MovieFactory comes with a self-contained DVD player that you can include on the video discs you create. You can also edit or erase a rewritable disc, copy a disc, launch the label maker, or call up the DVD player from here. From this screen, you can choose to make a video, slide-show, music, or data disc and select Direct-to-Disc recording (to burn directly from a camera without editing). While it's still a bit on the bland side, the main screen does a much better job of presenting the entirety of the program's capabilities. Ulead has made some great improvements to MovieFactory's interface since the release of version 2.0. While Nero 6.0 Ultra is still the best tool in this category, MovieFactory's new broader capabilities packaged in the same simple interface make it a solid choice in its own right, especially for burning newbies. The interface is intuitive and easy to use, particularly well suited to beginners and those who want an uncomplicated way to burn a variety of discs. The application can now create data and music discs in addition to video DVDs, and Ulead has beefed up the program's video tools, making it useful for a wider range of tasks. Version 3.0 is now called DVD MovieFactory Disc Creator, and the program offers some new abilities to justify its longer name.
Ulead's first two releases of its DVD-authoring software were called simply DVD MovieFactory. For details, please see our corrections page. We have updated our review to correct this error. Editors' note: In our initial review of Ulead MovieFactory 3.0, we mistakenly stated that Ulead had discontinued phone support.