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I assume that what you are saying is if you open a PD13 pds file with PD14 then do a "save as" instead of a save.
That would be fine. Unfortunately, my problem is all of the PD13 pds files are gone. I only opened a few with PD14 and they seem to work just fine before they disappeared.
So my questions are where did my files go, and, can they be recovered?
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I too have had this same problem. I had 8 years worth of pds files that mysteriously dissappeared when I upgraded to PD14.
Unfortunately I didn't notice this until over 30 days after the upgrade so that my Carbonite back no longer had the pds files.
Can someone explain why PD14 deletes the previous version pds files? It doesn't make any sense.
BTW, The upgrade did not delete the files immediately. I checked after the upgrade and all my files were intact. I even did some edits with the older pds files and produced some final videos. Some time after the upgrade the files disappeared. Also, it only deleted pds files in the same directory. Any chance that these pds files were archived by PD14 using some other extension or name?
If not all my work is lost! I quess I should have had a better backup procedure. Still, it doesn't make sense that PD14 would do this.
Since I've lost almost all my investment in time to this product maybe its time to look at a different video editor.
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Sorry, I only mentioned the slideshow style "cell" to make it clear what type of effect I would like. I am looking for something in the larger context of all available options in PowerDirector. Hence, a transition effect or a motion effect, or a PIP object...that creates a similar style with the ability to customize either as an add-on, a 3rd party plug-in, or just something in the basic product that I haven't discovered yet would be fine. For example, there is a feature that provides snap-to grids. But they are all even ratios (e.g. 4x4, 5x5, etc.) For starters, is there a way to change the snap-to grid to 3x4? Then, with 12 video tracks I could control each of the 12 "cells" in the grid to manually create a similar effect to the style in the slideshow option.
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I like the PowerDirector 12 slideshow designer style called "Cell".
Unfortunately, this feature has very limited editing capability. I would like to create a more customized slideshow.
Is there a CyberLink add-on or a 3rd party plug-in that provides a 3x4 grid with custom transitions?
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