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TechnoTV - PowerDirector7 Ultra
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List Price: $119.99
Our Price: $99.00
Your Save: $ 20.99 ( 17% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: CyberLink
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Cyberlink
EAN: 4711162031912
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Feature: Full support for Blu-ray Disc authoring and end-to-end high-definition video support including AVCHD.
Format: DVD-ROM
Label: CyberLink
Manufacturer: CyberLink
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: CyberLink
Release Date: 2008-04-30
Studio: CyberLink
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Features
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Full support for Blu-ray Disc authoring and end-to-end high-definition video support including AVCHD.
Support for 6 independent PiP video tracks, 3D engine for photo slideshows, new styles and soundtrack beat detection for synced, video-like results.
Disc authoring with stunning new menu templates and real DVD subtitles option. Key frame control editor for video effects, new preset motion paths for animating photos.
Improved Magic Tools for fixing, enhancing and editing videos with one click. New online community, DirectorZone, for sharing templates, effects, and ideas.
Direct access to photos on Flickr, audio on Freesound. Adjustable user interface and better media management.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Cyberlink's PowerDirector 7 Ultra
Comment: Purchased the editing software for it's high def ability. Editing is simple to learn and use as is it's overall functionality. Adobe CS3 ($$$) blows it away, but PD 7 is only $100+. Had capture problems with Canon HV20. Cyberlinks forum is very helpful. Burns high def well. No install or operation problems on my Vista Premium HP machine. Download a trial version before buying. For me; very worth the $100. Amazon's purchase/shipping was easy and software arrived sooner than expected.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good product - support stinks
Comment: Good product. Simple and fast. Only a rare crash when trying to scanning digital TV channels using Hauppauge HVR-950. Everything else reliable.
The PC I use has a quad-core Q6600 and plenty of RAM and separate HDs for video. PowerDirector makes good use of all of these. If you have a lower spec machine don't expect miracles performance wise.
Only used it to edit avi and mov files so far. Imported mov (Quicktime) video doesn't look so good after import - but that could well be my setings (haven't investigated further).
PROs
Simple, slick interface.
Fast and easy to edit video.
6 PiPs
Some "special" effects (a bit cheesy to be honest, but there there)
Handles everything from capture to DVD creation
CONs
Only two audio tracks (music and dialog)
No Flash FLV/SWF export
DVD title editor is just bizarre - not good at all (but you can get most things done eventually). Hopefully Cyberlink improve this with a patch.
BIGGEST CONs
Unprofessional, agressive, obnoxious Cyberlink staff on Cyberlink forum. Don't worry they remove the posts that show them to be complete lunatics.
Fast but useless support. (Maybe run by the same people?). Ignore issue posted and tell you to edit the registry, turn off firewall, etc. Just ignore them - you'll end up doing more damage.
SUMMARY
Product: 4-5 stars
Cyberlink forum: -10 stars
Support: 0 stars
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Summary: A comparative analysis of the software
Comment: My Sony TRV310 camcorder and ancient pinnacle DV200 capture card has been a pain on many software before this. In fact, this is the first software I EVER owned where I could recognize the camcorder with no problem. My relatives also have plugged in their camcorders, all of which were recognized flawlessly. That is the good news.
The capturing feature however has some issues. If you taped something at 9am for 5 separate days, the camcorder stamp may show up as 9:00, 9:00, 9:00. This software struggles to tell the difference between any of the 9:00. It works sometimes, but fails other times. My recommendation is to use manual capture all the time, preferably rewind to the very second where you're about to start capturing. It also has problem locating timecodes every once in a while, but I am not sure if this is related to my camcorder. The issue is noticable from tapes 10 years old to 1 week old. Cyberlink really could add a "save batch" button in the future though. Do they really expect users to have a 60 minute batch list, not to be saved?
The non-real time capture button pretty much guarantees no frame drop. This is a real plus, and a big selling point for people who are capturing on machines with just 1GB of RAM or less. The user interface is truly one of the best designed. And I have compared everything from low end to high end like adobe premiere. So far I have gone from capturing to burning 5.1 dolby digital dual-layer DVDs without reading a page of instructions. Undeniably this is the easiest time I EVER had using this type of software! The amazing thing is that it packs a ton of features into an interface without making it look complicated. Simply put, I am not overwhelmed by buttons, and I don't need to be an expert to maximize the software use. If not for the capturing hiccups, I'd give this 5 stars.
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Summary: Not fit for purpose!!
Comment: Exactly the same problem as Jay - as this seems to be pretty well-known out there (see Amazon.co.uk). The code that comes with the boxed and sealed software does not work. Cyberlink do not want to know about the problem, their first response to me was to contact the seller, not exactly their problem when the software itself is the fault. I recommend that you DO NOT BUY this product until Cyberlink clearly and widely state that they have overcome this problem (it seems to be a trivial QC issue) or you will simply be left out of pocket and very frustrated by Cyberlink's abysmal customer "service".
Customer Rating:
Summary: Power DVD Ultra 7
Comment: Hello; The Installation would not complete the process without a Regestration key to activate the software. I tried many times on several computers. It will not activate. It tells me the key is incorrect, and cyberlink is unable to help. I ordered Vista, and doubt it will ever work.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Powerful Video Editing With Unlimited Possibilities
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