I was hoping beyond hope for PRODAD, the new Plug-in partner, to have ReSpeedr find it's way into PD13. No luck.
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ProShow Producer = ca $250.

PowerDirector about 1/2 of that or less.

ReSpeedr about $100.

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My biggest disappointment is with the default transitions, still have to apply one at a time with multiple click patience there.

(PD13 trial version) transitions, proDAD not see anything, no free sample.

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Quote: I have to say that the one feature I hoped for in this new version - acceleration / deceleration or 'easing' hasn't been provided, so we still have jerky starts and stops to motion. We get lots of transitions and effects (don't we have enough already) but still PowerDirector falls far short of, for example, ProShow Producer, which does permit moving objects to start and stop smoothly. You have to see the difference to appreciate how much better this is than sudden starts and stops.
I would eagerly have upgraded to V13 if 'easing' had been introduced instead of more effects and transitions but since the upgrade price isn't trivial, I'll be staying with V12 - AND - hoping that easing gets included in V14?

When I needed "easing" on a project I did with PowerDirector 11, I wrote an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the frame locations and parameters using the smoothstep formula.

Send me a pm if you'd like a copy. Scott C
St. Paul, MN

I also think it would be great for PD to have a bessier curve transition for speed changes, but there's actually a fairly simple way to do it by hand without any calculations and with only 2 speed steps.

For example, say you're working with 60p media and you want slow down one section to 1/3 speed. The quick way is to split the clip just before the point you want to slow down, then make another split 16 frames later and another one 16 frames after that (Do the splits at 8 frames if using 30p, etc).

Use the Power Tools button and set the speed of the first small section to 0.67x and set the second one to 0.48x (You can use any similar value, but these come up when using the slider). Finally set the main section to 0.32x. That's it!

If you return to real-time speed, do the same thing in reverse at the end, with the speed ramping back up briefly through 0.48x and 0.67x.

Here's what it looks like in a video, and I think it's a pretty good approximation of a full curve but with a lot less work

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As the topic is "Disappointment with PDR 13", I guess any suggestion or comment is appropriate. Just so we're not at crossed purposes, I think the OP is referring to the lack of "easing" (gradual acceleration or deceleration) in PiP Object motion & Magic Motion.

I think optodata's stepped speed change could certainly be applied with the manipulation of keyframes - probably something like what Scott did in making calculations for the Excel spreadsheet. I'd like to check that out, Scott

We do see some evidence of "easing" in PDR - in the motion applied in particular slideshow templates where images drop into place with a "soft landing"... it's just not easily controlled by the user as you see in some other software.

Cheers - Tony

P.S. That young gymnast is very good, optodata!
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The method I use, if I create a PIP effect that takes me a long time, I plan to use often.
I just saved this PIP as a project.
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Quote: Here's what it looks like in a video, and I think it's a pretty good approximation of a full curve but with a lot less work

That looks pretty good! I can't even tell is not on a curve....

Thanks, SoNic. I think it helps that her legs and arms are moving at a set rhythm, and the length and pacing of the time steps are probably close to how long it takes our brain to register a change in speed/pacing. The net result is a smoooooth slowdown/resume

P.S. Thanks Tony! I'm sure you know I'm very proud of her

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Quote: When I needed "easing" on a project I did with PowerDirector 11, I wrote an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the frame locations and parameters using the smoothstep formula.

Send me a pm if you'd like a copy.

I posted a copy of the spreadsheet at http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/43117.page if you want to download it. Scott C
St. Paul, MN