I found that the more I worked with it the more comfortable I got with how things worked.

Though a lot of the DirectorZone assets felt clunky, there were some good ones in the mix you just had to hunt for them, OR, you can easily import from other source creators, like I did from Footage Crate. You can easily make up for that lower cost by purchasing all their additional asset packets, but they do offer a lot of free assets in the online library, so it’s the old saying “ you get what you pay for”.

PowerDirector 18 Ultra + PhotoDirector 11 Ultra: $139.99 USDĬustomers also have various 365 subscription options, including Director Suite 365 for $29.99/month or $129.99/year this pack includes the four updated applications listed above, as well as unlimited access to 100GB of CyberLink Cloud storage, the company's exclusive AI Style Packs, as well as its premium effects, plug-ins, and other content packs.After spending about a weeks worth of time playing with it, I can say that it’s a solid program, that has all the main features, that other video editing software offers, but at a lower initial startup cost.When purchased individually, CyberLink charges the following prices for its four products: Joining the product is the updated PowerDirector 18, which has received a number of new features, including support for 1:1 square video and nested projects, new transition effects, motion graphics and animated tile templates, and Shape Designer, a tool for adding and editing vector shapes in videos.ĪudioDirector 10 and ColorDirector 8 bring fewer, though no less significant, updates with the addition of AI Dewind for audio clips and Punch & Roll Recording for long audio tracks (AudioDirector), as well as Color Match for standardizing scene color and Color Replacement with Keyframe Control (ColorDirector). As well, the updated software now features AI Deblur and AI Styles, tools that use the software's AI engine to remove blurs and add brushstrokes to images. PhotoDirector 11 has been updated with Customizable Warped and Bevel & Emboss text effects in layer editing, the latter of which includes a layer editing tool with access to all of the 'key' editing and adjustment features, according to CyberLink. CyberLink launched PhotoDirector 11, PowerDirector 18, and other updates to its creative software today, adding major new features like performance improvements for the latest R9 and i9 chipsets, AI-powered tools, 1:1 square video support for Instagram and Facebook, new transition effects, and more.

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