Quote: If my computer can't handle Version 11, is it more likely to handle an earlier version or do they all have similar requirements? How can I get an earlier version? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi

You can download the trial version and test it first. http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/trials/index_en_AU.html

PD11 is a resource hungry program and you would need a computer with a bit of oomph

My specs are on my signature.

PD8 boxed versions are still available on Ebay etc. PD8 used less resources and was quite stable.

Happy editing Happing editing

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Hi,
also to add to what Neil said look at the specifications list for the various versions of PD11 as they come in 3 'flavors' PD11, pd11 Delux, and Pd11 Ultimate the ultimate requires a hi end computer (fast processor, lots of hard drive space, and lots of memory ( recommend for ultimate minimum 6GB and the latest drivers for your system.
Jim Intel i7-2600@3.4Gz Geforce 560ti-1GB Graphic accelerator, windows 7 Premium 12GB memory

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It's certainly a problem I came up against when I upgraded from Ver 10. Switching back to Ver 10 did not solve my problem but that might be because I did not uninstall Ver 11 but left it on my system.

I have dual core processor, 8GB ram, SSD drive and a WD Raptor and it will not handle the load - see my other threads in interested.

It's OK until you start to use multiple effects or timelines and .mov files (QuickTime - from Canon 35mm cameras) simly overwhelm the system and makes editing impossible.

The files from my Sony (Pro) video camera are easier to work with - until you start adding effects/lines etc.

Version 10 worked well on my PC with the specs listed. Ver 11 is a non starter really.

My new PC should arrive in about 10 days - Intel i7 3930, 64GB 1600 ddr3 ram, 2TB WD, Nvidia GTX 680 4GB. If it does not run on that - then it will need a super computer to work.

Hope that helps. Thanks, George

Thank you all for these wonderful, and helpful responses. I have version 11, and it bogs down if I change the "brightness", "contrast" or add a transition. It just isn't working out. Thanks for the great info on V10 not being as taxing on the computer. I need to find that version.

Hi Lisa,
Your laptop will struggle with PDR7-PDR11 as you are editing HD files. Many of us edited 720p (1280x720) known as HDLite with PC's of a better spec and we struggled. Your PC just doesn't have the resources for W7 and video editing. You will get a far better video editing experience if you saved to buy a better computer rather than looking around for older software. I have seen what you're trying to achieve in video editing. You can ask editors here for an opinion about laptops for PDR11.

Dafydd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eynKnUavbr0

The above is the final product. I was able to barely pull it off by not using transitions, and not editing the brightness. I also made the screen super small, and produced it without the view screen mode. If I can eek this out with V11 then V10 or less should be fine. My Uncles new Quad Core couldn't do it either. I just alter the "brightness" and it bugs out even on the quad core. I think an earlier version would be great. Dafydd do you work for Cyberlink?

Lisa:

I do use a laptop, mainly for SD video editing. It has a Sandy Bridge i7 Intel processor, 8 GB of RAM and a video card with 1 GB of dedicated video RAM. Most importantly, it is running a 64-bit version of Windows 7.

The laptop is OK for SD video and for short HD projects, but it is SLOW, with PD9 installed. Hence the reason, I upgraded my main computer with video editing in mind (specs below).

Dafydd is quite correct. You only have a slow dual Pentium processor, 3 GB of RAM, only 128 MB dedicated video RAM on an on-board video chipset, and you are running a 32-bit version of Windows, which will only allocate a maximum of 2 GB to any program, and can only address a maximum 4 GB of RAM. Your operating system and background processes will be chewing up well in excess of 1 GB of RAM, so PD11 is left probably with one 1GB, more or less of RAM, and that must be shared with the video card.

Adding another GB of RAM might improve your situation marginally, but essentially your laptop does not have the horsepower to run PD9, PD10, or PD11 when editing HD video. Personally, I would take Dafydd's advice and consider purchasing a computer designed to do HD video editing rather than adding one more GB or RAM or searching for older versions.

No one here intends to give offence, Lisa. It's just that you are not going to have much joy trying to edit HD video on that laptop. Video editing is the most resource intensive app that you can run on a computer - games are no match for specs required to have happy video editing sessions.

Just my two cents, and, as I said, I don't mean to give offence.

Have a great day.

Regards,
-Phil
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Hi

I always HD video files (camera specs on signature) and I use a laptop (specs on signature too).

Depending on how many tracks, effects, colour corrections applied depends on the viewing experience.

I use my preview window on High not HD or full HD and I create small projects.

I then Produce these small projects (as close to the original video files as possible) and then place all these Produced files into a Final project.

I find by editing in small bite size pieces of say 5 minutes aids my editing experience and maintains my sanity : D

I did write an article about 'editing by proxy' that enables you edit HD clips as SD and Produce the final project as HD thereby not stressing out an older computer. It's somewhere on this forum Happing editing

Best Regards

Neil
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PD8 Ultra v3022. Computer: Dell Studio 1747, Intel, i7 Q740 1.73 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 560v 1GB, Windows 7 Ult. 64
PD10 Ultra v2023. Computer: HP Pavilion dv7, Intel, i7 2630 2.00 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 6770 2GB, Windows 7 Pre. 64
PD12 Ultra v2930. Computer: HP Pavilion dv7, Intel, i7 2630 2.00 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 6770 2GB, Windows 7 Pre. 64
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Thanks guys for such awesome info. I am not offended because my computer is substandard. Dafydd is correct all the way, but as a stay at home mom I won't be buying a new one any time soon. I realized ideally that is what I need to do. For this reason, I would like to land an earlier version if I can.

Lisa:

If a new computer is not in your future, then Neil's advice is the best advice. Split things into very small projects, produce, and then assemble the produced clips for the final version of your video.

I have used PD9 to PD11 and they are all resource intensive, so if you are looking for an earlier PD version, I would go to PD8 or earlier.

Have a great day.

Regards,
-Phil Windows 10 Pro x64
Dell XPS 8930
Intel CoreT i7 (4.6 GHz)
32 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
1 TB PCIe -x4 SSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
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Actually Phil that is exactly how I pulled off my almost 3 minute vid... link above. It helped me eek it out. What I didn't realize is that programs like "Windows LIve Movie Maker, blur up your vids. So I am pleased to have the sharpest vid I have ever posted on YouTube, thanks to Cyberlink.

I do have a V8 on the way. I know that probably makes me a lamester around here. I will use my V11 someday when I have a better computer.