PowerDirector

CyberLink PowerDirector

PowerDirector
Developer(s)	CyberLink
Initial release	17/09/2019
Stable release	18
Operating system	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.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector-ultra/features_en_US.html

PowerDirector (Chinese: 威力導演) is video editing software developed by CyberLink. PowerDirector runs on Windows 7 through Windows 10, with 64-bit versions recommended.

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 the Latest MPEG-4 Formats.
6.0	2007/03	Add 「DVD Menu Designer」, slideshow and extra video templates and supports MPEG-2 HD WMV HD video format.
7.0	2008/05	The new web community with DirectorZone. Add Blu-ray Disc, AVCHD DVD authoring and supports Dolby5.1 and 6 independent PiP tracks.
8.0	2009/08	Brand new timeline interface.Add particle effects designer and direct uploading of HD videos to Facebook.
9.0	2010/11	New TrueVelocity rendering engine with native 64-bit OS support brings speed and efficiency to HD video editing.
10.0	2011/10	Intuitive new software offers upgraded TrueVelocity rendering engine, 3D editing workflow and support openCL. Customers have free access to more than 440,000 template for free on DirectorZone.
11.0	2012/09	Blazing Speed TrueVelocity® 3 Engine/supporting multi-GPGPU acceleration and openCL. Support the latest 4K/2K standard and also the world's first to achieve AVCHD 2.0 certification for both AVCHD 3D and Progressive formats. And ColorDirector，AudioDirector，PhotoDirector can work seamlessly with PowerDirector for efficient round-trip editing and reduced production times.
12.0	2013/09	MultiCam Designer, Theme Designer and TrueVelocity™ 4 Editing Engine—cuts down video editing time with 3-times faster video encoding using Intel AVX2 support.
13.0	2014/09	Introduces a suite of more than 100 dynamic design tools and effects that users can adapt to their specific creative needs, including uniquely customizable transition, video and audio effects. New XAVC S certification for the video from Sony devices.
14.0	2015/09	Action Camera Center, Motion Tracking, Express Projects, Screen Recording, ease-in/out for non-linear keyframe settings and new supported formats such as 2K/4K, HEVC, FLAC and 120/240p HFR video.
15.0	2016/09	End-to-end 360 video editing with True360 technology: trim, add titles, effects and transitions.
16.0	2017/09	Intelligent Color Correction, Express Color Grading with LUTs, Video Collage Designer, Seamless 360° Titles and 360° Video Stabilization
17.0	2018/09	Round-trip editing support between applications, Complement entertaining video projects with stunning photo visuals, Simple point-of-use tutorials for quick guidance
18.0	2019/09	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

See also

• List of video editing software

References

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

• Official website