‘Ashampoo Burning Studio v.12’ for £6.99; any good?

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• mac2708 Posts: 3,349

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  31/08/13 - 19:45 #2

  PC Advisor review
  http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/software/3411681/ashampoo-burning-studio-12-review/

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• Orbitalzone Posts: 12,627

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  31/08/13 - 19:46 #3

  I find their free version 6 for everyday burning of CD, DVD and ISO to discs more than capable, I tried v12 trial and didn't see anything I needed that wasn't on their free version. This version 12 has editing and other features that I've already got on my Sony video editing software.
  
  I've used it the last couple years without issue.

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• flagpole Posts: 44,641

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  31/08/13 - 19:51 #4

  It's a fully fledged and easy to use burning app.
  
  with several additional functions like
  -dvd and blu ray video authoring and editing like convertxtodvd kind of thing that also support boob ray, with custom menus
  -a back up solution
  -mp3 etc audio cd ripper
  
  it's very good yeah. i guess someone cynical would say that you could replicate most of the functionality with freeware tools. but in reality they are much harder to use.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 2,078

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  31/08/13 - 20:09 #5

  CDBurnerXP for everyday burning inc. DVD authoring
  Imgburn for simple copies/ISOs
  Audacity or Audiograbber for CD ripping or mp3 conversion
  
  Backup it depends what you want and have access to. CDBurnerXP to make copies of documents, Ease US Disk Copy Home Edition to image a drive.
  
  For some reason Macrium Reflect Free no longer works for me?
  
  None are rocket science, I use them!

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• bri160356 Posts: 5,147

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  31/08/13 - 20:24 #6

  Hi, OP here: many thanks to all for the replies.
  
  I’ve been doing lots of VHS Video to DVD conversion et-al recently and it’s the enhancements to that side of things on v.12 (not available on Version 6), that caught my eye.
  
  I think I’ll have to break the habit of a lifetime; stop being a tight-arse and just buy it !
  
  Regards

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• Helmut10 Posts: 2,433

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  31/08/13 - 21:00 #7

  I use Ashampoo Burning Studio Elements version 10.0.9 and I used a version 6.70 a while back. That is also still available as version 6.84.
  
  It's OK it works, but you can get versions of it for free, so no point in paying anything.
  
  They maybe missing what you require though.
  
  You have to register with Ashampoo (use a disposable Email Address), but you can opt out of 'advertising promotions' and they never send any spam.
  
  There are several others for free like CDBurnerXP, ImgBurn etc.
  
  Pay nothing, try it and see, no likee then uninstall.
  
  http://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/lpa/gift

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• barky99 Posts: 3,921

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  31/08/13 - 21:05 #8

  I've got version 11 of full suite here ... price? .. £0

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• flagpole Posts: 44,641

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  31/08/13 - 21:28 #9

  barky99 wrote: »

  I've got version 11 of full suite here ... price? .. £0

  
  Unless you're going to expand on that it doesn't seem very helpful.

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