Dafydd - thank you for posting this patch :

I had not experienced any of the issues that it's supposed to address, but I can confirm that the Title Designer shadow distance, incorrect Chroma Key, and slow Pixelan/secondary menu UI issues are still present in this version.

Download issue
On a side note, I was able to download this patch, but only when I used the downloader that you provided a link to in this post. I have a couple of previous copies of the downloader app, but one of them wanted to download a patch from Feb, even though I had cleared the .ini files and renamed the previous patch.

I checked all of my copies of the downloader, and all have the same version (2.9.1.5019) and the exact same files size [0.98 MB (1,029,080 bytes)], so it would appear that they are identical. However, the date of the Digital Signature for each file varies, which means that each file is actually different. (Right-click on the file in Windows Explorer, click Properties then click the Digital Signatures tab). It would be nice if newer versions of the downloader had different version numbers, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

To add to the confusion, the "Date Modified" field in Window Explorer is always set to whatever date and time you downloaded the program, not the date the program was created. There is a field called "Date Created" that matches the timestamp on the Digital Signature, but typically WE only shows the "Date Modified." (To display the "Date Created" filed, right-click on one of the column headings in Windows Explorer [Name, Type, etc.] then check Date Created).

My Recommended Action
My point in bringing all this up is that some of the downloaders may only be able to retrieve specific patches, even if newer ones have been published. Users may be able to get the latest patch if they use a previous version of CyberLink_PowerDirector_Downloader.exe on their drive, but a better approach would be to always use the downloader link in the current post.

Simply run the downloader program from the download prompt rather than saving it first, as it seems that the older versions of the downloader aren't worth keeping. I don't think we need any more frustration and wasted time just trying to retrieve and apply the latest update

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My point in bringing all this up is that some of the downloaders may only be able to retrieve specific patches, even if newer ones have been published. Users may be able to get the latest patch if they use a previous version of CyberLink_PowerDirector_Downloader.exe on their drive, but a better approach would be to always use the downloader link in the current post.[/color]

I did do that and it install v2816!

Thanks to you though I had a solution

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Unfortunately, I've found that there are not 1 or 2, but at least 3 different ways to break clips in this new patch

Yes, I've just put a video on YT, and no, I'm not happy that I found yet more ways that PD12 is in serious need of a top-to-bottom editor overhaul. Please excuse the sarcasm here and on the video - it's 02:00 Monday morning here and I have more than a dozen videos that I'm behind on.

Unlike the previous audio/video unlink/breaking issue, I can break Nature.wmv at ANY frame rate the project is set to and the clip can be ANYWHERE in the timeline. All I need to do is use Trim and Power Tools/Video Speed set to ANY VALUE EXCEPT 0:00:00 (for Trim) and 1.00x (for the speed).

In other words, THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT ANYBODY AT CYBERLINK EVER TESTED PD12 WITH TRIM AND VIDEO SPEED TOGETHER It's even worse on the last released patch, 2726. All the clips break the first time so 2830 is actually an improvement

I had been seeing issues like this pop up in brand new projects since the first patch that fixed the A/V split, but I couldn't track down when the damage happened. I finally saw enough of a pattern this evening that I could investigate, and so here we are.

Dafydd, feel free to start a new thread with this, or I can do it after I get some sleep...

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Hi optodata,
Thank you for the input and video, everything has been passed onto CyberLink.

I think it would be better if the beta issues were contained within this thread, whatever they are, while this beta is ongoing.


Hi Neil,
Thanks for the input on the downloading problem you found/confirmed.


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Quote: Hi optodata,
Thank you for the input and video, everything has been passed onto CyberLink.

I think it would be better if the beta issues were contained within this thread, whatever they are, while this beta is ongoing.


Hi Neil,
Thanks for the input on the downloading problem you found/confirmed.

Dafydd

Thank you very much for forwarding this info to CL. I appreciate it!

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Just wanted to let you know I upgraded from PD 11 to PD 12 this weekend, and was having issues with play back and editing being slow and choppy. I came here, saw this post, and installed the patch. Everything seems to be running smoothly now. Thank you! :

Here is my system Information:

HP Pavillion
Intel Core i7 2600
3.4 GHz (up to 3.8 GHz turbo)
8 GB RAM
AMD Radeon 6570 1 GB DDR3

Quick question: will I see any improvement in video render time if I upgrade to a 2 GB GPU? I can say that I can now preview projects with images+videos+transitions+fx in Full HD without any noticeable hesitation in video playback and control response, which seems to be a significant improvement over V11, where I usually had to lower the quality to HD or High (I don't use Shadow Files). But I notice that there is hardly any difference in video production speed for H.264 or MP4 if I use hardware encoding or not; in fact, it sometimes it seems faster without. So wondering if upgrading GPU would produce any significant gain in time by offering better hw encoding.

Thanks again for the patch!! Perfect timing for me.

Joe

2 Problems that still remains for me.

1 - SVRT, sony 1440x1080 fullHD videos shows all green in the timeline, however after any effect on video, SVRT is disabled for the rest video.
2 - Custom folder in the library (F5, F6, F7) disappears after one or two days AMD-FX 8350 / 8GB DDR3
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Hi playsound ,
Your observation has been reported back to CyberLink.
Dafydd

playsound -

2 - Custom folder in the library (F5, F6, F7) disappears after one or two days

My PD12 has been doing that since it was first installed. Do your folders disappear or become empty?

Mentioned here - http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/37906.page#195171

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New Beta release, 2908, http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/0/38762.page#199935 is now available.