Adobe Encore DVD 1.0 Full Version for PC (22030000)

Pros: Beats being dead. Barely.
Cons: If you ever get it working you’ve probably destroyed your sanity, marriage & hairline.

Man, what a disaster Encore DVD has been for me. And judging by many of the posts in the Adobe support forums it seems, sadly, that I am not alone. I have many of the same problems that others on that board have complained about. Thus, TWO WEEKS into ...

Pros: Powerful, features, integrates with Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Photoshop and becomes almost limitless
Cons: $, somewhat buggy (have not tried the patch available from Adobe yet--no need), learning curve

I've used Nero and TMPEG DVD Author to author DVD's and Encore blows by both of them so fast that I don't even know where to find the previous two anymore.

I must be one of the lucky ones, but so far I have not had too much problems with it. Yes, it crashed on me a couple of times, but every time I was able to restart the program, not repeat whatever it was that lead to the crash and get the work done on my relatively slow 1GHz P-III machine.

Previous reviewer said that after weeks of trying a DVD is yet to come out. I must be blessed, I turned the program on, and cooked a DVD out within an hour or less without even opening a manual or reading any of the support groups. All links worked and everything was where I wanted it to be.

Since then, I only learned that Encore DVD is more powerful and rich than I was ever ready to imagine. I've been using it for a couple of months and since I pretty much know what I am doing now, it does not crash anymore at all!

Pros: Somewhat better than DVDit.
Cons: Confusing, non-intuitive.

I am adept at using many Adobe software but I found Encore really confusing and hard to use. Everything is hard to figure out and confusing. I do not recommend this software for even semi-professional users such as I am.

Pros: None so far because haven't able to get it to work
Cons: Waited, crashed, error again?

Usually, I don't review software. But I am really upset because I just spent 550 bucks for this supposedly award winning DVD authoring software for my Digital Media Editing company.
I was shocked by the poorness of the software.
It is error filled, constantly crashed and unpredictable.
My computer guy at the office tried it on several different machines and the Adobe user forum is filled with frustrated nerds.
Just talk to a long time friend working in the digital media industry familiar with Adobe, a patch should be available very soon.
And for now, I will stick with my Ulead DVD Workshop. It is not fancy but it works.
Also, the Ulead DVD Workshop 2 should be coming any time soon now.