Hi giorgos1966 -

It sounds to me that something's been messed up when you "formatted" your PC.

When PDR installs a template, like a .dzt, .dzp etc, it uses a piece of background software called Effect Extractor.

The first thing I'd do is go to C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\Shared files and see if EffectExtractor.exe is present.

The next thing I'd check is your PC's file associations. Settings > Default Apps > Choose Default applications be file type. Scroll down to all those .dz things and they should be associated with Effect Extractor.

If that's all OK, let us know becausae there may be something wrong with your installation.

Another thing to try is right click on a .dzt file & select Open with... do you get the otion to use Effect Extractor? There's a .dzt atached here for testing.

Cheers - Tony
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Quote Hi giorgos1966 -

It sounds to me that something's been messed up when you "formatted" your PC.

When PDR installs a template, like a .dzt, .dzp etc, it uses a piece of background software called Effect Extractor.

The first thing I'd do is go to C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\Shared files and see if EffectExtractor.exe is present.

The next thing I'd check is your PC's file associations. Settings > Default Apps > Choose Default applications be file type. Scroll down to all those .dz things and they should be associated with Effect Extractor.

If that's all OK, let us know becausae there may be something wrong with your installation.

Another thing to try is right click on a .dzt file & select Open with... do you get the otion to use Effect Extractor? There's a .dzt atached here for testing.

Cheers - Tony

Yes there was no Effect Extractor...and i installed. All ok now! Thank you. giorgos1966