04-25-2003, 06:16 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Ulead DVD PictureShow Software for Free
Way off topic, but everyone likes free software, and this free software is actually very cool! All you need to do is subscribe to the Ulead newsletter. It says it's limited to people in the Asia Pacfic area, but I filled out the form and got the software anyway - it is the "World Wide Web" after all. :wink:
"What does Ulead DVD PictureShow do? It easily creates multiple DVD slideshows. Pick and organize images and compose entertaining shows, complete with audio, custom backgrounds. Then transfer finished photo shows to VCD or DVD format with your own burner-no extra software required. Share slide disks on TV via home DVD players, or play back on your computer. "
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04-25-2003, 06:29 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 11
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Cool freeware! 
Maybe the reason why they specify the region is because of the DVD region thingy?
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04-25-2003, 06:33 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Originally Posted by 3xistenz
Maybe the reason why they specify the region is because of the DVD region thingy?
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Nope, I installed it and checked - you can specify your own region and NTSC. The biggest reason why it's free is that it's version 1.0 of the software - they are selling a newer version. But this version is still very cool. :way to go:
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04-25-2003, 07:35 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 279
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Question: will this successfully make screen captures of my DVDs? I've tried lots of free software that claimed to do that and it fails every time. I'm using a GeForce4 MX420 PCI on a Windows MX machine.
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04-25-2003, 09:00 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,911
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Originally Posted by Skoobouy
Question: will this successfully make screen captures of my DVDs?
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Just use PowerDVD. It's not free but it's the best DVD player out there.
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04-25-2003, 12:47 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,264
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Do you enter your actual country, or use one of the eligible ones? I put US got the screen that it had been sent, but I did not get an e-mail.
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04-25-2003, 01:50 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 135
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Originally Posted by Goldkey
Do you enter your actual country, or use one of the eligible ones? I put US got the screen that it had been sent, but I did not get an e-mail.
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I got the email in about two minutes. In fact I'm downloading the software right now.
I entered my actual country and real street address.
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04-25-2003, 02:45 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 222
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Good Software (when it works)
I downloaded the demo of DVD PictureShow a while ago and bought the software almost immediately. I was amazed at how easy it was to use!
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But, then the problems started. I uninstalled a trial version of Nero. From that point on, I could not run DVD PictureShow under Windows 98. After working with their tech support for over a month, I got a partial refund of the purchase price (minus a restocking fee for the downloaded software). Yuck.
I did figure out what happened though. DVD PictureShow has a flaky ASPI driver for burning CDs. It won't install if you already have another driver. The only solution I found was to reinstall the trial of Nero and leave it installed.
It burns me up that Ulead makes really nice software but has lousy tech support. It's like they don't really care about their users. Plus, it takes forever to get a hold of anyone there.
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I'm a bit surprised at home much they want to upgrade to version 2 though. $30 for the downloaded version. That's all I paid for version 1.
I still love what this program does though. I'm always shocked at how easy and fast it is to burn a VCD. I haven't tried it under Windows XP yet but I think I will now that I have this "new" licensed version.
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04-25-2003, 07:08 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,264
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Originally Posted by Ken Mattern
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Originally Posted by Goldkey
Do you enter your actual country, or use one of the eligible ones? I put US got the screen that it had been sent, but I did not get an e-mail.
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I got the email in about two minutes. In fact I'm downloading the software right now.
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I got it, it just took awhile.
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04-25-2003, 11:14 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 68
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From now on, I am Yen Chong at 12th Ave S in Seoul. And I work in a corporation with over 1000 people, so don't mess with me 
Or at least that's what Ulead thinks.
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Linear Mode
