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Thanks for the reply.
I spent a number of hours working the issue. It looks like there are two separate issues...
It looks like PhD uses the system Codecs to decode RAW files. This is the only app I know if that doesn't use it's own local library so I didn't even think to check my system defined decoders. Needless to say the NEF codec had an issue and was causing PhD to die trying to load anything, including JPEG files. I reinstalled the Nikon version of the codec (which is better than the Windows one) and PhD can now read files.
My menu issue is still there. Clicking the file menu hangs for 15 seconds. Then selecting import off the file menu takes another 15 seconds. Then just about any clicks in the import menu take another 15 seconds. Most other menus are fine. Have tried everything, uninstall, reinstall, system library checker, new catalog, no network maps, etc.
Not sure what to do next.
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PhD does not store the files for itself, but creates a database with a link to the original file on HDD. So if you imported a picture and then moved or deleted the picture on your Harddisk, the file cannot be found.
PhD is not a speed-wonder, and why Cyberlink uses "self made menus" instead of Windows system Menus (like PowerDirector) is a hidden secret of Cyberlink, but it should not take so long:
- Did you install PhD in a user defined folder? Or in the proposed folder? If not, do so.
- Do you have an older PhD version on your PC? If yes, deinstall it.
- Do you load your pictures from a network drive? They are known to be slow. If yes, copy them to a local harddrive.
- Do you have thousands of pictures imported? If yes, split the pictures into packages.
- (No joke, April, 1st is over): Unplug all USB controller and external storage devices.
- (wait the 15 minutes until responding) Create a new project (File/new Project...). It will be empty, but maybe your first project is broken.
- In "Photo Import" dialog: choose "Advanced" and uncheck "Make Extra Copy" option.
These are my ideas. Good luck.
Hatti
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When I first installed Director Suite I took a quick look at PhotoDirector, loaded a picture to make sure it worked, and went on to spend my days in PowerDirector (the main reason I got the suite.)
I am now looking for an alternative to LightRoom and wanted to take a second look at PhotoDirector. When I started it up something strange happened... It said that the file I had loaded last was missing. It is actually still there. Any time I click on the file menu or a thumbnail there is a 15 second pause (app hangs) and then I finally get the action. Thing is it can't load any images. After the hang it insists the directory is empty, has no valid files, or the file I have in the browser is missing.
I reinstalled the whole suite and the same thing still happens. It is totally broken and I don't know why. All my other applications are working fine (Corel PSP, ACDSEE, etc.)
I'm going to assume that some other application install or update broke PhotoDirector but a re-install didn't fix it.
Does anyone have any ideas? I have put in a ticket but there has been no response yet.
Version 9.0.2504.0 BTW on Windows 10 latest standard release ring build.
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Jon
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This is technically correct, but let me try to make the point again...
I can drag any one of over 150 effects onto some of the title clips and get the effect applied to the title clip, just like a clipart object on a track. Some of those effects have hundreds of variations, and I can stack effects for even more intersting combinations - literally millions of them.
For other title clips I can have a drop shadow, reflection, or motion blur applied only to part of it. There is no way to know which is which without trying to guess if the title is using particle effects (I think this is what breaks it.)
So for some titles the effect is applied properly to the clip when the effect is dragged to the clip and for others it is not. This looks very much like a bug.
There are great examples of why you would want effects on title clips. Try wind, rays, water, etc. - but only do it on text only titles because it doesn't work right on the others.
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Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and started creating a set of repro steps to show the issue. In doing so what I found is that some of the title templates work fine and some don't. I think the basic titles work and the ones with anything but text dont.
Using the sample files, drop kite surfing onto V1. Then a simple text title onto the title track. If you drag "blur" onto the title track you see the title text blur nicely leaving the V1 video alone.
If you do the exact same thing except pick any of the title templates with a non-text object ( general linear circle for instance ) you will see that the entire video from V1 is suddenly blurred.
Even if internally CyberLink is doing a chroma-key to generate the mask for these object/text layers or something like that they would still have one to send to the effect engine.
This looks like a bug to me. What do you think?
Thanks
Jon
In your case add the effect inside Title Desingner
2 click text block, select the title, the left side has the options Blur, shadow, border, etc
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Thanks for the reply. I went ahead and started creating a set of repro steps to show the issue. In doing so what I found is that some of the title templates work fine and some don't. I think the basic titles work and the ones with anything but text dont.
Using the sample files, drop kite surfing onto V1. Then a simple text title onto the title track. If you drag "blur" onto the title track you see the title text blur nicely leaving the V1 video alone.
If you do the exact same thing except pick any of the title templates with a non-text object ( general linear circle for instance ) you will see that the entire video from V1 is suddenly blurred.
Even if internally CyberLink is doing a chroma-key to generate the mask for these object/text layers or something like that they would still have one to send to the effect engine.
This looks like a bug to me. What do you think?
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I've been lurking for a while and have found many answers to my questions by pawing through these forums. Thanks!
I have a feeling the answer to this is no, but I'm finding one major issue that I can't seem to get around...
In all the other products I had been testing, effects can be applied to a generated track and are specific to that track. For instance a Wind effect could be applied to a title track and the text would warp appropriately. I never even considered that PowerDirector would not work this way (I purchased the Director Suite not realizing this.) Currently any effects I add apply to all layers if the effect is dropped on a text clip. I have seen a few mentions in this forum of making a separate project, rendering just the title, then importing the video. Yes, this would work but it completely nullifies the point of a title generator if I can't edit it as the project moves along.
Am I missing something or is there currently a major limitation here?
Thanks much
Jon
I do not know if I understand your question.
In PD you can add text in any video track
New PD16, can add many FX tracks, should be below the track that is with text that wants to give the effect.
The effect can also be applied directly to the text block, in which case you do not need to add track FX.
In PD and unlike other editors, the lower track always overlaps the top track
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I've been lurking for a while and have found many answers to my questions by pawing through these forums. Thanks!
I have a feeling the answer to this is no, but I'm finding one major issue that I can't seem to get around...
In all the other products I had been testing, effects can be applied to a generated track and are specific to that track. For instance a Wind effect could be applied to a title track and the text would warp appropriately. I never even considered that PowerDirector would not work this way (I purchased the Director Suite not realizing this.) Currently any effects I add apply to all layers if the effect is dropped on a text clip. I have seen a few mentions in this forum of making a separate project, rendering just the title, then importing the video. Yes, this would work but it completely nullifies the point of a title generator if I can't edit it as the project moves along.
Am I missing something or is there currently a major limitation here?
Thanks much
Jon
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