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My oh my... I don't like the looks of this thread. I just ordered a copy of VIsta Ultimate 64 bit edition and I am using Power Director 6  I hope I don't have the same problem.
Right now, I am using Vista Home Premium 32 bit and PD6 is running good, with the exception of a little choppiness during the preview when I am capturing video.
I can't see there being a difference when running PD6 on a 32 or 64 bit Vista. If there is, I am not going to be impressed.
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Hey Doug. I had a similar problem with my PD6 a while ago. It ran great on XP, but would quit responding when I tried it on Vista. Like you, it would quit responding when I would click on "Capture", but I managed to get the program to work properly by:
- Right clicking on the PD6 icon on the desktop
- Clicked on 'properties'
- Clicked on the 'Compatibility' tab at the top of the window
Where it says "Run this program in compatibility mode for:' , make sure you check that box and have it run under Windows XP (service pack2).
I did that and it worked like a charm. I hope that this works for you 
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Hey Zack,
Sorry it took me so long to reply to your question. I have 2 separate hard drives on my computer. One is Windows XP and the other Vista. I choose either or when my computer is booting up. I have been sticking with Vista since I installed it. I never had a problem with it until just recently.
I wrote an email to the tech guys to see if they could give me a hand and tell me why I have had a problem starting PD6. They quickly got back to me, but were of no help.
But just now, I tried something different to get it to start up under Vista. You mentioned about the "compatibility wizard". I wasn't sure what you were talking about at first, but I think I figured it out. On my desktop, I right clicked the Cyberlink PowerDirector icon and then clicked on 'properties'. I then clicked on the tab "compatibility" and was able to run the program using the XP compatibility. I didn't even realize there was such a thing till now. So I gave it a shot (had nothing to lose since I tried everything else) and it worked like a charm! I jumped out of my seat when the program started right away, I was so happy. Then when I clicked on "Capture", it found my Hauppauge device right away and was able to use it without a problem!
So right now the program runs great under Vista. I haven't had a problem with any other program I am running under Vista, so I never knew about the XP compatibility setting. I kind of feel like a fool now, but happy that it's working. If you didn't mention that compatibility wizard in your last post, I would probably have uninstalled the program and not have used it. I would have wasted over $100 for nothing.
Thanks a million!! 
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Well after hours of messing around with it, PowerDirector doesn't start up any faster and it still takes over 10, sometimes 20 minutes for it to find my capture card, which doesn't work with the program.
I did install it under XP, using the same computer and the program works like a charm. It starts up fast and it finds my Hauppauge PVR 150 capture card, which is fully compatible.
So it looks like PowerDirector 6 is not 100% compatible with Windows Vista. I should get my money back since I spent $110 CDN on a program that says is 100% compatible with Vista when it is not.
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Well apparently, it is a Vista problem. I installed the program on my other hard drive, which has Windows XP on it and it runs great! Under XP, the program starts immediately and my Hauppauge PVR150 capture card is 100% compatible.
So you are right, Zach, Vista does stink as far as compatibility wise. Ironically, I have been using Pinnacle Studio plus on my XP for my video editing and decided to switch to PowerDirector since Studio Plus is not Vista compatible. Looks like there is a problem with PowerDirector 6 and Vista as well.
Looks like I will be using XP for my video editing and Vista for everything else until I figure something out 
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I have had the software for about 12 hours now and to be honest, I am not that impressed. I bought it because of the great reviews and the Vista compatibility, but very disappointed in a few things:
1) Takes about 5 minutes to start the program
2) Takes about 10 minutes or even more for the program to find a capture device, every time I click on the "Capture" button.
3) My capture device (Hauppauge DV150 capture card) doesn't seem to be supported. It recognizes as a device with no problems but after trying to configure it, I don't get any pic or sound.
I was hoping to use this program to convert some of my VCR tapes to DVD and add some special effects, but I think that I wasted over $110 CDN for this program. It seems to be a good program if you don't mind waiting all the time and have a proper capture device. It seems to have a very slim selection of devices.
I really do wish that I would have waited a bit for the trial version, instead of paying alot of money for something I can't use.
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Hey, I bought and downloaded PowerDirector 6.0 today after being a long time user of Pinnacle Studio. The reason I switched was because of Vista compatibility and because of the great reviews that PowerDirector has.
The program installed with no problems on my Vista Home Premium computer but I noticed one thing when I run it. After double clicking the icon to start the program, it takes at least 4 or 5 minutes to actually start. The first time it happened, I thought it froze on the start up screen, so I closed it. Then I tried it a second time, but was patient and finally started up. Does anyone else have a problem with their PowerDirector program taking so long to start? I never had a program take over 5 minutes to start up before.
I am also curious as to what video capture device or card everyone uses. I am trying to use the HAUPPAUGE - WINTV - PVR 150 but I don't think it's compatible with PowerDirector 6.0. It actually takes the program 10 minutes or more to even find my capture device and when it finally does, there is no picture or sound on the screen. My guess is that my capture device is not compatible. I want to be able to hook up my VCR or analog camcorder to a capture device but was wondering what the best device is to use with this program. One that is Vista compatible.
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