Plextor has included a DVD full of software with the PX-760A. Along with Roxio's Easy Media Creator 7 suite, this disc contains Sonic CinePlayer 2.1 and Dantz Retrospect 7.
Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 Basic DVD Edition - Easy Media Creator 7 is the main CD/DVD mastering program included with the PX-760A. With this software, users can create their own CD's and DVD'sor make backups of existing discs.
Along with a long list of tasks, the menu above shows a list of components that make up the Easy Media Creator 7 suite. The first component you see is the Disc Copier. This software lets you make copies of your non protected CD's and DVD's quickly and easily. Disc Copier's advanced mode will even display the video, audio and extras on your DVD-Videos, so that you can remove the unwanted parts.
DVD Builder is Roxio's DVD authoring application. With this program you can easily capture, edit and then burn your favorite videos to CD or DVD.DVD Builder will also allow users to add transitions and background music, create animated menus, and organize clips and photos into custom slide shows.
Easy Media Creator 7 also includes what Roxio calls "Creator Classic." While not as robust as disc mastering software like Nero Burning ROM, Creator Classic will have you creating your own custom CD's and DVD's in no time.
Roxio also includes their packet writing software, Drag-to-Disc, with Easy Media Creator 7. Drag-to-Disc lets a person write to CD or DVD media the same way they would a floppy disk or their hard drive. It also supports most CD and DVD media, including write once formats like CD-R, DVD-R and DVD+R.
Video editing duties are handled by VideoWave SE. This easy to use software lets you trim your video clips and spruce them up by adding things like transitions, titles, music, and special effects. When you're done, simply burn your movie to disc.
Last but not least you have PhotoSuite 7. This software gives you the ability to repair, enhance and share your digital photos. It also includes a number of automated and advanced photo editing tools that will let you easily crop and rotate your pictures, remove things like red-eye and wrinkles and add text and special effects.
Sonic CinePlayer 2.1 - Plextor's new drive also comes with Sonic's DVD playback software, CinePlayer. Along with DVD movies, CinePlayer can be used to play back your VCD's, SVCD's or whatever video files you might have on your hard drive.
CinePlayer also lets you take screen shots of your favorite scenes and tweak your video settings using the built in picture controls. Sonic's DVD playback software also supports OpenDVD. With this feature, you can open your OpenDVD project in MyDVD directly from CinePlayer for further editing.
Dantz Retrospect Backup Professional 7.0 - Plextor has also included a trial version of Retrospect Backup 7.0. This program lets you backup any of the drives or volumes in your computer to a number of storage devices, including CD and DVD writers.
Backup jobs can be scheduled to run at regular intervals so the data is always protected. Retrospect also supports compression, encryption and disaster recovery features.Believe it or not, Retrospect will even backup other computers on your home or office network. While all of this sounds great, Plextor has only included a 30 day trial, and not the full version of this program.
With the PX-760A, Plextor has delivered one of their most feature packed drives to date. Along with support for most CD and DVD formats, it sports some of the fastest reading and writing speeds available. The PX-760A is capable of 18x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 6x DVD-R DL writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 16x. On top of that, it can write to DVD+R DL media at 10x. Of course, Plextor's new drive isn't just about speed. It also supports many of the features we've come to expect from Plextor, along with a number of more advanced ones like GigaRec, AUTOSTRATEGY and the Q-Check testing system. With all this, it's easy to see why the Plextor PX-760A gets the full 10 points for its features.
