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Supplied and installed:
It comes with two disks in the form of familiar pieces of silver. On the first CD, the main program is included. On the second then the nice "extra content" hidden. The installation runs smoothly and relatively quickly.
Is also clear, because the supplied washers is by no means the entire amount of gadgets and effects.
This dormant partly still peaceful in the pages of CyberLink.
These mainly include the audio files that are not small on the file size and downloads require a.
A fast internet connection should therefore be ever present.
Now that's not really a criticism, because it practiced other manufacturers such as Magix etc. as well.
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Service:
To start with, a dialog box opens in which we initially the aspect ratio (16: 9 or 4: 3) can adjust.
On the right side then are the three options for the actual editor. Once a simple editor, an editor with all the features and a slideshow creator.
I wanted to play through everything and began with the simple editor.
There we have 5 riders consisting of:
Source: reinziehen Video
Various specifications specify an intro for the film: Style
Setting: insert background music, set movie duration, configure scene settings
Preview: Intro is mixed and rendered with the actual clip - then viewable
Production: Either Video store on disk or create disc or "Advanced Editing" ...
... And we press the latter button, we are actually already in the first-mentioned "Full Feature Editor".
Only we have already wasted a lot of time with useless and have a pre-intro, which is already verknüpfelt with the finished clip. So why not start with the same "Full Feature Editor" ??
Law clearly opens this. On the left side you will find the media library containing the clip preview windows.
Right is the monitor placed and the lower half to take the video, audio and effect tracks a. So nothing new, we know from other programs even something like this.
So clip loaded and pulled into the first lower track. Already we are automatically in edit mode.
There we are on the left side more buttons are available:
FX:
Effects such as fireworks, fog, rain, smoke, snow, etc. - all made quite simple. Skin no longer the stool.
To utilize an effect, drag and drop on the film track in the lower window simply by dragging. Done.
PiP Objects Room:
Should probably mean picture in picture and in turn includes a choice of effects like glare, flowers, balloons, etc.
These effects should not put on the movie track, but placed separately on its own track beneath you.
Otherwise, the actual film with the effect is in fact replaced, and is no longer visible.
Particle Room:
Here is again a choice of effects, however, significantly higher quality. From Star rain on autumnal leaves fall here over 80 effects are integrated. These effects should also be saved on a separate track, not in the film itself.
Text Editor:
Say the name. For texts and titles.
Transitional space:
Used to effect rich blend of the individual scenes. But if you're not too often used because it acts silly otherwise.
Audio Mixing Room:
Say the name. Edit music or audio effects.
Voice Recording space:
If you have a microphone connected, you can here give his own mustard to what is happening. Here, a decent debate: -D I Give diligence you personally but much too simplistic.
Chapter Room:
Self-explanatory
Subtitle Room:
Not bad in my opinion. Here you can enter a start time, end time and equal to the Scriptures. Here the simplicity is sometimes beneficial.
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The to the more or less successful gimmicks which are present here before us.
Many of the effects are also in 3D and you can each effect again set separately by double as speed, size or placement in the picture. Would now all be going too far.
Interestingly it is now. If you mark his clip in the lower timeline by simple mouse click, the really opens really important editing tool for the film in the form of another bar above the trace window.
There we find now turn 6 riders on the I do not want to go into great detail. Only the most important will be described in more detail here. This is called "Correcting and Enhancing".
There we find the tools to your film to lend the necessary Hollywood look.
Lighting adjustment, image stabilization, denoise video, video enhancement (sharpness), white balance and the simple-minded tool for color matching. There is then the following with the slider set:
- Exposure
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Hue
- Saturation
- Liveliness
- Overexposure
- Shadows
- Sharpness
This should definitely be enough for the layman to make for now a few demanding changes in his film.
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Performance:
Sure is, as with any new program with superlatives: advertised fastest most stable etc. But can keep this program as well? Partially.
In order to be here CyberLink also justified, the software has been tested on a decent computer with i7 processor, 16GB Ram and SSD disk. On the hardware it should only times not lie then.
First, the positives. There was even after hours no system crashes. Clips are loaded very quickly. The rendering speed is acceptable, ie is in the middle range. Nothing outstanding so.
Worse however, it looks at the use of effects and the preview monitor.
If you put here a few effects on or in his film, jerky the clip in the preview and viewing becomes a waiting game. Not as nice and cost you a star deduction. Here you can while the right mouse button click on the preview monitor and there between Full HD, HD, Normal etc. choose, but if I do that, I see the changes no longer the way they should be. The clip runs smoothly only stutter ... no way.
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Conclusion:
With the Power Director 13 Ultra you get a good beginner program to his films much better than to let ausehen in original condition. The handling is very simple and after a few days and "learning by doing" and the beginners will be rewarded even with very professional-looking clip.
Since we are dealing only with the Ultra version, this does not include Unfortunately the powerful additional program "Color Director 3". But one does not have to worry whether you should purchase the "Ultimate Suite" now equal or not. Since "Color Director 3" is a standalone program, it can be any time even buy more.
It integrates automatically after installation in the PowerDirector and is thus also be operated from the latter.
A little tip: Simply download the 30-day trial version of CyberLink and then decide.
So: Up to performance problems in the preview monitor and the effects partially quite cheap made there is nothing in this program suspend. Price / performance Technically ever at all.
I forgive find no less than ...
... Once more four-star Ama ;-)
