Questions and Answers
Power
Director Pro
Q: I have
Power Director Pro. I installed the software but the program
won't run.
A: There is a
conflict with Media Player 9. There is a patch for this. The
version of the software we bundle is PD2.5 DE, which supports
MPEG2. Click the link to download.
http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/download/upgrade/PDP25_patch0919.asp
Q: I am using
Power Director Disc Wizard to burn my video to disc but the file
won't fit.
A: Power Director
uses a PCM audio format. While providing excellent sound and
compatibility, this format is less compressed and will add
additional size to your A/V file.
Q: I
have met the conditions to use SVRT, but the SVRT option is
still disabled for when I use DV-AVI video clips. Why?
A: SVRT only supports DV-AVI Type 1 file format. If all SVRT
conditions are met, and the SVRT option is still not available,
then the DV-AVI file may be in Type 2 format.
Q: What is the difference between DV-AVI Type 1 and Type 2?
A: When you transfer your DV content from the DV camcorder to
your computer, there are two ways to save it to DV-AVI format.
Microsoft defines two standards for DV-AVI, known as Type 1 and
Type 2.
a. DV-AVI Type 1: a single stream is used to store audio and
video.
b.DV-AVI Type 2: there is one video stream, and one or more
audio streams. File size will be bigger due to the extra stream
information.
PowerDirector uses DV-AVI Type 1 to capture DV camcorder format.
However, please note that both DV-AVI Type 1 and Type 2 are
supported by PowerDirector.
For more information on this topic, you may wish to consult the
Microsoft web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/stream/vidcap/dvavi.asp
Q: What is the difference between Windows AVI and DV-AVI
formats?
A: For video editing purposes in PowerDirector, producing a file
in DV-AVI will allow you to write back this file to your DV
camcorder.
A basic AVI file (or Windows AVI) usually consists of one video
stream and one audio stream. On the other hand, native DV format
(as stored on your DV camcorder) will interleave audio and video
into a single stream.
Generally, Windows AVI files are larger in size than DV-AVI
files, because they are stored in raw format, without
compression. Quality-wise, it is difficult to say which is
better, when using the same source material for both.
For more information on this topic, you may wish to consult the
Microsoft web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/stream/vidcap/dvavi.asp
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