
It’s an excellent system for HD editing on slower PCs, and one that’s notably absent from most of PowerDirector’s competitors. Cyberlink PowerDirector - Footage Fixer Adobe Premiere Elements 11 Review Size: one size large medium small Universal XXXL XXL XL L M S XS EUR46 EUR45.5 EUR45 EUR44.5 EUR44 EUR43 EUR42.5 EUR42 EUR41 EUR40.5 EUR40 EUR39 EUR38.5 EUR38 EUR37.5 EUR37 EUR36 EUR35. PowerDirector also retains its support for proxy files – low-resolution copies of HD clips generated on import for smooth previews, which revert to the original footage for export.

These are impressive achievements, and the ability to balance preview detail against smoothness is extremely welcome. It played six AVCHD streams at 640 x 360, four at 1,280 x 720 and three at 1,920 x 1,080 on our test PC. Version 9 managed eight AVCHD streams at this resolution, but also adds the option to increase the preview resolution. The downside was the fixed 320 x 180 preview resolution, which looked ugly and made precise edits tricky. PowerDirector 8’s preview performance was excellent, playing seven simultaneous AVCHD streams on our test PC. Clearly, there’s more to video rendering than 32- and 64-bit code, but the bottom line is PowerDirector 9 Ultra64 is the fastest consumer editing software we’ve seen. PowerPlayer enables you to binge on your favorite TV shows, movies, photos, and music from anywhere, with seamless playback when switching from one device to another. This 32-bit application took 46 minutes, registering only 30% on the CPU meter.

We replicated the project using our current favourite consumer video-editing software, Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD 10. CyberLink Media Suite Essentials is provided for free on any Dell computer running Windows with an internal DVD or Blu-ray player.
