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When the merger of CD-Recording application pioneer NewTech Infosystems and global software magnate Broderbund went down in late 2001, NTI COO David Yao said the alliance would position the companies to take on Roxio for CD-recording pre-eminence. Ten months later, with the release of CD-Maker 6 Platinum, a full-step upgrade to NTI's flagship recording product, Roxio still sells more software and boasts more bundling deals than NTI, but CD-Maker is well-equipped to make its presence-and Broderbund's- felt in the CD-R software market. The first thing you see when you open the product is an invitation to the Broderbund Web site, and Broderbund's logo is all over the new CD-Maker.
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But more importantly, what the new CD-Maker offers is an attractive, easy-to-navigate new GUI that makes for an appealing introduction to the program's diverse feature set. This new "EasySteps" GUI welcomes you to the program with a screen-filling disc showing your initial options, reading clockwise from top: Data, Video, Copy, Advanced, and Audio.
Click on any of these and a submenu will immediately pop up, offering choices within each, such as Data CD and Data DVD under Data (this version offers compatibility with the latest DVD-R/RW, DVD +R/RW, and DVD-RAM recorders); VideoCD, Slideshow VCD, Super VCD, and Slideshow Super VCD; CD Extra, Custom CD, and Mixed-Mode under Advanced; and Audio CD, Live Audio CD, MP3 CD, and WMA CD under...