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FluffyBottom [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Feb 26, 2018 09:47 Messages: 5 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 09:51
Hi all... : I'm giving the trial version of Power Director 16 a go for creating youtube "how I work" videos. My camera is a small gopro that creates MP$ files. I can't import them into the trial PD. Is this because it is a trial version or are there issues with MP$ files formats?

Thank you so much...!
The Shadowman
Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 09:56
Quote Hi all... : I'm giving the trial version of Power Director 16 a go for creating youtube "how I work" videos. My camera is a small gopro that creates MP$ files. I can't import them into the trial PD. Is this because it is a trial version or are there issues with MP$ files formats?

Thank you so much...!

Dont panic, FB

I suspect your GoPro files are 2 or 4K. The trial version doesn't support those files. However, they are well supported in the full version.

Robert Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,
FluffyBottom [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Feb 26, 2018 09:47 Messages: 5 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 10:01
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Dont panic, FB

I suspect your GoPro files are 2 or 4K. The trial version doesn't support those files. However, they are well supported in the full version.

Robert


Ok I'll try not to panic... laughing I'm an illustrator, not at all a video expert, so I'm not sure what the 2 or 4k are, but you say they are well supported in the paid version? If I can be sure that PowerDirector will let me edit those files, I'll happily purchase the software.

Thank you immensely for the help! smile
The Shadowman
Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 10:04
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Dont panic, FB

I suspect your GoPro files are 2 or 4K. The trial version doesn't support those files. However, they are well supported in the full version.

Robert


Ok I'll try not to panic... laughing I'm an illustrator, not at all a video expert, so I'm not sure what the 2 or 4k are, but you say they are well supported in the paid version? If I can be sure that PowerDirector will let me edit those files, I'll happily purchase the software.

Thank you immensely for the help! smile


What is the resolution of your video? e.g. 3840x2160 Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,
FluffyBottom [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Feb 26, 2018 09:47 Messages: 5 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 10:11
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Dont panic, FB

I suspect your GoPro files are 2 or 4K. The trial version doesn't support those files. However, they are well supported in the full version.

Robert


Ok I'll try not to panic... laughing I'm an illustrator, not at all a video expert, so I'm not sure what the 2 or 4k are, but you say they are well supported in the paid version? If I can be sure that PowerDirector will let me edit those files, I'll happily purchase the software.

Thank you immensely for the help! smile


What is the resolution of your video? e.g. 3840x2160


Sincce I can't really open it, I'm not sure how to find that info... Photoshop propertires give me this:

File Path: D:\Videos\GoPro 5 Black\2018-02-19\HERO5 Black 1\GOPR0070.MP4
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 3.0 GB
Image Size: 2704 x 1520
Frame Rate: 23.976
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:09:39:04
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
The Shadowman
Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 10:24
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Dont panic, FB

I suspect your GoPro files are 2 or 4K. The trial version doesn't support those files. However, they are well supported in the full version.

Robert


Ok I'll try not to panic... laughing I'm an illustrator, not at all a video expert, so I'm not sure what the 2 or 4k are, but you say they are well supported in the paid version? If I can be sure that PowerDirector will let me edit those files, I'll happily purchase the software.

Thank you immensely for the help! smile


What is the resolution of your video? e.g. 3840x2160


Sincce I can't really open it, I'm not sure how to find that info... Photoshop propertires give me this:

File Path: D:\Videos\GoPro 5 Black\2018-02-19\HERO5 Black 1\GOPR0070.MP4
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 3.0 GB
Image Size: 2704 x 1520
Frame Rate: 23.976
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:09:39:04
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0[/quotePos
OK, that's classed as 2k. So you should be ok to proceed with full version.

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Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,
FluffyBottom [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Feb 26, 2018 09:47 Messages: 5 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 10:28
OK, that's classed as 2k. So you should be ok to proceed with full version.

Ah fabulous...! Thank you kindly for all the help! :

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Mar 01. 2018 05:29

The Shadowman
Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline
[Post New] Feb 26, 2018 11:28
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Dont panic, FB

I suspect your GoPro files are 2 or 4K. The trial version doesn't support those files. However, they are well supported in the full version.

Robert


Ok I'll try not to panic... laughing I'm an illustrator, not at all a video expert, so I'm not sure what the 2 or 4k are, but you say they are well supported in the paid version? If I can be sure that PowerDirector will let me edit those files, I'll happily purchase the software.

Thank you immensely for the help! smile


What is the resolution of your video? e.g. 3840x2160


Sincce I can't really open it, I'm not sure how to find that info... Photoshop propertires give me this:

File Path: D:\Videos\GoPro 5 Black\2018-02-19\HERO5 Black 1\GOPR0070.MP4
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 3.0 GB
Image Size: 2704 x 1520
Frame Rate: 23.976
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00:09:39:04
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0[/quotePos
OK, that's classed as 2k. So you should be ok to proceed with full version.


More correctly the video is classed as 2.7k resolution. One other point. You will have to create a custom profile when it comes to production. It's dead easy, so nothing to worry about Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,
FluffyBottom [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: Feb 26, 2018 09:47 Messages: 5 Offline
[Post New] Feb 27, 2018 07:04
So I went ahead and purchased the full program (slightly nervous, still) and all worked out well. No issues whatsoever - aside from the fact that I must simply learn how to do this "video" thing. But it looks very doable! Power Director had no problems at all with the MP4 file format. Not only that, the rendering time was way faster than the other program I'd tried previously, and PD did not freeze all the time.

I'm a happy camper.
The Shadowman
Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline
[Post New] Feb 27, 2018 07:38
Quote So I went ahead and purchased the full program (slightly nervous, still) and all worked out well. No issues whatsoever - aside from the fact that I must simply learn how to do this "video" thing. But it looks very doable! Power Director had no problems at all with the MP4 file format. Not only that, the rendering time was way faster than the other program I'd tried previously, and PD did not freeze all the time.

I'm a happy camper.


Really glad you are a happy camper - dont be afraid to come back if you get into trouble with some of your projects.

However, if you are keen to learn about the "video thing" have a look here https://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/65031.page issues 2 thru to 8. there are some handy tips in the Newbie Room section. There also loads of video tutorials here https://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots/videos. And there are even more here. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pd+university

Have a great time learning.

Robert Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,
JimIowa
Senior Member Location: United States Joined: Mar 03, 2017 21:59 Messages: 161 Offline
[Post New] Feb 28, 2018 21:46
Here is another location with 200+ PowerDirector tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a0_l0sZGJNO0FXqaCB4KA
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