Particle Effects NEW

PowerDirector 8 lets you add sophisticated particle effects to projects to achieve everything from simple animations to dramatic special effects. Start quickly with a wide range of templates and then customize to fit your video's style.

A slew of special effect parameters are at your fingertips:

• Emitting method including pattern and direction
• Bitmap file importing so you can determine the shape of the particles
• Particles: speed, density, color, size, path, the influence of gravity, and more.

PowerDirector's Particle Effects Designer provides a lot of flexibility for budding Spielbergs to try their hand at creating their own SFX.

Disc Menus, Titles, Animated Objects MORE

PowerDirector's design tools are the perfect way to customize the look of your video. With thousands of templates available on the DirectorZone website, you have all the inspiration you need to get started.

	DirectorZone: Select from one of the template categories, then download the effect you like directly into your project.			PiP Designer: Create pro-like picture-in-picture (PiP) effects such as video overlays and animated objects.
	Titles: Add funny thought bubbles, dialogs, credit sequences, or even TV-like captions to your videos.			Disc Menu Designer: Create a stylish menu for navigating your video production when burning to Blu-ray Disc, AVCHD disc, or DVD.

16 Video Editing Tracks MORE

More video tracks and audio tracks give you ample room to flex your creative muscles. PowerDirector's nine PiP tracks allow multiple layers of video and objects to be animated simultaneously. You can create 3x3 video walls, more sophisticated animations, split screens, and chroma-key effects. Four audio tracks let you layer richly textured audio. Other tracks are for titles, transitions and effects.

Now you can copy, cut and paste your settings on one side of the tracks to another. Repeat sterling scene effects for other moments in your videos, or simply start new projects with existing settings.

Adjustable Workspace IMPROVED

When working on video masterpieces, you'll want as much legroom as possible. PowerDirector 8's new workspace is more flexible—simply drag to resize. Hone in on specific tasks such as organizing your media library, previewing current clips, or making subtle refinements to timeline effects. Edit in full-screen mode or in a minimized window. PowerDirector automatically scales your workspace panes to fit the size you want to work at.

Dual Monitor Support

PowerDirector's new dual monitor support allows the project previewing on a secondary display. You can also lock and hide tracks to remove timeline clutter and protect your project's settings.

Total Creative Control NEW

The new Zoom-in Cut™ edits at microscopic levels, right down to a single frame. When you want to retain your best video shots with the most interesting camera angles, try PowerDirector's new cropping videos feature. Other power tools include PowerDirector's reverse video, slow motion and rotation effects for a different kind of look and feel.

HD Input and Output

PowerDirector lets you create high-quality, high-definition projects from captured HD videos and photos. Import from your captured devices, edit in HD or use proxy editing, and then output in a range of HD formats according to your playback device like iPhone, PSP, and Xbox. Or let PowerDirector export to an SD Card or HD discs such as Blu-ray and AVCHD. Other HD formats supported: AVCHD, H.264, MPEG-2 HD, and WMV-HD.

Proxy Video Editing IMPROVED

PowerDirector 8 improves the video editing experience when working with HD content. When you import HD files, PowerDirector creates lower resolution proxy files, allowing for faster previewing and more responsive editing by reducing CPU loading. PowerDirector then uses your original files to output your final production. You can choose to manually or automatically delete the lower resolution files after production.