PowerDirector 21 Ultra & PhotoDirector 14 Ultra | Easy Video Editing and Photo Editing Software | Slideshow Maker | Screen Recorder [Retail Box with Download Card]

The CyberLink PowerDirector 21 Ultra & PhotoDirector 14 Ultra package is a complete photo and video editing software package that includes TONS of features for your WINDOWS based computer. Yes, this is a Windows based software package that includes the two CD installation disk set, or if you laptop or desktop does NOT have a CD ROM unit, it also includes the Digital Download instructions so you can download the software without using the disks. You will need the Registration Key Code regardless of which method you use to install the software. This key code is printed on Disk 1 of the software. I used the disks to install on my computer running Windows 11 without a hitch and it took about 15 minutes to finish the installation of all the software. I am not “unfamiliar” to photo and video editing, however I have never used PowerDirector. Following the excellent step by step directions and tutorials so far the software looks amazing! I am sure there will be a bit of a “learning curve” as there is with all new software programs however I look forward to learning and utilizing this as much as I can going forward. I do most of my current editing on my mobile devices (both iPhone and IPads) so I look forward to having my big monitor in use with this software in the future. I was able to import a bunch of my short videos and pics from my iPhone and IPad to folders on my computer for use via the software and built folders for them. As I stated, this software is jam packed with just about any editing tool you can think of and so far I am just scratching the surface of what can be done! I plan to watch all the tutorials provided and also setup my account for other info and tips from CyberLink along with the 1 year free cloud storage provided free as well!! If you are into video/picture editing from the basics to pro, this package should be able to do it all, and then some!

Im pretty bad with learning new apps and programs. It feels sometimes like everyone else can just pick them up in an instant and suddenly use tons of advanced features, right out the gate. My husband does photoshop and that felt so daunting to me. He learned it when he had hours of wait time during a deployment, but I dont have that kind of time where Im forced to sit and wait for hours and need something to fill my time. Ive always wanted to do photo editing, but most of the software is just beyond my level. And it feels like most expect me to learn so much right away just to do something so simple. I installed this and it took forever. My computer is about 6 years old and full of junk, so that might have something to do with it. It has Windows 11 and is a 64 bit, but not a huge amount of ram. The download took no time at all. But installation? Over an hour for me. Once installed, I hopped into Power Director, read the little pop ups, and got to work. Using the helpful snip tool, as I wanted to edit some videos that I had for a slideshow, I was able to have my clips ready to go in maybe a minute each, which includes publishing and saving. I spent more time searching for clips than I did the actually editing process. All I did was snip the clips out, nothing else, then save them, and add them into my slideshow. I havent tried any of the more advanced features, because I havent needed them yet. For editing longer videos down, this thing is a breeze. Not only can I snip out just the parts that I want, I can edit the order of them as I work, add in gaps of time for transitions, or different styles of transition, and then I can publish it as a continuous stream. So no more adding in one video clip, then adding another, then adding another, and continuously hitting the spacebar in PowerPoint during presentations to get my series of clips to work. Just one smooth video with transitions that I upload into a single slide. It sounds so basic, but I searched high and low for a simple video editor that wouldnt break the bank, that would let me just cut out clips and join them together into one video, and couldnt find a thing that would work for me. This worked perfectly. My only, single complaint is that I was working with some dual audio clips. They had foreign language and English audio attached to the video. I was able to highlight the audio track and change it to English. However, it would only save in the foreign language. I didnt have time to figure it out. I dont know how to unlock the two audio tracks from each other, so I couldnt use all the clips that I made, because I needed the English tracks to make a point for my slideshow. So, today Ill be figuring all that out, hopefully, and will update with how it went. So far, this program has been easy for me to use and thats saying a lot. I think this is probably an intro program to folks interested in this kind of thing. I think that any age could use this program. Its been really helpful for my very basic needs and actually has me interested in trying some new stuff, because it doesnt seem daunting at all using this program. Very happy with this. I havent used tech support. However, when I googled a question about the program, I found 2 support forums on their website that had the answers that I needed. So thats really cool! So far, so good. Ill definitely be making more videos with this!

i use it for streaming my xbox gaming worked good for me was easy to learn if you are tech savy so you can pick up on what button does what pretty quick not to hard to learn aslo has the photo editor so i can edit and fix all my photos now

As advertised

I used to do photo and video editing very often (and used an earlier version of this software). Its been awhile so there is definitely a learning curve here. Its not software you click on and magic occurs. However, if you take the time to watch some YouTube videos, it works great. Its worth the time to learn how to do it. I am working on editing old family photos and some drone videos done by my son. Its definitely worth the learn and is easier than other software that I have attempted. The results are fantastic.

This is a pretty good software for editing photos, but it took me a bit of practice. Other than that, I would say theres plenty of good features, though nothing super fancy, so I would say its best for someone who just needs the basics and doesnt want to spend a ton, but if editing the photos is a more serious endeavor then it might not be quite up to par. For me, this works just fine, since the most I do is tweak and play around with my vacation photos.

Powerful Editing and Creating Software. This software is for editing photos, videos, and a slick slideshow creator. It has numerous editing functions as well as a gallery loaded with extra content. I particularly like the full range of text fonts and how easy it is to manipulate their colors, sizes, shadows, etc. for use in either your slide program or videos. This software also provides many templates for creating a very professional look to your images. There is a learning curve and I learn a bit more every time I use this platform. In addition they provide 50GB of cloud storage in their extra’s. Its a very easy install with two CD’s. Disc 1 sets up both the Power Director and the Photo Director and Disc 2 contains all the extras. You can download the program also from the internet, just make sure you have your KEY Codes handy as you will need to enter them to solidify ownership. This is a super value compared to other editing software.

I read the listing carefully before ordering. I even did a search on the word windows. No where did the listing at the time of my ordering tell me this would y work on an Apple machine. The company is known to produce software for both Apple and Windows. I was disappointed to Recife a box that clearly says only works on windows. I contacted the vendor - which requires you to open the box and register your product code to even get help, and they basically provided me the instruct to download this software online and suggested I buy the Apple version. So they were of no help whatsoever. I am very disappointed. Buyer beware.

Not really for complete beginners but if you already know the basics they arent tough to learn. I went with the digital install since my system doesnt have an optical drive but that was easily done. Im working with a triple monitor setup and when you first launch they go to the default monitor, so I have to move the window. Otherwise a decent solution to image and video editing. Update January 2023: It now says my license has expired, even though this was supposed to be a perpetual license. So, three months and that was it. :(

Im thrilled with my purchase of this product. It has delivered on all its promises, and I find myself using it constantly.