MyDVD™ 8

MyDVD 8 Essentials

MyDVD™ 8 Essentials

  • Only $49.99
  • From camcorder to DVD in 2 clicks with Plug & Burn
  • Include up to 999 photos in DVD Slideshows
  • High Definition video editing made easy

MyDVD 8 Premier

MyDVD™ 8 Premier

  • Only $69.99
  • Builds on MyDVD 8 Essentials
  • HD & widescreen DVD creation at your fingertips
  • Enhanced timeline editing - edit like the pros!

Product Comparison Chart

MyDVD™ 8 Essentials

MyDVD™ 8 Premier

Plug & Burn - Automatically record the entire contents of your video camera to DVD in just 2 clicks XX
SmartScan - Capture only the scenes you want from your DV camcorder tape with SmartScan XX
Video Capture Device Support - Capture from Analog, DV, High-Definition Camcorders, and TV Tuner Cards XX
Enhanced CineMagic Automatic Editor - Automatically edit and create professional-looking video productions, complete with soundtracks and effects XX
Enhanced Storyline Editor - Easy visual assembly of a video production using video thumbnails XX
Timeline Editor - Get more flexibility and control over your video production, including in-place editing and video alignment control  X
High Definition Video Editing - Enables HDV camcorder users to push the bleeding-edge of technology and create video productions of the highest quality.  X
Enhanced Scene Detection - Perform automatic or manual scene detection on imported video file or video capture XX
Enhanced Video Correction Tools New video correction tools allows you to adjust video shot under any condition XX
Video Overlay support with complete control over video effects and motion paths - Use multiple video overlays to create spectacular picture in picture and chroma key effects  X
Enhanced Transitions & 2D/3D Video Effects - Select from over 300 Hollywood-style transitions, 2D or 3D effects and overlays XX
Enhanced 16:9 (Widescreen) Support - Create 16:9 DVD video productions for playback on your widescreen TV.   
TiVo Support - Burn your TiVo Shows to DVD and watch them anywhere XX
High Definition Video Support - Provides support for the latest High Definition video formats including DivXHD, MPEG-2 HD, Windows MCE HDTV Recordings XX
Enhanced One-button Auto Photo Fixes - Auto adjusts Red eye, Exposure, Saturation, and Sharpness properties with one button click XX
Photo Archive - Archive original pictures on DVD Slideshow XX
999 Photos per Slideshow - Include up to 999 photos in each slideshow DVD menu XX
Pocket Photo Editor - Easy access to common photo correction tools such as crop, rotate, brightness, and red eye reduction XX
Enhanced Pan & Zoom Photo Effects - Bring your photos to life and create slideshow DVDs with dramatic pan and zoom motion effects XX
Widescreen Support - Create beautiful widescreen DVDs of your photo slideshows XX
All New Project Tree View - Provides a visual (and selectable) hierarchical structure of chapters and menus added to a DVD project XX
Enhanced Menu Design Control - Complete control over DVD menus & submenu customization, including background, text, buttons and layouts XX
4:3 and 16:9 Motion Menu Templates - Includes professional quality 4:3 (full-screen) and 16:9 (widescreen) motion menu templates  X
Smart MPEG Rendering - Save time and preserve quality of your video with Smart MPEG rendering XX
Real-Time Disc Project Preview - Preview your entire DVD project in real-time XX
All New Create Auto-Play DVD - Create a DVD without menus (i.e. the disc just plays back the content) XX
Resize button thumbnails - Resize all the video thumbnails on a DVD project menu XX
Auto Arrange Button thumbnails - Automatically arrange and lay out button thumbnails added to a DVD menu XX
Custom Motion Background Support - Add videos as DVD menu backgrounds XX
Auto Chapter Menu Creation - Automatically create menu chapters on a DVD project XX
Auto Sub-Menu Creation - Automatically create sub menus on a DVD project XX
Add Intro Movie Titles - Create a DVD that initially plays back an Introductory Movie before taking you to the main DVD menu XX
Auto Audio Normalization - Automatically normalize audio of all the video files imported into a DVD project XX
Enhanced Menu Styles Templates - Customize the DVD menu look and feel using included Style templates XX
Change Menu Background - Use personal videos or photos as backgrounds for their DVD menus XX
Multiple Audio Encoding Support - Create DVDs encoded with any of the 3 audio formats Dolby, PCM, and MPEG Audio XX
Fit-To-DVD Auto Quality Setting - Fit desired content to the available disc space while automatically optimizing the video quality XX
Manual Quality Setting - Set the video quality setting for your entire project or for individual videos in your project  X
DVD-VIDEO, SVCD & VCD - DVDs that are compatible with a wide variety of set top DVD players XX
DVD+VR & DVD-VR - Editable DVDs that are compatible with all DVD+RW set top recorders  X
Slick Label Creator - Create personalized disc labels, DVD inserts, and booklets while you burn XX
All New Photo Index Smart Object Support - Photo Index smart object makes it easy to add a photo index for quick identification of a disc XX
All New Printer Calibration - Calibrate your printer to take the guesswork out of printing disc labels and inserts XX
Enhanced Available Templates - Choose from dozens of professionally-designed templates or create your own with full-featured text editing and design tools XX
LightScribe Support - Print labels directly on disc with supported printers and burners XX
Hollywood DVD Playback - Playback all Hollywood DVD-ROM titles with CinePlayer XX
Resume Play from last stop - Watch VCDs & DVDs at your own pace. CinePlayer automatically remembers where playback stopped and starts exactly where you left off XX
All New Elegant, Visual Design XX
All New Stunning New Content DVD Menus, etc - Enhance/Customize the look and feel of your DVD with all new content XX
All New Roxio Central - Provides easy access to the features you need. Includes task assistants that provide step-by-step guidance allowing you to complete complex or popular tasks quickly and easily XX