PowerDirector 9 has an feature within it called Component Activation. The installation key requires online confirmation, as does the Component Activation.
Component Activation (CA) deals with the separate video formats and each have 30days from installation to initiate. CA is PowerDirector's security feature and is aimed to prevent multiple installations onto more than one computer, covered by the EULA (End User Licence Agreement). An editor must activate each part of PD's Produce section - just by clicking a pop up message for each video rendering format within 30 days.
Purchasing PowerDirector:
NEVER buy a used software product (PowerDirector) as it is likely to have reached its Component Activation limit and will not receive Online Support or corrective assistance from forum members. Please be aware that counterfeit products masquerade as the real thing and are often sold online. This is a warning to editors NOT to purchase from "unknown" online distributors or second hand. Component Activation is there to prevent the abuse of a single licence.
CyberLink offer a 30 day money back policy (you'll need to have contacted Online Support), if an editor is dissatisfied with their online purchase. An editor has 30 days trial period and 30 days afterwards on the full software.
Here are two places to check BEFORE you purchase PowerDirector or any other CyberLink product:
CyberLink product official website:
http://www.cyberlink.com/store/index_en_US.html
Or from CL's Regional Stores:
http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/regional-stores/enu/index.jsp
Be safe, be careful and buy from a known distributor/seller.
Edit: Removing sticky. This thread is now bookmarked - see http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/17508.page
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