That's very strange. When I try it, the sample thumbnails download instantly:



Try uninstalling PhD and then reinstalling it from the App Manager. You can uninstall using the Windows uninstaller or by right-clicking on the app in the CL App Manager. You won't lose any settings.

By the way, the red dot simply marks the new features in the latest release and each one shoudl disappear after you click on the related item. Sometimes a significant download needs to occur to install the needed feature, but in this case the only items seem to be thumbnails and the actual content is only downloaded when you click on the download (down arrow) icon.

Thanks for the optodata tips!

Yesterday I uninstalled PhD and reinstalled it, the error continued... I left it "working" overnight and both CPU and internet usage were still up until this next morning.

Reviewing the content of the different folders that PhD uses, I find that there are repeated folders... as you can see in the image "1-PhotoDirector AI Style Pack Vol.1", the folder on the right (C:\users\ Pablo\AppData\Local\CyberLink\PhotoDirector\ContentsPack) has newer files than the left side folder, others are missing and one is duplicated.

The same goes for the files seen in image "2 - PhotoDirector AI Style Packs" and image "3 - PhotoDirector Decor Packs".

I suspect that the previous update dated 8-JUN-2022 did not do its job correctly. BUT in the image "4 - PhotoDirector Frame Pack Vol 4" it is observed that PhD correctly loaded the thumbnails of "Watercolor Frame" except that they are ONLY in the left folder! Which leaves me very confused...

Any help will be appreciated - thanks

continue...

I suspect that the previous update dated 8-JUN-2022 did not do its job correctly. BUT in the image "4 - PhotoDirector Frame Pack Vol 4" it is observed that PhD correctly loaded the thumbnails of "Watercolor Frame" except that they are ONLY in the left folder! Which leaves me very confused...

Any help will be appreciated - thanks

I had the same observations with the new sky replacements

Hello again!

Last night I updated PhD to version=14.0.0299.0 (64 bit), version type=365, dated 22/SEP/2022 and the error persists in the following modules:

• Photo Effects / AI Style Transfer


• Photo Effects / Sky Replacement


• Decorations / Stickers


• Decorations / Overlays


• Frames & Watermarks / Frame Template

Thank you and I look forward to your comments.

Hello PabloMontini,

Like optodata, I'm unable to replicate the issue here (even on an older PC I'd expect to exhibit issues).

I've checked the PCs where PhD365 is installed & the file path for installed files is as shown in your screenshots, with installed files showing in C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink & in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\CyberLink\PhotoDirector. Where "effects" have been downloaded, the pack is listed in Settings > Apps & Features.

It would be a very frustrating issue & I can see you've tried a number of things to try to understand & correct it.

Questions:

1. When you uninstalled PhD after optodata suggested it, did you also uninstall the effects packs separately?


2. Has the issue only appeared recently (e.g. after an update)?

I'm afraid I have no concrete suggestion to correct it but, perhaps, uninstalling the effect packs might "clear the decks".

PIX PIX YouTube channel

Quote Hello PabloMontini,

Like optodata, I'm unable to replicate the issue here (even on an older PC I'd expect to exhibit issues).

I've checked the PCs where PhD365 is installed & the file path for installed files is as shown in your screenshots, with installed files showing in C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink & in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\CyberLink\PhotoDirector. Where "effects" have been downloaded, the pack is listed in Settings > Apps & Features.

It would be a very frustrating issue & I can see you've tried a number of things to try to understand & correct it.

Questions:

1. When you uninstalled PhD after optodata suggested it, did you also uninstall the effects packs separately?


2. Has the issue only appeared recently (e.g. after an update)?

I'm afraid I have no concrete suggestion to correct it but, perhaps, uninstalling the effect packs might "clear the decks".

PIX

Hello PIX,
thanks for your quick response!

1. When you uninstalled PhD after optodata suggested it, did you also uninstall the effects packs separately? NO


2. Has the issue only appeared recently (e.g. after an update)? YES, after the last update


3. I can't find "..., the pack is listed in Settings > Apps & Features."


4. ...uninstalling the effect packs might "clear the decks". How do I do it?

TIA

Hello again,

Does your Apps & Features not list items as shown below? The packs are typically listed as "CyberLink PhotoDirector... (name of pack).



If they appear in the list, they can be uninstalled. If they don't, I'd guess that the installation isn't complete which may be part of the problem.

PIX PIX YouTube channel

Quote



Hello PIX,
thanks for your quick response!

1. When you uninstalled PhD after optodata suggested it, did you also uninstall the effects packs separately? NO


2. Has the issue only appeared recently (e.g. after an update)? YES, after the last update


3. I can't find "..., the pack is listed in Settings > Apps & Features."


4. ...uninstalling the effect packs might "clear the decks". How do I do it?

TIA

3) Sorry, I was looking for "Settings > Apps & Features" within the PhD... the confusion was because I have the PhD in English and Windows in Spanish.

I uninstalled some "PhotoDirector AI Style Pack Vol.6" (corresponding to Textures) but it didn't work.

I think the problem is due to the execution of the *.json files that contain the URLs to download the elements of each feature.They are located in "C:\Users\Pablo\AppData\Local\CyberLink\PhotoDirector\365\cache\ContentPack\ENU"

thanks

I just went through the same process with PhotoDirector AI Style Pack Vol.6. Uninstalling via Windows leaves the App Data >>> Content Pack folder unchanged. i.e. the folder "PhotoDirector AI Style Pack Vol.6" still contained the same files after uninstallation.

I deleted the folder manually... then reopened PhD to redownload the Textures.

That process deletes the .json file you referred to. It's regenerated once you open the PhD module again.

PIX PIX YouTube channel

Quote I just went through the same process with PhotoDirector AI Style Pack Vol.6. Uninstalling via Windows leaves the App Data >>> Content Pack folder unchanged. i.e. the folder "PhotoDirector AI Style Pack Vol.6" still contained the same files after uninstallation.

I deleted the folder manually... then reopened PhD to redownload the Textures.

That process deletes the .json file you referred to. It's regenerated once you open the PhD module again.

PIX

Hello Pix!
I followed the steps you recommended and the error persists, AI Style Pack items were not downloaded.

After this I did the following steps:
1) AppManager / PhD / right click / uninstall
2) I manually deleted the "PhotoDirector AI Style Pack *" folders
3 ) Settings / App & Features / I uninstalled each of the "CyberLink Photodirector AI Style Pack *"
4) AppManager/PhD/Intall
5) I ran Phd and the AI ​​Style Packs still don't work, only the *.json files are downloaded... at this point in time, I'm thinking of uninstalling everything....

In the folder "C:\Users\Pablo\AppData\Local\CyberLink\PhotoDirector\dmp" there are files with LOGs... I am attaching one of them where you can see the errors recorded when trying to download the elements of each Pack of "Fail to open url: https://app-content.cyberlink.com/content/AppCMS...." and also regarding "[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: certificate has expired"
I removed the part that repeats indefinitely from the content of this file to make it smaller.

Thanks again and I look forward to your comments.

Hello again,

I'm sorry to hear the issue is persisting for you. It seems this problem is bigger than both of us!

Can I suggest you contact CyberLink Technical Support. Please provide them with a link to this thread so you don't need to explain the issue again. They may be able to offer some more productive guidance.

PIX PIX YouTube channel

Quote Hello again,

I'm sorry to hear the issue is persisting for you. It seems this problem is bigger than both of us!

Can I suggest you contact CyberLink Technical Support. Please provide them with a link to this thread so you don't need to explain the issue again. They may be able to offer some more productive guidance.

PIX

Thanks PIX!! I will contact Tech SUpport - Thank a lot!

Magically, after a week away for work reasons, I tried again and everything worked perfectly! No need to do anything or check anything.

Thank you very much PIX and OPDATA!!

PS: Evidently the "[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: certificate has expired" issue has been resolved.