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Cyberlink PowerDirector 16 Ultra: Fastest and Most Capable Video Editing Software

Platform : Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 7
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 168 ratings
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  • Color match analyzes & applies a color scheme across an entire clip letting you create your own professional movies
  • Look-up tables allow for matching footage from separate sources in order to Achieve a particular effect throughout a video
  • Create a unique collage with up to 7 videos with colleagues designer. It's the perfect tool for highlighting the best moments in your holiday or family movies
  • The world's first consumer level 360º video stabilization. Fix shaky 360º footage instantly and enjoy smooth, flowing video from any angle
  • Turn 360º footage into conventional videos, just like it was Shot with multiple cameras with view designer
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Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 1.2 x 7.5 inches; 4.16 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ PDR-EG00-RPU0-00
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 19, 2017
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Cyberlink US Software
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075MPBD7R
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 168 ratings

Product Description

With an intuitive video editing interface and an unrivaled feature set, Power Director is a high-end performance video editor for both standard and 360 video projects. Built to be flexible, yet powerful, Power Director remains the definitive video editing solution for anyone, whether they are beginners or professionals.

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Minimum System Requirements
  • Microsoft Windows 10, 8/8.1, 7 (64 bit OS recommended)
  • CPU : Intel Core i-series or AMD Phenom II and above
  • GPU : 128 MB VGA VRAM or higher
  • Memory : 2GB required (6GB or above recommended)
  • Hard Disk : 7GB for product installation

PowerDirector 16 Ultra

Now with video collage designer & audio ducking

With an intuitive interface and an unrivaled feature set, PowerDirector delivers high-end performance editing for both standard and 360º video. Built to be flexible, yet powerful, PowerDirector remains the definite video editing solution for anyone, whether they are beginners or professional.

  • Movies in Minutes with Express Projects
  • Introducing: 360º Video Stabilization
  • Intelligent Color Correction
  • Extreme Editing at the Action Camera Center
  • True 360 View Deisgner
  • Express Color Grading with LUTs
  • Video Collage Designer
  • Smoother Previews, Faster Exporting

Movies in Minutes with Express Projects

Express Projects is the fast, easy way to quickly create professional-quality videos in three simple steps:

Step 1 -Open Storyboard Mode and import your videos.

Step 2 -Drag and drop the clips you want into the beginning, middle and end segments of the project.

Step 3 -Produce your video.

Introducing: 360º Video Stabilization

The world's first consumer-level 360º video stabilization. Fix shaky 360º footage instantly and enjoy smooth, flowing video from any angle.

Intelligent Color Correction

Scenes filmed with different cameras and in different lighting situations can have very different looks. Color Match lets you standardize color across different clips with the click of a button.

Extreme Editing at the Action Camera Center

PowerDirector's Action Camera Center is the perfect toolkit for every extreme video maker, including: Motion Tracking, Stop Motion Video, Zoom and Pan Effects, Video Stabilization, Fish-Eye Correction, Slow Motion, Freeze Frame Video, Color Correction and more.

True 360 View Deisgner

View Designer is a unique PowerDirector innovation that enables you to use 360-degree video footage in standard video projects. It's like you've filmed a scene with multiple cameras from multiple angles.

Express Color Grading with LUTs

Look-up tables (LUTs) are a useful and quick method that pro videographers use to match footage from one source to another, in order to achieve a particular effect throughout a video.

Video Collage Designer

Combine up to seven different video clips into a single customizable collage complete with a wide range of controls such as animated openings and playback timing.

Smoother Previews, Faster Exporting

The TrueVelocity rendering engine is a 64-bit powerhouse offering smoother previewing and significantly faster production than other consumer video editing software.

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3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
168 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the ease of use, quality and productivity of the software. They mention it's intuitive, fast and renders videos quicker. They appreciate the value for money. However, some customers have reported issues with performance and functionality.

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26 customers mention21 positive5 negative

Customers find the software intuitive, easy to install and use, and great for beginners. They also appreciate the simplicity and ease of putting a video together.

"This program is easy to get started in and looks like it has a lot of potential...." Read more

"...Easy to use and lot of effects and transistions in this software." Read more

"...Otherwise I love this software. Great for beginners and intermediate users without a steep learning curve." Read more

"...Once you get the hang of it, it's an easy-to-use video editing program, with plenty of functionality for do-it-yourself video projects...." Read more

23 customers mention23 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the software. They mention that it is a high-end program with quality effects, the best video editing software they have ever used, and great for editing and producing videos. Some say that it's easy to use.

"This program is easy to get started in and looks like it has a lot of potential...." Read more

"I did not and the program reads my AVI file fine, edits it fine, but when it produces movie it will only play black...." Read more

"...want to edit your YouTube videos or home movies than this is a good basic software. Easy to use and lot of effects and transistions in this software." Read more

"I like the software it is very good and doesnt cost that much for what you get but it is sometimes a bit quirky...." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers find the software stable, fast, and easy to learn. They say it loads faster and renders videos quicker than other brands. They also say it saves time, the easily downloaded templates, and that editing on their laptop does not get laggy. They appreciate the good timeline and optimization.

"...Editing on my laptop does not get laggy and that is what I need. I am working on an Acer Aspire E 15 Model: E5-576G-81GD...." Read more

"...It has a good timeline and is optimized well but it has a big problem for any pros and that is that you cannot use any aspect ratios but 16:9 and 4:3..." Read more

"...Adding color & exposure control, video stabilization, cropping and speed adjustment is a snap...." Read more

"...of many years and power director has always been stable, strong and quick for me." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers find the value of the software to be worth the price. They also say it's a good deal and that the wave editor is a nice feature.

"...For the price of $45 it was definitely worth the money. For clarity, I have very little experience with video editing and editors...." Read more

"...And wave editor for free is a nice feature to have because I always edit the audio to make sure it is the best possible...." Read more

"Cheap. That's all I can say about this program...." Read more

"Best deal for this product. Good transaction." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers like the customization features of the software. They mention it has great customization features, is intuitive, and has more features than they'll ever be able to use.

"I really liked the features of this program, very versatile. But, the program froze up several times and I had to re-install it for it to work...." Read more

"Intuitive and more features than I'll ever be able to use. No regrets choosing the Cyberlink brand." Read more

"...This has great customization features and burns to blu-ray with no issues." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the software. They mention that it does not work as expected, is tedious to work with, and lacks functionality. Some customers also report that the software crashes completely and does not save their work.

"...Windows Movie Maker to be extremely tedious to work with, and lacking functionality. Buying PowerDirector 16 has upped my game tenfold...." Read more

"...service was at least responsive but even with all of their help it does not work." Read more

"...whenever I try to save at the end, it crashes completely and NONE of the work is saved. I have wasted countless hours with this program...." Read more

"...to find desired application, menu is not intuitive, a few features don't work correctly. Download is not returnable!" Read more

Wasted 2 weeks trying to install- out $57.00
1 Star
Wasted 2 weeks trying to install- out $57.00
Do not try to install on a state of the art WIN10pro 64 bit machine. Install freezes at 95% all the time. Cyberlink's tech support is useless. I think this is dated technology software. My free GoPRo video software works better.
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Erik
5.0 out of 5 stars Program works smoothly on my laptop.
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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This program is easy to get started in and looks like it has a lot of potential. I have been playing around with it all day and am getting better and better. For the price of $45 it was definitely worth the money. For clarity, I have very little experience with video editing and editors. I couldn't justify spending several hundred dollars for Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere. I am glad I went with PowerDirector 16. It is doing everything I need and cost a fraction of the price. Editing on my laptop does not get laggy and that is what I need. I am working on an Acer Aspire E 15 Model: E5-576G-81GD. Specs: 8GB Ram 256SSD and Intel i7-8550U (4 core processor).
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J. H.
1.0 out of 5 stars Try it using Trial Edition first
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018
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I did not and the program reads my AVI file fine, edits it fine, but when it produces movie it will only play black. After adding additional codecs and changing settings on advice in the forums still no luck. downloaded trial edition of Magix easy movie and worked like a charm with no additional work needed..

Do yourself a favor and try it trial mode first before wasting the money like I did.
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DTA
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for YouTube or home movie editing
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018
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if You want to edit your YouTube videos or home movies than this is a good basic software. Easy to use and lot of effects and transistions in this software.
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Kristian
3.0 out of 5 stars I like the software it is very good and doesnt cost ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018
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I like the software it is very good and doesnt cost that much for what you get but it is sometimes a bit quirky. It has a good timeline and is optimized well but it has a big problem for any pros and that is that you cannot use any aspect ratios but 16:9 and 4:3. I wanted to make a 21:9 cinamatic movie but I can without an overlay which means that if it is on a widescreen monitor it will be a box in the middle if you have an overlay which is annoying but only primier pro does it and from what I hear it is also maybe availible is sony vegas pro so be aware of this if you wanna make a cinimatic style movie. Also the website is a bit clunky with ads everywhere and when I originally went on it I though this was scam software but it was not so be aware of this too, also you can do custom export setting but it is limited by a dropdown menu that on only gives less than 15 options for setting like Frames Per Second and Resolution. And sometimes when I want to import certain files it refuses and I have to post on youtube then download and then reupload.
But it is good software for someone starting out and it is better prices than $240 a year for primier pro. It would be nice if some of these things were fixed bcause it can quite simply be changed with not that much extra coding I would know cause I took software development courses and did some work. Also the lack of a consumer suggestion service for the software is disapionting.
But the simplicity of it is great and saves time, the easily downloaded templets and transitions is something welcome. And wave editor for free is a nice feature to have because I always edit the audio to make sure it is the best possible. And I also like that you can capture audio and video straight in the editor. I know I have bashed the product this whole review but for most it is the best because a more professional video editor is dificult for the normal consumer or "Prosumer" to use.
Can it be used in pro applications? Yes. Is it for profesional video editors? Maybe? but in the end it is more of a product for the prosumer or a starting youtube video editor.
I would give it a 4 or 5 but until Cyberlink changes it so that you have a text box to edit frame rate, video resolution, and aspect ratio it will stay at a 3, or atleast give me the option of exporting 21:9 video. For everyone it is great but for more cinamatic movies(ex. 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio) or specific frame rate videos (ex. 144fps or 100fps) I would not recomend it for those people. Just remember who the market is for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No wonder it's rated #1 - great software
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018
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I love this software and should have started with it years ago. I've been using Corel Video Studio for the past 5 years and, while it works OK, it's much easier and faster to use PowerDirector 16. Adding color & exposure control, video stabilization, cropping and speed adjustment is a snap. It also loads faster and renders videos quicker than the other brand.
The only negative I've found is I can only load one copy of the software on one PC. I have a desktop and laptop (for travel), but I'd need to buy a 2nd copy to use on my laptop. Otherwise I love this software. Great for beginners and intermediate users without a steep learning curve.
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2.0 out of 5 stars It won't work right with Nvidea video cards-too slow to burn disc.
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018
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I really liked the features of this program, very versatile. But, the program froze up several times and I had to re-install it for it to work. Then, I go to burn a disc and it would not let me turn on the hardware acceleration. I found out it doesn't like Nvidea video cards for some reason. Plus, it took 2 1/2 hours to burn a 1:40 minute dvd and had to use a DL DVD to do that. Then I re-opened it and it showed my 1:41 video was listed as 2:20 minutes? Same group of videos. So, bottom line, I found it was to quirky to use and by not being able to activate any hardware acceleration for burning due to it's dislike of nvidea cards, huge amounts of time to burn a disc, that was a deal breaker for me. Too bad, I really wanted to like this program. The dislike of nvidea cards should be listed on the box. Also, registering this product was difficult and wouldn't accept the serial number to register it. You also have to pay for tech support-$30.00 for two months? No thanks.
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SAS
5.0 out of 5 stars Taking Motorcycle Movies To The Next Level
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018
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Prior to purchasing PowerDirector 16, I was using Windows Movie Maker, to create motorcycle movies from my rides. I found Windows Movie Maker to be extremely tedious to work with, and lacking functionality. Buying PowerDirector 16 has upped my game tenfold. Once you get the hang of it, it's an easy-to-use video editing program, with plenty of functionality for do-it-yourself video projects. Highly recommended!
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F. Kloster
1.0 out of 5 stars Could not get it to work
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018
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I was trying to produce our 50th Anniversary trip, a combination of photos and videos. I have to admit that the This This product is not necessarily user friendly. I am not a computer wiz and after 5 conversations (emails..they do not communicate on the phone) it became clear to me I was never going to get this product to work. I met all of the system requirements, got everything produced and ready to burn to disc and cannot get it to burn to disc. Started the project in July and now it is almost the middle of October and no joy. VERY DISAPPOINTED. I am now out $60+ bucks as it is no longer returnable and have to rebuild the project on a different program. I will say the customer service was at least responsive but even with all of their help it does not work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars tocador escritor con espejo taburete
Reviewed in Mexico on July 25, 2018
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hola buenas tardes no me allegado mi tocador escritorio con espejo taburete desde el 20 de julio lo estoy esperando gracias por su atencion
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Russell B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. I've taken old Hi8 video tapes and created ...
Reviewed in Canada on March 14, 2018
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Excellent. I've taken old Hi8 video tapes and created great quality shows. All the supplied software tools clean, enhance and stabilize the video. Lots of fun with no problems. Used on Windows10. Great product.
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David Kaube
4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice when it works.
Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2023
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Sometimes it crashes, especially doing some time lapse.
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SUMMER FUN
3.0 out of 5 stars Not easy to install
Reviewed in Canada on September 11, 2018
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I'm still learning. Wasn't easy to install, it took me 45 min to get it to work..will give it a higher rating once I've used it a bit. I love the features and all the cool things you can do with it. Definitely worth the money.
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doug mathers
5.0 out of 5 stars Program is great! I am new to video editing so it ...
Reviewed in Canada on June 16, 2018
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Program is great! I am new to video editing so it takes awhile to figure it out but has lots of options!!
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