Hello,

We are pleased to inform you that PowerDirector 19 has been released and is now available for purchase from the CyberLink website.

For 365 subscribers, you can update your PowerDirector to 19.0.2108 via the CyberLink Application Manager. To update to this version, launch the CyberLink Application Manager (CAM) program and then click the Install button next to PowerDirector on the APPS > My Programs tab.

If you do not have CAM installed, you can download it for free here:
https://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/application-manager/download_en_US.html

New Features
Below is a list of some of the new features available in PowerDirector 19.

- Change position of anchor point on media clips/title text for greater control over rotation, scaling, and more.
- Create vertex selection masks on your videos or use the linear and parallel masks to make more powerful masking effects.
- Use the Ad Designer* to quickly and easily create promotional videos.
- Add more precise control to your PiP/title keyframe effects with a choice of linear or hold keyframes.
- Edit sketch animation templates in the Sketch Designer to create perfect graphic objects for tutorials and other videos.
- Customize the Color Match changes for more controllable color correcting.
- Add volume keyframes while mixing audio in the enhanced Audio Mixing room.
- Export an entire PowerDirector project to AudioDirector's Mix Room for advanced editing and mixing.

Note: * this feature is only available in PowerDirector 365 Business.

Also new to users updating from PowerDirector 18 to 19 (already available in PowerDirector 365).
- Utilize the Title Reveal Mask feature for more creative title text animation.
- Import 8K Videos with the support of an AMD VCN2.0 GPU.
- Encode AAC 5.1ch audio with MKV and MP4 files.
- Modify the graphics colors of motion graphics titles.
- Attach shapes created in the Shape Designer in Motion Tracker.
- Export SRT subtitle files with or without SubRip style formatting.
- Adds priority customer support feature within program

UI Improvements and Enhacements
The update also includes many user interface updates and improvements. Please check out the following help page for the details: https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/19/enu/01_01_02_whats_different.html

PowerDirector 19 Intro Video & Tutorials
See the official release video for the latest version of PowerDirector and check out these tutorials for more information on some of these features:

Intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddxjuM3_f6U&
How to Use Custom, Linear and Parallel Masks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi5j1qUJoPo&
Changing Motion Graphics Colors in Title Designer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_vU7e0NLM0&
How to Use Anchor Points with Linear and Hold Keyframe Interpolation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xXVDhFI4i4&

PowerDirector 19 Version Table
Please check out the full PowerDirector 19 version table to see what features are available in each version:
https://www.cyberlink.com/support/faq-content.do?id=25676

Cheers,
PowerDirector Moderator

For customer support related issues, please contact:
- Customer service: https://membership.cyberlink.com/support/customer-services.do
- Technical support: https://membership.cyberlink.com/support/service/technical-support.do