Introduction In mid-2003 NewSoft announced Presto! VideoWorks Platinum as a complete video editing and DVD authoring suite with a FireWire (i.Link) card. A major feature in the announcement was that Presto! VideoWorks Platinum could take video directly from a DV camcorder and save it to your hard drive as MPEG-2 files in real time. Users wouldn't need to deal with the large AVI files or have long waits while rendering or re-rendering. VideoWorks 6 Platinum is a suite of two apps. Video Works 6 (to make and edit videos).

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• Create Video Disc (to author and burn discs: VCDs, SVCDs and DVDs). NewSoft's current information doesn't mention Vista, but the installation to both my XP SP2 and Vista Home Basic laptops went without issue. It was only when I opened Presto! Video Works 6 on Vista that I found it doesn't run there unless you have it in 'XP compatibility mode.' That turned my review efforts to the XP system.

As I browsed the newly added folders and files, I noted how dated the files were. The newest one, the Readme file, is four years old. With video in the limelight today, and lots of newer products and versions to select from, software that hasn't changed in four years doesn't seem right for a new purchase.

Installation & Setup Rating There's no trial version to download, and Presto! VideoWorks 6 Platinum didn't open on Vista unless I ran it in 'compatibility' mode, which jogged my screen settings down to a lower level until I closed it. [See images 1 and 2] Running in a reduced mode isn't a good idea unless you already own Presto! VideoWorks 6 and are waiting for the release of an update that promises to be Vista compatible. I didn't see any mention of an update.

Gino Vannelli Nightwalker Rapidshare Download on this page. While browsing the older files before opening Presto! VideoWorks 6 Platinum, I started to see issues you might run into. The video files in the sample and VideoFun folders didn't play in Windows Media Player and/or Movie Maker on either my XP or Vista systems.

The older Cinepak codec used to make them isn't as widely supported on today's Windows systems. User Interface Rating The Presto! Video Works6 working window looked great at first glance, but I soon ran into two major annoyances. • The main working window isn't movable or re-sizable. It fills about 1/3 of the space on my laptop's widescreen higher resolution screen, and I run with lots of other apps open.

Desktop icons behind the Video Works6 window can't be reached unless I minimize it. [See image 3] • The import video clips window is folder-oriented, a major issue to the way I work. When I tried to import just one of the files in a folder of test files of different types, it automatically connected to the full set. Or better said 'tried to connect'.

It got hung up on one or more of them, with no messages about which one(s) were the issue, I couldn't resolve it by moving the file(s) as I didn't know which one to move. Making matters worse, closing Video Works6 when it was hung resulted in a looping issue. When restarting, it remembered the folder I was last working in and quickly got stuck again. Product Features Rating VideoWorks 6 and Create Video Disc have lots of good features.

The three main tabs of VideoWorks 6 are intuitive and easy enough to use without needing instructions. [See image 4] • Import tab: You don't really import files but rather link to them, one folder at a time as you drag selected ones into the project timeline/storyboard. It auto-detects scene changes in DV-AVI files as you add them.

The timeline has one video, one audio, and one text titling track. • Edit tab: Here's where you can spend hours, weeks, or more on a project. There are lots of nooks and crannies to explore and enjoy. The Cutting Room has a nice 'Crop feature,' [See image 5] Color Effects, and Special Effects that include reversing motion. Magic Touch, Mixer, and Video Fun for adding lightning, rain, or snow are just some of the many professional touches that make things easy for your project editing.

[See image 6] Audio Effects can be applied to a clip or the whole sound track. Transitions and Text Effects with 3D and shadowing options add even more. [See images 7 and 8] Much of the over 200 MB file download provides you with a slew of powerful editing features. • Produce tab: When your project is finished, that's where you save or render the movie to one of six major file types: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV, or Real Media. [See image 9] Each of these main file type options has lots of additional settings to balance file size, quality, and the players of your audience.