The plug-in’s main weakness is that it doesn’t allow you to manually modify stabilisation. Also while it’s faster and better than AE’s stabilisation tool, it might not be good enough to justify the cost — but it’s a useful addition to the Magic Bullet Suite nonetheless.

It’s a promising start for a useful cross-platform and free service. Yuuguu is also planning to offer more features in Pro and Enterprise versions, along with the existing option on paid-for VoIP conference voice calls.

There's little ALLCapture 3.0 can't do in terms of capturing your screen and creating slick movies. But the list price is a mighty $326. Although the program seems to be on a permanent 50 per cent discount at $299, this is the sort of money that will deter personal users and make ALLCapture a program suitable only for business use.

liteCAM is an intuitive screen-capture tool, albeit one that can't capture cursor movements.

Cyberlink DVD Suite 6.0 Ultra is a must have for HD enthusiasts who need support for the latest in this technology. Indeed, anyone who regularly watches HD DVD or Blu-ray content will appreciate the support for these formats offered by PowerDVD. But there are other packages out there that offer equally good, if not better, tools for disc burning, ripping CDs and so on. So if HD isn't your focus then you may get a better deal elsewhere.

Strong performer with high-def video; all video editors could use its "pause rendering" feature.

The Huey monitor calibration tool is easy to use, though its controls are basic