PowerDirector® - Best PC Video Editing Software for Windows

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10, 8/8.1, 7 (64 bit OS only)

Processor (CPU)

Intel Core™ i-series or AMD Phenom® II and above

Graphics Processor (GPU)

Standard Video: 128 MB VGA VRAM or higher
360-video: DirectX 11 compatible
AI Plugin: 2GB VGA VRAM or higher

Memory

4GB required (6GB or above recommended)

Hard Disk Space

Burning Device

Burning drive is required for disc burning purpose

Sound Card

Windows compatible sound card is required

Internet Connection

Internet connection is required for initial software & file format activation. Internet connection and registration are necessary for downloading software updates (patches), and accessing to DirectorZone services.

Screen Resolution

1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above

Language Support

English
French
German
Italian
Spanish (European)
Chinese Simplified
Chinese Traditional
Japanese
Korean
Dutch

Format and Device Support

Video File (Import)

▪ H.265/HEVC (8bit/10bit/10bit with HDR10 and HLG)
▪ MOD
▪ MVC (MTS)
▪ MOV (H.264/HEVC/alpha PNG/Apple ProRes 10bit 4:2:2)
▪ Side-by-Side Video
▪ MPEG-1
▪ Top-under Video
▪ MPEG-2
▪ Dual-Stream AVI
▪ MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
▪ FLV (H.264)
▪ MP4 (XAVC S, XAVC 8bit 4:2:0)
▪ MKV (multiple audio streams)
▪ TOD
▪ 3GPP2
▪ VOB
▪ AVCHD (M2T, MTS)
▪ VRO
▪ AVI
▪ WMV
▪ DAT
▪ WMV-HD
▪ WTV in H.264/MPEG2 (multiple video and audio streams)
▪ DV-AVI
▪ Dolby Digital audio*
▪ DVR-MS
▪ WebM (VP9)
▪ HDR (HEVC HDR10 & HLG) NEW
▪ ProRes 4:2:2 NEW
▪ MXF AVC 4:2:0 NEW
▪ V210 4:2:2 NEW
▪ XAVC 4:2:0 NEW

360 Video: Equirectangular format MP4 (H.264). PowerDirector supports your movie editing specifications up to 4K resolution in 2:1 aspect ratio.

Audio File (Import)

▪ WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AMR-NB, Opus

Audio Format (Import)

▪ AAC, Dolby Digital*, Dolby Digital Plus*, DTS, WAVE, MPEG-1 Layer III, FLAC, ALAC

Photo File (Import)

▪ MPO, JPS, RAW, GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, Animated GIF, HEIC
360 Photo: Equirectangular format JPG/TIF in 2:1 aspect ratio.

Look-up Table (Import)

▪ 3DL, MGA, M3D, CUBE, CSP, CMS, RV3DLUT, VF

Video Capturing Device Support

▪ Analog TV tuner
▪ CI or USB capture device compliant with WDM standard

Video File Exporting (Production)

▪ High-Definition: AVCHD, AVCHD 2.0 (3D/ Progressive) MPEG-2 HD, WMV-HD
▪ 2K/4K resolution: H.264 AVC, WMV, H.265 HEVC, XAVC S
▪ MKV H.264 AVC/H.265 HEVC (.MKV) with LPCM/AAC Stereo/5.1NEW /DTS 5.1/Dolby Digital Stereo*
▪ MPEG-2 (.MPG) with LPCM /Dolby Digital Stereo*
▪ M2TS H.264 AVC/H.265 HEVC (.M2TS) with LPCM /Dolby Digital Stereo*
▪ MPEG-4 H.264 AVC/ H.265 HEVC (.MP4) with LPCM/AAC Stereo/5.1NEW /Dolby Digital Stereo*
▪ XAVC S (.MP4 with AAC Stereo/5.1NEW audio)
▪ Windows Media (.WMV)
▪ Windows AVI/DV-AVI (.AVI)
▪ AVCHD2.0 for SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS memory card or flash memory
▪ 3GPP2 for 3G mobile phones
▪ 3D Video: MVC, Side-by-Side, Anaglyph
▪ Image Sequence (JPG/PNG)
▪ 360 Video: Equirectangular format MP4 (H.264 AVC/H.265 HEVC)

Audio File Exporting (Production)

▪ AAC (.M4A)
▪ WMA
▪ LPCM (.WAV)

Output Device Support

The list below consists of devices from major brands that were tested by CyberLink with your movie editing specifications in mind. However, the list is not comprehensive. If your device is not on the list, it may still be compatible with PowerDirector. Please feel free to download the free trial to test it out. Free trial

▪ iPad, iPhone
▪ Android Phones
▪ PlayStation Portable (PSP), PlayStation 3 & 4 , PlayStation VITA & VITA TV
▪ XBox 360 & One, Zune

Formats Supported for Disc Creation

▪ 3D Disc Burning: DVD/AVCHD/BD
▪ DVD
▪ BD Burning: BDMV
▪ AVCHD disc burning
▪ DVD & BD disc burning with LPCM 2ch and DTS 5.1ch audio

* Formats only available on Windows 8/8.1/10

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