Building a super machine _ Update to UVS 10????

[screwball2]

I am building a new Multimedia super system. I adore UVS 9 and have FINALLY!!! got to grips with it. Would anyone recommend V10 or to stay with what I know (which does what I want - but logically are always looking for advancement)? Briefly, what are the advantages and more important - the disadvantages? I ask this because initially I had terrible problems burning, which I eventually overcome, but I notice an all too frequent occurence of people in this forum having the same burning problem with V10.
I have mixed feelings, 'if it works, don't fix it, but am I missing much with V10? Any other Ulead products worth mentioning? I had an email about DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus ????? Could I use this or is already part of UVS9 - 10?
Anyway enough for now

[Ron P.]

The main difference between VS9 and VS10 Plus is that 10 Plus has 6-overlay video tracks, can handle HDV, Dolby 5.1, and AC-3, the DVD authoring module is based that on DMF5 and 6.

Now pay close attention if you are thinking about upgrading to VS10. VS11 Plus I can say with a great deal of certainty, will most likely be released before the end of this month. Ulead has always released the next version of VS at the last week of April.. If you are considering VS10, wait for VS11..

[screwball2]

I sincerely appreciate your educated reply - but what i was looking for was the % of probability of potential hassle with 10 and now perhaps teething probs with 11. I now have gotten grips with 9 - not tried 10 - I do not want to, as it were, start from scratch with stress. Are there any major advantages with 10 -11 to warrant the purchase?
My kind regards
Kevin

[Ron P.]

If you are comfortable with VS9, then by all means stick with it. I read in your post, the thought of upgrading from VS9 to VS10. I was merely suggesting that instead of upgrading right away. to wait another week, as then VS11 should be on the market.

Again if you really like VS9, and it does everything that you need, then stick with it. There is no real pressing reason to upgrade.

[screwball2]

I did rather expect you to say "How can you live without etc. etc". that is all i wanted to hear. Thankyou again.

[Ken Berry]

None of us on this Board -- or none of whom I am aware -- work for Ulead or InterVideo or Corel. We are simply enthusiasts. Most of us will have the current version 10, and at least some of us will probably upgrade to VS11 when it comes out.

But though we might actually use a lot of the features of the "latest and greatest", we recognise that not all users are the same. There is simply no point in encouraging people to buy all the bells and whistles of VS10+ if they are never going to use those bells and whistles.

As you will see from this Board alone, a lot of people have a variety of problems when they upgrade. (I happen to be one of the lucky ones and don't experience those problems.) So if you are satisfied with VS9, have mastered its quirks (and it had some), and are comfortable with your workflow and output from it, why change?

To repeat something I often say here: if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

[sjj1805]

To echo what has already been said by Ken and Ron.
What you need to ask yourself is this:

What do I do.
By that I mean you might be a person who has a camcorder and gets it out once or twice a year, perhaps when going away on holiday or a family member gets married etc.

For that you probably just want something quick and simple to get the stuff off your camcorder onto a DVD disc so that you can give copies to friends and relatives and also a means for you to look at it again a few years later.

If you fit this bill then you probably don't need anything too fancy and can stick with what you've got.

On the other hand you might be a person who is earning money from video work either as a professional or on a casual basis doing stuff for friends and relatives. Now you can justify spending a bit more money to get a version with more frills, because the product is paying for itself.

You might also be someone who does this as a serious hobby.
Rather like the stamp collector who is looking for the 'Penny Black' you will always be on the lookout for something with that bit more than what you have already got.

If you just want to know what is in the latest versions then you can download the 30 day free trial and/or the pdf manual from the Ulead Website.

[Black Lab]

I sincerely appreciate your educated reply - but what i was looking for was the % of probability of potential hassle with 10 and now perhaps teething probs with 11. I now have gotten grips with 9 - not tried 10 - I do not want to, as it were, start from scratch with stress. Are there any major advantages with 10 -11 to warrant the purchase?

#1 - v10 does not look or work much differently than v9 so, in my opinion, you wouldn't be starting from scratch. (I seriously doubt v11 will act much differently either.)

#2 - you can always download the trial version and give it a test drive.