1CLICK DVD MOVIE™ TEST & REVIEW		Final Rating:   Ease of Use:   Backup Quality:   Feature Set :   Ease of Setup :   Help & Support:
		Company: LG Software Innovations Version: 3.0.0.5

Test Platform

We downloaded, installed, and tested 1Click DVD Movie to run on two test computers. One computer was "Home-Brewed" with an Athlon AMD 64 X2 4800 Dual-Core processor running at 2.4GHz, 1GB of memory, 100GB hard drive, and a Sony DRU-510A DVD/RW drive 32X (CD) and 12X (DVD). The other computer, a Gateway E06500D, with an Intel Pentium(R) running at 3GHz, 1GB of memory, 100GB hard drive, and a Plextor PX-708A DVD/RW drive (40X (CD) and 12X (DVD).
 

Test Results

The installation was flawless on both test computers. We were prompted to re-boot after installation which was not a major annoyance. For our test,  we selected a full length 142  minute DivX movie file "The Shawshank Redemption" and a 111 minute full-length MPEG movie file "StarWars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith" which has a runtime of 140 minutes..

At program launch we were presented with a dialog box prompting us that if we wanted to change the default settings ...

... to click on the View Options (+) button in the upper left-hand corner of the control panel.

Initial Control Panel at Program Launch

Clicking on the View Options (+) revealed the default options. The options available are:

1. Menus

   1. None - Ensures that no menus are added to your movie - this setting is ideal if you have only one movie file.

   2. Movie - Creates a menu containing a single button for each movie file.

   3. Chapters - Creates a menu containing a single "Chapter" button for each movie file, and a sub menu containing a thumbnail picture button for each chapter of the movie.

   4. Movie + Chapters - Creates a menu with both a movie and chapter button, with the corresponding submenu for chapters.

2. Menu Title - You can choose a title for the main menu.

3. Source - Used to navigate to location and select the movie file.

4. (Dest) Destination - Lets you select the drive letter of your CD/DVD Burner.

5. Video - This option lets you select the type of video disc you want to create. The default is DVD, however you can also select a VCD or SVCD option.

6. Format - The option lets you select the broadcast standard (format) of the DVD. If you live in the United States, the format to select is "NTSC". Other countries like those in the European Union may use "PAL" as the broadcast standard. The default value is NTSC.

7. Chapters - This option leys you select the number of chapters you wish to have in your movie.

8. Audio - This option lets you select from three audio types:  PCM, AC3 and MPEG. DVD movies use the AC3 audio type.

9. Bit-rate - This option determines how much compression is used to store the audio information. The default setting of 128 Kbps for AC3 is the recommended setting.

10. Encoding - This option lets you  choose to re-encode the audio for all files, or to only encode all when it's not in the correct format for the selected Video disc type. The default value is "Encode if required.

11. Disc - This option lets you to modify the disc (target) size of the movie. 4.7GB is the disc size for DVDs.

12. Burn Speed - This option lets you  select the DVD/CD write (burning)  speed. The default setting is Max. If you encounter  burning errors, choose a lower writing speed.

13. Volume - This option is the name which will be written on the DVD disc. The default value is DVD VIDEO. Type in the name of your movie or video production.

14. Temp - This option let's you  change the folder that the software uses to write temporary files while encoding.

15. Preview - This option lets you  preview the project prior to converting the movie files.

Default Control Panel Settings

The Shawshank Redemption Project (a DivX Movie File)

In the Menu Title, we entered the name of the movie title "The Shawshank Redemption". If you enter a Menu Title do so BEFORE you navigate to the movie file.

This movie was a Divx file so we selected the Movie option. We used the Source button to bring the Divx file into the control panel. In a manner of seconds, 1Click DVD Movie quickly scanned the movie file. See below:

Inserted Blank DVD and Pressed Start

We left all other settings at default. Then we inserted blank DVD media and pressed the Start button.

The Transcoding Process (Divx to DVD)

Upon completion, 1Click DVD Movie will eject the finished DVD product.

Operation Completion

StarWars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith Project (an MPEG Movie File)

Next, we ran through the entire process again this time using an MPEG movie file. We navigated to the Starwars movie file and imported it into the 1Click DVD Movie control panel. It quickly scanned it in. We entered a movie name in the Menu Title and pressed the Start button.

Starwars MPEG Movie File Transcoding Process

Operation Completion

Results
 

Pros

1Click DVD Movie  measured up well under our test conditions and ran without a hitch. Firstly, the user interface was very easy to use. For the most part all we had to do was navigate to our source movie file, insert a blank DVD, and click the start button. That was it. As our test results show, we had a DVD movie in  51 minutes for the DivX movie file and a DVD in 55  minutes for the MPEG file tested. Both produced an excellent DVD movie product that played well in our DVD player. 1Click DVD Movie  is truly "1Click".
 

Cons

None noted.
 

Quality of Copy

The final copy was an exact replica of the original. Your copy is only as good as the original movie file.
 

Customer/Technical Support

We Emailed LG Software Innovations during normal working hours just to see how quickly they would respond. Within an hour, a response was received. Their website has an excellent customer support system in place as well as an excellent forum.
 

Summary

If you have Xvid, DivX®, AVI, MPEG and QuickTime movie files and wish to convert them to DVD, then we recommend 1Click DVD Movie.  It ran flawlessly and produced a high-quality DVD product.

To copy a DVD movie from a DVD movie, then you want to look at either 1Click DVD Copy 5  or  1Click DVD Copy Pro.

Product Details

1CLICK DVD MOVIE™ Converts movie files to DVD, VCD or SVCD. This software is compatible with most movie file formats including AVI, DivX®, XviD, MPEG1, MPEG2, QuickTime®, ASF, WMV and XP Media Center files. With just one click, you can create a DVD movie.   Buy Now