The settings tab brings up a number of simple options which allow you to highlight different features of your video. I skipped this step for this demo as I want to showcase the default song PowerDirector uses with the default Magic Style. As with most things in PowerDirector, all you have to do is drag and drop a music file into the “Background Music” tab to load it into the program. The Adjustment tab allows you to edit the background music and the length of the final video. For the purposes of today’s demo, I’ll be using the default Action style. As you can see above, I was able to easily install the “Ink Splatter” style. To install the style, all you need to do is double-click on the file after it’s done downloading, and PowerDirector will automatically install it for you. Clicking the “Free Download” button opens up a page in your default web browser that contains download links to a handful of styles you can choose from. By default, PowerDirector only comes with the “Action” style, but it’s very simple to download more free styles from the official Cyberlink website. The next step is to select a “Magic Style” video template for your project. I imported a free video I found online of Zion national park, as well as a few nature photos I took myself. The first of our five steps is importing our source images and videos. Creating a full movie with transitions, music, and effects can be completed in just 5 steps with the Easy Editor option. Upon launching the program, PowerDirector offers the user a number of options for starting a new project, as well as the option to select the aspect ratio for the video.

To illustrate just how fast, clean, and simple PowerDirector’s “Easy Editor” tool is, I’m going to step through the entire video creation process for you in a matter of minutes. How Quickly and Easily Can You Create Movies? If you’re using the latest version, the screenshots below may look different than the version you’re using. Please note: this tutorial is based on an earlier version of PowerDirector. I’ll be completely transparent about the features of the program I was either not able to thoroughly test or did not feel qualified to critique. In testing CyberLink PowerDirector, I did my best to exhaustively use every feature available in the program. Someone who reads this PowerDirector review should walk away from it with a good sense of whether or not they are the kind of user who will benefit from using the software. My goal is to highlight the program’s strengths and weaknesses and outline exactly which kinds of users the software is best suited for. I have a decent grasp of the standard features of competing video editing programs and can quickly recall how easy or difficult it was to learn other video editors.

I’ve used programs such as Final Cut Pro, VEGAS Pro, and Nero Video to create videos for both personal and commercial use. Having just begun the process of learning how to edit videos in the past six months, I’m a relative newcomer to the art of making movies and the exact sort of person to who PowerDirector is marketed.

Is PowerDirector Good for Making High-Quality Videos?.

The 360 Video Editor and Slideshow Creator.

How Quickly and Easily Can You Create Movies?.

– Advanced video editing tools in PowerDirector offer less flexibility than competing video editors. – Some of the effects are far from professional or commercial quality. – Editing 360 videos was just as simple and easy to do as editing standard videos. – Built-in video templates enable even the most technically illiterate users to create entire videos and slideshows in minutes. – Several AI features (Body Effects, Object Detection, Sky Replacement, Motion Tracking, and more) help make you more efficient and your videos look better. – An intuitive user interface that makes it easy to find the tools you’re looking for. – Incredibly quick and painless to learn the software and start creating basic videos. In that case, you’re probably better off sticking with competitors such as Final Cut Pro (Mac) or VEGAS Pro (Windows).

However, suppose you endeavor to create high-quality videos for commercial use or have already taken the time to learn a more advanced video editing program. Perfect for editing handheld videos (such as high school graduations and birthday parties) or creating slideshows to show to the family, PowerDirector does an excellent job of making the video editing process as painless as possible for users of all levels. If your priorities are to save time while creating your next home movie project, you’re exactly the kind of person that PowerDirector was designed for. CyberLink PowerDirector is intuitive (you’ll hear me say that word a lot), speedy, and amazingly user-friendly, but it does not offer the same high-quality video editing tools that some of its competitors do.

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