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Posted by:
Ben Reed
05:51 PM Friday
Apr 27, 2007
7 Comments

Over the last couple of months, we’ve been working on some Certified for Windows Vista demo videos, which I’ll be posting here over the coming weeks. We shot the videos at my house to showcase a bunch of the Certified for Windows Vista and Works with Windows Vista devices and how they all work together and take advantage of some of the great new features in Windows Vista. We shot the videos using Canon’s new high-def HV20, which is Certified for Windows Vista.

The video I’ve posted here is all about capturing digital memories, using the Canon PowerShot SD900 (which is also Certified for Windows Vista), and then showcasing some cool things that you can do with Windows Vista once you import your photos into Windows Photo Gallery.

Also, we’re still running the sweepstakes, so go and enter to win thousands of dollars of Certified for Windows Vista products. Check back for future posts and more videos!

Click here for general information on the Windows Vista Logo Program.

Tags: Windows Vista, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Demo

Comments

Bas

Posted on: April 28, 2007 at 1:03PM
"There's the Certified for Windows Vista logo. This logo on software and devices signifies that you're gonna get a superior experience."

That's great in theory, but how do you explain the fact that Nvidia's and Creative's incredibly poor drivers have the Certified for Vista logo as well? Creative cut about 50% of the advertised functionality out of their Vista drivers, and basically slapped the "final" status on drivers that should actually been in beta. If you want to see how users are experiencing Nvidia's devices, I suggest taking a look at the issues people are having on their forums and the class action lawsuit resulting from these issues.

Clearly, the experience here is far from "Superior". I realise that none of this is Microsoft's or Vista's fault, but if the experience turns out to be so poor, why did they get the Certified logo? What value does the logo have if repulsively bad drivers like Creative's and Nvidia's Vista current drivers receive it?

I'd really appreciate a response on this, because currently, the Certified logo means that you may get poor performance and severely reduced features from your hardware. And that worries me. If the Certified logo was actually a good indicator of a superior experience, that'd be better for Microsoft, the device manufacturers, and especially for users.
Ben Reed

Posted on: May 01, 2007 at 12:48PM
Thanks for the suggestion. We have done this for some of the upcoming videos. :) They were all shot on the Canon HV20 - which films in HD at 1920x1080 so it's really easy to see what’s going on. It's when we post them using SoapBox that they get compressed.
hhurtta

Posted on: May 04, 2007 at 1:22AM
How about posting the vides in some other form that doesn't require any registration in order to be looked?
Ben Reed

Posted on: May 04, 2007 at 11:27AM
Here is the post on why we are using Soapbox videos in the blog posts:

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2007/05/03/using-msn-soapbox-videos-in-my-blog-posts.aspx

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Posted by: Windows Vista Team Blog on May 23, 2007 at 9:58PM
Here is our second installment of the Certified for Windows Vista demo videos. Just like the Digital
Posted by: Windows Vista Team Blog on May 31, 2007 at 8:32PM
Today's demo video is all about Games for Windows. In this video (shot using Canon's new high-def HV20