PD14 -- What's New/Different?

PDuser97031B

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Sep 27, 2015 19:13

Dafydd,

There are over 150 product improvement user suggestions in the PD13 "Cyberlink, listen to this suggestion" thread. Can you tell us how many of these made it into PD14? In other words what's new or different in PD14 that would make us want to upgrade? Not necessarily new "features" that Cyberlink marketing wanted to implement. We're especially interested in to what extent the product improvement suggestions were implemented, to know if the productivity and operations of PD have been improved. In other words, did Cyberlink listed to us users? If I upgrade to PD14 will I notice a significant improvement user freindliness and productivity?

Thanks!

p.s. I did not find a "What's New" section in the Cyberlink PD14 web pages, but might have missed it. Previously known as PDuser97031 (had to create a new user after changing email address)

Davoid

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Sep 27, 2015 21:00

Is this what you are after? http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector-ultimate/compare-upgrade_en_AU.html

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Sep 28, 2015 06:04

Excent link Davoid, I hope it answers PDuser97031B's question.
Dafydd

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PDuser97031B

Senior Member Joined: Sep 24, 2013 18:13 Messages: 154 Offline

Sep 28, 2015 13:46

No, I found that page and they are mostly "marketing" additions. I think the users are more interested in which of the following user product improvement/productivity suggestions were implemented. In other words, was the http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/40351.page thread effective or did Cyberlink pretty much ignore it? If we upgrade will we find the product usability improvements we've been looking for?

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/40351.page#208202
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/40351.page#208234
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/40351.page#208917
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/25/40351.page#210790
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/25/40351.page#211238
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/25/40351.page#212362
etc.
etc.
etc. for over 100 other product improvement requests from the product users.

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Sep 29, 2015 03:58

Hi,
I can see your point but I don't have any information on what CyberLink considered using etc, see a post I made here: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/45634.page#235773
Dafydd

PDuser97031B

Senior Member Joined: Sep 24, 2013 18:13 Messages: 154 Offline

Sep 30, 2015 14:48

Dafydd,

OK. Guess I'll install the trial version of PD14 and see if the user requested productivity improvements I am looking for were implemented. I was a software developer myself so understand that "marketing" changes have a higher priority than "productivity/usability" changes. But I still hold out hope that Cyberlink will listed to user feedback submitted in good faith to make a good product even better for the end user.

P.S. How can I see all the posts I created in this thread:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/40351.page

Or just all the threads I've created or posts I've made.

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All vodi

Senior Contributor Location: Canada Joined: Aug 21, 2009 11:24 Messages: 1431 Offline

Sep 30, 2015 21:37

Not much in the form of new features that are useful. And less in the form of fixed bugs in PD13. PD14 appears to be more of a cash flow generator at the moment. Win 10, i7

PDuser97031B

Senior Member Joined: Sep 24, 2013 18:13 Messages: 154 Offline

Nov 07, 2015 18:07

I just downloaded PD14 and checked it out. I can't find a single one of the user requested improvements (about 100) that were in the PD13 "Cyberlink Read This" thread.

They have added new functions:
- Action Camera Center
- Motion Tracking
- Express Project
- Screen Recording.

Otherwise Cyberlink didn't listen to their user base and implement the usability/productivity improvements the users requested in good faith.

I'll save my money and stay on PD13, unless someone can give a user who doesn't need the four new functions a good reason to upgrade.

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