I am having a major problem to decide which software to purchase. I want to resume making some blu rays of my vacations and have used Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements 9 for those blu rays and realize those are ancient versions, but when upgraded to 13 but I haven't done any blu rays since i upgraded to the 13 versions. I feel challenged by Premier Elements 13 though Elements has been working good for me. In am email, Steve stated that your newest guide on Cyberlink PowerDirector Ultimate and assume 19 would be the way to go. But will this be simpler than Photoshop Premier Elements of any version? I think i am retarded when it comes to understanding these software packages!!! Steve suggested Power Director, but then when researching the website, Power Producer 6 appears also, and is that an successful alternative and simpler or are there more negatives with that version. I have made several multiple disc blu rays with Photoshop, despite many headaches and frustrations getting there, but my main question is sticking with Photoshop really the best and easiest way for me to continue, or is an alternative like Power Director or Producer going to make this process for a person electronically challenged? I have also used the Muvipix guide to DVD Architect Studio 5.0 and is the updated version a better choice, or considering Vegas Moe Studio or Adobe Premier Rush. Again my biggest concern is getting into something that is too complicated for my brain power!
My main desire is to input photos as well as short videos hopefully from the Photoshop Elements Organizer which i have set up those photos and movies that i would include into albums to make it easier to proceed, and put them into a blu ray disc just as i did previously and added text and music to the blu ray. Main goal is HD which was the reason why I went to Premier Elements, since HD was not possible with Elements. And i feel frustrated to even go the direction of Photoshop and certainly have felt that perhaps i picked the more difficult format to turn to? Am i correct?
I have spent hours searching on the internet to hopefully find the right direction to chose, and realize i can get a 30 day free trial but i would rather know that where i am starting is going to be satisfactory for me to manipulate my way around in, rather keep trying more and more options, and be able to use the help of someone who knows so much better than I am.
I read WinX DVD Author is the 'best free DVD author software and assume it could be to generate a blu ray; or Aiseesoft Blu-ray Creator is the best blu ray creator software out there; CH Express Burn is 'easy to use'; Xillisoft Blu-ray creator as one of the most popular; or DVDFab which is listed as the leading developer in the aspect of BluRay Solutions. I am not worried about the cost of the program, but very concerned about being easy to follow and considered good for beginners. Simpler the better.
When i saw the Cyberlink Power Producer i felt i had perhaps found the answer, but in reading reviews, it seemed to have a lot of cons. OR do i just need to settle back and do the best i can with Photoshop Premier Elements 13. I know the one thing i am not going to do is update the Photoshop program because I think I would have done just fine if i had just stuck with my Photoshop Premier Elements 9. I realize each version is improved, but i actually felt a little comfortable, but not with the changes from 9 to 13.
Just want your honest opinions of what might be some of the best directions to consider. Or perhaps i should call it quits with having my photos edited and organized into albums and leave it at that. But for some perhaps sick reason, i really do enjoy the process of accomplishing a blu ray. I don't understand why the software companies have discontinued the BluRay production software, unless there are just a lot of free ones popping up and making the market less competitive.
Appreciate any replies i can get because my frustration in this beginning step has grown as i find more and more possibilities. I do like the idea of a Muvipix Guide which i have always found so easy to read and understand and feel i can accomplish that with such a handbook at my side.
So biggest question to me today is the difference and value of the PowerProducer versus the the PowerDirector 19 Ultimate?????? And are these better options for my situation than even thinking about trying to attempt an ancient version of Photoshop Premier Elements?
Many thanks for your help which i could really use.
Ron