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This behavior is not reliably repeated. I recently experienced a video that had another anomaly. Single stepping the frames as it approched 1 min 40 sec. the 1:39:29 th frame was skipped and once I was above 1:40 it would not single step below that time. I did notice the behavior of the original post below 1:40 but I also noticed that single stepping through some frames did not change the frame image.
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Could it be your laptop that can't process/display full HD? Try downsizing the video clip in PowerDirector and then see if the downsized video plays without skipping.
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I wrote an earlier post that said when I edit a video with 60fps I can see only half the frames. I have since discovered that if I single step through the frames in reverse I get the frames skipped on the first pass, but it skips the frames I saw on the first pass. It doesn't happen when I just look at a couple of frames, but if I step through 4 or more the frames skipped in one direction show up in the other direction. Very strange behavior but it allows me to see and copy any frame.
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Here's a link to the actual the Steller's Jay video from which the frame above was taken. As I said it's Std Def.:
http://www.motionbox.com/videos/a499ddb61714ebcb2c?iid=switch_player_sd&type=sd
Here's a croped portion of a 1080p frame that shows some softness resulting from the compression codec:
If you downsize the frame to 1/2 height and 1/2 width (1/4 of the original pixels) you get a better image, but still large enough to use on the internet:
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The frames are not as good as a still photos but they're getting better with progressive video from DSLRs. You can set the shutter speed to 1/4000 of a sec with enough light. Here's a frame of a std definition video taken with a shutter speed of 1/1000 sec.
You can also extract HD frames and resize them to get better photos.
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One of my objectives is to extract frames of action videos as photos. You can't extract a frame that it won't show you. In addition, I wonder how you can verify that you have 60fps if you can't see/count the frames?
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SoftDeko,
Thanks for your response. So this answer has changed?
http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/posts/list/1429.page
Back to my original question, I have PD8 but it does not articulate 60fps of video shot by my T2i. How do I fix that?
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Tony,
Thanks for your reply. The Canon T2i produces 60fps progressive for all frame sizes except 1080p which is 30fps. I think the answer is that PowerDirector doesn't handle 60fps progressive. That's too bad because it means I'll have to buy something else.
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The new Canon DSLR, T2i/550D, has several video modes. The mode I've been working in is the 'Crop Mode' which uses the center pixels in the sensor to create a 7X video with longer focus depth. Canon says the video should be 480p at 60 fps but I only get 30 fps in PowerDirector. Is there a setting I need to change?
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I recently purchased a Kodak Z812 IS which is an 8 mp still camera that also produces video clips in 720P High-Definition. I am disappointed with the quality of the clips. This has nothing to do with PowerDirector except I thought the members of this forum could shed some light on my concern. After all, your final product can be no better than the captured video.
Here's a link to a snapshot of one of these 720P videos (cropped to eliminate some sky):
http://myroots.pgvhosting.com/z812_videoframe.JPG
A still photo from the same camera, cropped to fit the screen is here:
http://myroots.pgvhosting.com/z812_still_actual_pixels2.jpg
The video snapshot seems fuzzy, out of focus. I can produce a similar image from the still photo by first reducing it to 220 pixels in height, then taking the 220 pixel image an digitally zooming it to 720 pixels in height. The result is here:
http://myroots.pgvhosting.com/z812_still_220p_to_720p.jpg
My questions are: Am I being too critical? Is this really Hi-Def, or is it up-converted Low-Def?
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That's good information. Thank you for testing the file.
As a result, I uninstalled PowerDirector 6 and reinstalled it. It now works correctly.
LeRoy
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I agree that the specs say I should be able to import MOV files. See:
http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/products/compare_4_ENU.html
However, it doesn't work for me. I'm definately working from a hard-drive copy of the file. Kodak claims the camera will not function as a webcam.
I've also recently lost my ability to convert the MOV files to WMV as my converter crashes when I try. I've tried other converters, most don't have the CODECs for converting to 720p. One that showes promise is the AVS Video Converter. I tried several AVI formats and none of them import either. The only thing I have found that sorta works consistantly is MPEG2. The problem I ran into there is that it downsized the fame size even though it claims to preserve it as original.
LeRoy
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I just bought a new still camera (Kodak Z812 IS) that also takes 720p videos in Quicktime MPEG4 format with file extension .MOV
Trying to import the files into PowerDirector produces an error and aborts. If I convert the files to windows media (.wmv) first, it imports without problems.
Is there a fix for this?
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Some additional info:
According to this webpage -
http://www.geek.com/htbc/buy/cdromby.htm
DVD-ROM drives can deliver 9 megabytes per minute per X. So a 16X read capability translates to 144 megabytes per minute. Thats why it can't deliver my 150 megabyte per minute video file. Also, I think you can expect times (such as panning the camera) when the bit-rate will exceed the average.
I tried using WMV codec but it didn't seem to make smaller files. The high quality mode would create a file of 2.7 gb and take 8 hrs to produce my 14 minute HD video. The medium quality mode would create a 2.1 gb file and take 4 hours to produce. I didn't actually complete the production process because it didn't appear to be an advantage. The mpeg-2 codec created a 2.1 gb file and took about 1 hour.
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The 2.11 gb file runs smoothly from my hard-drive. So I think my CPU and video card are up to the task.
I did notice the clips you linked have a lower size per minute than mine. The 1080p clips on your first link run about 60 mb per minute. My MPEG video runs about 150 mb per minute. Apparently they're using a different CODEC and/or different compression ratio to create the files.
Are they giving up quality or is it just more efficient compression?
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I recently created some high definition videos (1920 X 1080i) with my Canon HV10 and PowerDirector. The question I want to explore here is: 'how do you share them with friends and family?' If you publish them as DVDs they will be down-converted to standard-definition. I would like to hear any methods that will preserve them as HD videos.
The only thing I've done so far is to record the HD MPEG-2 files on a DVD disc. The main problem I ran into is that my DVD drive isn't fast enough to play them. They play intermittently. What did work was to copy the MPEG-2 file(s) from my DVD-ROM to my hard-drive which is fast enough to play them as HD video.
I think my DVD drive is 40X, but I'm not sure. A 14 minute video takes 2.11 gigabytes of space. Does anyone know how fast of a DVD drive would be needed to play the MPEG-2 videos from the DVD drive?
correction: My DVD drive is 16X
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Let me try again. I'm thinking now this is not a PowerDirector problem and will not be fixed by using any other editor.
The distinction I should have made above is between HD (16:9, 1920 X 1080) and HDV (1440 X 1080). The 'problem' occurs when the video is converted to HDV in the camera for storage on the tape. Snapshots in the camera are not stored on tape and not converted to HDV. They are stored on a memory card. Therefore, they come out in HD format if 16:9 is selected. As a result, the problem of down-converting the frames from 1920 to 1440 is an attribute of HDV and must be corrected by up-converting the 1440 lines to 1920 when rendering the video to HD for viewing.
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I'm getting the feeling I'm talking to myself 
What I think may be happening is that the camera is producing video in HD MPEG2 (1920 X 1080) and PowerDirector is converting it to HDV (1440 X 1080) during capture. During rendering, PowerDirector, converts the video back to HD MPEG2.
If I could change capture mode from HDV to HD MPEG2 I think it would work correctly. However, I don't see any way to do that.
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I want to bring everyone up-to-date on my problem. The black bands were apparently caused by having the camera set for 16:9 aspect ratio and PowerDirector set for 4:3 (my bad). With that fixed I get a full 1440 X 1080 snapshot after capture (distorted) and a full 1920 X 1080 snapshot after production (not distorted). My concern now is that I've lost definition (500,000 pixels) during capture that is repaired by up-converting the horizontal lines from 1440 to 1920 during production. I'm thinking the up-conversion doesn't restore the lost pixels, but caculates new ones. So, the lost definition is not really restored.
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I am using a Canon HV10 camera which takes video in 1080i HD. It permits a snapshot 'still' to be taken during 'filming'.
I thought the video was being distorted during processing with PowerDirector, so I did a test by comparing snapshots at different times during the process.
1. During the 'filming' the snapshot is 1920 X 1080 (all picture)
2. The captured video snapshot is 1440 X 1080 with black bands above and below the 1440 X 800 picture (lost 280 lines of definition)
3. The rendered video (HD mpeg2) is 1920 X 1080 with black bands above and below the 1920 X 800 picture (distorted)
Any suggestions?
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