It's a bad start if Windows is not recognising your drive correctly. That needs sorting out first I would suggest.

I have no idea why PD has this restriction though the AVC spec does say it is for removable media and Windows marks USB HDD as HDD unlike Memory Cards / Thumb Drives....so unless you can find a Windows hack to change how the USB HDD is "seen" then the only other suggestion I have is to first burn to a Memory Card / USB Stick and copy to your folder of choice on your USB HDD. PD 64 Bit-Win10 64 Bit-32GB RAM-80TB HDD
Sony FX6 - 500Mbps 4k/50p AVC-I HLG
Canon XF400 - 150Mbps 4k/50p AVC
GoPro Hero6 Black
Pana HS700-28Mbps 1080/50p AVC (High@L4.2)
Canon HV20-HDV 25Mbps 16:9 1440x1080/25p MPEG

What gets me is WHY is Cyberlink trying to play me like if they were my mother???

Hello! we're production people AND PAYING Customer!

I'm the only one who know WHY I need to produce to any drive for any reason, NOT CYBERLINK.

Again, WHY is Cyberlink not letting their Customers (US!) who pay them $$$ decide what they (the customers!) do with the software they purchased?

Just show a list of all the drives and we'll manage the rest, please! Cyberlink, are you listening??? amazing.....
Sylvain

VE2FET,
I do not disagree, or agree with your point, but we are not Cyberlink.
You might try the Cyberlink Facebook page, to air your thoughts, but I suggest a less smarmy tone. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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Tone??? Reporting it as it is.
thanks, posted on their Facebook page.
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VE2FET,
your 1st link is a 404 error.
Your Flickr link has some great photos. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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Quote: VE2FET,
your 1st link is a 404 error.
Your Flickr link has some great photos.

Sorry, fixed!

PD is great, but producing is so long that if we have to start to copy production ouput left and right after it's produce because we can't generate to the precise location we want to it's just more wasted time, anyway, my point is well explained.
Thanks again
Sylvain

Just show a list of all the drives and we'll manage the rest, please! Cyberlink, are you listening??? amazing.....

Do you want something like this?

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. (see below)
Confucius
AMD Phenom IIX6 1055T, win10, 5 internal drives, 7 usb drives, struggling power supply.

He wants that flexibility but from the Create Disk --> 3D Disc --> AVCHD / SD etc or Removable Media section which does not allow you to pick a Drive or Directory, just a USB Connected Thumb Drive PD 64 Bit-Win10 64 Bit-32GB RAM-80TB HDD
Sony FX6 - 500Mbps 4k/50p AVC-I HLG
Canon XF400 - 150Mbps 4k/50p AVC
GoPro Hero6 Black
Pana HS700-28Mbps 1080/50p AVC (High@L4.2)
Canon HV20-HDV 25Mbps 16:9 1440x1080/25p MPEG

Then perhaps he might consider amending his post heading (and even his post content) to properly reflect the nature of his issue?? Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. (see below)
Confucius
AMD Phenom IIX6 1055T, win10, 5 internal drives, 7 usb drives, struggling power supply.

Unsurprisingly, I'm confused.

Here, I can produce to any connected HDD - internal or external. I can create a DVD/BR folder on any external or internal HDD or USB device.

Sounds like Longedge's suggestion might be correct.

I can't see any **BUG**

Cheers - Tony


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I'm refering to "Create Disc" target selection
S.

Quote: I'm refering to "Create Disc" target selection
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If you want to produce to a device like a hard drive, why are you not just using the "Produce" section of the program?

Disc (with a "c") is normally an optical disc made by burning information (ones and zeros) to the disc; whereas a disk (with a K) is a unit like a hard drive (or other memory device). If you notice, the fourth section is titled "Create Disc" (with a "c")

Perhaps a little time with the tutorial videos would be a great help.
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Anything I post unless stated with a reference is my personal opinion.

Ok, tell me, how can I create/produce an AVCHD 2.0 output directory structure with menus and videos on any drives I want?
Tnx

Quote: Ok, tell me, how can I create/produce an AVCHD 2.0 output directory structure with menus and videos on any drives I want?
Tnx

Now you are changing the game (again).

Go to Create disc and output to a folder set on your hard drive. Copy that folder set to a memory stick. Find a program that will play the folder set. I'm not sure that the FREE VLC will play that folder set but you can try.

Do you know of a program that will do that? Where do you plan to play it?

Do you know what a folder set is? It has everything including the navigation. Unfortunately this program does not allow you to make an image file which can be played with several computer programs including VLC. .
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Anything I post unless stated with a reference is my personal opinion.

It does nit allow me to select the drive I want, read my first message. Why limiting the choices to what Windows thinks to be "removal" drives and not let the user decide by themself?

S.

Here it is, no way to select any drive (drive letters) that we want, it offers just a "subset" and they must be seen as "removable" by Windows. Why this limitation by PowerDirector?
Sylvain
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Quote: It does nit allow me to select the drive I want, read my first message. Why limiting the choices to what Windows thinks to be "removal" drives and not let the user decide by themself?

S.

Yes it does; you can select the location for the folder set (see image). I asked if you knew what that was. You have not answered that question. . I think that you can't have everything you want if you don't take the time to learn the program.

You end up with a folder set of audio_TS and video-TS. The audio folder is empty, the video folder has everything that in in the video (including the audio and mrenu). If you open the video-ts file and select the first VOB file, they will all play. I just tried in with VLC. I'm sure other programs will work also.

As I said above, this program will not make an IMAGE file (ISO). That is not a bug; it is the way it is designed. I have other programs that will make the ISO fiel.

We are going around and around with this - you are playing the yes-but game. Why don't you tell use exactly why you want the video on a thumb drive. Perhaps if we know that we can be of more help. I am giving up on this thread. I must be missing something and I can't determine what. I have given you options but they don;t seem to be exactly what you want regardless of standards. Perhaps others can see your dilemma and offer solutions.

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BoilerPlate: To posters who ask for help -- it is nice to thank the volunteers who try to answer your questions !
Anything I post unless stated with a reference is my personal opinion.

I've just put up a picture in the message before yours.

Maybe generating AVCHD 2.0 files and directory structure is something you never did here's why you don't get it, but PD does it, it just does not allow us to select where exactly, those are just files and directories... I see you are trying but PD does not allow for this, it allows to create those AVCHD/BDMV/... structure on a memory stick since we can plug those sticks into any AVCHD 2.0 compliant device (ie. TV, Blue Ray readers with USB ports, etc) and play the created projet). But WE also need to be able to generate anywhere we want since we can access those AVCHD 2.0 directory structure from anywhere, network, USB HDD drive... so again, why limiting us as of "where" to have the generated output directories and files go??

Thanks.
Sylvain