How to install PiP and other templates

jonobugs

Newbie Joined: Oct 29, 2016 23:53 Messages: 14 Offline

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Nov 01, 2016 00:55

Hi,

I'm new to this program and I am still playing around with the software. I was reading about PiP templates and thought it might be interesting so I clicked on free templates and downloaded a few samples.

From what I read you just double click the dzp files and they will open automatically. However, that wasn't the case. Windows 10 did not recognize the file extension, so I pointed it to Powerdirector 15, but when it tried to open the files, an error message popped up.

I also tried to open it from Powerdirector itself by importing, but that didn't work either. Same error message, unsupported format. I tried several different files in case the one I downloaded wasn't working, but I got the same error message each time.

So, could anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

Jonathan

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 01, 2016 04:26

Hi jonobugs -

You're largely on the right track.

If you save the .dzp file & double click it should install & you'll get a confirmation pop-up.

If you right click & select Open with... Effect Extractor should appear as the default app.

The couple of screenshots attached might help.

Cheers - Tony


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jonobugs

Newbie Joined: Oct 29, 2016 23:53 Messages: 14 Offline

Nov 02, 2016 00:36

Quote Hi jonobugs -

You're largely on the right track.

If you save the .dzp file & double click it should install & you'll get a confirmation pop-up.

If you right click & select Open with... Effect Extractor should appear as the default app.

The couple of screenshots attached might help.

Cheers - Tony

Thanks Tony!

It didn't work. For some reason there was no program associated with .dzp files so I originally chose Powerdirector as the program to open. After reading your solution I searched for the effect extractor program which I found under the color director directory. I tried opening it with that and it seems to work, but now I don't know where to find them. I took a look through all the ones I had, but it didn't seem to show up. It did show up with a message that the dimensions were different. Does that mean I would have to change the video to 4:3 to have the template show up? My template is now at 16:9.

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 02, 2016 00:58

Hi Jonathan -

The Effect Extractor app can be found at C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\Shared files

If you associate the DZ effects with Effect Extractor, you shouldn't have a problem with installing.

If you got an alert about aspect ratio, that sounds like your installation was successful. 4:3 effects will only appear if your project is set to 4:3 - same with 16:9 (only show up in a 16:9 project.

Try going to the PiP Objects library > Downloaded... & switch your project to 4:3

Do the downloaded templates appear?

Cheers - Tony
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jonobugs

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Nov 02, 2016 01:55

I haven't had a chance to check that out yet, but I'm sure that's the answer. I thought so myself, but I don't really know how to change the format without starting a new project. I'll be sure to check that out when I have some time!

Thank you so much for your help!

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 02, 2016 13:15

You may not have to rework your project in 4:3. There's a way of getting those 4:3 effects from DirectorZone into your 16:9 library & it just takes a few clicks.

It's shown in this tutorial - at about 4:40

Cheers - Tony
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jonobugs

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Nov 02, 2016 23:11

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the tip! As I was saying, I was just checking out PiP and how to download a few things but I wasn't actually working on a project so I didn't need to switch it over. But it's a really handy tip to know!

Also, I subscribed to your channel as you're very helpful! Well, I gotta go and start editing some video now!