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1 stars
Version: Visual Communicator 2
"It WAS good, but now it's Adobe."
Pros: I used this version for a few years. It works well, does what it claims, and is esy to use. The resulting videos are smooth and look great.The software USED to be relatively cheap at $189 and you USED to get support from Serious Magic.
Cons: It's way over priced now -- Adobe bought Serious Magic and now owns Visual Communicator. Now it's $399, i.e., more than twice as expensive, and from their web page, has essentially the same capability. As Adobe usually does, it adds a few small features, fixes a couple of bugs, and then offers an "upgrade" for $149. So if you paid $189 for version 2, you can "upgrade" for only $149. And you get the usual additional bugs and poor support tossed in for free! Welcome to Adobe. For $400 you'd be better off getting a full video editing suite to get more control and variety in your videos.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Visual Communicator 2
"A Broadcast Studio in a box!"
Pros: A very nice approach to movie making. Never had thought of that! Takes a little time to understand. Serious Magic explans it well! I really think you should give a go. I'm Buying it!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Visual Communicator 2
"once the basics are sussed the rest is genius"
Pros: a new approach, hard to handle at first but it really works. Havent registered yet and these are my first thoughts. Registration seems to have a big bag to offer.
Cons: not easy to get used to at first but the world was once flat
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4 stars
Version: Visual Communicator 2
Pros: Brilliant program with really professional looking results!
Cons: I still don't know how you delete just one thing and it is quite hard to use
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5 stars
Version: Visual Communicator 2
Pros: Amazing, powerfull and yes easy to use (if you read the manual!) complete TV studio in a box
Cons: It may take a little time to learn to use, but it's easy if you read the manual.
Summary: As version 2 (Serious Magic) has now been abandoned by Adobe and is no longer supported (Adobe has released version 3), Adobe has now released an activation tool to allow version 2 users to activate thier software. The Serious Magic Activation Tool ... read more
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