There’s a massive raft of new features and free templates and plug-ins, but some of the major ones fall down by appearing in their natural state (ie not as a native part of the Pinnacle software) so you have a new learning curve for every one. If you’re taking the step up to editing video for HD however, it’s a good choice.

Aside from cosmetic streamlining, nothing sweeping has changed inside each application, and the only real improvement that makes Creative Suite 3 worth buying is the fact that everything now comes in the one box.

You can buy language pakcs for your particular industry containing words common to your professional field, but the speech engine does a great job training itself to terms you use often that aren’t in the dictionary. It also comes with a headset and microphone that plug straight into you PC’s microphone jack so there’s nothing more to buy.