It works as before now ! Interesting findings:
- My .ts file (that I was trying to trim & convert to .mp4) was created by ArcSoft Media software. Cybermedia PowerDirector can read the file into the editor & can even trim the file, but for some reason get's stuck when producing a .mp4 format file. It can however produce .mp2 & .m2ts (less efficient) formats.
- Normally I use .m4v files (not .ts files) and to my delight I found that I can still read them into the PowerDirector editor, trim & convert them to .mp4 just as I was doing before for all these years !
- So, the .ts (which was a one-off exception to my normal work) for some reason (either because it was produced by ArcSoft Media, or, because PowerDirector just can't convert a .ts to .mp4) can't be converted to .mp4 (but PD can convert it to .mp2 or .m2ts formats)
- The Ad pop-up had nothing to do w/ this as pointed out above by Fenman. Although I've disabled checking for updates, I still see the Ad pop-up but only at the point where I start the conversion from .m4v to .mp4. It does not occur at the main Cybermedia Suite level menu, or, in the PowerDirector main window anymore.
I'd still like to see if/when/what response I get to my online question to their tech support.
Reply from tech support was - "You got it free from Dell" so apparently they're not responsible for it !
Anyway, it stopped working again (as above) even for my .m4v files & the ads are showing up again, so I guess they're doing something internally. Since I have an alternate solution - ArcSoft Total Media Suite - I can do whatever I want to do with it. Best of all ArcSoft Total Media has never forced me to do an upgrade !
SO I'll be uninstalling CyberLink Media Suite since I don't want to be forced to do an upgrade & my alternate solution using ArcSoft Total Media software works just fine. Good riddance CyberLink Media Suite Software !
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Dec 10. 2017 18:49