Quote: Thank you Neil for your feedback.

Hi, Theolilou! Sorry if some of what I wrote may not make sense. These computer keyboards are not as good as old trusty mechanical typewriter keyboards at times. Somestimes a keystroke doesn't register or you get the wrong letter in the word you're trying to write. You don't realise the mistake until you see it later(I just noticed when I tried to type "emulate" it came out as "rmulate". I'm sure I hit the 'e' key but the 'r' key registered instead....) it can be very embarrassing! Anyway, back to subject, thanks for your feedback as well. By interest, do you have an earlier version of PD on your computer alongside PD14? If so, how does the audio adjustments on the earlier version you may have compare to that of PD14? I ask because, since PD9, Power Director has not required the removal of an earlier version when installing the newer version. Zum beispiel*, If you had PD7 and were about to install PD8, the installation process would tell you to first uninstall PD7, but if you had PD7 or PD8 still on your computer and were about to install Power Director version 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14, you would not be required to remove the older version, this is proving useful to me as I can make comparisons, use PD14 for some work and PD8 for other work I wanted to perform, Each version could have its own special function. Some users have multiple versions of PD on their computer, probably for that very reason, specialised functions. PD8, I've found to have very easy-to-use audio adjustment for eding work in that department, plus the ability to burn in DVD-SP to make full use of my discs, PD14 has video editing effects I can employ as well, but it is mainly only for video editing that I'm using it. *By the way, Zum Beispiel is German, it means "For Example".

Cheers!

Neil.

"Somestimes a keystroke doesn't register or you get the wrong letter in the word you're trying to write. You don't realise the mistake until you see it later..."

One way to minimize this is to read over your post, looking for typos, before you hit "submit". Doesn't ensure perfection, but reduces do-overs. Regards,
Dan
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Quote: Audio is the black point of Pd14. Otherwise it is a great tool.

What i expect it should works :

- when i group two or more audio clips, be able to change the gain of all the select audio clip
- when i group two or more audio clips, be able to make mod with audio director to all the select clip

The way it currently work is a nightmare. If i cut 75 times. I have to apply audio director effect 75 times. Make me crazy.

In addition we should be able to change the level of the select clip instead of using point by point decrease.

It needs two mode (select by one key shift for example). One where we change the level of the selected clips (like in sony vegas) and another as it is now.

Theolilou

I agree with exactly what you are suggesting - would be great addition. Essentially then this would act just as Pinnacle 12 did as I discussed in the beginning of this post.

If some are wondering - Pinnacle 19 audio mixer now acts nearly like PD 14 (at least in Pinnacle 19 if you drop the volume for the clip it stays down to the end of the clip). I bought it hoping that Pinnacle 19 audio mixer would work like it did in Pinnacle 12 - because having the audio work correctly is such a time saver if you are working on a lot of clips. But alas no joy.

So I am hoping that PD will take collective suggestions in these posts and modify the audio mixer to work more like a true mixer - with the option of working across multiple clips or one at a time. And please make the mixer drop the level across at least the clip you are working on instead of creating the ramp back up - which I still can not think of any reason why this would be of value to any audio edit.



PS PD 14 still in my opinion is a great (and the best) video editor - an improvement to the audio mixer would make it the best overall product. I would even pay full price in the next version if it had this improvement.

Regards

RDOIII

Quote: PS PD 14 still in my opinion is a great (and the best) video editor - an improvement to the audio mixer would make it the best overall product. I would even pay full price in the next version if it had this improvement.

Hi, RDOIII!

I would not go as far as saying PD14 is "the best" video editor just yet, at least not while this issue with audio adjustment still hangs around like a fart in an elevator. The problem with the audio being set at a given level above or below 0.0db at the beginning of a video, overall, or at the beginning of a clip within the video(whilst still editing), then creeping back up or down to 0.0db has crept into Power Director at a point I know not where. Was it in Version 14 or was it manifest in earlier versions(as far back as Version 9)? The method of audio level adjustment I described which was in Version 8, should be implemented in Version 15.

Cheers!

Neil

Quote:
I would not go as far as saying PD14 is "the best" video editor just yet, at least not while this issue with audio adjustment still hangs around like a fart in an elevator.

IMO, Pinnacle Studio v15 was the best, and currently there is no best. PD could get there with a few improvements such as this audio behavior. Again, IMO.

Hi, Everyone!

I think this subject has just about run its course. Not much else I can say on the subject without repeating myself.

Cheers!

Neil.