as Power Director 7 does not work fine with my PC and Vista, I thought I give try to Power Director 8, maybe it´s better.
So I wanted to download the trial, but CNET says

"We're sorry, but the page you requested could not be found. please make sure the spelling, capitalization, and punctuation are correct, then try reloading the page."

So where can I download the trial ?

If you go to Cyberlinks home page there should be a download for the trial. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

Quote: If you go to Cyberlinks home page there should be a download for the trial.

Unfortuantely it does not work !
It redirects You to the CNET, but CNET is does not work since april 2009

I just went here and started downloading the trial PD8.

http://download.cnet.com/CyberLink-PowerDirector/3000-13631_4-10483012.html?part=dl-83867&subj=dl&tag=button My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

Quote: I just went here and started downloading the trial PD8.

http://download.cnet.com/CyberLink-PowerDirector/3000-13631_4-10483012.html?part=dl-83867&subj=dl&tag=button

When I click to the download button, You get next screen that says that this page is not found...

Sorry Tommy, can't help you any further the link works for me.

Robert S My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

ok, now I clicked this button several times, went back, clicked again and in the fifth click it finally works.
Thanks.

Sorry, but PD8 is no better, just more and different bells and whistles.
Cyberlink should "invest" more to make the version stabile and with better berforamnce that whistles.

PD7 loads over 5 minutes in my PC, so did the PD8 !
Sony Vegas loads about 15-20 seconds
Liquid 7 loads under one minute
Pinnacle loads about 30 seconds

I use professional external Firewire soundcard (Edirol) with full ASIO and PD7 crashes the sound every time I insert and replace or remove new clip in the timeline, so I have to restart the program every time I add new clip to timeline.
Its the only program that does that and that does not let me choose options for audio hardware.

When I exit PD7, it remains running in memory, so I have to close it manually in task manager. So did the PD8.
Other video programs do not do that.

Guys - these are major problems and you have to fix them not make new bells and whistles...

I know the problem is not im my hardware or configuration, because all other audio and video programs that I have or have tested run perfectly in my PC.

Quote: Sorry, but PD8 is no better, just more and different bells and whistles.
Cyberlink should "invest" more to make the version stabile and with better berforamnce that whistles.

PD7 loads over 5 minutes in my PC, so did the PD8 !
Sony Vegas loads about 15-20 seconds
Liquid 7 loads under one minute
Pinnacle loads about 30 seconds

When I exit PD7, it remains running in memory, so I have to close it manually in task manager. So did the PD8.
Other video programs do not do that.

Guys - these are major problems and you have to fix them not make new bells and whistles...

I know the problem is not im my hardware or configuration, because all other audio and video programs that I have or have tested run perfectly in my PC.

Tommy, I also had no problem downloading from the provided link. My PW7 loads in about 10-12 seconds. If there were lots of others with the same problem as you are experiencing, I think you could assume the program has major flaws, however right now, you are experiencing something that seems to be unique to your machine. Software mixes and hardware can create untold problems from time to time and unless many others are experiencing the same thing, it is quite difficult to pin down.

I would suspect the machine and/or software conflicts first. Why is it that you are the only person that cannot download the version 8 trial? That has nothing to do with Cyberlink and that alone gives me suspicions of a problem with something and when ever I have problems in one area, it makes me suspicious of the whole system I'm using.

Larry !
I could download the version 8, just not in the first time. It is knwn problem on Cnet since april 2009 and there are lot of about it in forums. I jus tneeded to refresh my browser (Mozzilla).

But that´s a different matter and does not explain the problem with my PC and PD7 (or .
As I said, I use number of different audio programs in my PC and also I have testen lot of video programs to find the best for me.
Now, when the problem appeared, I downloaded trials of all major video editors and they all worked and loeded perfectly with my PC !

So the problem is somewhere between - not in only my PC.
If you search through this forum you see, that I am not only one, who has same problems...

Tommy

Tommy, you may be right about Cnet downloads but I've never experienced it there. All downloads work on the first try. But about the loading of PD7 on your machine.... taking more than a few moments for the program to load is just too much and leads me to believe there is something in your system (hardware or software) that might be doing some interfering with PD7. I run it on 4 computers and the slowest loads the program in less than 30 seconds. Why does yours take so long to load?

Quote: I run it on 4 computers and the slowest loads the program in less than 30 seconds. Why does yours take so long to load?

That´s what I want to know also and that is why I wrote here. Since - no help

PD7 is very good program (in my oppinion) for the money, so I´d really like to fix this problem.

There must be something in PD7, that does not like my PC. Point is - it´s the only program I ever used, that does not "like" my PC or has some conflict.

Just today I downloaded some more trial or demo versions of different video editors (Edius, Pinnacle studio, Ulead Video studio, Avid Liquid, Corel Video studio, Magix Movie Edit, Roxio Creator)

They all worked smooth and loaded in 20-30 seconds !

No problem.

Point is - i have bought PD7, so I don´t want spend money to buy another...

About sound problem - I installed Crative Audigy 2 and sound was well. Unfortunately I don´t use this toy and my main soundcard is Edirol FA-66 firewire soundcard (ASIO). PD7 seemes not to like this card. When I had them both installed and selected Edirol FA-66 as primari in windows - PD7 worked with Edirol about minute and then just swiched to Audigy ! What I really miss in PD7 is option to choose what soundcard I use and do I want to run it as ASIO, DX or something else and also set the latency and buffer. Most of the programs have this option !

What data I have to post in here so someone could help ? What details about my PC and software(s).

PS ! I have found different forums with keyword Powerdirector 7 Vista problem and they all say that crashing and hanging is the main problem.

Heres what I found from one review :

The primary reason why this otherwise excellent video editing software doesn't score a higher rating is due to some of the serious bugs found in this program.
Hopefully, these issues will be fixed in the very near future, but if you are looking for a solid video editing program, you'll be taking your chances with Power Director 7 because you'll never know if you are one of the lucky where PD7 might be compatible with your PC.

Power Director 7 is a very powerful program, but the lack of bug fixes, modules that don't work, compatibility problems, and a customer support department that only sends out boiler plate emails to their customers instead of addressing the problems they are having is a major drawback for those who are contemplating the purchase of this program.

PD7 is extremely powerful but also, it would seem, very sensitive to what is on your computer as well as the type of hardware you have on your computer. If it works, it gets a solid 5. But because of the unresponsive forum help and customer service which is fast, but not very helpful with solutions, I would not recommend this program to anyone who isn't already extremely computer literate. If you don't know how to clear your registry, update your drivers, or swap out a DVD drive, you may be in for some serious headaches if you start to encounter problems with PD7.


And this was not the only review that said - Powerdirector has major bugs and a lot of compatiblity problems.

Sad to read this, but I must 100% agree

Well, Tommy, I cannot help you with a soundcard. It is quite possible that it may have issues with PD7, or for that matter, your PC as well. I do know that the only way to troubleshoot problems with software is to make sure the computer is operating properly before you start troubleshooting.

I just purchased PD7 a month ago and so far, it runs good on my PC using Windows XP. Opens in 8 seconds. On my new, speedy & powerful graphics computer, it opens in 4 seconds. Then when I import 32 clips (mpg) it chokes when I start trimming and crashes & turns off my machine. That machine uses Windows VISTA, 64bit. The machine has 8gigs of RAM and lots of hard drive. It should not be crashing.

So, we share a problem in that area. There are lots of video edit forums. Google for them using 'video forums' as your search criteria. Be prepared to give helpers your machine's stats. I use BELARC ADVISOR to output a very thorough description of hardware and software. Absolutely everything you can think of. I keep a copy of the report handy so that when I'm troubleshooting, I have it handy.

Quote: I just purchased PD7 a month ago and so far, it runs good on my PC using Windows XP. Opens in 8 seconds. On my new, speedy & powerful graphics computer, it opens in 4 seconds. Then when I import 32 clips (mpg) it chokes when I start trimming and crashes & turns off my machine. That machine uses Windows VISTA, 64bit. The machine has 8gigs of RAM and lots of hard drive. It should not be crashing.

Thank You Larry !
I tested PD7 with Windows XP on the same PC a while ago and it worked quite good. Crashed sometimes, loaded normally. Now I`m back to Vista and PD7 does what it does. The´re are Powerdirector compatiblity problems with Vista, I found lot of people saying that, no-one has the solution, Cyberlink does not help (try to reinstall is max You get). I ´m not plannin to go "downgrade" to XP just because of Powerdirector.

Still waiting for ANY help from Cyberlink.

Whn Vista came out, only program that had some issues with vista was Adobe Auditios. Wihtin a month there was a patch available from homepage that fixed all the problems !
Hope same from Cyberlink