PowerDirector
PowerDirector (Chinese: 威力導演; pinyin: Wēilì Dǎoyǎn) is a video editing program developed by CyberLink. The software is available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
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 PowerDirector | |
| Developer(s) | CyberLink |
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| Initial release | June 2001 |
| Stable release | 20.0.2506
/ March 10, 2022[1] |
| Operating system | Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8/8.1 Windows 7 Android iOS |
| Available in | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (European), Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, Korean, Dutch |
| Type | Video editing software |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | www |
Editions
PowerDirector has 5 different retail editions, including Director Suite, Ultimate Suite, Ultimate, Ultra and Deluxe (aka Standard in Japan).
Version history
| Version | Release Date | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2005/01 | |
| 5.0 | 2005/11 | Supports Creation of Widescreen High-Definition Movies and MPEG-4 Formats. |
| 6.0 | 2007/03 | DVD Menu Designer, slideshow and extra video templates, Support for MPEG-2 HD WMV HD video format. |
| 7.0 | 2008/05 | New web community with DirectorZone. Blu-ray Disc, AVCHD DVD authoring, Dolby5.1 support, up to 6 independent PiP tracks.[2] |
| 8.0 | 2009/08 | New timeline interface, Particle effects designer, Direct uploading of HD videos to Facebook. |
| 9.0 | 2010/11 | New TrueVelocity rendering engine with native 64-bit OS support. |
| 10.0 | 2011/10 | Upgraded TrueVelocity rendering engine with openCL support, Free access to more than 440,000 templates for free on DirectorZone. |
| 11.0 | 2012/09 | TrueVelocity® 3 Engine/supporting multi-GPU acceleration and openCL, Supports the 4K/2K standard.
ColorDirector, AudioDirector and PhotoDirector can work seamlessly with PowerDirector for efficient round-trip editing. |
| 12.0 | 2013/09/07 | MultiCam Designer, Theme Designer and TrueVelocity™ 4 Editing Engine with Intel AVX2 support. |
| 13.0 | 2014/09 | New XAVC S certification for Sony video formats. |
| 14.0 | 2015/09/15 | Action Camera Center, Motion Tracking, Express Projects, Screen Recording, ease-in/out for non-linear keyframe settings, New support for 2K/4K, HEVC, FLAC and 120/240p HFR video. |
| 15.0 | 2016/09/14 | End-to-end 360 video editing with True360 technology. |
| 16.0 | 2017/09/21 | Intelligent Color Correction, Express Color Grading with LUTs, Video Collage Designer, Seamless 360° Titles and 360° Video Stabilization |
| 17.0 | 2018/09/20 | Round-trip editing support between applications, Simple point-of-use tutorials for quick guidance. |
| 18.0 | 2019/09/17 | Shape Designer, Motion Graphics & Animated Titles, 1:1 Square Video, Nested Projects as Adjustable PiP Objects, Audio Scrubbing, Reversible Timeline Track Order, 4K Video Editing Preview, Professional Format & Camera Support. |
| 19.0 | 2020/09 | Anchor point, vertex selection masks, Sketch Designer, better color correcting, enhanced Audio Mixing room. |
| 20.0 | 2021/09 | AI Sky Replacement, Auto Remix Audio to Fit Project Duration, Motion Graphics PiP Objects, improved Media Library Management, Enhanced Timeline and Clip Markers, 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratio support. Supports Windows 11. |
See also
References
- "PowerDirector 20 Ultra/Ultimate Patch Update Available". Cyberlink. March 3, 2022.
- DirectorZone is a site for users to find and download resources for their video projects on PowerDirector.
Reviews (tested version in brackets):
- Journalism.co.uk (Android)
- Tom's Guide (15)
- CNET (15)
- PC Advisor (14)
- PC Magazine (14)
- PC Advisor (13)
- PC Advisor (13)
- Maximum PC (6)
- PC Magazine (2)
External links
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