Colorful DVD Creator 4.0

Colorful DVD Creator is an application that can convert several video formats to the DVD, VCD, SVCD or MPEG extension. It recognizes ASFs, WMVs, RMs, and others.

The user interface of the program is easy to navigate through. You can import a video by using the file browser (the "drag and drop" method is not supported). Batch processing is supported in "Batch Movie Conversion" mode.

In “Single Movie Conversion”, you can view media information (width, height, frames per second, time length), preview the video (play, pause, stop, navigate back and forth), as well as set the starting and ending point (so, Colorful DVD Creator is also a video splitter).

But you can also choose the output format and location, as well as width, height and frames per second. Once you are pleased with the results, you can finally initiate the encoding process. The batch mode and movie joiner require similar operations.

The software manages to quickly convert a video while using a moderate-to-high amount of system resources, as well as to preserve a very good image and sound quality. Its help file includes tutorials and snapshots. We haven't come across any problems during our tests.

Unfortunately, output files bear a watermark. Also, you cannot configure more advanced settings (e.g. aspect ratio, image effects) and this can disappoint more experienced individuals. Otherwise, we strongly recommend Colorful DVD Creator.