Powerful HD video editing with unlimited possibilities awaits you with NEW PowerDirector 8 video editing software. It comes with new particle effects, an expanded 16-track timeline, it's 5x faster and can upload videos directly to YouTube and Facebook. PowerDirector’s movie editing software capabilities will transform the videos of your greatest memories into highly viewable edited movies! Purchase PowerDirector movie making software now Become your own movie director with this award winning and industry leading HD editing and video editing software. PowerDirector with its excellent editing options and features is a joy when it comes to editing and converting any video, and gives you the option to instantly transfer them to Youtube, facebook, or any other social networking website of your choosing. Impress and have even more control over the editing of video movies - improve upon the quality of your older or new video movies with the built in TrueTheater technology.

PowerDirector gives you the tools to upscale and fix your video movies, along with sound editing options which can bring your movies to life when adding surround sound to your videos. Also enjoy publishing your video movies in true HD by converting them to Blu-ray Discs or AVCHD discs and you can even transfer them to any mobile device like for instance your iPhone, iPod and PSP. PowerDirector also gives you the option to output AVCHD movies to any SD Card.

PowerDirector is optimized for efficient hardware decoding, which enables you to quickly edit, convert and produce your home videos without slowing you down. It supports and utilizes the latest processor technology delivering speeds 5x faster for rendering effects and transcoding videos. Overall, PowerDirector takes care of all you’re your video editing requirements, making it fun, practical, efficient, and saving you time and energy in the process.

Features

• Upscaling Video Quality NEW
• Upscaling Video Resolution
• Fixing Colors & Lighting
• Adding Surround Sound
• Smoothing Slo-mo Effects
• Magical Results in Seconds
• Customizable Slideshows
• Auto-Shutdown
• Design Tools
• Add many Particle Effects
• Disc Menus, Titles, Animated Objects
• 16 Video Editing Tracks
• Dual Monitor Support
• HD Input and Output
• Proxy Video Editing
• Non-Real Time Preview
• 1000s of Free Video Effects at DirectorZone
• Free Flickr® Photos, Free Freesound Audio
• Upload to Facebook & YouTube
• Burn & Author Discs
• Play Your Videos on Mobile Devices
• Transfer AVCHD videos to an SD Card
• CPU and GPU Optimization
• Optimized for New 2010 Intel® Core ™ Family Processors
• Optimized for NVIDIA® CUDA ™
• Optimized for ATI® STREAM ™

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System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP (Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required for HDV capture)
• Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above
• Memory: 512 MB required (2 GB DDR2 above recommended for editing HD videos)
• Video Capturing Device
  PCI or USB 1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM standard (i.e. PC Camera and TV tuner with WDM driver)
  DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant IEEE 1394
  DVD camcorder connected via USB 2.0
  Sony MicroMV camcorder
  JVC Everio camcorder (GZ-MC100, GZ-MC200)
  Sony HDR-FX1 (HDV)
  Sony HDR-HC1 (HDV)
  JVC GR-HD1U (HDV)
• Supported AVCHD camcorders
  SONY HDR-SR1
  SONY HDR-UX1
  SONY HDR-CX7
  SONY HDR-SR7
  Panasonic SX5
  Canon HF10
  Canon HF11
  Canon HF20
  Canon HFS10
  Canon HG10
  Canon HG20
  Canon HG21
  Canon HR10
  Canon XLH1S
  
• Burning Drive
  A CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/AVCHD titles
  A Blu-ray disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray Discs