Think of entry-level video editing and the products that spring to mind are probably Adobe Premiere Elements or Ulead VideoStudio, but there should be another on your shortlist; Magix Movie Edit Pro 11 Plus. As the ...

Whatever your view on its software, you have to at least admire Serif's business model. One of the few proponents of productivity software that isn't owned in some form by a larger US-based software company, Serif ...

Before we get to the good stuff, a small moan. Photoshop Elements 5 joins the growing army of programs that insist on jumping in and doing things you've not asked them to do. In this instance, ...

After using the recently-released Paint Shop Pro Photo XI, it was a relief to move onto something a little snappier. For while Corel's image editing tool is undoubtedly strong, it also took glee in slowing down ...

Paint Shop Pro will never replace Adobe Photoshop in the world of professional image editing. For one thing it doesn't run on the Macs that most art editors are wedded to, and for another thing it's ...

ULead's software is often found bundled with video-oriented hardware like TV tuners. In general, ULead does a good job of providing a no-nonsense means of getting video onto DVD. MovieFactory 5 Plus features enhancements that add ...

Intervideo, which bought Ulead not so long ago, is itself being acquired by Corel, with the announcement coming only a week or so after the launch of the latest version of its well-known DVD copying application, ...

These days, sending friends and relatives to sleep has become something of an art form. No longer do you get out a simple photo album or the old slide projector to show off your holiday snaps. ...

Give Sony's developers their dues; when they get something right, the end result is worth looking at. That's exactly the case with Sony Movie Studio + DVD Platinum, a smashing package that respects the user from ...

Whether you're in a high income bracket and can afford to build a new home from scratch, or you just fancy rearranging your décor and getting some new furniture and fittings, Showhome 3D is designed to ...

It's not an uncommon conclusion: reviewers of video editing software tend to shade the battle to Pinnacle's wonderful Studio software over Ulead's also-strong VideoStudio series. Yet given the former's regular trouble with the odd bug here ...

Computer programs are a bit like butlers. Some are rather old, scruffy looking, unpresentable beggars who are past their best. Others simply don't provide a very good service, taking so long to serve the digital soup ...

Home video editing makes most people think of Adobe, Ulead or Pinnacle, but there's a home-grown product, from just outside Nottingham, which should also be in the frame. Serif's MoviePlus 5 does most of what other ...

Pinnacle Systems has clearly been looking at Electronic Arts' balance sheet. Only half a year has passed since the last release of its Studio software - Studio 10 - and already a new version is out, ...

The latest version of Ulead's DVD MovieFactory is geared up for two technology evolutions which are due to take place this year. First is the provision of High Density (HD) TV broadcasts, which will have much ...

Very few of us can claim to have the painting talent of a Michaelangelo or a Renoir, but if you've ever fancied trying your hand at dipping a brush in oils and acrylics just for fun ...

Would you think it unlucky to launch a product in version 13? Corel's obviously a bit sensitive, as its new drawing and illustration suite is called X3 instead. Despite its longevity the company is still innovating ...

For some time, Pinnacle Studio has been the video editing package of choice for the home enthusiast. While it never had the features of something like Adobe's Premiere Pro, the truth is that the vast majority ...

A natural by-product of the boom in digital photography is having to sit through yet more tedious photos taken by a snap-happy relative. For without the expense of film processing, people are taking more pictures than ...

Ulead has chosen to offer a number of different 'workspaces' - sets of menus and toolbars - geared to particular ways of using the program. There are workspaces for beginner and advanced photo editors, as well ...