Ambient Calm: 14 Serene Scenes of Relaxation, Wellness, and Stress Relief

I am very happy with this DVD. There is a great variety of gorgeous scenes to watch. The picture quality is very nice. Its so relaxing that the first time I watched it I fell asleep. The colors are vibrant, picture clear and sharp. I love having the ability to customize the viewing experience, being allowed to order which scenes you would like to see. The sound options are great as well, and quite the variety! Great to customize the sound to your moods. The nature sound effects are very real and life like. This is my all time favorite DVD, and I look forward to watching it over and over!!

So many beautiful scenes, so many choices! I have migraines, a dark room, cool air and this beautiful dvd is just the ticket. Lovely, soft classical music, serene views, so nice. The dvd cover belies what is inside. The dvd cover is garish and harsh, but what's inside is what counts. Such a nice choice, for serenity and so many different choices of scenery and music, I LOVE this dvd,

Some of the scenes are OK. Three are computer generated with one being Lava Lamp meets Ghostbuster slime. Too many of the butterflies are ragged and the stream is artificial.What I most dislike is unless I play each scene seperately, the play is continuous and totally random. Some scenes played 5 or 6 times before a new scene appeared and maybe a dozen times by the time the last scene played.One review said there was an option for natural sounds, but my disc only plays contemporary, classical, or random music.Less than half the scenes are interesting to me for even one play. There are so many better relaxing DVDs in my collection I will probably toss this one.

you will need to know how to set your wide screen TV and DVD to get wide screen, which I have not yet been able to do even following the directions. So I am not sure about where the fault is. I was not impressed with their help site and I see no number for a help line.

very nice

This is an awesome collection of relaxing scenes with choices in scenes, music--classical, jazz, natural sound effects or a combination. You can develop your personal playlist of scenes and music. Each scene is on a continous loop so you can let it run without constantly enforcing the play setting. Skip the reality shows and bad TV and let your mind and thoughts breathe.

Very Beautiful scenes. Only reason it didn't get a 5 star rating is only because there are two pointless scenes that are computerized.

This DVD is awesome. There's about 15+ scenes you can choose and for each each scene, you can customize the music or sound effects you want. You can also mix the sound effects with the music. It's really relaxing and perfect for background noise while you read.

Die DVD mit einer Laufzeit von ca. 2 Std. zeigt 14 Video-Szenen mit teils schönen und teils weniger schönen Naturaufnahmen wie Schmetterlingsparadies, Bachlauf u. Wasserfall, Meer, Palmenstrand, Wolken am Himmel, Baum u. Gräser im Wind, Wüstenlandschaft, Regenteich, Graupelschauer, Abendrot, Mond am Nachthimmel, und noch zwei wabernde amorphe Computeranimationen. Ein paar Szenen finde ich wirklich sehr schön, vor allem das brillant wiedergegebene Schmetterlingsparadies mit Lotosblumenteich u. paradiesischem Naturgarten. Die Mehrzahl der Szenen finde ich aber nur mäßig schön, und ein paar Szenen hätte man sich besser sparen können.Die Bildqualität ist bei den verschiedenen Szenen sehr unterschiedlich. Die Aufnahmen sind angeblich in HD-Qualität, die DVD spielt auch in Geräten ohne HD-Format. In der Menü-Steuerung kann man die Ablauffolge wählen u. zahlreiche Einstellungen vornehmen, was allerdings ziemlich umständlich ist.Bei der Musikuntermalung kann man wählen zwischen Klassik oder Jazz oder Entspannungsmusik, sowie zwischen Naturgeräuschen und/oder Musik. Die Musik ist okay, wenn auch nicht überragend.Alles in allem eine nette, durchschnittliche Entspannungs-DVD. Einzig die traumhaft schöne Szene mit dem Schmetterlingsparadies hätte für sich alleine genommen 5 Sterne verdient und hat den Kauf der DVD für mich schon gelohnt.