is cyberlink PowerDirector 5 good or bad?

sarmin · 18th March 2006, 19:05

'm going to maybe buy cyberlink PowerDirector and money is not a big problem for me so don't say it's to expensive. i just care about quality and features. i'm going to use it as a converter and i'm going to convert video files to divx and xvid. so is this a good software for the job or is there a better software for this kind of stuff. if there is plz say the name of the software and why it's better. also give me the pros. and cons. of PowerDirector 5

thx

SallyDog · 18th March 2006, 23:08

They have a 30 day trial version. Why not just try it out and decide for yourself

sarmin · 18th March 2006, 23:16

cause i don't know much about converters thats why i'm asking and i allready tried it and i wonder if there is something better

MrTroy · 19th March 2006, 19:49

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Originally Posted by sarmin

i'm going to use it as a converter and i'm going to convert video files to divx and xvid.

If that's the only thing you will be doing, there are a lot other alternatives. VirtualDub for example, which is free, and isn't much more difficult to use than PowerDirector.

It isn't like PowerDirector will produce better quality then the free alternatives: the coding is done by the DivX / XviD codec anyway, no matter which program you use.

sarmin · 20th March 2006, 15:15

but vdub is to slow. can you give me other choices

thx

uliudo · 23rd March 2006, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarmin

but vdub is to[sic] slow

Your question was answered by extension of MrTroy's last post-

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrTroy

the coding is done by the DivX / XviD codec anyway, no matter which program you use.

Thus, any other program will not likely increase the speed of the performance...

dexy · 24th March 2006, 00:27

Im using Power Director 3 and it is much slower than virtualdub. I suppose that the v5 is slower then v/dub too becouse it is basicly program for non-liner editing, not for conversion between video formats

PaulC010 · 30th March 2006, 02:41

If you want to spend money then the matrox x.100 does the job fine, and you get the best software package free for the price of the hardware (or vice versa depending on your requirements). Check your PC spec **carefully** tho before buying. This Matrox hardware doesn't work with AMD chipsets due to PCI bottlenecks.

Paul

btw the older Video collection is the best deal since matrox have got adobe to upgrade premiere pro 1.5 etc. to 2.0 for a short time. The new video bundle mucks bad as it lacks audition 1.5 and encore 1.5 (encore is *superb* for authoring DVDs if you have, or obtain via oem, photoshop cs2), so the upgrade is the best deal. The Adobe sw is stunning. They have free 30 day try-outs at adobe.com

PowerDirector, in my humble opinion, mucks. You'll buy more cheap software to dig yourself out of that hole and have to start digging again...

Paul

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarmin

'm going to maybe buy cyberlink PowerDirector and money is not a big problem for me so don't say it's to expensive. i just care about quality and features. i'm going to use it as a converter and i'm going to convert video files to divx and xvid. so is this a good software for the job or is there a better software for this kind of stuff. if there is plz say the name of the software and why it's better. also give me the pros. and cons. of PowerDirector 5

thx

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sarmin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 80	is cyberlink PowerDirector 5 good or bad? 'm going to maybe buy cyberlink PowerDirector and money is not a big problem for me so don't say it's to expensive. i just care about quality and features. i'm going to use it as a converter and i'm going to convert video files to divx and xvid. so is this a good software for the job or is there a better software for this kind of stuff. if there is plz say the name of the software and why it's better. also give me the pros. and cons. of PowerDirector 5 thx

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18th March 2006, 23:16	#3 \| Link
sarmin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 80	cause i don't know much about converters thats why i'm asking and i allready tried it and i wonder if there is something better

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sarmin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 80	but vdub is to slow. can you give me other choices thx

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dexy Piracy of the Caribbean Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Serbia Posts: 81	Im using Power Director 3 and it is much slower than virtualdub. I suppose that the v5 is slower then v/dub too becouse it is basicly program for non-liner editing, not for conversion between video formats