ProShow Gold http://www.photodex.com
Pros
- complex interface, but straightforward.
- control most operations in two windows: Show Options, with universal adjustments like audio and background color; and Slide Options, which has preview window with both safe zones and composition lines, plus access to all image-specific parameters including captions, narration, pan and zoom, and color correction, so you touch each image once.
- extensive cropping options including fitting the side to the frame or safe zone.
- lets us pan, zoom, and rotate images with simple controls for multipoint effects.
- auto-correct option for underexposed images.
- sophisticated audio capabilities. PhotoShow feature can sync slide duration to the background music, even when some slides play longer due to embedded narration.
- lets us lower the volume of background music while a narration is playing.
- good DVD authoring options. can add multiple shows to a single disk, choose the menu background and window layout, and add a background audio file.
- able to embed a PC auto-run executable on the DVD, which can display the images at much higher-than-DVD resolutions when played on a computer.
Cons
- weak true image adjustment features.
- no true color correction .
- no red-eye reduction
Pros
- complex interface, but straightforward.
- control most operations in two windows: Show Options, with universal adjustments like audio and background color; and Slide Options, which has preview window with both safe zones and composition lines, plus access to all image-specific parameters including captions, narration, pan and zoom, and color correction, so you touch each image once.
- extensive cropping options including fitting the side to the frame or safe zone.
- lets us pan, zoom, and rotate images with simple controls for multipoint effects.
- auto-correct option for underexposed images.
- sophisticated audio capabilities. PhotoShow feature can sync slide duration to the background music, even when some slides play longer due to embedded narration.
- lets us lower the volume of background music while a narration is playing.
- good DVD authoring options. can add multiple shows to a single disk, choose the menu background and window layout, and add a background audio file.
- able to embed a PC auto-run executable on the DVD, which can display the images at much higher-than-DVD resolutions when played on a computer.
Cons
- weak true image adjustment features.
- no true color correction .
- no red-eye reduction
