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...all I really wanted were two features not found in PD21: the voice-to-text and the AI object selection for videos (as opposed to still images). After reading on this forum what unfortunate changes were made to the UI, I'm just going to stay with PD21-perpetual until these changes have been rectified. I'm grateful I have the perpetual PD21 and didn't automatically get updated by PD365.
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What is "AI Object Segmentation"? It is shown as a feature, but a PD21 help search doesn't produce any results.
Also, does 365 allow an AI object selection tool to work with video images as well as still images? If so, how can I tell if PD2024 now incorporates this feature (I don't know what it is called)?
Edit: Is "AI Object Segmentation" what used to be called "AI Object Detection"? If so, that answers my second question!
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Past History:
PowerDirector 21 - 9/2022
PowerDirector 20 - 9/2021
PowerDirector 19 - 9/2020
PowerDirector 18 - 9/2019
PowerDirector 17 - 9/2018
PowerDirector 16 - 9/2017
PowerDirector 15 - 9/2016
PowerDirector 14 - 9/2015
PowerDirector 13 - 9/2014
PowerDirector 12 - 9/2013
PowerDirector 11 - 9/2012
PowerDirector 10 - 10/2011
PowerDirector 9 - 11/2010
PowerDirector 8 - 8/2009
PowerDirector 7 - 5/2008
PowerDirector 6 - 3/2007
PowerDirector 5 - 12/2005
PowerDirector 4 - 4/2005
And to be more specific for the recent releases, usually around the 15th (19 - 17th, 20 - 22nd, 21 - 15th). I'd wait and see what new offerings and what if any they offer for perpetual users.
Jeff
Thanks!
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When does Cyberlink typically release the next version of the perpetual license (e.g. PD22)?
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That's really strange, because when I first tried PD21 (with 3111 patch), I wrote down on a piece of paper the steps that I used to isolate an object. I wrote "select 'auto select most prominent object' " as though I had seen it. I'm not sure how I would have known that wording otherwise. In any case, it is not there now but the button works, which is the most important thing. Thanks for your response.
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When you apply effects, you can select an "area of application". If you need to blur only one line, then transform the effect line to an acceptable area and that's it.
sorry for my eng
Your english is fine, but I'm not sure what you are trying to do. Are you trying to cover up (blur) something?
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Is this only for PD365, or will it work with the perpetual license PD21?
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In the past, when I have used style effects, there was a button labelled "auto select most prominent object". Now, after I have dragged an effect onto the timeline, highlighted the timeline, and clicked on the "effects" button, there is none. I searched for a long time before I realized there was now an unlabelled button in its place (see photo)! When I click on this button, it performs the auto select as it should.
What has changed? Is this only happening to me? I'm using perpetual license version 21.0.3111.0. Is this a bug that needs to be reported?
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CL has released a patch which claims to correct the into/outro templates for the perpetual version, only 10 months late after claiming initial product contained the templates. Well, it appears to only add the into templates, no outro templates, so they maybe did half the job. Your mileage may vary.
Jeff
Yes, I just installed the patch and the intros are there.
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PD help indicates that this feature is only available on the subscription version. I have perpetual license and don't see it in the subtitle room. Is this currently the case? (I ask only because PD University seems to think is available with both).
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Plugins > AI Sky Replacement (Requires WIN 10/11 and AVX2 instruction set CPU)
Fix / Enhance > Wind Removal (Requires WIN 10/11 and AVX2 instruction set CPU)
Jeff
I'm running WIN 10 and according to several sources, my CPU does include AVX2. Is there something I need to do to download or activate these plugins?
Update: I just found the sky replacement plugin by clicking on (drum roll please) "Plugins" at the top. Wind noise reduction doesn't seem to be there, however.
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I just installed PD21 Ultimate (perpetual license) but am unable to find either of these tools. Where are they located?
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Assuming you are talking perpetual key, no, you’re better off not to uninstall.
Also remember you will lose all ProDAD, NewBlue,.... features in PD21 if you used those in your projects.
Jeff
Thanks, Jeff. Yes, I have the perpetual key. But if I keep PD19, then my older projects, which may use ProDAD or NewBlue, will still be available if I only work with them in PD19? Just avoid trying to work with them in PD21, is that correct?
Dan
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I have PD19 and all of the effects packs, etc., currently installed. Do I need to uninstall all of that before installing PD21 and all of its effects packs, etc.?
Thanks
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I've purchased some NewBlue FX separately and so I have an account there. It's very easy to log in and activate the licenses and reset them if there are too many machines (past installs). All of the packs are listed under my account there, including the ones bundled with PD.
However I don't think you can do that if you've never purchased anything from NewBlue, so your best bet would be to contact CL tech support/customer service directly so they can advise you. Here's the main contact page.
I've contacted them...thanks.
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That just means they need to be registered (again).
You didn't mention if PD14 was on this same machine but one way to take care of this would be to run the PD14 installer (no need to uninstall PD14 if it's still installed, and probably no need to uninstall PD19) then make sure you update PD14 to the final version (4207) from the official updates page. The plug-ins should all be activated at that point regardless of which PD version you use.
If you no longer have the PD14 installer you'll need to contact CL customer service as mentioned in the FAQs.
Yes, I have both PD14 and PD19 installed on the same computer. I did as you suggested: I ran the PD14 installer, which UNinstalled PD14 then re-installed it. I entered my product key and activated PD14, then updated to 4207. PD14 is working fine, but the New Blue plug-ins for PD19 still have the watermark. I have updated PD19 to 2808. Any thoughts regarding next steps (and thanks, in advance)?
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That just means they need to be registered (again).
You didn't mention if PD14 was on this same machine but one way to take care of this would be to run the PD14 installer (no need to uninstall PD14 if it's still installed, and probably no need to uninstall PD19) then make sure you update PD14 to the final version (4207) from the official updates page. The plug-ins should all be activated at that point regardless of which PD version you use.
If you no longer have the PD14 installer you'll need to contact CL customer service as mentioned in the FAQs.
Thanks, I’ll give it a try!
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I edited a video several years ago with PD14. When I load it into my new PD19 Ultimate, all of the New Blue effects and Titler Pro1.0 appear with a red X across the image (see image below). The Boris FX do not have this problem. Similarly, the ProDad transitions have icons in the transition window (see below), but clicking on them does nothing. How do I activate/access the New Blue and ProDad items?
(I'm sure I asked the same question when I bought PD14, but that's been several years ago...
Afterthought: it’s not just a problem with the old imported project. All the New Blue effects in the media room have the same watermark.
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Thanks...I'll try the fix! It's interesting that in my case, it not only didn't play the audio file with DD on track 2 but it also blocked the music on track 4.
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Any chance you are previewing the timeline in clip mode vs movie mode? Use Pg Down on keyboard to get to movie mode priot to timeline playback preview and see if playback is then correct as a mix of all audio tracks.
Jeff
No, I don't think so because the audio won't play in the preview window whether I click on it in the Media Room or in the timeline. Must be something about the audio format, because I used HandBrake to convert the clip from MTS to MP4 and it plays fine. See the attached MedioInfo image for the parameters of the one that wouldn't play. Is there something in there that PD doesn't do well with?
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