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CyberLink PowerDirector 7 (Deluxe)


(4 out of 5)

MSRP: $69.95


This full-featured video editor is easy enough for a newbie and powerful enough for a seasoned editor.

Review date: Jul 16, 2008

CyberLink’s PowerDirector 7 strikes a near-perfect balance between usability for novices and prosumers. For those just starting out, this application has plenty of visual cues, a few written ones, and a movie-making wizard to guide you through your first video. For the seasoned video editor, PowerDirector 7 can also function as a straightforward, no-nonsense editing suite. Installation and User Interface PowerDirector 7 installs in about 10 minutes and includes PowerDVD, which plays high-definition movies. When you first launch the program, you’re greeted with a layout that seems flip-flopped from Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8

ProsCons
  • Clean interface
  • Magic Movie Wizard smartly combines media
  • Lots of fun effects
  • Icons aren’t very intuitive
  • Can only add picture-in-picture tracks, not a full-size track

Read Full Review @ LaptopMag.com by Meghan J. Clark