Installed and registered without problems "the Ashampoo way" on a Win 8.1.2 Pro 64 bit system. During the installation I am entitled for a free driver test. I passed this... After the installation I can buy SlideShowStudio HD3, which I don't need for a special price either. Two additional icons on the desktop: CleverReach.de and YourSoftwareDeals, which can be deleted.

A Germany company with name and address.

Some interesting claims:
You can even erase and format old unwanted DVDs with only a few commands. I have a lot of old DVD's which I do not need any more. Let's see whether this works. And of course Ashampoo wants to earn money. That's fair:
and quickly order new blank discs from Amazon.

Upon start the program tells me, that it has found incompatible virtual drives. Okay, why not. The about states all used software parts from other producers. That's good. It should always be in that way, with links to the original companies. The software itself is one year old from November 2013.

In the settings you can define the temporary folder and to eject your disk after burning. It is enabled by default. Hmmm...

After the closing the first time, the program tells me, that there is a "premium" version available. I didn't want and as the next step, the program advertises their Movie Shrink & Burn 4 program. Ashampoo as its best. LOL

There are a lot of options from burning to backup&copy and "erase rewritable disk". Was that the reason, why my old disks could not be deleted (see the claim above!)

The design and print labels and booklets is a good and working addition.

A complete solution around disks, a real "Burning Studio". Use it, if you burn disks, print covers and the small booklets.

I have not burned a single disk since minimum two years. The price of the USB sticks (and USB drives) is the reason. But sticks have a big disadvantage (if you have many) you cannot print a label in the disk and not attach a booklet.

Uninstalled. I use for everything the USB sticks (&drives), starting from "recovery disks -> YUMI" to video photo and backups.

And a hint (again). Load and use the latest built 1.3 of the AOMEI PE Builder.

http://www.aomeitech.com/pe-builder.html

You'll get a complete recovery environment including utilities and Web Browser. And you can add your portable software by yourself. Attention: Does not work on Win 8.1. Use Win 8.0 or 7.0, but you can USE the Windows 8.1 ADK.

Karl  –  9 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+116)

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A well established company(except for the spam), I have tried this from a previous giveaway and the results were pretty satisfactory.The only thing was I had lost the license once I had installed new windows, so might as well throw in a freebies :

1.For Burning CD/DVD/BluRay
http://www.hamstersoft.com/free-burning-studio/
(Upto windows 7)
2.http://www.tinyburner.com/ (upto win 7,Portable)

3. The best one for me http://www.imgburn.com/ (Win all)

4.https://cdburnerxp.se/ (Win all)

5.And to put a cherry on top:

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/free-dvd-video-software-download.htm
A Downloader, Converter(audio and video), Recorder,Editor and DVD burner all-in-one


If you like Ashampoo go for the today's offer and thank you, again, GAOTD :)

Mr All Rounder  –  9 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+78)

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Of all the products in its stable, Ashampoo's Burning Studio is one of the very best. Now in its 14th version, the software long since displaced Nero's over-priced, over-bloated offering; for folks who aren't comfortable using class-act freeware like Imageburn, then Burning Studio 14 is the go-to.

Today's giveaway ain't it though, despite that proclaimed $49.99 price tag.

The clue is in the title: for its fully-featured commercial products, Ashampoo always states the version number on the packaging. For its stripped-down freebies, Ashampoo always states the year number on totally non-existent packaging that's actually worked up by its art department to serve as the kind of illustration shown at the top of this page.

A German software company, Ashampoo wouldn't get away with this kind of behavior were it based in the UK: consumer protection legislation prohibits false pricing. Why Ashampoo thinks it's necessary to attempt these (literally) cheap stunts is a mystery anyway: a stripped-down version of any of its software products may well suit a great many people.

Worth a download today, then, so long as it's understood that (a) this is an unlimited 'trial' version with various standard Burning Studio 14 features locked out and (b) far from being worth the $49.95 claimed for it on this page, the product has no financial value because it has never, ever been sold.

It's also worth noting that 'financial value' isn't a phrase easily attached to Ashampoo, because its retail prices are constantly changing. (For example, the full retail version of Burning Studio 14 was on sale direct from Ashampoo only 3 weeks ago at 80% off. That discount may well figure again in the Christmas holiday period.)

As for all the inevitable talk about Ashampoo spam . . .

Unwanted email from Ashampoo is as easily and as instantly blocked from arriving on your desktop as unwanted email from anywhere else: it takes but 2 minutes to go server-side to your disposable gmail account(s) and set filters there to make sure you never see an Ashampoo email again.

That said however, and bearing in mind the note above about Ashampoo's anything-but-fixed-prices, this developer often sends out heavily discounted offers for its other products. . . but of course, you'll never know that if you're blocking all Ashampoo emails. . .

Thanks, GOTD, and thanks, too, to Ashampoo. Be nice if it stopped playing such silly tricks though when it actually produces decent software.

MikeR  –  9 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+73)

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We are all too familiar with Ashampoo’s spamming abilities, below may help you to defeat it, a list of throwaway e-mail addresses.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/best-sites-for-creating-a-disposable-email-address/

XP-Man  –  9 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+52)

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Ashampoo doesn't spam unscrupulously. When you give them your e-mail address, you can unsubscribe and they honour that. At least, that's been my experience for the past few years and I can log into their site and get a list of my keys.

Ashampoo doesn't spam unscrupulously. When you give them your e-mail address, you can unsubscribe and they honour that. At least, that's been my experience for the past few years and I can log into their site and get a list of my keys.
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Rolo  –  9 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+54)

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