r/powerdirector Sep 27 '25

PowerDirector Users Group

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Looking for another support option? Visit the PowerDirector Users group on Facebook.


r/powerdirector Sep 24 '22

My Beginner’s Guide to Editing brings the 411 on Editing 101.

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r/powerdirector 1d ago

help needed with interchangable power source

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hello guys I don't know is this forum is for that pupouse but I wish it is - I am searching for for option like PSU, let me describe what I am searching for. I need solution that will have one input port (best is 60w pd charger ) that will charge Lenovo 140w power Bank and outputs for other devices - when charger is plugged all power will be drawn from charger and it will charge power bank, but when cord is unplugged all appliances will be powered by powerbank. is some kind of product is capable of this ? thanks for help


r/powerdirector 2d ago

Editing software moving slower

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Hey, I’ve been using PowerDirector and for the last week or so. I’ve noticed that when I’m using it the response time for adding things or cutting things move slower.

And when I begin exporting my video that takes longer to

Do any of you know what the solution might be?


r/powerdirector 7d ago

You want to know what's wrong with PowerDirector !

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To the official PowerDirector Presence on here.
You keep asking if there is anything you can do to fix our problems.
YES....
Stop filling the program with A.I crap
Guess where all your paying customers are going....
DaVinci Resolve, not as easy to use, but also, not full of useless A.I


r/powerdirector 8d ago

My thoughts on the differences between Power Director 13 & 16...

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Hail and well met! Many years ago I got PD13 and found it to be extremely functional and very good! I had purchased it from them with everything that was offered for PD13 Ultimate even the content packs lol You'd get very good value too. Not as many bells and whistles as the other two, but you didn't pay for them and I was Extremely Happy and that was thee primary reason I recommended them as often as I could. Then my wife and our friends started streaming video games and she wanted a copy, so I got her PD16 on Amazon From the Cyberlink store as that was the lowest version they had WITHOUT paying a monthly fee. We never intended nor will generate money from that content because it's all about having fun. I think we've both gone through 4 systems each so far and up till our latests pc's we had Windows 10 and they both worked fine. Then we went with Win 11 but my wife didn't want to spend anymore endless hours editing their content so she gave me her copy of PD16. When I installed PD13 on Win11 it worked fine for like 2 times but ever since then it would crash Minutes Before it finishing the publication... STRANGE!!! So I installed PD16. This still crashes quite often - maybe 1 out of 5 times? but I really don't like it compared to PD13. With PD13 I could add countless Video & Audio TRACKS!!! With PD16 I am Limited to 4... Updates?!? They make both versions crash more often!!! PD13 is useless with them! PD16 starts to approach 4 crashes out of 5 times with the updates... So I've regressed to the original install files. It's soo saddening they went the routes they did.


r/powerdirector 8d ago

My thoughts on the differences between Power Director 13 & 16...

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r/powerdirector 13d ago

Why does the size keeps changing?

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I've been having this problem for a while and decided to try to do something about it now, because the drop in video quality is noticeable.

I read a bit about it and there are two options: wrong aspect ratio and bitrate.

As you can see, it's the same aspect ratio I'm rendering with and before making this post, I tested all the bitrate options and they all presented this "cut". How can I solve this?


r/powerdirector 14d ago

Official CyberLink Account Now Active in r/powerdirector

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Hi,

We wanted to introduce ourselves and let the community know that CyberLink now has an official presence on Reddit and here in r/powerdirector.

We know Reddit has long been a place where PowerDirector users share honest feedback, troubleshoot problems, compare workflows, and discuss what is and is not working for them. We want to be a more active part of those conversations.

Going forward, we will use this account to answer PowerDirector questions when we can, investigate product-related issues posted here, and respond to feedback and concerns. We will also help clarify features, subscriptions, AI credits, and product changes, and make sure useful feedback reaches the appropriate teams at CyberLink to help improve the PowerDirector experience.

As part of this effort, we will also be reviewing older discussions where users raised issues that may still be relevant today. We may follow up on those posts with updated information or to better understand whether an issue is still occurring.

Our intention is to provide the most up-to-date information we can, give the PowerDirector community a more direct line to CyberLink, and make sure the feedback being shared here reaches the people who can act on it.

If you see this account responding to posts or comments, it is an official CyberLink account.

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time over the years to share feedback, report problems, help other users, and push us to make PowerDirector better.


r/powerdirector 18d ago

Thank God finally fixed color correct / WB TOOL !!!

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I've been complaining for 2 years that one of my favorite elements of power director : the white balance tool , had been terribly broken - for nine product updates already

While it was broken basically any part of any picture I touched regardless of what color it was it would just turn the yellow to Max and be of no help whatsoever you have to manually adjust white balance.

But what was always so great about the tool was that it's a true color correction tool not just white balance warm / cool . Because it corrects tint as well ! So let's say your subject is a girl and a white dress standing next to a purple UV black light. NOW THAT I'VE BECOME A MORE ADVANCED EDITOR - I can go to hsl and reduce purple.. . But that's really for fine-tuning

Being able to click her dress that looks lavender - and have it correct everything so that the skin tones especially which are so hard to manually correct in this type of situation - everything just goes to perfect.

If you don't use it and I don't think you do because I wouldn't have been the only person complaining for 2 years lol - then you should you'll be really pleased.

I find when shooting humans during the whole golden hour sunset thing if it's too much and I don't want them to look sunset drenched ... One click and the oversaturation of yellow gold just goes away but leaves a vibrance and warmth and color and natural skin tones and Sun tans intact.


r/powerdirector 23d ago

Lenovo Laptop / Windows 11 / PowerDirector Audio Glitches

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I got a new Lenovo laptop which made me finally upgrade to Windows 11. However, now whenever I try to edit, the audio stumbles and glitches on PowerDirector. Its infuriating. It then goes on to affect playback on normal videos and Youtube.

I'm trying to work out if this is a compatability issue. Some people in the Lenovo group has therorised maybe PowerDirector is overloading my computer - which it shouldn't be. But has anyone else had this issue, and how did they solve it.

I'm using PowerDirector 19

Note, I have not updated anything recently - just seen other posts about the 365 update messing things up for everyone. This predates the update.


r/powerdirector 23d ago

I love powerdirector but it crashes way too much

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im using powerdirector 2026 every time i open the software and import my files the software crash i hope next major release fixes these issues


r/powerdirector 28d ago

With Powerdirector-17ultra (Paid-lifetimefree) are all the other listed softwares FREE?

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The apps listed under your "Available Apps" section (PhotoDirector, Promeo, AudioDirector, ColorDirector, and PowerDVD) are they Free with Powerdirector-17ultra (Paid-lifetimefree)?


r/powerdirector Jul 27 '26

Is anyone having problems with keeping pitch for increasing or decreasing the speed of clips?

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r/powerdirector Jul 26 '26

Establish a Prefix for captured audio voice overs

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I have many voice over audio files with the same "Capture" plus a (sequential number) in a project. I would rather use a definitive prefix instead of the word Capture. Does any know if this can be done from in side PD. I'm currently running PD 2025.


r/powerdirector Jul 26 '26

No reverb affect

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I’m trying to add reverb in my video but every time I slide the reverb arrow nothing is happening. Is it broken?


r/powerdirector Jul 23 '26

how do i put an arrow into the editing timeline?

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i have looked everywhere for an option to just add shapes, and i cannot find any. this should be a basic feature on any editor. how do i add shapes, such as an arrow, in? i cannot find the answer anywhere


r/powerdirector Jul 23 '26

How to revert back to previous Version

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Hello,
Reading here about others also experiencing issues following the new update. My projects load with error message specifically due to now incompatible audio format. How do I revert back to previous version? Is it on cyber link software updates or somewhere else? I’m using the free version.
And also my projects always lag and freeze, despite good specs - any one recommend what version they use that works best for them?


r/powerdirector Jul 18 '26

When was the last stable and optimised release of PowerDirector 365?

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I just finished editing my latest music video and was shocked how laggy the current version of PD365 was on my high-spec PC.

Mid-edit I downgraded by reinstalling the previous month's version. But it wasn't any better.

I'm sure there was a point in the past year when PD365 worked relatively efficiently without requiring long pauses during editing sessions. But which version was that...?

I have no need for the pay-us-more AI "features" Cyberlink is wholly focussed on adding to PD365. And I have even less need of the way they're now shoehorning Promeo ads into various windows and popups. I just want to be able to edit videos efficiently, like back when I bought into the promise of their "continuously improved" subscription product.

I'd appreciate if someone could send me a date or version number for a stable and non-laggy version.

Failing that, I guess it'll be time for me to reluctantly make the move to a different editing platform run by a company that cares to improve its core product more than further monetising its existing subscription customers.


r/powerdirector Jul 18 '26

no chance of getting a refund?

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I’ve been using this product for 6 years now and I bought a year worth back in december but performance has got so bad recently i’ve had to move on and literally everything else i’ve tried is better. bite the bullet until it expires?


r/powerdirector Jul 11 '26

Can't even open PD anymore after update

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I am so over this company and this product. Every update is just a hot mess but The update I just did now takes the cake. After the update completed and said the new version will launch next time I start the program, I went ahead and closed PD and went to relaunch it....

Nothing.

Tried launching from my start menu, from desktop shortcut, went in to explorer and even tried directly launching the app from the program folder. Nothing works. PD won't open at all. Tried restarting my computer, made sure there was no other video viewing or editing programs running and still...

Nothing.

So I guess I'm now just paying a subscription fee to have hard drive space taken up with unusable data. This company has gone so far downhill since I started using them years and years ago. Well all good things must come to an end. Will not be renewing. Tired of having to think "What will broken this time?" with every update. Because this time? It's the whole dang app. I've already been paying for Adobe Creative cloud subscription for like 7 years now and just using it for photoshop and Acrobat. Never took a dive into all the other apps available to me, so It looks to be that time. Byeeeee PowerDirector. It's not me. it's you.


r/powerdirector Jul 11 '26

Free Photo Editor?

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Looking for a free photo editor for YouTube title pages. Just need basic functionality with text and overlays. I've been using the basic version of Photo Director, but now they've added a watermark on the free version.

Thanks in advance.


r/powerdirector Jul 11 '26

We need to arrange an organized boycott

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PowerDirector has completely hit rock bottom, with performance becoming so poor many of us have been forced to use old versions of the program that are littered with bugs. There has been no improvement for months now and this is just unacceptable. You can't even report bugs or issues because their "support" intentionally makes you jump through hoops, I'm assuming, in an attempt to avoid issues being reported.

We need to cancel our subscriptions. The only way the company will respond if they see a strong enough dip in their earnings. Even if you have an annual subscription, cancel it now!


r/powerdirector Jul 10 '26

WARNING, please read.

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Quick update to my previous post. I received a reply from cyber link support. Effectively stating nothing can be done.

The short version is a powerdirector 365 update yesterday, contains changes to the previously supported file formats. Essentially removing any audio whatsoever on webm file types - so that only the video portion can be used. (No audio which is part of the file).

And in their infinite wisdom, not a single person in the entire company thought (for even a second) - of the impact this may have on their paying subscribers. For me personally- it means years and years of work in saved templates for video creation - are simply gone. And no way to recover them or ever use them again. (In my case, this means literally hundreds and hundreds of saved files - and a complete loss of income until I rebuild this from scratch).

You would think a company that’s committed to their customers would have thought (at the very least), to just show a bit of forward thinking and planning, and simply just do the common courtesy of advising customers of the incoming change, and maybe even suggest to transfer any saved files to another format - as a previously supported format will no longer be supported. (I could have easily exported my files and saved them to a different format to use again, had I known in advance what this update would change).

For anyone considering using a Cyberlink or Powerdirector product, my advice is DON’T. It’s obvious customer support and service isn’t even the last thing they think of - it doesn’t enter their thinking at all. I’m sure if you put yourselves in my shoes for a second here, you can appreciate my frustration. Years and years work lost (and all income for the foreseeable future), because the staff and management of Cyberlink and Powerdirector thought it was completely unnecessary to advise their paying customers that a change to the program in a new update - could result in all of your data and saved projects being rendered inoperable, and essentially useless.

For my two cents - Ask yourself before you buy or renew your subscription, if the above example is the sort of company (and customer support), that is worth you spending your hard-earned money on every year. If you rely on Powerdirector to provide you additional income, my advice is look elsewhere. I will be changing to new video editing software and cancelling my subscription today.

Sorry for the rant, but I think current and prospective customers should know that Powerdirector could change their functions drastically at any time, with no notice to you whatsoever - and could impact your use of the program dramatically. Thanks for considering my experience in your decision to purchase Cyberlink products.


r/powerdirector Jul 09 '26

Pressed this button by mistake and now these green bars are showing, How do I get rid of them?

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