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PowerDirector Version Comparisons




Buy PowerDirector 8 Ultra
US$ 99.95
Buy PowerDirector 8
US$ 69.95
PowerDirector 7 Deluxe
PowerDirector 7 Ultra

Key Features

Particle Effects Designer NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
6 track timeline with cut, copy & pasting features NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Workspace resizing IMPROVED!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Power Tools: Reverse videos, Crop videos, Rotate videos NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Zoom-in Cut™ for microscopic frame level editing NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Faster performance with CPU/GPU optimization utlilizing Intel, NVIDIA & AMD IMPROVED!
Available
Available
Available
Available
Quick videos and photos enhancement using TrueTheater Technology NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
13,000+ effects at DirectorZone and growing! MORE!
Available
Available
Available
Available
View and share timeline settings for video project NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Uploading videos directly to Facebook NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available

Advanced Editing Features

Special Effects: Design particle effects at different angles, speeds and motion paths NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
End-to-end HD video production
Available
Available
Available
Available
Zoom-in Cut™ for microscopic frame level editing NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Faster performance with CPU/GPU optimization utlilizing Intel, NVIDIA & AMD IMPROVED!
Available
Available
Available
Available
Timeline: Copying, cutting and pasting track settings NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Full screen preview NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Power Tools
Reverse direction of your videos NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Crop videos NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Rotate your videos NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Smooth out slow motion playback with TrueTheater™ Technology NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Dual Monitor Display
Supporting dual monitors NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Preview in DV camcorder & secondary display NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Display panel zoom in and out NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Library
New files folder view NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Subfolders creation in Titles, Effects and PiP rooms NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
PiP Effects
PiP tracks MORE!
Up to 9
Up to 9
Up to 6
Up to 6
Number of PiP objects MORE!
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Advanced preset motion, user-defined motion paths and key frame motion paths
Available
Available
Available
Available
Title designer
Number of effects MORE!
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Dialog balloons, Multiple title layers, Animated text, and style format settings
Available
Available
Available
Available
Snapping outline feature for display panels & designers NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Auto-shutdown feature for saving power and time NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Workspace: Adjustable windows, sort and display tools for effects libraries, and 1-click compact timelineBIGGER!
Available
Available
Available
Available
Video subtitles: Subtitle track on timeline, text styling tools, displaying date/time info as text overlay
Available
Available
Available
Available
Video effects: 72 video effects, adjustable key frames, and support for multiple effects onscreen
Available
Available
Available
Available
Transition effects: 142 transition effects with adjustable duration
Available
Available
Available
Available
Name chapters on the timeline and track room & set chapters on timeline
Available
Available
Available
Available
4:3/16:9 aspect ratio settings (conversion)
Available
Available
Available
Available
Audio features: Audio mixing room, PiP audio track along with voice, video, and music tracks, waveform display and adjustable audio levels on timeline
Available
Available
Available
Available

Auto Editing Tools

Enhance video with TrueTheater™ Technology NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Reduce video noise automatically NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Magic Movie Wizard: time-saving editing guide
Available
Available
Available
Available
Magic Style: Themed templates for auto editing, particle effects with alpha-blended PiPs and advanced mode
12
12
10
10
Magic Fix: Enhanced video stabilization, Photo sharpening and red-eye removal
Available
Available
Available
Available
Magic Cut: Auto-cut unwanted video
Available
Available
Available
Available
Magic Music: Auto fit soundtrack to video
Available
Available
Available
Available
Magic Motion: Preset motion paths for photos and auto animation of photos
Available
Available
Available
Available
Slideshow Designer
Advanced features to switch themes and manually arrange the sequence and framing NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Slideshow templates MORE!
8
8
7
7
3D style, editable "cell" slideshow, and intelligent beat detection technology
Available
Available
Available
Available

Online Community

Embedded DirectorZone web pages for quick access NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
On DirectorZone: Download and upload effects and templates and subscribe to other creators MORE!
Available
Available
Available
Available
On Flickr™: Search for photos via tags, names, or descriptions; access your own, friends, or Creative Commons photos; download photos to media library
On Freesound: Search for sounds via tags, download sounds to media library
Available
Available
Available
Available

Sharing and Exporting Videos

Blu-ray Disc authoring: with menus (BDMV)
Available
Not available
Not available
Available
DVD authoring
Multiple titles disc structure display NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
AVCHD on DVD
Available
Not available
Not available
Available
Menu designer and subtitles button
Available
Available
Available
Available
Other authoring features
Number of menu templates
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Unlimited*
Support for Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen menus, and Play All, Play Scenes menus
Available
Available
Available
Available
Background music, motion menus and thumbnails
Available
Available
Available
Available
Publishing to YouTube™ in HD NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Publishing to Facebook™NEW!
Available
Available
Not available
Not available
Output for iPhone, iPod and PSP and formats MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DV-AVI, QuickTime
Available
Available
Available
Available
HD video formats: AVCHD, MPEG-2 HD, WMV-HD
Available
Available
Available
Available

Video and Audio Capturing

Video capture sources
DV, HDV, Audio, Digital & Analog TV, AVCHD disc
DV, HDV, Audio, Digital & Analog TV
DV, HDV, Audio, Digital & Analog TV
DV, HDV, Audio, Digital & Analog TV, AVCHD disc
DV live mode
DV-->MPEG, DV-AVI
DV-->MPEG, DV-AVI
DV-->MPEG, DV-AVI
DV-->MPEG, DV-AVI
Analog to digital
DV, Audio, Analog
DV, Audio, Analog
DV, Audio, Analog
DV, Audio, Analog
Audio capture sources
Microphone, Audio CD
Microphone, Audio CD
Microphone, Audio CD
Microphone, Audio CD
Video file import formats
See below
See below
See below
See below
Image file import formats
GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG,
GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG,
GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG,
GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG,
Audio file import formats
WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A
WAV, MP3, WMA, M4A
WAV, MP3, WMA
WAV, MP3, WMA

File Format, Device, and Language Support (all versions)

Video File Importing
AVI
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MOV (H.264)
HD MPEG-2
DVR-MS
DV-AVI
DAT
VOB
VRO with Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0
DVR-MS
MOV
WMV
WMV-HD
MP4
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
MOD
TOD
AVCHD (M2T)
Device Support
iPhone
iPod Touch
iPod Nano
iPod Classic
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
PlayStation 3
XBox
Zune
Video File Exporting
High Def: AVCHD, MPEG-2 HD, WMV-HD
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 AVC
MPEG-1
WMV
DV-AVI
QuickTime
RealMedia
Language Support
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish (European)
Chinese Simplified
Chinese Traditional
Japanese
Korean

PowerDirector 8 Ultra
US$ 99.95
PowerDirector 8 Deluxe
US$ 69.95
PowerDirector 7 Deluxe
PowerDirector 7 Ultra