Product Comparison

Burning & Copying

Music

Photo & Video

DVD

Backup & Labels

Easy Media Creator 9

Burning & Copying

Benefit/Description Easy Media Creator 8 Suite Easy Media Creator 7.5 Easy Media Creator 7
Burn and copy data, audio, photo, video CDs and DVDs Yes Yes No
Save time burning. Burn multi-disc projects to multiple burners at the same time. Yes No No
Diagnostic tools include CD/DVD speed test, CD/DVD Read Error Test, and DVD PI/PIF/Jitter test Yes Yes No
Create virtual disc drives and load disc images preserve the original discs, avoid disc swapping and extend laptop battery life Yes Yes No
Burn a disc and create a disc image file at the same time Yes No No
Make high quality copies of your DVD movies compress an entire 9 GB DVD video to a standard 4.7 GB DVD disc Yes Yes Yes
Copy DVDs to double layer discs and preserve the original quality Yes No No
Secure your data with 128-bit encryption and password-protection Yes Yes Yes

Music

Benefit/Description Easy Media Creator 8 Suite Easy Media Creator 7.5 Easy Media Creator 7
Enjoy up to 50 hours of music on a DVD with navigation menus and Dolby Digital sound. Yes No No
Automatically add title, artist and genre tags to audio tracks - even those captured from LP, tape or Internet radio. Yes No No
Create smooth transitions across all the tracks on your audio CD in two simple steps Yes No No
Automatically span dozens of songs and compilations across multiple audio CDs Yes No No
Extract audio tracks from live concert DVDs and create personalized audio CDs or MP3s Yes No No
Capture Internet music or radio shows for your MP3 player Yes Yes No
Convert music from LPs and tapes into mp3 or wma format in 3 steps Yes Yes No
Easily adjust the volume, fade-in/fade out and stereo pan of any point in a track with envelope control Yes Yes No
Combine audio tracks from CD, DVD or Internet radio and create mixes with smart track detection and automatic track naming Yes Yes No
Rip CDs, create compilation audio or mp3 CDs Yes Yes Yes

Photo & Video

Benefit/Description Easy Media Creator 8 Suite Easy Media Creator 7.5 Easy Media Creator 7
Burn your TiVo shows to DVD and watch them anywhere Yes No No
Create 16:9 DVD video productions and photo slideshows for playback on your widescreen TV. Yes No No
Capture, import and edit High Definition (HD) video files Yes No No
Create DivX HD discs to watch on HDTV** Yes No No
Create high quality multi-image photo slideshows in HD or on DVD Yes No No
Easily access media files across home PCs and play back from UPnP-compliant living room devices Yes No No
Easily share your photos using peer-to-peer technology. Say goodbye to large email attachments. Yes No No
Automatically organize thousands of photos and create custom views to search and quickly find your favorite photos Yes No No
Edit video like a pro with Timeline, which supports multiple tracks, in-place editing and alignment control 14 tracks 14 tracks 14 tracks
Preview and only capture the scenes you want from a DV camcorder with SmartScan Yes Yes Yes
Personalize every photo and video project with premium content and projects 340+ Special effects and transition 80+ Photo content projects 25 Pre-designed labels 20+ Premium menu styles Yes Partial Partial

DVD

Benefit/Description Easy Media Creator 8 Suite Easy Media Creator 7.5 Easy Media Creator 7
Create compilation DVDs from DVD-Video, DivX and WMV files Yes No No
Copy DVD movies to DivX or WMV files and compress to CD or memory card size for mobile device playback Yes No No
Produce professional-quality DVDs with movable menus, resizable buttons and text credits Yes Yes Yes
Exercise full creative control over DVD menu options including buttons, menus, backgrounds, audio and text Yes No No
Plug & Burn takes footage from a DVD camcorder directly to a DVD with a single click Yes Yes Yes
Easily access media files across home PCs and play back from UPnP-compliant living room devices Yes No No
Play Hollywood DVD movies and Video CDs on your PC with CinePlayer Yes Yes No

Backup & Labels

Benefit/Description Easy Media Creator 8 Suite Easy Media Creator 7.5 Easy Media Creator 7
Quickly restore a system without reinstalling Windows© (Internal floppy drive required for full system backup and recovery) Yes Yes No
Schedule full, partial and unattended backups Yes Yes No
Back up everything from local or network PCs Yes Yes No
Completely recover your data and applications in case of a crash, system failure, virus or other disaster Yes Yes No
Create personalized disc labels, DVD case inserts and booklets while you burn Yes Yes Yes
Choose from professional-quality templates or create your own with text and design tools Yes Yes Yes
Add a photo index to your disc label or insert to locate your photos Yes No No
Calibrate your printer to take the guesswork out of printing disc labels Yes No No

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