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With some testing with the tagging I see the same:
Once a tag has been defined AND at least one file from the “general” media room has been assigned to this tag, new files can directly be added to this tag.
As you say, it does not appear to be possible to add media directly into a tag with no media in it.
Also any media added to a tag that is already in the media room either tagged or not, will not be added to the selected tag. Media can be tagged in more than one tag.
Maybe submit a suggestion to (reinstate or repair) the adding of media in empty tags?
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In the last few days I have, wearing my positive hat, submitted a number of suggestions. I like to share the reactions I received from CL Customer Support on a number of Rate us & suggest:
Me: Please reinstate apply to all
CL: However, to select multiple clips or media on the timeline, please press CTRL while clicking on the media that you want to select > Do your editing and apply it > All effects will be applied to all selected ones.
My comment: When multiple clips are selected only a short list of features appears when the edit button is pressed. Most of the features for which it would be really helpful apply to all, are missing. Furthermore, when de advanced button is pressed, any editing in the “PIP-screen” are applied to one clip only
Me: Please reinstate the Opacity control in the timeline
CL: With reference to your query, please be advised that you may follow the steps on the link below on how to edit Audio in PowerDirector 365:
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/2024/win/enu/09_04_12_editing_audio_ad.html?q=audio
Comment: This is the wrong template answer
Me: please reinstate the Opacity control in the timeline
CL: With reference to your query, please click the Titles button and then on the Motion Graphics tag to view the available motion graphics titles. These titles contain animated graphics with your title text.
If you are on the Motion Graphics page already, there will be a "Save as" button at the bottom left.
For reference, please check the photos in this link: https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/2024/win/enu/11_01_02_motion_graphics_title.html?q=motion+graphic+title
Comments: Very helpful reaction. Not what I asked for
Me: suggestion, make the speech to text a tool, so that the subtitles room will be reached in one click without the extra menu
CL: Explains in full how the speech to subtitle can be done. Very helpful but not to the point
Me: suggestion to make the import subtitles from file, part of the (manual) subtitles room, It is insertion by hand or by a file, thus no extra menu for subtitles required.
CL: Explains in full how subtitles can be imported
Comments: Nice but not to the point
Me: I have “rated” saying that I like the speed in which the various rooms are filled. This has been terrible in the past, but (after initial scanning I think) the speed is fine for me now
CL: With reference to your query, please tell us more about your concern and send us some screenshots.
Comment: The automatic answering machine has not picked up the complement made.
Me: I have suggested that when selecting multiple clips, more functions should be made available, rather than to couple that are currently displayed
CL: With reference to your query, please tell us more about your concern and send us some screenshots.
Comment: Support has not understood my suggestion
Me: Please bring back the audio mixer
CL: With reference to your query, please be advised that in the new version of PowerDirector 2024/365, the editing layout has been re-designed from scratch.
Kindly refer to the link below for the updated Mixing Audio with the Audio Mixer function in PowerDirector 365:
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/2024/win/enu/16_01_02_mixing_audio_in_the_a.html?q=tracks+volume
Comments: This was very helpful. There is a very small icon in the left top corner above the timeline that opens the audio mixer.
I have not counted the suggestions I have submitted, but 9 came back which is good. Without trying to mock the support system, I like to share that they are willing, but either have automated the answering machine wrongly, or the technical support person (they were all signed with the same name), has not fully understood what I have suggested and/or ... praised.
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I have the same problem with this behaviour. Changes to the GUI, fine, but the target should be to make it more user friendly, more effective and faster. This change, and many others in this version, are very contra productive and because they are not intuitive they will never work. CL should look for a new GUI designer, or listen to the free advice of its long time and very experienced users. Before a release not after that is.
Anyway, I suggest that you use the Rate Us & ..... in the file menu to tell to CL directly
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Good that it works for you!
Nevertheless, there is something not working properly, We have seen that the hardware decoding has been cause of many problems over the years.
Since CL is not reading these posts, it may be a good idea to share the problem with CL technical support directly. It should already be on their list, but maybe the increase in amount will put it a bit higher 
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It does look like there is some transition active. It does not look like a 'normal' video display issue. Have you checked that? Any features or overlays active?
Do you use RGB or YUV for the preview, have you tried both?
Have you tried to watch this clip in a new project?
and all the other obvious, like updates of system and drivers and even PD (which versions is it).
and last suggestion: show the clip with CL technical support, they may have a look at this, after they have suggested the above too.
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I have not seen that.
can you share more details please?
Does the source, the original, have sound? Where does it not play, is that within PD or after exporting.
what are the settings? What output format? Did you try other players and have they the same no sound..
And maybe show us a picture of the timeline with these seconds so that we can give more suggestions?
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It is in the manual:
https://help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/2024/win/enu/98_01_18_speed.html?q=speed
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A produced video can be played with faster speed, if the user so desires and the player has the option (e.g. YouTube has that option I think)
You have not told us of the purpose of these speeds, but if you want to automatically present a faster video, then it is best to use the speed function in PD and set the speed, or the duration yourself and than export the video with that speed. If you need more speeds, it would take more exports after you have set the duraction in PD. The resulting, exported video may have different Filenames that show that speeds. You can also select parts of the video (using the speed function in PD) to be played at a specific speed, maybe that is an option for you.
Hope this helps!
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I assume, Jim, that you have requested the same yourself through rate us......? ;
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I suggest that you also write this as a request to CL directly, via the 'Rate and suggestions' in PD. The more they hear these noises and requests and complaints, the higher the chance that something eventually will happen.
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That might work but what I am trying to do is have to logo show gradually with the same speed as the player turning around. Wasn't sure if Director has that capability but thought is ask, as I don't know the ends and outs of the newest version.
Neither do we
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An option is to duplicate the video and put the second right under the first so that the precisely overlap. The video on the lower track is the one that you track the front of the shirt and put the logo in. After this you gradually increase the opacity of the second clip, so that it will become more and more visible, including the logo. Because the top video is the same and the only difference is the logo-picture, viewers will see that the logo appears.
mind you: when you talk about a person turning around, it will not be so trivial to make the logo turning in the same fashion and speed.
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I agree! I have a bit more time to look around for an alternative. Suggestions are welcome!
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Indeed, see also my post.
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So many nice editing proficiency features are amongst the missing. Your other post, title and all, was modified after I posted inquiry to your "Apply all" comments being available.
Jeff
Indeed! Hence a strong appeal to Cyberlink to make things better.
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How do you "apply to all" for like Edge Enhancement, Color Enhancement, White Balance,..... and that whole group of features, could you attach a picture?
Jeff
You can't, at least I have not found it, see my other post: https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/119406.page#449746
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With the introduction of 2024, some of the changes to the UI and the look and feel of PD 2024 make sense, but in many cases they considerably slow down the speed of editing. It shows that CL gives priority to the occasional user and tends to forget the more experienced editors. I would recon that with some changes, PD can serve both type of users. To give one example (more can follow).
Its appears that we have to do without the opacity line in the video in the timeline, which enabled a fast and very precise way of setting the opacity of do a fading. We now have to go to the edit menu a select an entry from the list. I think for the next update of 2024 we would like to have the opacity line back in the timeline, please.
Furthermore when selecting more clips in the timeline, a number of editing options disappears from the edit menu, including the opacity. The only way the apply e.g. the same opacity to a selection of clips is via the copy and paste keyframe attributes.
It would be good to have at least a number of the edit options back (position, opacity, border, crop to mention a few) when selecting multiple clips in the next update please.
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Apply all, button still searching.
The apply to all button has been replaced by right clicking on the effect (transition, LUTS and the like) and selecting Apply to all.....
Or go to the menu that sits behind the ... in the right hand top corner of a number of rooms.
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With the introduction of PD 2024 ultimate, it has become apparent that perpetual version are yet still available.
Initial testing of the used interface gives the impression that it is worth it while to upgrade to 2024. It seems to work faster and smoother, although users of old versions have to get use to the new approach.
However, there are still some (old) bugs found in this new version, so it may be wise to delay the move to 2024 for a bit longer.
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While I'm at it, here's a screenshot of the new PD365 2024 interface (with the window shrunk down to the smallest size):
There's another produce bug at when the project AR is set to 1:1 that I found earlier this month but didn't report. If NVENC is used, the video is produced in only a second and is totally black. Unchecking Fast video rendering technology solves the issue, just like the original bug in this thread.
Here's a OneDrive folder with the packed project and my exported clips if anyone else wants to verify this in either PD21, the previous version of PD365 or the new 2024 version.
I can confirm that in version 2024 in my system making use of your files the fast video rendering on (Either with CPU or GPU) gives the same result: fast production and only black picture). However, when I CROP the video the export works fine in all output options and variations...
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I think tomasc and Warry response might be missing the main point wlammert post.
I think the main crux of the post is, will CL offer a perpetual version of PD22 or go the way of ColorDirector and no longer offer a perpetual purchase option. So wlammert would like to buy PD21 now so at least they have the most recent perpetual version to bridge them 2 years for another purchase decision. I guess the assumption would be that one can't buy PD21 perpetual once PD22 is released if PD22 has no perpetual purchase option. I don't see this as really a valid assumption, there are ways, at least in the past. As such, to be safe, wlammert idea to purchase PD21 perpetual within a 30 day window of PD22 release as a hedge is potentially viable.
Jeff
Jeff is right of course. It is very well possible that CL surprises us with such a move. Would Amazon.com also immediately stop selling boxes with 21 ultimate?
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