Why do people on here NOT read the posted comments? We get post after post asking the same inane and in some cases stupid questions and/or giving false information about the product! Do some correct and proper research before shooting off incorrect information to other users or do not comment!

The product installed on Win 7 for me without any issues. I have not used their products for some years, so I will be interested in seeing how this version works and what features it has.

Thanks Giveaway team and Ashampoo! :)

This installed a secondary program (My Software Deals) without asking permission. It does not show up in the uninstall list nor is it easily recognizable in Explorer tree. Totally bogus move in my books. I'm uninstalling Ashampoo completely.

This no good if you want to convert , for example, a downloaded video into a burnable dvd format. All it does is copy a format such as avi or mkv onto a dvd which very few dvd players recognize. It can however convert said files into VCD or SVCD ? Which also won't play on the majority of dvd players.
Try Video to Video, its free and converts EVERYTHING you throw at it.

Like NERO, Ashampoo Burning Studio Degenerated Into Bloatware.

From the 1990s to 2010, I used NERO. It was the first and greatest Burning software. BUT with each new version, more bells & whistles were added until Nero become massive BLOATWARE with tons of frivolous features.

In 2011, I switched to Ashampoo Burning Studio because it was more lightweight than NERO. By 2015, Ashampoo became excessively bloated with too many unnecessary features.

In 2015, I switched to NERO Burning Essentials...wherein NERO went back to its roots of being the BEST burning software without all the extra garbage.

Funny how things come full circle around.

I actually wasted my money buying this a while back. It was just plain useless. It told me that brand new dvd/rw's were no good, even though other burners had no problems, wrecked a LOT of CD's i attempted to burn, filled my mailbox with spam about other products, and threw pop ups at me constantly. No thanks. I'll stick with Burn Aware!

The CD label printing feature does not allow printing 2 cds labels on one page. I have been asking for this feature for over 5 years. Why is it still not in the application?

Thanks Mike :o)

Fired up my Windows 7 32 bit VM where I can monitor all the changes made by installing, then updating Ashampoo Burning Studio 2016. Expanding the downloaded zip file, ran the Ashampoo setup.exe, which gave a dialog to get the key from Ashampoo. Entered the email address for my account with Ashampoo, entered the password when prompted, & the new key was displayed -- BTW, Ashampoo keeps those keys on record for future use, so if you need it, just log in.

The program's install added 2289 files, 78 files deleted, 452 registry entries added. The number of files can be reduced slightly by deleting unneeded language files. The available update added 259 files, updated 367. I do not know if this was needed, but after updating I selected to register the program [under the Help menu], entering email & password at the web page that opened. Clicking to activate the program [also under the Help menu], a window popped up saying it was already activated & registered.

You obviously get more than you pay for :) -- but what do you get? Ashampoo Burning Studio 2016 lets you burn data discs to CD, DVDs, & Blu-Ray. It let's you create VCD & SVCD discs -- if you know what those are you've been at this stuff a while ;) -- but will only do video DVDs & Blu-Rays using a DVD or Blu-Ray layout on your hard drive. For video DVDs that means the VIDEO_TS folder, e.g. written by your authoring app, & for Blu-Ray that means the BDMV & CERTIFICATE folders. It also lets you create basic audio CDs, MP3 & WMA discs, copy music files to disc, & rip audio CDs. It includes a basic file backup function too, & lets you print disc labels, case inserts etc.

Compared to ImgBurn, IMHO it's much easier to use, but that's mainly because you don't have all the options available in ImgBurn, which frankly can be confusing. OTOH I trust ImgBurn for more complicated stuff, like dual layer video DVDs. Actual burning is up to your drive(s), so there shouldn't be much if any difference from one app to the next. Ashampoo advertises m-disc support, but while that's honest, it doesn't mean much -- you need to buy a m-disc capable drive, & of course m-discs, to take advantage of the extra longevity m-discs offer. That said, burning m-discs is the same as regular discs.

Burning Studio compares to the limited apps from Nero & Roxio -- not the full suites, which include video editors, DVD [& optionally Blu-Ray] authoring etc. Nero Express, included in the Nero suite, has more burning options, & is approximately as user friendly. There really shouldn't be any difference in terms of the discs you burn with Ashampoo, Roxio, or Nero -- in some cases ImgBurn *may* be more spec-accurate, & as mentioned, I believe it's better for dual layer video DVDs.

Price-wise it's hard for me to imagine anyone paying list price for Ashampoo software, at least if you get their emails. That means the only thing cheaper than Burning Studio are free apps like ImgBurn. I haven't seen Roxio for a good price for quite a while -- Nero Platinum was running as low as $25 over the end-of-year holidays.

For all those that have asked about the "Free update" to this giveawayoftheday burning studio 2016. It updates it to 16.02 and remains registered as a Full copy. So even though they say that there is no support or updates to the giveawayoftheday version, in this case it appears that an update was required to "Fix" some things. Cheers.

This is great software. I have been using it since ver. 4 or so and have upgraded it regularly. I just bought this version for a co-worker with a new computer. I don't mind paying A-Shampoo for this software. I have paid a lot more for software that was worth a lot less than free.

Apparently it will not work with XP. Too bad - seemed like a nice program.

Will this copy copy-protected dvd's so I can have my legitimate archive copy?

Much to my regret since upgrading to Windows 10, I can't burn anything using any third party apps, let alone Windows Media Player. Can anyone enlightening me what's went wrong?

Just so you know, I've a great times using your last giveaway, Burning Studio 2014, before upgraded to Windows 10.

And thank you in advance for your answers.

Does it convert or just burn

Ermmm... so downloaded, installed, activated & registered as a Burn Studio 2016 user smoothly and painlessly... and am now at the point of perusing the program itself, but... my attention is immediately drawn to the little red circle encompassing the white number 3, which sits atop the service avatar found at the bottom of the menu column on the left of the UI. Upon mousing over said avatar, a side menu expands and splits the red circle into 3 separate avatars each with their own unique offer, the first of which being "Free Update Available! Ashampoo Burning Studio 2016 16.0.2" In the 'About...' information, it states this GOTD version as Version 16.0.0... so if we update from within the program (either today or thereafter), will that void the license we've been given today, and turn it into a trial version... or what?

Have happily used Versions 2010 and 13 previously and this is a worthwhile download if you're in need of a burner or could use the advanced features.

Seems slower and less flexible than ImgBurn (for making disc images at least). I've not tested it in any other way.

Thank you, Ashampoo and GOTD.

Hi, can anyone comment on the advantages of Ashampoo Burning Suite over ImgBurn?
Thanks

There definitely the Extensive Movie editor is stripped off from this giveaway version, just simple discs burning and ripping features are left.

So, since this has the year rather than the version number in the title, does that mean this is NOT the full-featured version the link goes to but the always-free Burning Studio? If so, claiming that it normally sells for $59.99 is very unethical! If this is not the usual free version, I'd like to know how it is different. A comprehensive feature list would be very helpful.

How is this different in features from ImgBurn?

2016 is a allways-for-free cut-down-version of 16: https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/fdl and 16 is also a cut-down in comparison to 15 and there is another free version and a business version, if you have a look at the link I provided.

What is the difference between "Burnaware Premium" & "ABS 2016"? Which one is better?

Ok clicked a few times and managed to get a download started. Thanks

Can't burn your own home movies in BluRay. Tried adding .m2ts 3d files from my 3D camera. Software is looking for other missing files from a movie disc.
Back to Sony's PlayMemoriesHome software (which is free btw)....
Thought I'd give this a try to see if its any easier to do.

A hassle to get a password to get the key. Had to select 'forgot password' and go through resetting password procedure to get one as had no account...
Did the software updates and still works. No big deal if it voids its-self as probably will dump it anyway as have a few other burning software that works just fine.

I have been buying the updates for the last 10 years, now I can load it FREE on my other computers and tell my friends about the offer..
Great product, I LOVE it.
John

What I thought was odd was the offer for a free upgrade to 16.0.2, which is free to try, but the GOTD offer clearly says no free upgrades to future versions. Would upgrading blow my licensed version back to a "free to try" version ?

Those who complain about the spamming use a throw away email plenty of them out there . Telling them not to send you material is an open invite for them

The prices are reasonable and the software functions well and a bargain for the money. I checked. and already have studio 16. It is Ashampoo Burning Studio 2016 - Version 16.0.0 - [16.0.0.17 (4610)] The install file for today's giveaway shows this to be the same as what I have 16.0,0. This is a very good program.

OK, downloaded and installed... oh so easy.... it is version Version 16.0.0 - [16.0.0.17 (4610) same as what I have.

I opened my present program and suddenly an ad for the "Premium 2016" popped up... enhanced. For my needs what I have is OK. There is a 16.4 newer one... but why do i need it?

Cnet ratings are good, so do I.

I recall when burning programs were VERY expensive.... Ashampoo works well and simple to use. Personally I like this company and their products. The Slideshow program in my experience is one of the best tho not expensive.

Another Ashampoo Giveaway. Great products however I always seem to have a problem with them reverting back to ‘unregistered’ products. This includes both ‘giveaways’ and products purchased directly from their website.

This being although I don’t update, I don’t run cleaners and as an extra precaution I always install ‘giveaways’ to a parent folder called giveaways to make doubly sure not to update them.

I always keep a copy of my registration information but trying to re-register a product usually doesn’t work for giveaways. On purchased products, a pop-up widow appears saying that code was already used.

To their credit, Ashampoo customer support is good to take care of reestablishing registration but what a hassle having to go through the entire process of emailing back and forth with each individual product at a time. It would be nice to be able to do it in bulk.

Anyway, thanks Ashampoo and giveawayoftheday.

Michael

The 2014 version was great, download yourself some shampoo, its great! (tm)

Been using various versions of ashampoo burning studio for quite a few years now.
I've tried some of the other burning softwarej available and keep coming back to ashampoo.
Easy to use, perfect results and also will copy some of my old scratched & unreadable CD's.
Will certainly grab this nice freebie from GOTD .

Can only handle mpeg.

Love this burner - thanks for the updated version

I went to the publishers website. I was unable to find Burning Studio 2016. I did find Burning Studio 16. Could the publisher explain the difference between the two programs?

Unfortunately for me, just purchased Ashampoo BS 2016 a few days ago... Install without problems on Windows 8.1 and works perfectly. Lot of features, but not supported on systems older than Windows 7.