Yeah, I hated movie maker so much, I borrowed a copy of Roxio Easy Media Creator to try it out. I figured I wouldn't buy it and uninstall it if it sucked. I went and bought it after using it once or twice. The controls, transitions and general look and feel are way better. BUT, you need a lot of memory, or it gets pretty sluggish. Not sluggish enough to lock up, but there will be a noticable pause in some things. But the end result looks great.