I ran into the same problem! After installing the latest patch, It will freeze burning to files in BluRay and AVCHD. Haven't tried other files yet.
Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't work. It will stop as you describe or random points in the process of burning to file.
I un-installed PD 9 and re-installed after cleaning registry and it seemed to work fine. I started installing all of the patches, one by one and after the latest patch I have intermittent burning completetion.
Still trying to figure it out. Will let you know when I get it figured out. Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Cameras. Panasonic AG-HMC40, GoPro Hero 3 Black
Edition.

After tweaking my programs and removing some software, I am happy to say that everything is now working OK. I blamed the problem on the latest patch, but I removed some of the free software that came bundled with my Sony BluRay Burner and I think that was my problem. Anyway everything is working super as of now.

Cheers Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Cameras. Panasonic AG-HMC40, GoPro Hero 3 Black
Edition.

thanks bulldog.

Do you recommend that I reload the Patches starting from the oldest & continue to the newest, or should I just load the newest patch? I'm still leery of getting the problem I had during the disk burn (00.00.01 time remaining and not completing.)

I would go back to the earliest patch and go one by one in order to the newest. I see some of the members are not installing the newer patches.
I might just not install the newest patches now, but wait.
I did install all of the patches from the earliest to the newest in order and all is working very good now.
Good Luck! Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Cameras. Panasonic AG-HMC40, GoPro Hero 3 Black
Edition.

thanks. I'll stick with what I have for awhile. Then when I have some free day I'll try loading the patches in order & give it a try.

Hi,
I'm monitoring this thread and any issues you find are being read and noted.
Thanks
Dafydd
[Moderator]

I downloaded & applied patch 2330a & was able to burn to a folder successfully.
I then downloaded & applied patch 2504 & tried to burn the same file. It failed with my previous problem.
Time remaining 00:00:01 second & never finishing. the percent completion for this 469 mb video was
91%. The percentage of failure depends on the size of the file I'm trying to burn. The only thing consistant
is the time remaining which is one second. I get this burning to a disc or to a folder. To me the problem is with patch 2504

Doesn't the latest patch include the all updates from the previous patches ?

Or do you have to add one-at-a-time to get the latest version ?

As yet I haven't updated anything from the original PD9 after reading all the horror-stories

Trevor . . My YouTube site . . (Bristol, UK) . . My JVC GZ-HM1 Camcorder

Good Question! Maybe someone smarter than I can answer.
The download files are:
2330- 107,445 kb file
2504- 105,683 kb file
2702- 89,451 kb file
The reason I was downloading them one by one,first to last, is to narrow down why I was having problems with the latest patch, 2702, BD and AVCHD burning issue. I tried them one at a time to burn with each patch.
I finally concluded that the patch was not the problem, but with some software bundled with my Sony BluRay Burner (Cyberlink Media Suite scaled down version). I have since used the 2702 without any problems.
I have had no other problem since then. The speed is absolutely incredible compared to using the same program, PD9, on my HP laptop 32 bit. Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Cameras. Panasonic AG-HMC40, GoPro Hero 3 Black
Edition.

Quote: Good Question! Maybe someone smarter than I can answer.

Hmmm . . . Well after looking at http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/support/powerdirector/patches_en_US.html I read it that the latest patch does include the previous updates, so anyone wanting the "latest build" only needs to upload the latest patch : Trevor . . My YouTube site . . (Bristol, UK) . . My JVC GZ-HM1 Camcorder

That's correct folks, the latest is (hopefully) the greatest. Win 10, i7

Every patch has been less stable for me since 2330a . It just become unresponsive more often with the latest two patches

Are you saying that those purchasing Power Director 9 Ultra today are purchasing PD9 Build 2702? No need for them to apply any patches since the Build is cumulative.. Right?

Yes, the older patches are included in the latest one, including all fixes.

Note: In the last two releases (2504, 2702) I've had to completely remove PD9 and then re-install in the following sequence to avoid some of the "instability" that most us see :

- install PD9
- install content pack
- activate PD9
- install latest patch Win 10, i7

HDEdit, thanks for also confirming that Build 2702 contains all previous fixes/enhancements. Shouldn't each Patch be larger than the previous patch, since each one is an aggregation of prior releases? I guess this is the aspect that has me perplexed.

I removed PD9 Build 2702 and then reinstalled PD9 without any of the updates to eliminate my burning issues. Is there a limit to the number of PD9 Reinstalls, like there is with Microsoft Office, which limits you to three? I'm tempted to add patch/build 2702 back to PD9, but don't want to end up with no PD9 at all if the patch causes the burning errors to re-occur and PD9 doesn't let me reinstall it again.

-Allen

No. There are no limits to re-installation that I'm aware of and I've done many ! Just use Win7's controlpanel to do the removals.

Release 2702 runs better than 2504, but not as well as 2316, the original release. But then again, 2316 has it's own set of problems and NOT everyone will experience them, based on how they are using PD9.

The probable reason for the different file sizes is that some earlier patches had to be backed out. I'm aware of at least 2-3 of them. Win 10, i7

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Note: In the last two releases (2504, 2702) I've had to completely remove PD9 and then re-install in the following sequence to avoid some of the "instability" that most us see :

- install PD9
- install content pack
- activate PD9
- install latest patch ]

I did that with 2702 it helps some what but still more unresponsive reports

I don't think there is a limit on the number of installs (if on the same computer), but there is a limit on downloads.

For that reason, it is best to burn a CD or DVD of the downloaded files.
Keep your email of the serial number on that same CD. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Quote: I don't think there is a limit on the number of installs (if on the same computer), but there is a limit on downloads.

For that reason, it is best to burn a CD or DVD of the downloaded files.
Keep your email of the serial number on that same CD.

For some reason, the forum moderators removed my question, but thanks Carl for answering it so thoroughly. Burning a DVD is far safer than keeping the downloaded PD9 on the hard drive. I'll write the Activation Code on the DVD as well. Thankyou sir!
-Allen