. Pinnacle Studio, one
>> of my friends from work first suggested this, however I have seen
>> quite a lot of people on the net saying to avoid it at all costs
>> because it is full of bugs and crashes frequently.
>>
>> Is any Avid product worth looking at given that they kind of
>> integrated with Pinnacle didn't they? They seem to offer a few
>> different products.
>>
>> In the past I've tried TMPGEnc DVD Author and DVD Lab. TDA didn't work
>> too well for me, and DVD Lab I just couldn't get used to that.
>>
>> Would love Adobe Premium Pro, my sisters husband has that one
>> fantastic software, but unfortunately I don't have the cash for that
>> and couldn't justify spending that much.
>>
>> There are also Ulead (Corel) products, Sony Vegas and Roxio as well to
>> consider. Then there is Nero 8. Is it worth it with all of its bulk
>> plus the premium for British consumers?
>>
>> What do you recommend? Any advice appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John
>>
>
> More info on your computer setup would be helpful. Do you have enough RAM
> and a fast enough processor? And for all your detail on the currency
> exchange, there's very little detail on what exactly you are trying to do.
> Plenty of people on this NG might be helpful responding to a more specific
> problem.
>
> mg
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