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Read the sentence aloud to someone else and see if they understand it; especially the bolded part. Perhaps better punctuation would help or perhaps splitting the sentence.
Also stop referring to the two programs as "it". Is it Power Director or is it Movie Maker -- which one is/was crashing?
Sorry I seen to have trouble understanding your CURRENT problem. Forget Movie Maker for now. It confuses the issue and is part of a symptom and not part of the problem.
It makes prefect sense, I would recommend you read it as a whole as reading one part will blow it out of context. And i see no problem with that sentence, though it was a bit on the messy side with all the brackets, it still contained all the information needed and transferred the information needed in a "ok" way. It could have been better, i admit that. And i do live with an English teacher who agrees with me. But, i don't see why you would complain to me about my grammar when you write this: "especially the bolded part." It should be "especially the part which is in bold" or something along those lines as "bolded" is not a word, not in English or American.
And as said before, all the information is in the sentence which was given to you... however, you might want to learn as to not contradict yourself. As first you want me to explain it, then you tell me to forget it... so which one is it? Either way, re-read the first post along with the part i cleared up for you.
If you still fail to understand i recommend you give up as i don't have time to waste on people who can't handle a complex sentence which is within the limits of being correct English, and i even cleared up the bit which you had trouble on.
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Since which i have also re downloaded live movie maker and now, it works! (It didn't before, hence why i found PD10... (which was already installed on my computer but didn't know about) but now PD10 is broken it works... so there might be a link)
No updates? Not even windows?
In the context which it was used in it should be clear. But if i have to clear it up; Now PowerDirector 10 is not working Movie Maker is. By working, i mean it is able to open video files unlike before when it would crash.
And yes, there have been no updates. Well of course there have been -but when the problem occur, i hadn't installed any updates prior, nor have any changes other than date or time been changed in my DxDiag. Since which i have gone to the trouble of manually updating or reinstalling to see if this will fix these issues but it hasn't. Hence i just had the strangest ideas as to see is Movie Maker would work again... and it is. Though the version which Move Maker was at then and now is the same. Meaning it must be an issue with the computer but i can't seem to find anything other then the OS being windows 8; However, it worked before with no trouble. Which just makes the issue worse as i don't know the cause.
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If i try and load any video file into Powerdirector 10, it crashes.
Tested formats:
-.AVI Both Fraps and non-Fraps output - Both failed
-.WMV Powerdirector 10 output file and a few from the net - All but 4 failed.
-.MP4 Powerdirector 10, phone and net - All but 3 failed.
-.MKV Downloaded - Only 5/26 work (720p)
All files are at either 24/30fps with ranging bitrates 1mb/s to as high as 150mb/s. (Bitrate never use to be an issue, but if it is now... why are even those with less then 30mb/s not working?) Some videos with high bitrate work, others don't. Same with the lower end.
Audio? Stereo, mostly... though some are mono. Some work, some don't.
File size? Ranging from 3mb to 1gb. Again i have some random ones which work and others don't.
1.) I have the latest patch installed: 10.0.0.2231
2.) I have the latest graphics card Drivers from Intel
3.) I have more than enough space on my HDD
4.) I am logged in as Admin.
5.) I have Reinstalled Quicktime and PowerDirector and Codecs.
6.) I am using windows 8 and you guide on finding the logs is outdated.
7.) DxDiag: http://pastebin.com/87FbXjjX
8.) Can you convert the files? What need if all the normal file types don't work?
9.) Have you tried compatibility mode? Yes. No luck.
10.) Firewall? Comodo in game mode (Means it won't interfere)
11.) All these files can be opened and played in my video player and use to work in PD10.
Extra notes-
I use to be able to open all these file formats, but, without warning or any reason, now i can't. I haven't installed or updated any software which could effect Powerdirector, let alone anything else on my computer as there have been no updates. Though once this issue started i have tried to reinstall drivers and powerdirector etc...
Since which i have also re downloaded live movie maker and now, it works! (It didn't before, hence why i found PD10... (which was already installed on my computer but didn't know about) but now PD10 is broken it works... so there might be a link)
Just ask for more information if needed.
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It seems you're split balling here. It would be nice if you didn't as you're not exactly progressing towards a solution.
If you go to FRAPS suport and General FAQ you can get answers to many of the solutions I have been telling you.
How to set Frames per Second in FRAPS
http://www.fraps.com/faq.php#fps
This is a Powerdirector forum, we are not here to fix problems with other software.
I can and have said there are settings in FRAPS that Powerdirector cannot handle.
You need to set your screen capture to parameters that are normal fps and stereo sound.
Not the extreme fps that fraps does sometimes.
Why else would i be posting on the Powerdirector 10 forums? The issue is Powerdirector will no open any .avi files or .mp4, or even .wmv now i tested it.
As for you telling me to take this to the Fraps support... It's not their problem because sure, It is a Fraps .avi file which has this problem and ORGINALLY i found it with. The fact that this issue is effecting other, non-Fraps .avi files, .mp4 and .wmv, some of which PD10 created and are working fine. Means the issue is with PD10.
Another thing. Bitrate and Framerate are two different things, Don't confuse the two. You where talking about setting the bitrate and not the framerate, besides, the framerate itself is set to 30 (well 29.97) which isn't "Extreme."
I would prefer that you didn't try to blame this on other software when it is staring you in the face.
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I do not use Fraps, so I do not know the guts of the program, I do know from many posts in the Powerdirector forum on various versions of Powerdirector that Fraps can generate frame rates in the hundreds Megabits per second. Powerdirector cannot handle more than around 30 Mbps.
The audio problem arose in Powerdirector when Fraps did a multi-channel audio profile that Powerdirector did not know.
Well tell me something, why does this issue also effect .mp4 files created from a phone which, along with .avi created from Fraps, could be edited before with no issue. It seems these issues just arise with no bases and most seem to then magically get fixed. Both your reasons might have proof but for it to also effect videos with low bit rates and stereo just makes them null and void.
The only issue i can see is Windows 8... There are just too many issues like this which simply can't be explained, other then... what if PowerDirector 10 doesn't support Windows 8?
I do not know of PD10 works in Windows 8, PD 11 does.
As to the Phone MP4 files, there is a problem with some phone video, not all phones have that problem.
Any time a manufacturer goes with their private profile, we have trouble.
Well, considering the bitrate is 5 times more then what PD can handle it's not surprising... but then why did it work perfectly before?
And, it seems it meant to work better in W8 then W7... and in fact it did in my case... when it worked.
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/23449.page;jsessionid=803E0020CDA43A359785672414BC5134
Not all video editors have that problem. In fact, not even PD10 had it until the issue with .avi files started. And besides, i have a .mp4 file created from PD10 and even that doesn't work.
It seems you're split balling here. It would be nice if you didn't as you're not exactly progressing towards a solution.
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First off, it's been set to Stereo sound, meaning it only has two channels... Well the video in question had 0 as it had no sound.
The super high bit rate wasn't a problem prior to that date, it just started to occur with no bases.
Well tell me something, why does this issue also effect .mp4 files created from a phone which, along with .avi created from fraps, could be edited before with no issue. It seems these issues just arise with no bases and most seem to then magically get fixed. Both your reasons might have proof but for it to also effect videos with low bitrates and stereo just makes them null and void.
The only issue i can see is Windows 8... There are just too many issues like this which simply can't be explained, other then... what if PowerDirector 10 doesn't support Windows 8?
Set the parameters in Fraps? I'm sorry but i think i missed the part of Fraps where you can set bitrate.
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What is to source of your AVI, is it a Screen capture from FRAPS? If FRAPS, use the stereo audio capture option and keep the bit rate to about 28 Mbps or less.
Use MediaInfo to find the parameters of the AVI file.
http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
Best option is to use one of the many file converters.
Install the latest K-Lite Codec pack would allow Windows Media Player to play the AVI...Maybe.
A shot in the dark, just guessing.
Yes, it is fraps... i forgot to mention that before... But i have no audio on this video... i didn't need it and i usually record and edit no trouble without it...
You can find the parameters of any file by right clicking and going to "Details."
But as i said: "Can you convert the .avi? No, Windows Movie Maker (Live) Doesn't work and these other converters take too long to even do anything." Meaning I'm not wasting 5 hours to let it convert itself... That will take editing time up too much.
I can play the .avi no problem! I have VLC and Media Player Classic which both work fine. It's just PD10 which crashes.
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Hello;
I would like to take a single frame and save it as a picture. Can you do that and how do you do it?
Thank you.
Warren.
I know there is the option in there... but don't use it because it's not very good.
I find it easier to play the video in full screen with a player, like media player or vlc, then taking a print screen and saving it.
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I'd like to make one video in a video game, and I need a slow motion moment in it, then upload it on YouTube. The problem is I don't quite understand how does the slow motion effect works. So I can't imagine in my head the proper way of recording it.
Do I have to record a footage in 60 FPS or even more then apply the slow motion effect and render it in 30 FPS since YouTube will accept and downgrade every video to 30 FPS either way.
Or I'm just ruining my video quality by recording it in 60 FPS then forcing PowerDirector to re-render it in 30 FPS, so I should record in 30 FPS the original footage?
Sorry if question is confused, that's the best way I could have describe it.
If you record at 60fps it'll smooth out slow-mo's but will increase the file size and i have had rendering times increased because of this before.
To be honest i find it best just to record at 30 due to it being more convenient and you hardly notice the choppiness of slow-mo's usually... (So long as you don't go past .50 speed it should turn out fine)
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If i try and load any .avi file into PowerDirector 10 now it crashes it. Didn't happen before. The only thing which has changed is I've installed 2 new games... but I've done that in the past without any problem.
Extra note: My PowerDirector has had troubles in the past which fixed them self just as randomly as they occur... (YAY! -_
1.) I have the latest patch installed: 10.0.0.2231
2.) I have the latest graphics card Drivers from Intel
3.) I have more than enough space on my HDD
4.) I am logged in as Admin.
5.) I have Reinstalled Quicktime and PowerDirector.
6.) I am using windows 8 and you guide on finding the logs is outdated.
7.) DxDiag: http://pastebin.com/87FbXjjX
8.) Can you convert the .avi? No, Windows Movie Maker (Live) Doesn't work and these other converters take too long to even do anything.
9.) Have you tried compatibility mode? Yes. No luck.
10.) Firewall? Comodo in game mode (Means it won't interfere)
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11.) This .avi is a Fraps output. It use to work fine.
12.) Yes .mp4's work fine... Just another .avi issue.
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First and foremost, i have an Intel i5 and HD graphics, and although it's base amount of dedicated memory is 32mb it is auto scaling up to 1.7gb. This is unchangeable in the bios.
I will download the update from Intel then, HP haven't updated them in a while... I'll post here once that is done.
But the preview works when nothing is in the timeline, when content is added to the timeline the whole thing dies... which it hasn't done for the past 3 months since i fix this issue last time (i say fixed i mean it fixed itself somehow) And for this problem to re-occur just because of adding an image is odd... It makes me thing that either PD10 has corrupted a codec only it uses or that a config files has changed... or something alone those lines as it work 100% fine in the months between the occurrences of this problem...
If updating my GPU drivers don't fix it i will try the codecs... which one's do i need to reinstall?
The i5 and i7 both have HD graphics, some models have HD 3000 some models have HD 4000 graphics.
I have no idea why some have 64 MB allocated and some have 32 MB allocated.
To eliminate any corrupted Codec in Powerdirector, you would have to uninstall, delete the Powerdirector program folder, then re-install powerdirector.
The Codecs used on the timeline are built into the program. There is a different set of Codecs used in the media library.
In which case I'll uninstall and reinstall... but it still makes no sense why this problem has just started because of such a stupid cause...
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Jack, I don;t want to go through all the older posts.
Did we ever talk about antivirus and settings? What antivirus do you have. Have you tried simply turning OFF your antivirus during the rendering (encoding). Sometimes antivirus draw the attention of the CPU away from what it is supposed to be working on to itself thus slowing everything down. If you feel uncomfortable with this, disconnect from the Internet.
For instance, I installed Windows Security Essentials on a old XP computer where I had removed the outdated antivirus on it. The computer became very slow, I found out (searching through the processes) that Essentials could cause the problem because of the uninstalled antivirus.
Have you ever looked at your task manager during the encoding to see what was taking the major CPU load?
Fair enough with that.
The thing is I'm not even encoding... i mean i am editing and this issue occurs. My antivirus is Comodo and it's set to "Game Mode" hence it won't do anything unless i tell it to.
This issue is during editing and with the preview screen and the lag and various crashed caused by it.
edit: rendering is fine, it doesn't crash or anything.
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I have a question,
I have read many Dxdiag.txt files on the Intel i7 and HD graphics, Many have dedicated memory of 64 Megabytes, I notice yours has 32 Megabytes of dedicated memory.
My question: Is that configurable in BIOS?
Intel does have updates for the HD graphics. Have you tried the Intel site for downloads?
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx
The Preview in Powerdirector is directly dependant on the Graphics Driver. If the driver fails, so does the Preview. The most common failure is a Green Screen. Or pauses in the video.
A Video Editor is directly dependant on the whole computer system, if any part fails, it shows in the result of the Produced Video.
Nothing puts as much stress on a computer as editing High definition Video.
If I was trying to find the cause of your problems, I would get a set of bench mark and stress test software and run the tests multiple times to find out where the weak points are in your computer system.
You can find that sofware online and usually for free.
First and foremost, i have an Intel i5 and HD graphics, and although it's base amount of dedicated memory is 32mb it is auto scaling up to 1.7gb. This is unchangeable in the bios.
I will download the update from Intel then, HP haven't updated them in a while... I'll post here once that is done.
But the preview works when nothing is in the timeline, when content is added to the timeline the whole thing dies... which it hasn't done for the past 3 months since i fix this issue last time (i say fixed i mean it fixed itself somehow) And for this problem to re-occur just because of adding an image is odd... It makes me thing that either PD10 has corrupted a codec only it uses or that a config files has changed... or something alone those lines as it work 100% fine in the months between the occurrences of this problem...
If updating my GPU drivers don't fix it i will try the codecs... which one's do i need to reinstall?
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Ok! And it's back!
I was just trying to edit a project out, added a 720p image and PD10 fell over itself and couldn't recover.
Now, every time i go to preview the green screen is back.
I've tried the latest PD10 patch but I've had no luck.
Topic:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/27891.page
Edit: I can preview the video in the library (Where you load in the media)
But as soon as i add it to the timeline it completely breaks. If i then try to view something from the library it is choppy and laggy and if i choose to view the timeline it completely breaks (Green preview and won't play, it locks up with no error)
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First of, The image is smaller then 1920x1080, it is 1680x1050 (16:10) as said before. However, it has been removed and the problem exists so that won't fix it.
Second, where is the Autosave folder?
You are correct, I misread the image size.
AutoSave is located in a hidden folder. (You can move it to a folder of your choice, change in Preferences).
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\CyberLink\PowerDirector\10.0\AutoSave
You may need to change your Windows Explorer view to show Hidden folders.
Edit: Manged to get to the render step and recover the project HOWEVER!
You need to fix the pictures... i changed the Aspect ratio to 16:9 (1280x720) added it to the second layer and went to preview it and couldn't do it (green preview)
A green preview screen is an indication of a Video Card Driver problem. Check with the manufacturer for the latest Driver.
Be sure you have the latest Patch for PD 10. One of the patches fixed the Nvidia rendering problem.
http://www.cyberlink.com/support/powerdirector-ultra/patches_en_US.html
I spent months trying to fix the green screen problem and now, it's back!
The problem is NOT a Video Card Driver problem, I have the latest and newest possible versions as they haven't changed for the past 6 months (or near enough) and considering this problem was temporarily fixed until now, this cannot be the cause.
Furthermore, installing the latest patch has done nothing along the lines of fixing this issue, i have got an Intel HD 4000 so that fix won't apply.
Here is my DxDiag:
http://pastebin.com/ikxByC97
Can we please get this issue resolved asap. I am currently needing to upload a video project to YouTube and i cannot do that if none of these video editors work... well, i can still edit and all that but without a preview and with all the freezing that has now started to happen it is becoming near impossible to be able to edit.
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I loaded a 720p video and just edited it out. I added a picture to the timeline and then PD10 just fell over itself and just lagged. I managed to save and exit but now when i load the project it just kills PD10.
The Picture is 1680x1050 and a .png image (With no transparency)
Now I'm stuck with the project being unable to do anything, i can remove the picture and save it but it just won't recover. Even if i restart my computer. I can still edit other things, it's just the project doesn't want to work... any solutions other then starting again?
If you would reduce the image size of your PNG to 1920x1080 or as near that Aspect ratio (16:9) you can get, that may take the load off of PD 10.
If your project file is corrupted, you can either look for a uncorrupted pds in the Autosave folder or start a fresh project.
If you would Save As your project each time you make changes.
Give it a unique name each time Project1, Project2, ProjectN, Etc.
You can go back to a previous version.
You might check your preview resoultion, set it to High or Normal.
Can you PLEASE read.
First of, The image is smaller then 1920x1080, it is 1680x1050 (16:10) as said before. However, it has been removed and the problem exists so that won't fix it.
Second, where is the Autosave folder?
I am NOT starting a fresh project, i've sent too much time on this one just to have to throw it away because of an image.
Well, I don't expect to add a picture and have my whole project die on me like that, thus this was the only copy.
The preview resolution* is set to the lowest it will go. This isn't the problem as i was able to view it fine before the picture was added.
Edit: Manged to get to the render step and recover the project HOWEVER!
You need to fix the pictures... i changed the Aspect ratio to 16:9 (1280x720) added it to the second layer and went to preview it and couldn't do it (green preview)
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I loaded a 720p video and just edited it out. I added a picture to the timeline and then PD10 just fell over itself and just lagged. I managed to save and exit but now when i load the project it just kills PD10.
The Picture is 1680x1050 and a .png image (With no transparency)
Now I'm stuck with the project being unable to do anything, i can remove the picture and save it but it just won't recover. Even if i restart my computer. I can still edit other things, it's just the project doesn't want to work... any solutions other then starting again?
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Aha! I tried to install it and it installed but it didn't fix anything.
Then my computer wanted to reboot, it then wanted to start in safe mode and, it worked! And it is working normally now as well!
Wtf? Such a weird bug.
Great, the reboot to normal may have fixed something ! So you are good to go?
it seems that way, hopefully nothing else breaks but I'm using windows 8.
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Aha! I tried to install it and it installed but it didn't fix anything.
Then my computer wanted to reboot, it then wanted to start in safe mode and, it worked! And it is working normally now as well!
Wtf? Such a weird bug.
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I was fooled by the DE in the PowerDirector DE 10.0.1.
DE usually stands for Dell Edition. Did you buy your computer new?
Regardless, I think Power Director 10 DE is an OEM piece of software. The rest of the information stands.
You may have gotten it with a Turtle Beach device.
No... My computer is 100% new. I got it in store and windows 8 was installed but not setup. I found PowerDirector 10 along with the other cyberlink software on my computer pre-installed.
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