More powerful and even faster, CyberLink PowerDirector 8 offers more video enhancement and editing tools, designer tools and more timeline tracks to let you create great videos. Spice up your projects too by downloading any of the 18,000+ free effects and templates already uploaded to DirectorZone by PowerDirector users. Achieve Professional Results with New Design Tools. Upscaling Video Quality with TrueTheatre Technology. Faster Performance with Multi-Processing. Upload HD Videos to Facebook and YouTube. Share Your Creativity with DirectorZone Members. Powerful Video Editing with Unlimited Possibilities. CyberLink PowerDirector 8 Deluxe is an easy-to-use yet powerful video editing software application. Whether you"re a seasoned pro or just starting out, PowerDirector makes video editing an enjoyable experience. It features many new video enhancement and editing tools to let you create great videos. Upscaling technology will help improve your video quality with just a click of a button. Designer tools and more timeline tracks offer even more power, and you can simply spice up your projects by downloading any of 13,000+ free effects and templates already uploaded to DirectorZone.com, PowerDirector"s online community. With broad format support and the options to upload videos to YouTube & Facebook, or output to on-the-go media players, you can share your creations with anyone and everyone. Quick and Easy Video Enhancing A host of new tools and technologies are designed to save editing time and improve your video quality. Leveraging PowerDVD"s video enhancing TrueTheater technology, PowerDirector delivers HD-like results from standard definition content by upscaling video resolution, smoothing out playback in slow motion and enabling virtual surround sound. With easy-to-use settings, PowerDirector"s TrueTheater technologies fix common video shooting errors such as extreme backlighting, poor white balance, and inadequate lighting. Achieve Pro Results PowerDirector 8"s suite of design tools--for creating titles, animated objects, and disc menus now offers a Particle Effects Designer, letting you experiment with movie-like special effects. As with PowerDirector"s other design tools, particle effects can be uploaded and shared with other users on DirectorZone, PowerDirector"s community website. Enjoy working with more editing tools such as Reverse, Crop, Speed and Rotate video tools. For precise trimming, retain frame-level control with the patented Zoom-In Cut. While the expanded 16-track timeline offers more creative possibilities including the ability to cut & paste sequences to other parts of your production. Faster Performance The first consumer video editing software to be optimized for Intel Core i7, NVIDIA CUDA, and ATI Stream technology, PowerDirector delivers up to 5X faster performance for rendering effects and transcoding videos, with vastly improved editing and previewing speeds. Share your creativity and learn from others Ever wonder how home movies achieve memorable effects? Now you can by viewing other users" timelines and even sharing your own on DirectorZone.com. This unique glimpse into others" creative approaches is a remarkable learning tool, offering incredible insight for your own projects. PowerDirector"s unique "open editing" experience also lets you share special effects, video editing secrets, and a chance to learn from other users. Download, upload, and share an unlimited amount of effects, DVD menus, particle effects, and PiP objects via DirectorZone. Ways to Show and Tell Video editing software, PowerDirector, provides direct HD video uploading to Facebook and YouTube, enabling easy sharing on today"s most popular social networks and video blogging sites. Or enjoy your finished movie in HD at home by producing DVD Discs in high-definition resolution. If it"s mobility you are after, you can produce playback files for your iPhone, iPod, or PSP. Key Features Create pro results with 16 tracks, particle effects designer, & more 5X faster video rendering with support for CPU/GPU acceleration Upscale SD video to HD-like quality. Fix video problems instantly Learn editing tricks from other users on DirectorZone Share videos on YouTube and Facebook, output to mobile devices, and burn to discs PowerDirector 8 has been tested to meet all of the technical requirements to be Compatible with Windows 7