PowerDirector 12 beta patch v2626

Dafydd B

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Mar 07, 2014 04:28

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Previous patch 2619 data: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/32601.page
Previous patch 2613 data: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/32506.page
Previous patch 2527 data: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/31878.page
Previous patch 2509 data: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/31687.page
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From CyberLink:

Dear PowerDirector 12 Forum Members,

Going forward, we’d like to provide our forum members with access to beta patch updates for PowerDirector 12. Beta patch updates are provided by CyberLink so PowerDirector 12 users can have access to quick bug fixes and assist in confirming that the issues have been resolved.

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PowerDirector 12 beta patch v2626

Below are the release notes for the latest beta patch.

Release Date: 2014-March-07
Release Note:
Updates:

1. Resolves the issue that video and audio randomly become unlinked/unsynced when saving a project after changing timeline frame rate.
2. Improves program performance when applying Pixelan FilmTouch2 effect in the Menu Designer.
3. Resolves the issue that opacity effect disappears after enabling motion blur.
4. Improves frame accuracy when producing a trimmed video with different frame rates.
5. Improves program stability based on error reports received.

New patch released:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/38014.page

Please feel free to post in this thread:

- if all the change log issues appear to be resolved by the beta patch update.
- if any new program related issues arise as a result of installing the beta patch update.

Please do not use this thread to:

- post any questions about other issues not outlined in the change log.
- post suggested enhancements for future versions of PowerDirector.

We want to ensure this thread stays on the topic at hand, so your assistance would be very much appreciated.

Please note: The PowerDirector development team will not respond to this thread. The thread is intended to be a central gathering place for feedback on the current beta patch update to ensure that future updates of PowerDirector 12 are of the highest quality.

Please note: The beta patch updates are still undergoing the testing process and may include significant issues. It is the beta tester’s responsibility to protect their system and data during beta testing. It is strongly recommended that you back up your computer and its data prior installing a beta patch update.

Regards,
PowerDirector Team

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Members who test the beta batch and I'm sure many of us will have a go, here are some items to include and consider.

1. Test the issue you find, see if it repeatedly does the fault.
2. Write up your actions/report so others can follow your actions (step by step) and replicate the fault you've found.
3. Be thorough. Test the beta fully BEFORE writing a report here, "don't jump too soon" without checking your actions.
4. INCLUDE a diagnostic of your PC.
5. Don't overload this feedback location with multiple confirmations - one or two is ok, if you disagree, that's good to.
6. Feedback on the patch - no distracting or tangential commentary is wanted, as it is unnecessary on this thread.

Have a go and see what you find - it can be fun making PowerDirector better.

Dafydd
Forum Moderator

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optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Mar 07, 2014 13:55

Fantastic! Here are the items I noticed or experienced with this patch:

I could not download the patch because the downloader thought the latest patch had already been downloaded. I ran my batch file to clear out the old .ini files (and I manually confirmed that there were no .ini files in the C:\ProgramData\CyberLink\Downloader folder), but I still could not download the 2626 patch. Finally, I renamed the 2619 patch file (I put a "z" before the ".exe") and was able to download the 2626 patch

I performed the test we used to intentionally break a clip and I could not get the clip to break in this version! The real test is to see if any clips still randomly break during editing sessions, but this looks like a good start

I then opened up an older project where the clips had been broken, and they remain broken.

This implies that the problem is not related to how PD processes/parses/interprets the project, but rather that the damage is caused by errors stored in the project itself. In other words, once the breaks happened, they were saved in the project and opening up damaged projects with an improved version of PD12 doesn't recover/repair the broken clips.

On my Win8.1 system, something is not working correctly with the loading and/or displaying of the editor window. I have all SSDs and an i7 4770K, and previous versions of PD12 loaded and were ready to edit in about 2 seconds. It would always take a couple of seconds longer if I (re)loaded a new project for the library and clips to be processed, but it was still quick.

With this version, it's taking 23 seconds to load a project with just Nature.wmv in the timeline

What on earth is going on? The splash screen of the movie camera used to disappear after about a second, now it takes 8 seconds for the main program window to display, and I can watch every single screen element get refreshed for another 15 seconds before the project title finally appears at the top of the window. It even takes 8 seconds to reload the open project and choosing merge libraries. Right now, that's going to be enough for me to go back to 2619.

On a related note, it still takes at least 10 seconds for a Pixelan control panel to appear on my system, but with the drastic slowdown of the editor's screen functions, I guess that's not surprising. They may even be related, so it would be helpful to hear if people on Win7 or Win 8 or 8.1 who haven't had slow display problems with Pixelan are also seeing a big slowdown in project load times.

EDIT #1. It also takes 7-9 seconds for the Modify screen to appear if I click on a title, PiP, clip, and 5-6 seconds with a small JPG.

EDIT #2. I reinstalled the 2619 patch and can confirm that the load times are back to normal after rebooting. For example, the splash screen comes and goes in 1 sec; loading a project with just Nature.wmv is ready in 5 sec; clicking on Modify for nature.wmv in the timeline opens in less than 2 sec; reopening the same project (and merging libraries) takes 5 sec. When clicking Modify on a JPG in the timeline, the window opens in 1 sec, and it takes just 1-3 seconds on a title, clip or PiP.

Cyberlink should look at whatever changes they made in 2626 and see why they would lead to such a drastic slowdown in display times. That will probably be related to the reason that the other menus have been so slow to appear on some Win8.1 systems

EDIT #3. I got adventurous and reinstalled the 2626 patch. This time, I rebooted before running PD and the load times for the project and bringing up the Modify window are no longer very slow. They are comparable to the times I measured using 2619. I realized that rebooting might help when I first went back to the 2619 patch and the load times were still very long and rebooting helped. Now I can use the 2626 patch and see if the clip break/unlink issue is fully addressed.

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Pettros1

Member Location: River Heads, Queensland, Australia Joined: Jan 06, 2011 19:08 Messages: 60 Offline

Mar 08, 2014 05:48

Have been working with CL support for two weeks. Even lifted to higher level and still nothing. Last advice was download V2616. Even after emptying download folder still comes up I do not have correct version. Tried v. 2626 and same thing. Am at v.2509 at moment and will not upload to YouTube. Rendering is slower etc., not good.
This should just work as most S/W usually does.
Support is either very slow or very overloaded dealing with problems with PD 12?
Have been happily using 4Gb RAM for last two years and just upgraded to 8Gb. Unfortunately am back to 4Gb as one of the new sticks died and as dual pair have to send both back.
Trust there is some light at the end of all this.


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PD Ultra 16.0.2524.0 ~ Windows 10 Pro Intel(R)Core(TM)i7-4770 CPU @3.40GHz ~ AMD HD-7800 Series APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics ~ 16GB RAM ~ WD 1Gb Primary HD ~ Hitachi 500Gb ~ Buffalo 8Gb DriveStation ~ WD 1Gb ~ Medion 500Gb ~ Canon Legria HFS10 ~ W/ FH

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Mar 08, 2014 07:47

PETTROS1,

"Please do not use this thread to:
- post any questions about other issues not outlined in the change log."

This is a reserved thread relating ONLY to the beta build, please post your topic as a new thread. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Mar 08, 2014 15:55

I just revised my original post (Edit #3) to say that I am now able to achieve normal load and window-display speeds with the 2626 beta patch after rebooting. Whatever was really slowing down PD immediately after the patch was installed on my Win8.1 system seems to be resolved once the computer is restarted.

Common sense, but I didn't think of it at the time...

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optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Mar 08, 2014 17:13

I now have experienced a broken clip with 2626

This one was a little different, as I was adding keyframes to the last clip in the timeline and that caused PD to crash. After sending in the error report, I reopened the project and found that the clip I was working on was broken.

In case it helps Cyberlink understand what caused the crash or why the clip broke (which might have caused the crash), I've packed the project into this SkyDrive folder. It's almost 1GB to download, and the broken clip is 00014.mts in Track 1 at about 4:38 on the timeline.

EDIT: I went back and looked at the auto-saved versions of this project and found that every one of them that has the last clip shows it as broken. This makes me think that trying to add keyframes to this broken clip is what caused PD to crash rather than the crash breaking the clip. I've just added the past 2 autosaved projects to the SkyDrive folder for completeness

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Pettros1

Member Location: River Heads, Queensland, Australia Joined: Jan 06, 2011 19:08 Messages: 60 Offline

Mar 08, 2014 21:59

If cannot even download this Beta then should be an easy answer? Would not think this would be off topic.
PD Ultra 16.0.2524.0 ~ Windows 10 Pro Intel(R)Core(TM)i7-4770 CPU @3.40GHz ~ AMD HD-7800 Series APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics ~ 16GB RAM ~ WD 1Gb Primary HD ~ Hitachi 500Gb ~ Buffalo 8Gb DriveStation ~ WD 1Gb ~ Medion 500Gb ~ Canon Legria HFS10 ~ W/ FH

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Mar 09, 2014 14:55

Quote: If cannot even download this Beta then should be an easy answer? Would not think this would be off topic.

Take a look at the post here, http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/32601.page#177216
It might help you download the beta.
Dafydd

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Mar 09, 2014 15:01

Quote: I now have experienced a broken clip with 2626

This one was a little different, as I was adding keyframes to the last clip in the timeline and that caused PD to crash. After sending in the error report, I reopened the project and found that the clip I was working on was broken.

In case it helps Cyberlink understand what caused the crash or why the clip broke (which might have caused the crash), I've packed the project into this SkyDrive folder. It's almost 1GB to download, and the broken clip is 00014.mts in Track 1 at about 4:38 on the timeline.

EDIT: I went back and looked at the auto-saved versions of this project and found that every one of them that has the last clip shows it as broken. This makes me think that trying to add keyframes to this broken clip is what caused PD to crash rather than the crash breaking the clip. I've just added the past 2 autosaved projects to the SkyDrive folder for completeness

Thank you optodata,
I have passed on the information and your link to the 1gb data on the Skydrive to CyberLink. Well done.

ha ha
Dafydd

Kyle 40

Contributor Location: Cumbria Joined: Sep 06, 2013 14:14 Messages: 467 Offline

Mar 12, 2014 06:24

Hi , I've just downloaded this latest beta patch v2626 and tried to do some keyframing on a still image for inclusion in a short title seq. Very disappointed in that there are still no fixes for basic keyframe moves. If you grab the image to move it to the position you want, it jumps back to a different position that PD suggests !!
You still can't easily maintain aspect ratio, instead there are random (!) h & S scale numbers.
Still "no jump to" OR "Copy" next key frame or even duplicate keyframes.
How about a rotate image in this set of tools?

Haven't yet tried any thing else!

Sorry but I'm going to have to go back to Premiere Elements for this simple edit!

The sun is shining I should be outside but I have to finish this edit, such is life

but we keep smiling

cheers


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I just want to edit and make pictures, walk my dog and go fishing.

babindia

Senior Contributor Location: India Joined: Aug 16, 2007 06:11 Messages: 884 Offline

Mar 14, 2014 07:29

I installed PD suite and applied patch 2626. I got a message not for your version


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PC specs :
OS Windows 10.0 Pro
MB - AS rock Z77 extreme 11
Intel 3770K @ 4.0 Ghz OC
Gskill 32 GB RAM 1800 Mhz
6 TB HDD, SSD bootable
nVidia ASUS GTX 660 Ti
BenQ 22" LCD monitor 1920x1080

babindia

Senior Contributor Location: India Joined: Aug 16, 2007 06:11 Messages: 884 Offline

Mar 14, 2014 15:04

Solution
Uninstalled PD suite. Re-installed Ultimate. Re installed PD suite minus Power director. PC specs :
OS Windows 10.0 Pro
MB - AS rock Z77 extreme 11
Intel 3770K @ 4.0 Ghz OC
Gskill 32 GB RAM 1800 Mhz
6 TB HDD, SSD bootable
nVidia ASUS GTX 660 Ti
BenQ 22" LCD monitor 1920x1080

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Mar 18, 2014 06:08

New patch released today:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/38014.page

Thread closed.

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