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The video card is an AMD Radeon 7990 card.
Are some cards better than others when it comes to video editing and / or PowerDirector?
If you were using that particular HD7990 graphics card with PD13 then hardware encoding stopped working in about July, 2015 if you had stayed up to date with amd video drivers. Hardware encoding works in PD14 with the crimson drivers. That is probably why it worked well in PD13 because of the hardware encoding but not hardware acceleration was disabled.
I don’t want to get into a discussion of video cards. The consensus in the forums has always been that some individuals prefer nvidia cards. There are plenty of discussion about that here in the forums.
Thanks for the help and explanation and it begins to make sense.
I haven't kept up to date with the drivers which explains the problem when I moved to PD14.
There doesn't appear to be much of a performance hit without the hardware video encoder and I'm of a mind set that if it ain't broke don't fix it, which is why I held off the upgrade even though it was free.
PD15 is out now as well...!
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Hi Guys
I've searched the forum but can someone explain why I have narrow black lines (top and bottom) on my finished videos when shot in 4K even though the camera is set for 16:9?
Am I doing something wrong?
Regards
Mark
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Thank you for the feedback. Glad that the problem is solved. Could you please tell us what video card and model number gave you the shimmering problem.
The video card is an AMD Radeon 7990 card.
Are some cards better than others when it comes to video editing and / or PowerDirector?
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If your PD13 is a full version then you can install it. Try that without uninstalling PD14.
Would like to know if you produced or created a BD using h.264 1080/24p or 1080/60p (progressive) instead of the interlaced formats and what bitrate was chosen. Using no hardware acceleration and no hardware encoding could fix the situation. You could say do a range produce of 1 minute of the timeline and view that produced result quickly with vlc and wmp.
THANKK YOU Tomasc, your suggestion did the trick. I disbabled hardware encoding and the still images are now solid on screen, at least on bluray but I can't see why that wouldn't also be the case on DVD.
Not quite sure why hardware encoding should suddenly be causing issues (unless it was disabled previously in PD13 - and I just hadn't noticed - but was auto enabled on the upgrade to PD14). Also interesting is why hardware encoding only causes problems with stills and not moving images / video. None of that is particularly important though - it now works.
Thanks again Tomasc
Regards
Mark
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If your PD13 is a full version then you can install it. Try that without uninstalling PD14.
Would like to know if you produced or created a BD using h.264 1080/24p or 1080/60p (progressive) instead of the interlaced formats and what bitrate was chosen. Using no hardware acceleration and no hardware encoding could fix the situation. You could say do a range produce of 1 minute of the timeline and view that produced result quickly with vlc and wmp.
I'm on the annual subscription model. Can I download PD13 again?
I burn in HD 1920 x 1080 / 24p just as always.
Have tried smart fit but it's all the same.
I've always used the hardware video encoder without any issues but I'll disengage that and see if it makes a difference.
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I can understand the issue with DVD (which I try not to use with PD) but bluray?
And as I've said earlier, doing exactly the same thing and the same procedure before has never created any problems.
I think I've realised what the issue is. Contrary to what I said earlier, there has in fact been one change made recently and that's an upgrade from PD13 to PD 14! It's the only thing that's changed since the last time I used PD for such a slide show.
I guess there's now PD15 to upgrade to. Shame that an "upgrade" seems to introduce problems.
Can I "downgrade" to PD13 to test my hypothesis?
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I can understand the issue with DVD (which I try not to use with PD) but bluray?
And as I've said earlier, doing exactly the same thing and the same procedure before has never created any problems.
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Yes, all the images are all from the same sourse.
That's where the problem lies then. Are you taking a series using multiple exposure setting and then using the in camera process to sticth into a time lapse video or by passing that feature and just using the still images direct? If you drop one of the images onto your desktop and right click on it and choose Properties/Details what does it say under Dimensions?
Yeh.. nothing better to do 
When I said "frame by frame" I simply meant using VLC I extract a pic, say 20 or 30 of them out of the video to make a slide show.
The resulting images are simply that, images, which are inserted into the timeline with say a fade transition to make a slideshow.
The dimensions are: 4096 x 2160px and around 10MB in size.
As I said previously, this is something which has only recently started happening.
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Well that rules a lot of possibilities out but do I understand correctly that all the source images are from the same source? You say lifted from but that doesn't mean much to me. Are they screenshots of 4K video being played back on your PC, are they still images taken by the GH4 whilst recording video at the same time or perhaps snapshots created from within PDR?
p.s. - blockiness to me screams low resolution or very low bitrate. The question is why.
Yes, all the images are all from the same sourse.
The video is shot in 4K on a GH4. Using VLC, frame by frame I then extract a suitable still image(s) and save as a PNG. I've experimented with JPGs and PNGs and the latter is slightly sharper so I've settled on those. These still images are then in effect exactly the same as if the were taken as photos on a camera.
In the past I haven't had an issue until now with "flicking blockiness".
Interestingly (or maybe not) when the video / slideshow is previewed, there isn't any problem. That's why I thought that the problem initially lay with the burner.
BTW thanks for the really speedy replies!
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Several questions spring to mind initially{-
- Does this happen if you play the DVD on your computer?
- Does it happen if you produce your project to a video, say an mp4 and play that on your computer?
- What is the resolution of the images you're using?
- Are you just accepting all the default settings when burning your disc in the "Create Disc" section, or have you changed anything?
I thought of playing the DVD / bluray on my PC and the issue is exactly the same. I was hoping that it was perhaps my bluray player attached to my TV but that's clearly not the case. I've tried producing to video but the issue remains.
The resolution is high as they are stills lifted from a GH4 shooting in 4K. I'm not on my main machine so can't tell you the exact resolution.
The settings are all default as they have always been. I've done everything exactly the same as previously (from shooting the video to lifting stills (using VLC) to editing the video. Everything was akwys great - nice and sharp images - until now.
I think I must have changed something but I'm equally sure I haven't, so I'm stuck.
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I hope someone can help as this issue is driving me crazy.
I've previosuly created DVDs with an element of some still images and also slide shows.
The images were fine.
Recently however, no matter what I do the still images just aren't "still" anymore. There are always bits of the image which "flicks / moves / blocks" backwards and forwards. It's difficult to explain but there are bits of the image (about a square inch or so) in about a dozen places across the screen which just "move", back and forth. Initially I thought it was a burner problem so I've swapped from blu-ray to DVD but still the same. I've tried different players but it's always there. The only way I can work around the issue is to edit the still image with the Magic Movement facility to create some slight zoom or other movement. This 99.9% of the time sorts the problem.
Can someone help me please?
Regards & thanks
Mark
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Thanks Playsound for your help. I'd actually clicked on the motion tab previously and "thought" that the "no -X- effects" icon was selected, so then thought the scrolling "ticker tape" effect was somehow "built in" into the effect. As soon as you pointed me in the right direction I scrolled down and saw which icon was actually selected and which I should then choose to pick the effect I wanted.
I did a hand to forehead slap and a long "Doh!" when I saw what I'd done wrong and how obvious it was. Thanks for taking the trouble to reply even though you must have thought, "this is really simple, how can he not work it out?!"
Thanks also The Shadowman". I do have NewBlue but haven't really investigated it. I believe it's a very powerful tool but as a learning novice, I'm trying to cover things step by step. I'll have to have a look at what can be done.
Thanks again to both of you.
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Hi Guys
I hope someone can help me with this!
In the two "News Theme" titles in the Title Room, one of the texts you can personalise scrolls from left to right.
This left to right scroll makes the words awkward (actually impossible) to read until the text has fully scrolled out (because the text appears on screen "backwards) and looks a bit odd.
It would make more sense for the text to scroll from the right hand side to the left this making the words readable right from the start - word by word.
Is it possible to change the direction of text scroll or is this a fixed feaure?
Thanks in anticipation!
Mark
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Just to say thank you to all those (jcardana, Carl312, Myk and Longedge) who suggested I install a blu-ray burner and go down that route. I followed your advice and the difference between DVD and blu-ray recorded quality from a (GH4) 4K source is quite dramatic. DVD quality was quite disappointing from PD13 but blu-ray is very, very acceptable!
Thanks also to everyone else who made it an interesting discussion and helped out a complete novice.
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I don't have the trial version, but the fully paid up one. I do however get a thirty day money back guarantee.
As was said by ALS in an earlier post, "DVD's are still the easiest way to distribute vids for home viewing and we all want the best quality possible."
This is my position (I need to distribute a DVD of a family event), hence the concerns regarding the quality of recorded DVD and subsequent discussion.
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But is part of the "problem" with DVD playback quality down to the encoding codec used? That is, a superior codec will yield superior results? I'm a complete novice when it comes to video editing but shouldn't a DVD authoring piece of software allow you to manipulate for example, the bitrate?
If you use an external Disk burning software you can produce a High bitrate Mpeg-2 video, then using external burner software produce about 10 Megabit DVD Video disk.
In Powerdirector 12, I made a custom Mpeg-2 720x480/60i at 9.8Megabits Profile to use for making High bitrate DVD Videos. I use my Nero Burning ROM software to burn the DVD Video.
Thanks Carl - that expalins my problems too.
Interesting that PDR13 can't write same 9.8Mb quality as cheaper and even free software does (I assume ImgBurn can as well).
We should ask Cyberlink to fix their software instead of using 3rd party to do it correctly.
DVD's are still the easiest way to distribute vids for home viewing and we all want the best quality possible.
May not be relevant but I have found that if I render vids to MPEG2 first and then import rendered file into PDR13 and Create Disk my DVD quality is definately better than Create Disk from original timeline- but I have no idea why.
Any idea what PDR13 is giving us on AVCHD and BLURAY? As good as Nero?
Thanks again
Al
As a complete novice and someone who's still on the month's trial of the software, I'm aware that there are other products available and I mainly bought PD13 on the basis of various reviews.
Like was said earlier, DVDs are probably still the main way that we share our videos from events such as weddings. Maybe this question is inappropriate on a Cyberlink forum, but it still warrants being asked: are there products which offer a better quailty of recorded DVD playback? If there are, why isn't PD at least matching them? After all, what would you rather have, a million and one fancy transitions which are almost indiscernible from each other or the best quailty output available without resorting to twisting and turning rendered outputs through third party software vendors?
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As part of the Annual Subscription package there's supposed to be access to, for example the wedding pack but I can't see how to download it without paying for it. How is the download accomplished?
Many thanks!
Mark
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Thanks for all your help guys!
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Being a complete novice perhaps my point is unfounded, but if quality of DVD playback is in part down to bit rate, then shouldn't it be down to the user to be able to easily select a bit rate in the software , ie PowerDirector itself rather than the software selecting a fixed default? After all, a DVD or blu-ray is just a storage medium.
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Thanks for all your help and replies!
I will install a Blu-ray burner and report back.
But is part of the "problem" with DVD playback quality down to the encoding codec used? That is, a superior codec will yield superior results? I'm a complete novice when it comes to video editing but shouldn't a DVD authoring piece of software allow you to manipulate for example, the bitrate?
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