System Requirements

Operating System:
Windows 8/ Windows 7/Vista/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. 3 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 32-bit OS. 6 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 64-bit OS and 3D editing.

Hard Disk Space:

5 GB minimum
10 GB (20 GB recommended) for DVD production

CPU

60 GB (100 GB recommended) for Blu-ray Disc/AVCHD/HD production
AVI Capture/Produce: Profiles: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghzor AMD Athlon64 X2.
DVD Quality (MPEG-2) Profiles: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghzor AMD Athlon64 X2.
High Quality MPEG-4 and Streaming WMV, QuickTime) Profiles: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghzor AMD Athlon64 X2.
Full-HD quality H.264 and MPEG2 Profiles: Intel Corei5/7 or AMD PhenomII X4.
AVCHD* and BD* burning Profiles: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400, or AMD PhenomII X2.
2K/4K/3D* video editing profile: Intel Corei7 or AMD PhenomII X4 with 64 bit OS 6 GB RAM.

VGA

128 MB VGA VRAM or higher (1 GB or higher VRAM and OpenCLcapable are recommended).
Burning Devices:
A Blu-ray Disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray Discs
A DVD burner (DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn DVD/AVCHD titles
A CD (CD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/SVCD titles

Microphone:
A microphone is required for recording voice-overs.

Internet:
An internet connection is required to access online services

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CyberLink PowerDirector 11 Deluxe

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Pros
PowerDirector 11 Deluxe enables you to trim video clips. With this application, you can also add audio and still images. It provides tools to string your movies together, complete with professional transitions, effects and more. This software also has a strong online community of users who share techniques to help each other improve their filmmaking.

Cons
Although this software enables you to create complex movies, the amount of resources your computer has will influence how well the software works. You may experience crashes if you use large files and have many transitions and effects.

The Verdict

: 9.83/10

PowerDirector 11 enables you to create professional movies that combine many video and audio clips, special effects and transitions. To use the software to its fullest, you need to be sure that your computer exceeds the minimum system requirements.