Messages posted by Christopher

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Quote: I don't think there is a set schedule, but they seem to come about every 4 months or so.

Thanks. Also, how often do they release a new version? Do they have new version every year? And when they release a new version, do they continue to support the older version in terms of bug fixes? i.e. are they still releasing bug fix for PD7 now that they have PD8?

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I'm a new customer for Cyberlink product (Power Director in particular). I just wanted to know, how often does Cyberlink release bug fixes also, do they release a roadmap that list the timeline and fixes that are going to be in their next patch updates?

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To confirm your findings, it does happen to me also.

Quote: Christopher -

You're not alone. Robert's been asking the question with CL for some time... and there are a few other i7 people whose belly buttons are puckering with anticipation of a positive response.

Cheers - Tony

Good to know that I'm not the only one having this issue. I hope that Cyberlink is close to fixing this problem.

Hi Kevin,

I'm using PowerDirector 8 Ultra. Build 8.00.2220c. I purchased it online 2 weeks ago.

Chris

Quote: Hi Christopher,

As you know the i7CPU has 8 cores. Cyberlink gave me the work around of cutting back the CPU to 2 cores to get my production done.

Here are the instructions.

START>RUN>type msconfig hit enter>click on "Boot">Advanced Options>Place Tick in Number of Processors and choose 2> reboot.

Cheers

Robert

Hi Robert,

I just tried your procedure and it works for me. I tried 2 cores and 4 cores and no more frame freeze. I just noticed that on a 4 core, it stops for a split second during the transitions that usually freeze when I have all 8 cores available. In 2 Core, everything runs smoothly.

This seem backward. I just purchased this machine mainly for video editing and I have to scale it down to 2 or 4 core to make it work. I hope that Cyberlink is working on this problem.

Thanks!

Chris

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the reply. I did similar procedure to your instruction both using my own song and letting Magic Movie use it's own. I was actually doing detect scenes again before but this time I did a view scenes but still get similar error.

I did the whole process again this time following your steps. I captured a 8 minutes 20 second video and selected "Detect Scenes after Capture". When I have the clip on the media room I selected "View Scenes".

My 8 minutes 20 second video produces 14 scenes. I selected 4 scenes and put them in the timeline. Total video lenght on the timeline is 3:20.

I selected Magic Movie wizard and selected sports template, selected "Timeline", this time I imported my own song that was also 3:20, when I click next it goes to Step 4 "Specify the movie duration. New Duration shows 00:11:09:23 Original Duration shows 00:33:29:10. (Odd numbers compare to what I have on my clip. I clicked on "Fit Duration to Background Music. THe number changes to the following... New Duration: 00:03:20:17 and Original Duration: 00:33:29:10 (hmm. another odd number). I clicked on next to produce the video. Result: It still produces the video that includes those that are not in the timeline.

I'm 100% sure that it included the ones that are not on the timeline as the test video that I captured contains 3 major scene. 1st scene is my 2 year old daughter dancing by the Chrismas tree. 2nd scene is my 2 year old and 8 month old having dinner and the 3rd scene is my 2 kids playing in the room. For this test, I selected scene 2 and scene 3 to be on the timeline but the movie produced by Magic Movie starts with the first scene and it includes all 3 major scene.

I was expecting to see what you have experienced but it is not happening on my end.

I have removed and installed this product 2 times already as instructed by tech support to also try to solved the transision issue (Frame freezing after transition) but still the same.

I'm lost

I captured my video from my DV camcorder and selected the option "Detect scene after capture". After it finished the capture, it comes up with the screen that allows me to detect scenes.

When I go to Edit mode. I only see 1 clip (the whole video) and I have to right click and select detect scenes again to separate the clips.

After the clips are separated, I chose a few clips and put it on the timeline. I then run Magic Movie and select from "Timeline". The Magic scene does it analysis then produce the movie based on the original file not on the scenes I selected and placed on the timeline.

When I do my own editing, it picks whatever is on the timeline but Magic Movie does its editing on the original file.

Anyone have this problems?

Quote: Christopher, PD8 is having trouble with i7 cpu's. I can only produce my complicated videos with my i7 cpu by using the 2 cores work around. Cyberlink are working on it but I have not heard back yet on a solution.

Whether or not your problems are because of the i7 cpu or your video card I don't know. I had a lot of problems with PD7 with transitions and I think PD8 still has some problems processing transitions.

Hi Robert, Thanks for the reply. Can you share to me what is the 2 Cores workaround?

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I tried installing the PowerDirector 8 Ultra on my old Pentium 4 Laptop with Windows XP, 2 Gb RAM, 2.4 Ghz CPU, built in ATI Video and built in audio.

I used the same clips and did the same procedure. This time the video only stops for a split second on the transition but continues to play. This is a machine that is a lot older than my Core i7.

I'm wondering now, what could be causing this issue on a more powerful machine. Could it be the Video Card that is on their compatible list?

I read some posts on regarding transition problem and noticed that the poster also have an ATI Radeon HD 4650.

If you have the same Video Card, let me know what your experience is.

Hi Tony, thanks for taking time to respond. Below are the answers to your questions.

Q1. Have you tried producing the file to see whether the frozen transition persists? It could just be occurring in the Preview Screen.

A1. Yes, the project renders successfully and burned to DVD however, I noticed that the video flickers or have lines after some transition on the finished product. The flicker seems to appear on the part where it froze on during the preview mode.

Q2. Have you tried changing your preview screen quality setting to Normal to see whether that affects it?

A2. Yes I tried all preview quality from low to high resolution. The problem is still the same.

Q3. Can you provide details of your graphics card and the format/profile of the original clips?

A3. I have an ATI Radeon HD 4650. The video card is listed on the compatible video card list for PD8. Original Clip was from a DV camcorder and I chose DVD HQ during capture. Is there a better format I can use other than DVD HQ?

Additional Note:

I have also tried checking and unchecking and ATI stream but was still the same.

I'm a new Power Director User. I have PD8 Ultra and are currently having problem on transitions when previewing. The frame freeze during a transition or at the start of a video effect but the audio continues to play.

The problem is intermittent. It works well on some transition but would stop on other. Right now, the workaround I have for transition problem was to change the transition. For the Video effect problem, the work around that I have found is to move the video effect a second or more after or before the transition or a video clip. If it start at the same time with the video clip, the frame will stop.

I have remove and re-installed PD8 and also change the virtual memory size as specified by the tech support but the problem is still the same.

Have you experienced this type of problem? If so, were you able to fix it?

Thanks!