PowerProducer 5

Create compelling video and slideshow discs

Why choose PowerProducer 5.0

Produce discs from high-definition video, including AVCHD
Author your videos to Blu-ray Discs and DVDs
Custom-design high-def disc menus with imported photos
Create discs featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 for pro results
Edit and enhance videos and photos with Magic Tools

Capture and Enhance Your Videos

PowerProducer gives you a chance to Capture, author, and burn HD videosconnect your HDV camcorder to your creative side
Capture video from your HDV camcorder or digital/analog TV tuner card, or import high-definition files Enhance your videos and slideshows with Magic Tools Work with Dolby Digital 5.1 Burn as you capture in real time using Right-to-Disc™

PowerPorducer 5 - Create Stunning Video and Photo Slideshow Discs Like a Pro

PowerProducer 5 Awards

"PowerProducer v5 is excellent software for beginner to intermediate disc authors. It makes the process of creating a video disc fun, easy and fast."

- Epinions, USA

Golden Acorn Award Winner

- FreeFunFiles, USA.

"PowerProducer authoring software that can help users to produce high-definition home movies and slideshows on discs"

- cdfreaks.com, USA

"PowerProducer 4 earns a thumbs up ... its good value for money, has enough features to excite the home enthusiast and its easy to use. Its all good news for video producers."

- cyber-aspect.com, USA

"For less than 40 euros PowerProducer 4 NextGen can really be recommended. With HD-DVD and Blu-ray support it is a step ahead of many professional programs. Moreover the program is able to encode even HD material directly from the camcorder on a medium."

- Computer Video, Germany

Create Discs with Stylish Menus

PowerProducer will handle that part with a variety of template menus and handy tools.

Create stylish disc menus that match your inspiration
Show your personality with movable buttons, titles, effects, and more
Make quick edits with trim and cut tools
Add themes and create complete videos automatically with Magic Movie Wizard
Merge clips - for a flawless TV recording

Burn & Output to Any Medium

PowerProducer lets you choose your preferred burning and outputting method

Output to any disc you like: Blu-ray Disc, DVD, VCD - you'll be spoilt for choice
Your video was perfect from the start: burn directly to disc using Right-to-Disc™
Play discs on home disc players
Watch disc content on widescreen TVs and PC displays
Upload your videos directly to YouTube

The choice of authoring, the flexibility of burning
Create VCDs and dazzling DVDs, or author your own high-definition Blu-ray Discs. Whichever disc format you choose, PowerProducer ensures that authoring and playback of your creations is easy and fun.

File formats for your video content

Disc types that you can burn to

BDAV, BDMV

BD-RE, BD-R

DVD-Video, AVCHD

DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL

DVD-Video, DVD-VR, AVCHD

DVD-RW

DVD-Video, DVD+VR, AVCHD

DVD+RW

DVD-VR

DVD-RAM

VCD, SVCD

CD-R, CD-RW

Skip the menu design process and burn directly to disc (Right-to-Disc™)

You will like this if you have little time or disc space: with Right-to-Disc™, you can create discs directly as you record videos and photos on your high-definition or standard-definition cameras and camcorders.

Version Comparison

Capturing & Importing
	PowerProducer 5 Ultra US$ 79.95 Add to Cart	PowerProducer 5 Standard US$ 49.95 Add to Cart	PowerProducer 4
Capture High-Definition video formats
- Import AVCHD discs	NEW	-	-
- Import AVCHD files	NEW	NEW	-
- Import MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)	NEW	NEW	-
HDV/DV camcorders
16:9 widescreen content
TV/VHS
DSC
Multiple capture devices
Authoring
Supported video disc formats	BDMV, BDAV, AVCHD, VCD, SVCD, DVD	VCD, SVCD, DVD	BDAV, HD DVD, VCD, SVCD
Blu-ray Disc menus	NEW	-	-
Full motion menus	NEW	NEW	-
Custom menu design (blend your video with built-in designs)	NEW	NEW	-
16:9 widescreen menus
DVD menu templates library
Motion thumbnails
Auto chapter
Alpha menu
Motion menu preview
On-disc editing
BD-RE (Blu-ray Discs)	NEW	-	-
16:9 support
Multiple VTS
Append Video/Slideshow
Delete Title(s)
Undo Delete
Partial Delete (DVD-VR)
Modify Menu (DVD+VR)
Add Chapter
Video Editing
Magic Movie Wizard: auto-create a movie with theme and music	NEW	NEW	-
Subtitle tool	NEW	NEW	-
Write back to HDV tape	NEW	NEW	-
Auto-correction of shaky videos	IMPROVED	IMPROVED
Cut into shorter clips
Clean video and audio	IMPROVED	IMPROVED
Apply pan & zoom to images
Segment cut	Cut/Keep	Cut/Keep	Cut/Keep
Timeline editing
Text overlay
Text effects
Voice recording
Music overlay
Brightness/Contrast
Hue/Saturation
Photo Editing
Auto-Fix (blurry photos, bad light)	IMPROVED	IMPROVED
Automatic slideshow
Auto Red-Eye Removal
Photo Effects
Manual Photo Fixing
Usability/Navigation
Resolution	1280x720 / 1920x1080	1280x720 / 1920x1080	1280x720 / 1920x1080
	1024x768 / 800x600	1024x768 / 800x600	1024x768 / 800x600
Video Preview Window
N-Frame Stepping
DVD-VR Function
Disc Protection
Title Protection
Disc Production
Blu-ray Disc	NEW	-	-
VCD/SVCD/DVD
DVD+VR/DVD-VR
Disc formats
BD-R/RE	NEW	-	-
CD-R/RW
DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW
DVD-RAM (8cm/12cm)
Double Layer (DVD-9)
Right-to-Disc (output)
BDAV, BDMV (for Blu-ray Discs)	NEW	-	-
DVD-Video
DVD+VR
DVD-VR
Disc Utility
Disc Defragment
DVD-VR Export
DVD-VR to DVD-Video
Output Audio Format
Dolby Digital 5.1	NEW	NEW	-
LPCM
Mpeg-Audio
Dolby Digital
	PowerProducer 5 Ultra US$ 79.95 Add to Cart	PowerProducer 5 Standard US$ 49.95 Add to Cart	PowerProducer 4