saving to usb ?

andybaz

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Jan 21, 2019 16:33

Does PD17 allow you to save movies to usb stick which can then be played on any pc that does not have the PD software loaded ? windows 7 64bit - powerdirector 10 ultra 64bit

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jan 21, 2019 16:41

The short answer is yes. If you plan to put a file that is greater than 4 GB in size on it then you need to format that usb drive to either ntfs or exfat.

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Jan 21, 2019 17:15

Quote The short answer is yes. If you plan to put a file that is greater than 4 GB in size on it then you need to format that usb drive to either ntfs or exfat.

Just be be prefectly clear, PD is a video editor which is used to create finished "playable" videos (like MP4s) and is never needed on any playback device.

PDS project files are just sets of instructions that tell PD what edits you've made to clips on the timeline, and are they not playable by any device.

If you Save a project from PD to your USB stick, you cannot "play" that PDS file. You must use the Produce or Create Disc features to create playable media, and that's what you would copy to the USB stick. When using Produce, you can even set the Export folder: to the USB stick and create the video there directly.

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JoeVideo

Newbie Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Joined: Nov 27, 2011 16:08 Messages: 31 Offline

Feb 13, 2019 22:40

Andy, when you produce a movie in Power Director, the file can be saved in a folder on your computer. You can then copy the produced file into your USB memory stick. But keep in mind, your chosen format of your movie needs to be compatible to the device that is going to read your video file. For instance, if you chose to use AVI as your format, the device must then be capable of reading the AVI file and opening it up to display it... Just find out what the device requires to display your movie..then produce the movie to match the specs of the player.

So, the short answer is yes... JoeVideo
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