Nero Vision Xtra is merely one application in an entire multimedia suite. This application focuses on video editing. While this particular application doesn't have all of the same features that other products have, the entire Nero Multimedia Suite makes up the difference. However, this means that you will be switching between various applications to access all of the tools that other products have in a single application.

There are varieties of ways to add the video files you want to your movie projects. Like most video editing applications, this product offers a capture option. This means you can hook up any device to your computer and get the files directly from it without first having to save them to your computer. This application doesn't let you take videos off the web, so hopefully you have all the files you need already on hand. The playback option on this software lets you check to see if your video looks the way you want it to before you spend the time exporting it.

While there are some aspects of the application that are a snap to use, other parts aren't as easy. We liked the drag-and-drop option for arranging videos, pictures and music. However, trying to find the exact feature you are looking for can be a hassle. Once you find what you are looking for, though, it isn't difficult to use the tools. There aren't as many features offered with this application, but it does cover the basics, so you will get a professional-looking movie in a fairly short amount of time once you know your way around the application.

When you're done with your project, you can do a number of different things with it. While other video editing software applications export the files to your computer and the Internet in various formats, Nero Vision Xtra is limited in this area. It shines in giving you several options to burn your files to a CD, DVD, AVCHD and Blu-ray Disc. There are a few options to put the file on your computer but those features leave a lot to be desired.

Nero Vision Xtra comes with 42 transitions, 24 text effects and 81 other effects. Needless to say, the offerings in this area are impressive. Unfortunately, when we looked for audio editing options and effects, all we found was one effect: Noise Reduction. While this effect is important when you're working with audio, there are so many other options. The number of effects in the rest of the categories is great, which is good for people who want to deck their project out with every effect known to man.

Nero Vision Xtra gives you the option to create a DVD, AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc and CD. When you roll your mouse over each feature, you can see additional features. A lot of the focus of this program went into disc creation rather than video editing, which leaves the video editing side of this software rather lean. While ample disc creation options are great, we wanted less disc creation options and more video editing features.

You can contact Nero through their free technical support contact form. You can also call their technical support hotline, but it isn’t toll-free. Theirs is also a FAQs section on Nero's website, but it provides very little information on this particular video editing software application.