CyberLink PowerDirector 9 Readme

November 11, 2010

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This file contains the latest information regarding the CyberLink PowerDirector 9.0 software application. Please click on one of the options below for more information. Remember, before you start CyberLink PowerDirector, please read this document in detail for the latest technical information.

This Readme is divided into the following sections:

• An Overview of CyberLink PowerDirector
• Differences between CyberLink PowerDirector 8 and CyberLink PowerDirector 9
• CyberLink PowerDirector 9 Versions
• Registering your Software
• Installation and Software Usage Notice
• Special Requirements for DV Capturing
• Special Requirements for High Definition Editing
• Note before using DV QuickScan (DV Batch Capture)
• Note for iPod®/PSP® users
• Minimal and Recommended System Requirements
• Compatible Capture Cards and Drivers
• Compatible DV Camcorders
• Compatible AVCHD Camcorders
• Compatible Optical Recordable Drives
• How to Access CyberLink's Technical Support Service
• Licensing and Copyright Information

An Overview of CyberLink PowerDirector

Introducing CyberLink PowerDirector, the world's easiest, fastest, and most advanced video editing software program. CyberLink PowerDirector comes complete with the most advanced, yet easy-to-use tools for creating professional video productions. Plus, it offers Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT), and is optimized for NVIDIA CUDA technology, AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing technology, Intel Core family processors, and AMD multi-core central process units. Using these technologies, CyberLink PowerDirector enables you to complete your movie projects and retain its quality, faster than any other software program available on the market. CyberLink PowerDirector also includes an amazing set of Magic Tools for you to conveniently edit your movie quickly and powerfully.

Differences between CyberLink PowerDirector 8 and CyberLink PowerDirector 9

CyberLink PowerDirector 9.0 has many new features.

The new major features of CyberLink PowerDirector 9 include:

1. Native 64-bit support.
   • CyberLink PowerDirector 9 takes advantage of all your computer's available RAM to speed up movie creation.
   • Access to more RAM makes it possible for CyberLink PowerDirector 9 to work more smoothly with high-resolution content.
2. New powerful and flexible timeline track control behavior.
   • Add up to 100 video and audio tracks to the timeline.
   • Linked video and audio tracks when video files with audio are added.
   • Option to unlink a video's audio for ease of editing or movement on the timeline.
   • Complete editing freedom on the timeline with the absence of a master video track.
   • Less restrictions on which tracks you can add media clips to.
   • Group media clips together for ease of movement on the timeline.
   • Customize track names so they are easy to identify in the timeline.
   • Reorder video tracks using a simple click and drag process.
   • Drag all clips from one video track to another, or drag an audio clip from one audio track to another.
3. More precise video editing features that give you more control over your content.
   • More precision control of video effects, with the two available edit modes: Clip Mode and Keyframe Mode.
   • Ability to meticulously set effect result at the video frame level.
   • Apply transitions between media clips on all video tracks.
   • More customizable transitions, with the option to select between the overlapping and cross transition styles.
   • Use keyframes for more precision control of particle behavior when editing particle effects in the Particle Designer.
   • Use CyberLink WaveEditor to record, trim, cut, enhance, and add effects to audio on the timeline of your project.
   • Up to 10x10 grid lines available for more precise placement of media during the editing process.
4. Ultra fast and super reliable editing engine.
   • Whole new editing engine born out of the new timeline design. Whether your operating system is 32 or 64 bit, CyberLink PowerDirector 9 now gets more memory usage from your computer.
   • CyberLink PowerDirector uses a cache engine, so that no matter how much content you have on the timeline, you can smoothly preview and produce.
5. Native DSLR support.
   • Import photos and videos shot by Canon and Nikon digital single lens reflex camera.
   • Support for photo/RAW/MOV file formats shot by Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras.
6. New templates to help you create professional looking projects.
   • New designed title sets and backgrounds.
   • New dynamic photo slideshow templates.
7. More options for previewing your movie during creation.
   • Preview your video production in an HD or Full HD preview resolution.
   • Select a range of media on the timeline and then render an instant preview with Render Preview to get a better feel of a specific scene.
8. New input/output format support
   • Output your video project to a video format that is compatible with a number of popular mobile phones and other portable devices., including iPhone 4, iPad, Acer, HTC, Samsung, Blackberry, Google Phone, Hitachi, Nokia, LG, and Sony Ericsson.
   • Share created videos on YouTube or Facebook in Full HD quality.
   • Output only the audio of your project in the WMA, WAV, or M4A format.
   • Burn your video projects to a removable disk in the AVCHD format.

CyberLink PowerDirector 9 Versions

There are many versions of CyberLink PowerDirector 9, including OEM versions, an Express version and the retail versions. These versions have minor differences in functionality, file support, etc. The table below offers a quick comparison of the different versions and the differences among them.

Note: CyberLink PowerDirector versioning is based on Microsoft Windows 7 installation.

Registering your Software

Please use the online registration feature to register your software. You must register the software to receive the customer support service and product update information.

Installation and Software Usage Notice

1. Before installing CyberLink PowerDirector, you may have to check your system resources in order to obtain optimal performance.

2. In order to avoid most compatibility issues, please close all other software and utility applications, including virus scans and instant messaging software.

3. To obtain the best video recording performance, check your hard disk DMA setting. Please check the properties page from the My Computer or Computer for the hardware settings list.

4. Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT): For SVRT to achieve its optimal rendering performance, the video clips in your project should be using the same recording file format.

5. MPEG-2 video editing issues: The Microsoft Windows operating systems does not provide a MPEG-2 video playback decoding engine. If your system previously has other DVD or MPEG-2 playback or video editing software installed, the 3rd party MPEG-2 video playback engine might conflict with the engine provided with CyberLink PowerDirector. If CyberLink PowerDirector encounters any issues while importing MPEG-2 video files, please try to uninstall other MPEG-2 video playback or editing software applications. If the problem still exists, please check the FAQ published on the CyberLink Web site or contact CyberLink's Customer Support.

6. Microsoft DirectX® 9 runtime library must be installed in advance. CyberLink PowerDirector requires Microsoft DirectX® 9 installed runtime library on your system for certain CyberLink PowerDirector functions to run properly. The CyberLink PowerDirector CD setup program will automatically install the DirectX 9 runtime library. But, if you purchase the Internet download version or the free trial version, you have to download this module from the Microsoft Web site or from other Web locations. Microsoft DirectX® 9 can also be found at the Microsoft DirectX® 9 download page on the Microsoft web site: http://www.microsoft.com.

7. OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) support: CyberLink PowerDirector supports the OHCI standard providing Microsoft Windows with a standardized way of interacting with the IEEE1394 port or I/O card so that it is unnecessary to install any other additional drivers when capturing DV video with CyberLink PowerDirector software.

8. Hard disk requirement when using non real-time DV capturing: CyberLink PowerDirector will use the hard disk as the buffering space to transcode the DV content captured into MPEG-1/MPEG-2 files. It is recommended that you have sufficient free disk space before conducting non real-time DV capturing.

9. In certain situations it may take a while for CyberLink PowerDirector to detect the SVRT settings before producing a long movie project. This may occur if your video file is split into many clips (either by scene detection or by manual split). In such a case, please wait until SVRT detection is complete.

10. DV/QuickScan compatibility: Some DV brands may have compatibility problems with the QuickScan function in Capture mode. This may be because the DV rewinding mechanism is quite different in various DV models. We strongly suggest our customers follow the advice in the QuickScan Notice. For example, the DV tape should not have blanks in the middle of a recording. If your DV is unable to conduct the QuickScan function successfully, you are advised to capture the video with the normal Record/Stop buttons.

11. MicroMV capture is supported in CyberLink PowerDirector 9, except in DV QuickScan and while detecting scenes by time code break.

12. Fast forward preview is not supported in Windows Media Video (WMV) format. You will see the video playback in 1X even if you click the fast forward button.

13. Close other audio playback software (such as Media Player or Winamp) when you are capturing video/audio signals from a TV or CD-ROM, as it may result in muted or noisy audio on the captured clips.

14. When Trimming, the video you see in the Video Window or Media Viewer is the original video clip without any other effects (for example, color adjustment or video speed adjustment) applied. Please switch to Movie mode to preview the result with all effects applied.

15. HDV write-back, currently CyberLink PowerDirector supports only Sony HDR-FX1, HDR-HC1 and HDR-HC3. For new HDV models, please check for future patches by clicking the "Check Upgrade" button, or visit the CyberLink web site for updates.

16. Failed to install due to QuickTime not being installed, in some cases, CyberLink PowerDirector 9 cannot be successfully installed because the previous step of QuickTime installation wasn't completed. This may be due to there are other third party codecs that installed QuickTime alternative codecs, such as the Storm Codec or K-Lite Codec Pack. We suggest that you uninstall these codec packs, and install the official Apple QuickTime 7 Player. After QuickTime is installed, try installing CyberLink PowerDirector 9 again.

17. Failed to install CyberLink PowerDirector 9 because of reboot during installation , if you reboot your system during the installation of CyberLink PowerDirector 9, you may not be able to successfully install it next time. If this happens, please manually delete all files with .ipi extension in the C:\Windows\Installer folder on your system, and try to install CyberLink PowerDirector 9 again. If you are not sure how to clean the .ipi, please contact CyberLink Customer Support.

18. Recordable Disc Selection in DV Backup, it is important to always make sure the disc capacity is large enough for your DV tape. For example, set your DV tape in SP mode but not LP mode, if you only have a 4.7 GB DVD recordable disc (DVD+/-R/RW). If you try to backup a tape that is longer than the recordable DVD can record, the DV Backup function may not execute appropriately.

19. Depending on the file format, scene detection on certain clips may not work as precisely as it does for others. You may need to split the scenes manually in the scene detection dialog.

20. Using multiple PiP tracks demands a lot of performance from your computer and may cause the PiP objects to not display smoothly. A higher-end computer is recommended when using multiple PiP tracks.

21. When uploading custom templates to DirectorZone, all 4:3 menu templates are converted to 16:9 after upload. Custom PiP object, disc menu and title templates cannot contain any video when uploaded to DirectorZone.

Special Requirements for DV Capturing

Minimum CPU requirements in DV Capture Mode (i.e. capturing video) for analog video devices or using real-time mode:

Special Requirements for High Definition Editing

We recommend that you prepare enough computer resources before beginning to edit High Definition (HD) videos. As the dimension of an HD video can be 4 times as large as a regular DV video, HD video requires a powerful computer to be able to edit smoothly. See the System Requirements for further details.

Note before using DV QuickScan (DV Batch Capture)

1. Ideally, QuickScan should start recording from the beginning of a tape. If your tape contains recorded content, please rewind it to the start.
2. Avoid ejecting and reloading the tape frequently, which causes time code breaks and may generate errors during scanning.
3. Avoid leaving blank segments in the middle of a tape. Use the "End Search" button (on most camcorders) to locate the end of the recorded section before shooting new video content.

Limitations While Using QuickScan

1. The tape cannot be written to a PC via an IEEE1394 ("FireWire") connection. Using the "Write to DV Tape" feature will result in missing time code information.
2. The tape cannot be written to a VCR via the S-Video or Audio/Video connector.
3. Recording times must be sequential. Do not record the tape if subsequent time codes appear before preceding time codes.

Note for iPod®/PSP® users

Producing MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) files for iPod Video®

Note: This feature may not be available in some CyberLink PowerDirector versions.

1. The files produced in iPod-MPEG4 AVC profile will only play on Apple's fifth-generation iPod Video® and beyond.
2. After you produce the file, please use Apple iTunes® to synchronize the produced files. Please read the user guide of Apple iPod Video® to configure the synchronization settings. Only after successful synchronization can your iPod Video® playback the produced video.

Producing Memory Stick Video files in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) for Sony PSP®

Note: This feature may not be available in some CyberLink PowerDirector versions.

1. The files produced in PSP-MPEG4 AVC profile can be only played on the Memory Stick card of Sony PSP® with the 2.0 firmware and beyond.
2. You can choose to directly output to a Sony PSP if it is connected to your PC. Or you can choose to output to the Memory Stick card first if the PSP is not connected to your PC, and then insert your Memory Stick card into a PSP to playback the video.
3. If you choose to output to the Memory Stick card, make sure you choose the proper directory to output the files. If you choose to output to the local hard disk directory, make sure you copy both the Memory Stick video files and Thumbnail Picture files to the destination folder on the Memory Stick card. All files should be stored under the first layer directory "MP_ROOT" and the second layer directory. The second layer directory "xxxANV01" has to conform to following rules
   • The directory name shall consists of 8 characters
   • The first three characters, as indicated by "xxx", are referred to as the directory number and shall be a unique number between "100" and "999"
   • The directory number has to be the largest existing number + 1 when creating a new directory
   • Examples of legal directory name: "100ANV01" "101ANV01"
4. CyberLink PowerDirector will automatically generate the file name to comply with the Memory Stick Video Format naming rules.

Minimal and Recommended System Requirements

The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums for general digital video production work.

• Screen Resolution:
  
  • 1024 X 768, 16-bit color or above.
• OS:
  
  • Windows 7/Vista/XP (Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required for HDV capture).
• Memory:
  
  • 512 MB required.
  • 3 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 32 bit OS.
  • 6 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 64 bit OS.
• CPU:
  
  • AVI Capture/Producer profiles: Pentium II 450 MHz or AMD Athlon 500 MHz.
  • DVD Quality (MPEG-2) profiles: Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200+.
  • High Quality MPEG-4 and Streaming WMV, QuickTime profiles: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2.
  • Full-HD quality H.264 and MPEG2 profiles: Intel Corei5/7 or AMD Phenom II X4.
  • AVCHD and BD burning profiles: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400, or AMD Phenom II X2.
• Video Capturing Device:
  
  • PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM standard (i.e. PC Camera and TV tuner with WDM driver).
  • DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant IEEE1394 (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • DVD camcorder connected via USB2.0 (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • Sony MicroMV/AVCHD/HDV camcorder (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • JVC Everio camcorder (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • Panasonic MicroMV/AVCHD/HDV camcorder (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
• Hard Disk Space:
  
  • 5 GB required (400 MB for SmartSound Quicktrack Library).
  • 10 GB (20 GB recommended) required for DVD production.
  • 60 GB (100 GB recommended) required for BD/HD/AVCHD production.
• Burning Device:
  
  • A CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/AVCHD* titles.
  • A Blu-ray Disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray Disc titles*.
• Microphone:
  
  • A microphone is required for recording voice-overs.

Note: please consult the CyberLink web site for the most recent system requirements information (http://www.cyberlink.com). * optional features in CyberLink PowerDirector.

Compatible Capture Cards and Drivers

IEEE 1394 capture device compatibility list: CyberLink PowerDirector DV video capture modules utilize the Microsoft Windows driver. It is required that the IEEE1394 capture devices be compliant with the OHCI standard. Please consult the Product Resources section on the PowerDirector page of the CyberLink web site for the most up-to-date model list.

Analog to digital video capture device compatibility list: CyberLink PowerDirector supports WDM-compliant capture device. Please consult the Product Resources section on the PowerDirector page of the CyberLink web site for the most up-to-date model list.

Compatible DV Camcorders

CyberLink will continually provide patch updates to work with the latest DV camcorders. To see the most up-to-date list of DV compatible devices or to download the latest patch updates, please visit the PowerDirector page on the CyberLink web site for more information.

Compatible AVCHD Camcorders

CyberLink will continually provide patch updates to work with the latest AVCHD camcorders. To see the most up-to-date list of AVCHD compatible devices or to download the latest patch updates, please visit the PowerDirector page on the CyberLink web site for more information.

Compatible Optical Recordable Drives

List of Approved Recordable CD/DVD/BD/HDDVD drives: CyberLink PowerDirector supports most ATAPI and SCSI interface burning device. Please consult the Product Resources section on the PowerDirector page of the CyberLink web site for the most up-to-date model list.

How to Access CyberLink's Technical Support Service

Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day at no cost on the CyberLink web site.

Note: You must first register as a member before using CyberLink web support.

Technical Inquiry Form

For your assistance, you may complete the Inquiry Form in the Support section of the CyberLink web site. The more accurate and detailed the information you provide, the better we can help to solve your problem.

General Support

Please visit the support section of the CyberLink web site to view all the support options that are available to you. In addition to frequently asked questions, the CyberLink web site also provides troubleshooting techniques, the latest in product news and other relevant information.

Discussion Forum

You may go to PowerDirector Forum to view all the discussion topics that may help you to answer your questions and solve your problems. If you have feature suggestions, you are welcome to post your suggestions in the forum. You will need to register first before you can contribute to the forum.

Note: CyberLink's user community forum is only available in English and German.

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