CyberLink PowerDirector 5 for PC

Pros: Features complete DVD authoring process--Capture, Edit, Produce, Burn. Many wonderful features, fast, capable, stable
Cons: some features could use improvement (Picture-in-Picture, more options on chapter menus)

I read a review posted on epinions some time ago about a service that you can send your VHS or Hi-8 tape for a transfer of video contents onto a DVD disc. Of course, the fee is probably reasonable; and everything is done for you. But do they know exactly ...

Pros: Full editing and authoring package in one
Cons: Limited DVD authoring capabilities.

CyberLink has taken one of the easiest video editing tools available today and made it even better. PowerDirector 5 is definitely the easiest software I have used for editing and creating videos and movies. It even comes with a burning engine for ...

Pros: Excellent design, good features.
Cons: Errors out with loss of work.

I am pretty well satisfied with Cyberlink Power Director. Based on my experiences and the research I did prior to purchase I think I made a good choice. But before I get into specifics I think it is important to describe the hardware system I am ...

Pros: NONE !!!!!
Cons: EVERYTHING !!!!!!!

OH MY GOD !!! Please stay away from this product. It is one crash after another. I purchased it only because Top Ten Reviews gave it a gold medal mark but that was a horrible mistake. I should have known after doing a little homework prior to purchase ...

Pros: The best part of Cyberlink is not buying it
Cons: JVC HD is good camercorder to bad it has Cyberlink software

In July 07 I bought a JVC HD hard disk camcorder that came with Cyberlink software I'm busy so Id shoot video than "try" and down load I could make a DVD with the soft wear but that was it, I naturally thought it was me but as time pasted my skills got ...

Pros: Wonderful idea. If it worked I would never use anything else.
Cons: It doesn't work.

I had Power Producer 4 and used it with NO problems for over a year. I upgraded to PP 5 when it came out because PP 4 was easy to use and it actually worked. Power Producer 4, the first part, was well designed and was easy to use. The second part, ...

Pros: Nicer text
Cons: Crashes corrupt files even if they were just saved.

I upgraded from 3 for this reason hoping to lose this nasty crash. Yes even if I just saved the project, the crash destroys the saved file.

PD5 also renders my videos about 3 times slower then PD3.

The text is a little nicer in PD5.

Pros: Very intuitive software.
Cons: Neither CyberLink nor I were able to get Magic Tools to work on my PC.

I recently bought a JVC GZ-MG70E (video camera with a 30GB hard drive). It came bundled with PowerDirector 3.x. After a ski holiday I tried this software and found it easy to master but rather basic.

I went to the CyberLink website, found an upgrade path to version 5, bought it on-line and downloaded the 600MB software via my DSL link. It took forever....

The installation was easy and the features were better but nothing particularly outstanding.

I suspect that the core market for this type of software is the novice or "I want easy to use software" type person.