Cyberlink's PowerDirector 11 Ultimate Suite Editing Software is Cyberlink's top video editing package. In addition to PowerDirector, it includes ColorDirector grading software and AudioDirector sound design software. All three feature pro-quality functionality and can be moved between seamlessly.
If you're engaged by editing, you'll find in PowerDirector Ultimate several characteristics that will stimulate you continuously. The titles, transitions, and effects that you expect are there in quantities that will keep you tweaking and tweaking; the interface and workflow are simple and efficient, as they should be; and support for advanced resolutions, formats and devices will allow you to work on higher-end projects. On the flip side, where normally you would spend a thousand hours editing an hour of footage, PowerDirector also gives you the option to select one of its automatic editing features, which will produce a cut in minutes, decorated with effects, transitions, titles, and music -- excellent for home movies.
ColorDirector will let you add an additional layer of effective quality to your projects. You'll be able to correct colors, change colors, add film looks and much more. You can, for example, add rich detail to a face that was shot looking bland; you can change the color of a black car to blue, the color of a blue wall to yellow; and, among other functions, you can add a film preset to a scene and then further correct the colors of the scene. Like PowerDirector, ColorDirector is designed with a simple workflow so that you can focus on your art.
Where ColorDirector adds an additional layer, AudioDirector will let you enter an additional depth, as it'll let you work in detail on the music and sound of your projects, letting you import, mix and remix music until you feel it's powerful enough to capture all the highest emotions.
| System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP (Service Pack 3) |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above |
| CPU |
PowerDirector 11 is optimized for CPUs with MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNow!, 3DNow! Extension, HyperThreading technology AVI Capture/Produce: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 DVD Quality (MPEG-2): Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 High Quality MPEG-4 and Streaming WMV, QuickTime: Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Full-HD quality H.264 and MPEG2: Intel Core i5 / 7 or AMD Phenom II X4 AVCHD and BD burning: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400, or AMD Phenom II X2 2K/4K/3D video editing: Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II X4 with 64 bit OS 6 GB RAM |
| Memory |
512 MB required 3 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 32 bit OS 6 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 64 bit OS & 3D editing |
| Hard Disk Space |
5 GB required minimum (note: 400 MB is for Magic Music Library) 10 GB (20 GB recommended) for DVD production 60 GB (100 GB recommended) for Blu-ray Disc/AVCHD production |
| Burning Drive |
CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/AVCHD titles Blu-ray disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray discs |
| Graphics Card | 128 MB VGA VRAM or higher (1 GB or higher VRAM and OpenCL capable are recommended) |
| NVIDIA |
GeForce 8500GT/9800GT and above GeForce GT/GTS/GTX 200/400/500/600 series |
| AMD / ATI |
AMD APU family with AMD Radeon HD Graphics: A / E2 / C / E / G-series AMD Radeon HD Graphics: HD 7000 / HD 6000-series ATI Radeon HD Graphics: 5900 / 5800 / 5700 / 5600 / 5500 / 5400-series ATI FirePro Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD: 5800 / 5700 / 5600 / 5400-series ATI Mobility FirePro: M7820 / M5800 |
| Additional Requirements |
Internet connection is required for activating some import/export formats, including AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, H.264, & MPEG-2 Windows Media Player 9 or above is required |
| File Format Support | |
|---|---|
| Video File Import |
MVC (M2T) Side-by-Side Video Top-Under Video Dual-Stream AVI FLV (H.264) MKV (multiple audio streams) Canon, Nikon DSLR video files 3GPP2 AVCHD (M2T) AVI DAT DivX (requires free download of DivX Plus) DV-AVI DVR-MS MOD MOV MOV (H.264) MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) MP4 TOD VOB WMV WMV-HD WTV in H.264/MPEG2 (multiple video and audio streams) DSLR video clip in H.264 format with LPCM audio HD MPEG-2 |
| Audio File Import | WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A, OGG |
| Audio Format Import | AAC, Dolby, DTS, WAVE, MPEG-1 Layer III |
| Photo File Import | MPO, JPS, RAW, GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG |
| Video Capturing Device Support |
Analog TV tuner PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM standard |
| Camcorder Support |
DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant IEEE1394 DVD camcorder connected via USB 2.0 Sony MicroMV / HDV camcorder JVC Everio camcorder Panasonic MicroMV / HDV camcorder HDV capture (MPEG-2) Mini DVD Canon HF / HG / HR / XF / XA series GoPro HD HERO series Hitachi DZ-BD series JVC GZ-HD / GZ-HM / GZ-X / GC / GS series Panasonic AG / HDC Sony HDR / HXR / Bloggie series The list above represents camcorders that were tested by CyberLink, however, the list is not comprehensive. If your camcorder or format is not on the list it may still be compatible with PowerDirector. |
| Video File Exporting |
3D Video: MVC, Side-by-Side, Anaglyph High-Definition: H.264 / AVC, MPEG-2 HD, WMV-HD 2K / 4K resolution: H.264 AVC, WMV, MPEG-4, MKV MKV MPEG-4 H.264 AVC WMV DV-AVI QuickTime AVCHD 2.0 for SD / SDHC / SDXC / MS memory card or flash memory 3GPP2 for 3G mobile phones |
| Output Device Support |
iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPod Classic Android phones Blackberry PlayStation Portable (PSP), PlayStation 3 XBox 360, Zune Casio Hitachi mobile phones (in 3GPP2 format) The list above consists of devices that were tested by CyberLink, however, the list is not comprehensive and other devices may also be compatible. |
| Disc Creation Format Support |
3D disc burning: DVD / AVCHD / BD SVCD, VCD, DVD BD burning: BDMV AVCHD disc burning BD disc burning with DTS audio |
| Additional Features | |
|---|---|
| Languages |
English French German Italian Spanish (European) Chinese simplified Chinese traditional Japanese Korean Dutch Please note: Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, and Russian support is available in PowerDirector only and not in the included ColorDirector and AudioDirector. |
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This is a great tool! Renders fast! use it, buy it you won't regret it!
I made my first 3D video in minutes!
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