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I have a query as to how to achieve this having two versions of PD on one computer. If I am to reinstall PD7 but wish to retain PD8(which I do), what must I watch for upon loading the disc and starting the installation process?
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Hi, Tomasc!
I still have the installation disc for PD7, and yes, I may have a crack at reinstalling it, but not straight away. I might try this weekend(fingers crossed that it should work, but I don't suppose there are any guarantees that it will). If I'm successful, I'll likely use the PD7 to superimpose my animated titles created in PD8. And maybe use the PD7 for some disc authoring as well.
I am grateful to CubbyhouseFilms(Neil in Melbourne, if you're reading this, hope you're doing well).
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Carl312 asked: "Neil.F.1955, Was PD 8 a upgrade from PD 7?" My answer is yes!
Like you, Carl, I started with PD5, then went to PD7. I ran PD5 on (I think) Windows Millenium, then, when I stepped up to Windows XP, I was using PD5 on that until I bought PD7. Installing PD7 on my XP auto-uninstalled and overwrote PD5. When it came time for a new computer, I stepped up to Windows 7 but still had PD7 which I installed, but later I got hold of PD8 via a new capture card I had bought from a Jaycar Electronics store, but it was a bare-bones version where many of the features were unavailable. when I commented on this on an earlier forum thread, Cubbyhouse Films offered me his full version PD8 Ultra, as he was no longer using it and had advanced to PD12 or higher(by now he may be using the latest PD version). Upon my installing PD8 Ultra the same thing happened, auto-uninstall of the previous version and overwrite with new components.
Hope this clarifies where I'm at with Power Director.
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To those who claim to have one or more other(later) versions of Power Director on their computers beyond, say, the initial version the may have started with, my question is: How the hell did you get to install it(the newer version) WITHOUT it overwriting and uninstalling the earlier version? And moreso, Bubba From TX(assumedly Texas), How did you manage to install PD10 without losing PD9, then install PD11 without losing the other two?
As I've stated, when I installed PD8, it had to go though the process of uninstalling and overwriting PD7, so there's no way I could have PD7 and PD8 sitting side-by-side on my computer. If I were to re-install PD7 now, it would uninstall PD8.
This is a shame for me, in a way as, I've been using the 9 overlay video tracks available in PD8 to make my own animated titles with each letter in a nine-letter word having its own animation effect. If In need to do titles with multiple wording, I animate several other sequences with the required words in each, then I overlay them to create the complete title. Trouble is, if I try to do that final part on PD8, the letters are blurred. But if I were using PD7 the overlay would be nice and sharp, but PD7 only has 6 overlay tracks so it's a bit restrictive for the animation effects I'm trying to create.
Cheers!
Neil
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Hello CS2014.
I've just posted a suggestion on reversing transition effects but you need PD8 or upwards to create them.
Cheers!
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Hi, TedK,
I used PD7 on a Windows XP-based computer. When the need arose for a new computer, I got one with Windows 7 and installed PD7 onto it. But later on I stepped up to PD8 courtesy of CubbyhouseFilms(a contributor to this site from Melbourne, Australia). And from my experience, it's not possible to have two distinct Power Director versions on one computer, as installing one, the newer version, will overwrite the older version and eliminate it.
Cheers!
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Hello Bigjer73!
I'm assuming you're using AVCHD file type video clips. This may be somewhat time-consuming in its practice, but perhaps converting your clips to a more easily-managable file type, like MPEG2 might solve some of your problems. the file size difference between the two types(MPEG2 being smaller in megabyte terms) makes the clips easier to handle.
Cheers!
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Hi, BluePhoenixV!
Optodata has, I believe, hit the nail on the head! Before you can really do anything about straightening out your PD9, you might first need some servicing of your computer. Consult your computer supplier who may be able to help in that matter(you might need an upgrade). Once your computer problems are solved, you may be able to re-install PD9 and have it working as it should.
Best of luck!
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Hi' all! It's been a while since my last post here but I have a new tip for you to try. This one requires PD8 upwards with "Video In Reverse" effect availability. There are some transition effects which have only one direction which makes them useful only in closing a scene. Others have an effect which can be used only to open a scene. A typical scene closer is the Mirror effect. At the end of a clip, if a black colour board is used, the image becomes a ball and shrinks away to nothing. What if you wanted to open your video with that effect? Instead of shrinking away, the ball expands to reveal your opening scene? Here's how to do it.
1) On your timeline, add your first scene(clip), then click on "Power Tools" and select Video In Reverse.
2) With your clip now reversed, add your colour board(usually black but any colour that takes your fancy can also be used) and set 10 seconds for the duration. The Mirror transition is then inserted between the reversed clip and the colour board.
3) Produce(render) the clip.
4) With the clip now rendered, bring the new render into the timeline(remembering first to delete the original material from the timeline) and, selecting from "Power Tools", Video In Reverse, this will restore the forward motion of your clip but it will now have the "Mirror" effect operating in reverse to open the scene rather than closing it.
5) Now simply continue adding the rest of the clips to make up your movie.
Using the above as a guide, experimentation with other transitions will reveal some more possibilities for role reversal effects on these transitions. It's up to you now to "dabble" and see what you can come up with for yourself.
Cheers!
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Ah, why was I notified of this when the reply was intended for another user?
I checked my email and got this message: "Your topic "junction points" has received an answer since your last visit. You can access this message using the following link......" but the message was not for me, rather for Patinthanh from Nam SSSS. Naturally I didn't include that "link" in this post reply.
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Hi, Eric!
Glad to be of help!
All the best!
Neil.
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Hi, Kevin!
Glad you liked it. You can experiment with the effect by using different colours to suit the mood of the video subject, you could even try using Threshold 1 into and out of the colour board but I'd avise not to use Threshold 2 into the colour as it goes straight to the colour without any effect, so it's best to put Threshold 1 into colour and Threshold 2 or 1 out of colour board and into next scene. Experimentation leads me to offer that advice.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Eric, quick tip. Select from drop-down menu Colour boards, choose black and insert at start of video before your clip, then select transitions, scroll down to "fade" insert this between the colour board and your clip - you have fade in from black repeat the process but put the colour board at the end and the transition between them, you now have fade to black. For fun, you might like to try an effect I've just submitted, look in forum for heading: "Transitions - Threshold 1 & 2" for details.
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Just backing up what Tomasc has said. You cannot make any adjustments to your video during the capture process. It is only after the capture process is completed and the captured "clip" is brought into the timeline for editing that any adjustments to brightness, contrast and colour can be made.
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I do this myself sometimes, throw several different pre-produced clips together, shot & edited at different times, stir well, then burn, baby, burn!
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I have Corel Video Studio 5 on my computer alongside Power Director 8. Corel has its uses but it has some shortcomings as well, so for much of my editing and the bulk of authoring work to disc, it's Power Director for me. Punching in code numbers via phone? don't use your mobile phone, use the landline phone instead.(we don't call them "cell phones" in Australia, we call them what they are because they are "mobile", able to go with the user, anywhere!)
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Hi' all!
Some time back I posted an explanation of "how to appear and disappear like a ghost". I hope some of you got to try it out and hope you liked the results.
Well, now I have a new one for you to try, it involves the use of the Threshold transition effect, both 1 and 2, plus the colour board, which can be selected from a drop-down menu from clicking on "all content".
Okay, here's the explanation, step-by-step: 1) choose the colour you wish to use and set its duration(between clips) on the timeline to twice the length of the transition effect, for example, 5 seconds of transition requires 10 seconds of colour board. 2) Apply the transition(Threshold 1) between the clip your coming out of and the colour board, then apply the transition(Threshold 2) between the colour board and the next clip of your video. As you'll see on your timeline, the two transitions now "swallow" the colour board but when you play through, you'll see the effect it creates - the colour starts to break in over the previous scene, then almost immediately the next scene breaks in over the colour board. This effect is particularly useful when one clip is shot in one location, and the following clip is shot somewhere else entirely. The effect could also be used to show the difference in seasons two complete videos that you may have shot and edited previously. One could've been about holidays in the snow at Thredbo(NSW, Australia) with the next being Summer at Bondi Beach(Sydney NSW, Australia). If you've faded from black at the start of or to black at the end of these clips, simply snip out the black and drop in the transition effect I've explained. Which colour to use? that's up to you but a bit of experimentation wouldn't go astray!
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Hello All!
Again I'll respond to both recent replies, firstly Fenman. Yes, naturally capture cards do come with software included in the package(some even provide a bare-bones version of Power Director) but the capture card devises themselves will happily work with whichever video capture-and-edit software you have on your computer(in most cases - there might be the odd capture card that may require its own software for successful use) On each occasion I've purchased a new CC(abbreviation of Capture Card), it has come with its own software, the last one I bought had the bare-bones version of PD8 in its package. I was unable to use that version as several of the features would not function and there was no way I could download any "patch" which would activate the desired features. This is where Cubby-House Films stepped in, and I'm grateful that he did. So in answer to your post, Cubby House Films, yes, I am still using it and it has proven itself as a very useful and versatile software programme. Again, many thanks!
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Carl312,
The trouble I encountered with the Microsoft(Windows) Movie Maker for Windows 7 is that it has no provision for capture from VHS or any other external tape format as there's no provision for a capture card. The earlier Windows Movie Maker(for Windows XP) had such a provision but it seemed to go "absent without leave" from the Windows 7 version. In any case, I've learned not to trust Windows Movie Maker for any video work, capture, edit or disc authoring. It simply does not fulfill my needs.
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Okay, I'll answer both posts together, Dafydd's post first, With the explanation of the "catchpa"(verification code) to deter "spam" posters, then I'll(grudgingly) accept the existence thereof, as long as they don't get too complicated, as it's the longer complicated ones that deter feedback from users like myself and others and puts us off posting here.
Now to Carl312, Power Director's built-in copyright protection system, I understand why it's there but it can prove a nuisance to those of us trying to "rescue" old VHS or Video-8 content, or even Hi-8 content(camera tapes) that may have a trace of wear 'n' tear, so much so I've had to chuck out some old VHS tapes I've had because they were falsely triggering the protection response. 'Tis a pity 'cause those tapes had content I really wanted to save, stuff I'd recorded off TV broadcasts many moons ago. Ah well, as the bus driver said when he brought his vehicle to a screeching halt: "Them's the breaks(brakes)!"
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Hi Carl! Miss me? I am fully aware of the problem with "noise" on some tapes which trigger the "copyright" problem. Thing is, this can happen at any pint along the length of the tape, not necessariy just at the start. It is the condition of the tape(if home-recorded) which is likely to trigger the problem. With pre-recorded(commercially-issued) VHS tapes(Betamax having been elimitated from the videotape battle after about the second or third generation of machines coming onto the market), the copyright protection would run the length of the tape and, at a guess, is encoded into the linear audio track. Anyhow, I was just commenting on being successful at using PD8 to capture some video content off VHS(PAL-system) tapes recently.
Cheers for now.
Neil F.
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