DVD SlideShow Builder Reviewer's Comments

Easily transform your old photo album into a visually stunning photo production with DVD SlideShow Builder. With a fair share of features and help support - not to mention some impressive results - this product by Wondershare Software shows its true strength in its wonderfully easy-to-use format.

Some missing features, fewer help support and a lower-quality final product kept this software from surpassing Polaroid My Memories Suite .

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Ease of Use:  

This is the category where DVD SlideShow Builder really shines. With two main sections—one for background music and the other for photos and videos—this software allows you to easily insert images, music and videos and quickly arrange them into just about any order you can imagine.

Design Features:  

DVD SlideShow Builders offers many of the features we looked for in great slideshow software, including the ability to add videos, pictures, and music to your slideshows, edit graphics, preview your slideshow and create auto-run CDs. But it’s missing a few that we find necessary, like drag-and-drop picture placement, edit/undo functionality, hotkeys and the ability to record your own voice for use in the slideshow.

Also, you can only save your slideshows onto CD and DVD; this software does not provide online sharing or allow you to save your slideshows as a screensaver.

Input/Output:  

DVD Slideshow Builder provides for DVD and CD publication, but lacks additional publication options like web, email and iPod. Also, its importing abilities are confined to libraries stored on your computer, requiring additional uploading and reformatting for scanners, digital cameras and other devices.

Slideshow Quality:  

DVD SlideShow Builder’s picture quality is impressive, with music syncing options providing for easy and intuitive design. However, the finished product simply didn’t provide the same level of professionalism and quality found with the top-rated products. 

Help/Support:  

In the areas that Wondershare Software supports DVD SlideShow Builder—including FAQs, email support and a customer support line—it does a fantastic job, but we feel that a user manual and step-by-step tutorials are a must for computer novices and those using slideshow software for the first time.

Summary:  
In short, DVD SlideShow Builder is a good software program if you are looking to make simple, sharp-looking slideshows. With additional features, increased help/support, improvements in quality and additional input/output options, Wondershare Software could easily become a #1 or #2 spot product. For now though, we suggest choosing #1-ranked Polaroid My Memories Suite .