ColorDirector evaluation limitations

Håkan K

Member Location: Sweden Joined: Aug 07, 2016 10:03 Messages: 54 Offline

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Sep 26, 2016 07:59

The trial product has the following limitations:

30-day trial versionImporting and producing H.264 video files is only supported on Windows 10/8.1/8/7 or hardware platforms offering independent H.264 encodingDoes not support 2K/4Kresolution H.264 videoImporting and producing H.265 video files is not available

Does that mean I can't import 4k material or does it mean I just can't export in 4k? If I can't import...Is there a way to rty it out anyway as I do only have 4k material that would be interesting for me to try out.

Thanks!

PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Sep 26, 2016 21:52

Hello Håkan K,

Welcome to the ColorDirector forum

The trial limitations do make it difficult to assess how your PC will handle 4K & H.265 video clips.

The limitations mean you cannot:

import or export 2K/4K that uses H.264 encoding

import or export any H.265 video

Have you tried to import any of your 4K clips? What encoding format do they use (AVC H.264 is common)?

The full version certainly has no such restrictions & CDR works fine with UHD & H.265.

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Håkan K

Member Location: Sweden Joined: Aug 07, 2016 10:03 Messages: 54 Offline

Sep 27, 2016 02:05

Thanks!

Installed the trial version yesterday and unfortunately it did not import 4k material due to the trial restriction. I then saved a 4k clip in lower resolution and had a go. Seems to do what I want to do, and it did it easy with a LOT for my specific purpose (D-Log videos recorded from a Phantom 3 Pro) So I will probably make a purchase. Are there any tutorials similar to the ones PD University produces and make available on YouTube? I could not find anything similar. I need a "fundamentals startup tutorial" kind of. Preferably in conjunction with PowerDirector.

/Håkan

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PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Sep 27, 2016 02:15

There are quite a few CDR tutorials here - http://www.cyberlink.com/learning/video/product/colordirector

I have some on my YouTube channel, but they're more about specific things.

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Håkan K

Member Location: Sweden Joined: Aug 07, 2016 10:03 Messages: 54 Offline

Oct 04, 2016 02:16

Thanks!

I purchased ColorDirector 5 and were finally able to check out the 4K capabilities. I think I start get the hang of it. I record in D-Log format meaning the post prod becomes an important part of the production. (No, I'm not professional just a guy who thinks this is fun!). A very, very useful feature of CD is the ability to use LUT's. I haven't used it in this test clip but rather had a look at some sample clips and tried to re-invent. As this took quiet some time I will purchase some LUT's. This is my result:

https://youtu.be/-gTjtW6mpog

Cheers!

/Håkan