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  Creator NXT Pro Creator NXT Creator 2012 Pro Creator 2012 Creator 2012 Pro Creator 2012 Creator 2012 Special Edition Creator 2012 Plus Creator 2011 Pro Creator 2011 Creator 2011 Special Edition Creator 2011 Plus Creator 2011 VHS Edition Creator 2010 Pro Creator 2010 Creator 2010 Special Edition Creator 2010 Plus Creator 2009 Ultimate Creator 2009 Creator 2009 Special Edition Creator 10 Creator 9 Creator 8 Easy DVD Copy 4 MyDVD Video Lab 10 MyDVD 10 Premier RecordNow Music Lab 10 RecordNow Music Lab 10 Premier Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus Easy VHS to DVD (1, 2) Roxio Burn PaintShop Pro X4

Paint It!

                                                                
Turn your photos into beautiful paintings                                                              

Blu-ray Disc Plug-in

                                                                
Author High Definition Blu-ray Video Discs Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required         Plug-In required Plug-In required            
Edit HD video directly on BD-RE discs, saving time and money Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required               Plug-In required Plug-In required            
Author HD video to standard DVDs for playback on Blu-ray players Plug-In required                      

Smartsound Sonicfire® Pro 5

                                                                
Create professional custom soundtracks for movies and slideshows                                                    
Enjoy tracks from a new music library                                                        
Easily find musical styles and variations to fit the mood of your movies                                                    
Customize the length, arrangement and instrument mix                                                    
Set the length to exactly fit your video                                                    
Change the tempo and pitch                                                    
Smartsound Sonicfire® Pro Library for high impact video background music Emotional Depth   Easy Livin'                                                          

iZotope Music and Speech Cleaner

                                                                
Remove noise from analog or digital recordings                                                          
Solve most simple noise problems with the Learn Noise function                                                          
Powerful fine tuning offers even better sound results                                                          
Remove hiss, room noise, rumble, electrical hum & other background noise from most digital media files                                                          

HDR Express™ by Unified Color

                                                                
Create true HDR color photos with ease Version 2   Version 1   Version1                                                      
Automatically merge multiple exposures into one HDR image Version 2   Version 1   Version 1                                                      

Roxio Burn

                                                                
Burn and copy* discs directly from the desktop                              
Secure discs with encryption and passwords                                                        

BackOnTrack 4

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Back up your entire hard disk including the operating system, files, settings and programs                                              
Back up your files                              

PaintShop Pro

                                                                
Photo Blend - Combine the best elements from different photos to get the perfect group shot                                                          
Fill light and clarity - brighten shadowy areas of a photo while preserving the rest of the image                                                          
Management Tools – Catalog, search, rate and tag your photos to find your favorites                                                          
Camera Raw Support                                                          
Smart Carver™ – Seamlessly remove objects from an image; expand or contract objects without distortion                                                          
Auto-Preserve Originals – Automatically store a copy of your original photo                                                          
Create your own designs with art brushes, text and object selection tools                                                          
Smart Photo Fix                                                          
Fill Flash & Backlight Filters                                                          
Vector Drawing Tools                                                          
Layer Styles – Add drop shadows, embossing and more                                                          
Selective Focus - mimic the effect of expensive tilt-shift lenses and turn a scene into a miniature world                                                          

3D

                                                                
Turn your 2D videos into Hollywood-style 3D                                      
Create 3D DVDs                                      
Create 3D pictures even from standard cameras                                      
Transform your regular photos into 3D works of art                                      

Burn + Copy

                                                                
Burn and copy* discs directly on your desktop with the new Roxio Burn desktop widget                            
Industry leading burning tools that are easy to use      
Create virtual disc drives and load disc images        
Burn up to 50GB of data content on to one Blu-ray Disc            
Copy* discs in a few clicks      
Copy* Blu-ray Discs            
Span large files and projects across multiple CDs or DVDs      
Encrypt and compress your data CDs and DVDs                  
Backup your favorite audio, movies or TV shows from any iPod® to your PC                
Copy* an entire 9GB DVD movie onto a standard 4.7GB DVD            
Create video compilations and share them on DVDs or portable devices        

Video + Movie

                                                                
New device profiles for video conversion including iPad®, iPhone® and Android™ smartphones                                                
Share and convert high quality DivX video and view on certified devices                                                
Professional background music tracks for slideshows and videos 100 tracks 50 tracks 100 tracks 50 tracks 100 tracks 50 tracks 100 tracks 50 tracks                                                
New digital video effects found in nature and beyond to enhance your videos nd movies 14 effects 8 effects 14 effects 8 effects 14 effects 8 effects 8 effects 8 effects                                                
Intel Quicksync Video support for better performance with support for Intel Core                                                
Upload photos and videos to Facebook, Google+, Microsoft SkyDrive, Flickr, YouTube and other sharing sites                                      
Stabilize shaky videos shot with cell phones, digital cameras and other handheld devices                                      
Rotate video with one click                                      
Import MKV Internet movies                                      
Edit like a pro with flexible video editing tools              
Easily capture standard definition video          
Import video from HDV camcorders              
Import video from high-def AVCHD camcorders Plug-In required Plug-In required                    
Accelerated video encoding ­ with support for ATI® Stream, NVIDIA® CUDA™ and Intel QuicSync technology                        
Save web video for convenient offline playback on DVD, mobile phone or iPod                        
AVCHD™ Archive makes it simple to back up an entire camera of HD video directly to disc Plugin Required                        
Speed up video procesing and preserve quality of original with Smart Encoding                        
Enjoy your TiVo recordings on DVD, phone, or PC            
Pause/resume during video conversion                        
Schedule a long video conversion project overnight                        
Preview video quality before committing to large conversion project                        
Create movies with custom sound tracks, titles, transitions and effects using advanced video editing tools              
Add titles and scrolling credits to your video production              
Trim and cut video clips        
Timeline and storyboard views help you lay out your project              
Automatically fix video color, contrast and brightness              
Overlay multiple images, text or video clips; create picture-in-picture effects              

DVD Creation + Playback

                                                                
Burn videos on Blu-ray Disc Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required Plug-In required         Plug-In required            
Turn your home videos into striking DVDs complete with animated menus and fully orchestrated music              
Burn up to 60 min of HD video on standard DVDs and watch them using a Blu-ray player Plug-In required                    
Dozens of standard and high resolution menu styles              
Create compilation DVD discs containing DVD video, plus other video formats        
Control end-of-play action and link menu elements to specific files              
Add menu overlay – change size, orientation, transparency and more              
Plug in your digital camcorder and burn directly to DVD              
Play your personal DVD-video discs DVD-video discs            
Play AVCHD video Plug-In required                  

Music + Audio

                                                                
Easily convert audiobook CDs for convenient playback on iPads®, iPods® and other portable devices complete with chapters                      
Create smooth party mixes with synchronized beat matching between tracks                          
Auto-trim silence in recorded music tracks to eliminate annoying gaps              
Create music playlists with cross-fades and export to portable devices              
import and capture music from virtually any source, including CDs, LPs, tapes and the internet          
Capture music from internet radio and automatically build a music library                          
Digitize your analog LPs and cassettes, clean up noise and scratches, then add them to your MP3 player          
Rip music from CDs or concert DVDs to almost any format          
Rip soundtrack from DVDs (*)              
Automatically add title, artist and genre information to your music tracks—even those captured from Internet radio or streaming music services          
Span hundred of songs and compilation across multiple audio CDs              
Edit your audio tracks, enhance them, remove unwanted noise and more with the full-featured Sound Editor          
Convert audio files from almost any format to any other format              
Burn your preferred songs on MP3 CDs          
Burn music onto DVDs for hours of playback time on any DVD player                

Photo

                                                                
Create dazzling standard or high-definition slideshow photo stories              
Add royalty-free soundtrack to your slideshows              
Easily correct color and exposure              
Fix red eye, erase wrinkles and blemishes, crop and straighten photos              
Edit multiple images and layers at the same time              
Adjust photos to match your mobile device's screen resolution              
Add effects like transparency and edge fading, and change color tone              
Add attractive mats and frames to your photos              
Auto-fix your camera phone photos              
Show off any picture on your mobiles phone, full screen, without borders or bars              
Create panoramic images              

Disc Label Creation

                                                                
Create personalized disc labels, DVD case inserts and booklets    
Choose from professional-quality templates or create your own    
Calibrate your printer to take the guesswork out of printing disc labels    

Customer care and usability improvements

                                                                
Built-in Learning Center with dozens of video tutorials and printable step-by-step instructions walk you through every project                                  
Clean and intuitive user interface                        

*Does not rip or copy encrypted or copy protected content.