Multimedia software reviews

BBC iPlayer review

BBC iPlayer launched to some fanfare last Christmas. The British public were overjoyed at being able to watch programmes they'd missed, without being dependent on…

08/07/2008

Free

VSO Inspector 2.1.0.6

Find out more about your optical drives and discs with this handy free tool

24/09/2010

Ashampoo Burning Studio 11.0.4

Quickly burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs with this fast, powerful yet easy-to-use mastering tool

15/03/2011

CDBurnerXP 4.4.2.3442

Quickly burn just about any disc from your PC, all for free

24/02/2011

Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.3.2

Mount and access image files without having to burn them to disc first

15/12/2009

CyberLink Power2Go 7 Deluxe

Create all manner of discs with this powerful burning suite

22/08/2010

Ashampoo Burning Studio 12.01

Quickly burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs with this fast, powerful yet easy-to-use mastering tool

14/11/2012

Roxio Easy Media Creator 10.0

Roxio has become something of a standard when it comes to basic multimedia authoring. With the release of Roxio Easy Media Creator 10.0 it’s not hard to see why.

01/10/2007

£59 inc VAT

BT Vision review

BT Vision combines Freeview content with TV programmes, films and music, and can be 'rented' by BT Total Broadband users.

10/07/2008

£30 inc VAT

VideoLAN Client 1.0 rc review

VideoLAN Client is free, open-source video- and audio-playing software.

12/06/2009

Free

Cyberlink DVD Suite 7 Ultra review

Cyberlink DVD Suite 7 Ultra - Cyberlink Technologies' latest disc burning suite - is easier to use and almost as powerful as the competing offerings from Nero and Roxio.

21/11/2008

£79 inc VAT

Amazon MP3 review

The Amazon MP3 music store is a real rival to Apple's iTunes Music Store, beating it on price and freedom.

10/12/2008

Free

BBC iPlayer on Nokia N96 review

The BBC recently made available for download to portable media players such as the Nokia N96, iPlayer TV and radio content.

10/11/2008

Free

CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra HD playback software

New DVD playback software probably doesn't seem the most crucial of purchases, especially since most PCs come with a suitable application. Indeed, the chances are you…

01/06/2007

£50 inc VAT

Ulead CD & DVD PictureShow 4.0

Digital cameras are great, but how best to use all those images? There's been an explosion in the affordable photo-printer market or you can always get your snaps…

09/12/2005

£25 inc VAT

Bootstrap MediaWidget review

MediaWidget turns the transfer of music and media on your iPod back into a two-way street, letting you easily access files on your Apple portable player or iPhone.

06/12/2010

£20 inc VAT

Google Music review

Google Music is simple to install, simple to use and eliminates the hassles inherent in trying to manage a large music collection across multiple devices.

17/05/2011

Free

Camtasia Studio 8 review

Camtasia Studio 8 is the latest version of TechSmith's market-leading screen capture and video-editing software. It's a big upgrade: read our Camtasia Studio 8 review…

05/07/2012

£213 inc VAT

MP3 Rocket review - convert YouTube clips to MP3s

MP3 Rocket is a free app that converts videos into MP3s. It's easy to use, free and offers a slick way to convert videos for later listening. Here's our MP3 Rocket…

22/02/2013

Free

My Movies review: Catalog your DVD & Blu-ray movie collection

Catalog your DVD & Blu-ray movie collection with My Movies.

12/04/2013

Free