Powerdirector 365 Trial version

blazehelm

Newbie Joined: Jul 06, 2022 15:46 Messages: 2 Offline

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Jul 06, 2022 16:33

Hi all, newbie so please be gentle,

I have recently got a GoPro Hero10 and am trying out Powerdirector, having previously used Shotcut for video editing. I'm testing the free version of PD with a view to buying, and I am aware there are some limitations but am having a problem producing acceptable quality video right from the off.

I have loaded a small clip from the GoPro in 4K, 29.97FPS, and on rendering this to HD using the H.264 codec at 1920 x 1080/30p setting, the playback is not at all smooth - it looks like the frame rate has dropped right off. Doing the same in Shotcut as a comparison gives me really smooth downscaled video at 29.97 FPS. Looking at it, it feels like a clash somewhere between the GoPro footage's frame rate and that of PD.

I realise that there are limitations with free version but I'm nervous to go for the full package, and the obvious advantages, until I understand this. The timeline FPS is set to 30. I know that the free version puts a watermark onto the video and I wonder if this could part of the issue.

Machine is not the newest but should be capable - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 16Gb Ram and a 1 TB SSD, with a Geforce GTX 1650 4Gb graphics card, Win10 and latest Geforce drivers.

Thanks so much for any help the community could offer.

StevenG

Contributor Joined: Jan 14, 2014 14:04 Messages: 513 Offline

Jul 07, 2022 08:44

Are you saying that your 1920x1080 MP4 output is not playing smoothly? It's pretty unlikely PowerDirector would produce an unplayable HD file from any source.

What software are you using to play this MP4? Try using the excellent VLC Media Player and see if you get the same result.

blazehelm

Newbie Joined: Jul 06, 2022 15:46 Messages: 2 Offline

Jul 07, 2022 11:24

Quote Are you saying that your 1920x1080 MP4 output is not playing smoothly? It's pretty unlikely PowerDirector would produce an unplayable HD file from any source.

What software are you using to play this MP4? Try using the excellent VLC Media Player and see if you get the same result.

Hi - thanks for the reply. It's hard to describe but I would describe the output as stuttering - you can almost see each frame updating rather than a smooth output. But the frame rate seems constant. I am using VLC and get an identical output on VLC and Windows Media Player. Video from the same source encoded with Shotcut - no problem.