Last Updated: 04/04/2005
This file contains the latest information regarding the PowerProducer program. Click on the links below for more information. Remember, before you start the program, please read this document in detail for the latest technical information.
This readme is divided into the following sections:
CyberLink PowerProducer 3 is the world's easiest video production program. With full capturing, editing, customizing, and burning functions, PowerProducer 3 provides the optimal way to produce your home video on disc. PowerProducer 3's Right-2-Disc recording technology allows you to make a DVD movie out of your DV video in real time with minimum hard drive space requirements, while the CyberLink proprietary SVRT technology guarantees you the fastest way to produce a video with the original video quality. Furthermore, PowerProducer 3 comes with a bunch of handy disc utilities that help you with the entire movie production process. After burning, you can even go back and continue to edit the DVD movies you burn to disc. Using PowerProducer 3, a complete video disc with your own video and audio files is just a few clicks away!
Feature | PowerProducer 3.0 | PowerProducer 2.0 Gold |
---|---|---|
Production | ||
VCD/SVCD/DVD | Yes | Yes |
DVD+VR/DVD-VR | Yes | Yes |
DivX | Yes | Yes |
Disc Formats | ||
CD-R/RW | Yes | Yes |
DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW | Yes | Yes |
DVD-RAM (8cm/12cm) | Yes | Yes |
Double Layer (DVD-9) | Yes | Yes |
Right to Disc (Source) | ||
DV | Yes | Yes |
VCR | Yes | Yes |
TV | Yes | Yes |
Webcam | Yes | Yes |
Right to Disc (Output) | ||
DVD-Video | Yes | Yes |
DVD+VR | Yes | Yes |
DVD-VR | Yes | Yes |
Profile | ||
Video Profile | HQ/SP/LP/EP | HQ/SP/LP |
Smart Fit | Yes | -- |
Capture | ||
DV/TV/VHS | Yes | Yes |
DSC | Yes | Yes |
Multiple capture devices | Yes | Yes |
Authoring | ||
Motion Menu | Yes | Yes |
Video Thumbnail | Yes | -- |
Auto Chapter | Yes | Yes |
Alpha Menu Frame | Yes | -- |
Alpha Thumbnail | Yes | -- |
Rotated Thumbnail | Yes | -- |
Motion Menu Preview | Yes | -- |
Disc Utilities | ||
Erase Disc | Yes | Yes |
Disc Copy | Yes | Yes |
Defragment Disc | Yes | Yes |
Make Compatible (DVD-VR to DVD-Video) |
Yes | Yes |
Burn Disc from Image | Yes | Yes |
Save Disc Image | Yes | Yes |
Burn Disc from DVD Folder | Yes | Yes |
Export to File | Yes | -- |
Finalize/Unfinalize | Yes | -- |
DV-VR Functions | ||
Disc Protection | Yes | Yes |
Title Protection | Yes | Yes |
Audio Output Formats | ||
LPCM | Yes | Yes |
MPEG-Audio | Yes | Yes |
AC-3 (DDCE) | Yes | Yes |
UI | ||
Resolution | 800x600 / 1024x768 | 800x600 / 1024x768 |
Video Preview Window | 480x360 | 352x264 |
DSC Thumbnail Size | Large/Small | Fixed |
N-Frame Stepping | Yes | -- |
DVD Editing | ||
Append video/slide show | Yes | Yes |
Delete Title(s) | Yes | Yes |
Partial Delete (DVD-VR) | Yes | Yes |
Undo Delete | Yes | Yes |
Modify Menu (DVD+VR) | Yes | Yes |
Add Chapter | Yes | Yes |
Video Editing | ||
Segment Cut | Keep/Delete | Cut |
Timeline Editing | Yes | -- |
Text Overlay | Yes | -- |
Text Effects | Yes | -- |
Voice Recording | Yes | -- |
Music Overlay | Yes | -- |
Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation | Yes | -- |
Version
Function
|
Deluxe (Retail) |
Standard (Retail) |
PP-VR (OEM) |
PP-DVD (OEM) |
PP-VCD (OEM) |
PPX-DVD (Express) |
PPX-VCD (Express) |
PPX Retail (Express) |
DVD/SVCD |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | Yes |
VCD |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
VR Disc |
+VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | -- | +VR | -- | +VR |
SmartFit |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Profile |
HQ,SP,LP,EP | HQ,SP,LP,EP | HQ,SP,LP,EP | HQ,SP,LP | -- | HQ, SP | -- | HQ,SP,LP |
Edit Playlist |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-VR Partial Deletion |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Editable DVD |
+VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | -- | +VR | -- | +VR |
Right-To-Disc |
+VR, -VR, DVD-Video |
+VR, -VR, DVD-Video |
+VR, -VR | +VR, -VR | -- | +VR | -- | +VR |
Motion Menu |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | Yes |
Video Thumbnail |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | Yes |
Slideshow Transition |
Yes | Yes | Limited | Limited | -- | Limited | -- | Limited |
DVD Import |
Yes | Yes | Yes | File only | -- | File only | -- | File only |
First Play |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | Yes | -- | Yes |
Video Editing |
Cut, Merge, Split | Cut, Merge, Split | Cut, Merge, Split | Cut, Merge, Split | Cut, Merge, Split | Cut | Cut | Cut |
N-Frame Stepping |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 frame | 1 frame | 1 frame | 1 frame |
Copy Disc |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | CD only | Yes | CD only | Yes |
Defragment Disc |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Make Compatible |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-VR Export |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Finalize/Unfinalize |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Menu Template |
Yes | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
CPRM Protection |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
CM Cut |
Yes | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
PowerDirector Express |
Yes | -- | Yes/No | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- |
PhotoNow! |
Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Disc
Format |
||||||||
DVD-R/RW |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
-- | DVD-Video DVD+VR |
-- | DVD-Video DVD+VR |
DVD+R/RW |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
DVD-Video DVD+VR DVD-VR |
-- | DVD-Video DVD+VR |
-- | DVD-Video DVD+VR |
DVD-RAM |
DVD-VR | DVD-VR | DVD-VR | DVD-VR | -- | -- | -- | -- |
CD-R/RW |
VCD SVCD |
VCD SVCD |
VCD SVCD |
VCD SVCD |
VCD | VCD SVCD |
VCD | VCD SVCD |
To register your software, please complete your registration information in the dialog box that opens when you first run the program after installation. You must register your copy of the software in order to receive customer support and product information.
Capturing Profile | Analog Device Capture | DV Capture in Real-time | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Burning DVD | ||||
Long Play (LP) | Pentium III 700 | K7 600 | Pentium IV 2.2G | Athlon XP 2200+ |
Stdard Play (SP) | Pentium III 733 | K7 600 | Pentium IV 2.2G | Athlon XP 2200+ |
High Quality (HQ) | Pentium III 800 | K7 700 | Pentium IV 2.2G | Athlon XP 2200+ |
Burning VCD | ||||
Stdard Play (SP) | Pentium III 533 | K6-2 550 | Pentium III 800 | K7 700 |
Burning SVCD | ||||
High Quality (HQ) | Pentium III 733 | K7 600 | Pentium IV 1.4G | Athlon XP 1.2G |
If your hard disk drive is nearly out of space while capturing in non real-time, a warning message will appear in the Preview Window notifying you that a portion of the transcoding process will be paused and resume later after all the content in the buffer has been encoded by your hard disk. (This is called "Capture Auto-Resume".) If less than 150 MB of free space remains, all capturing is disabled. We recommend that you have sufficient free hard disk space before proceeding with non real-time DV capturing. The recommended space depends on your hardware computing power and the selected profile. However, to be safe, follow this table for non real-time DV capturing:
Time Captured (Minutes) | Recommended Free Hard Disk Space |
---|---|
1 | 390 MB |
3 | 810 MB |
5 | 1230 MB |
10 | 2280 MB |
20 | 4380 MB |
30 | 6480 MB |
60 | 12.18 GB |
If your PC has sufficient CPU power (for example, Pentium III 800, Athlon 800 or above), it may require less free hard drive space than recommended above, since the CPU may have enough computing power to consume the buffered frames. PowerProducer can run in Auto-Resume mode only if your DV tape has sequential timecodes. If your tape's timecodes have been reset (e.g. by turning your DV camcorder off and on before recording new content or recording over existing content), it will seek to the wrong timecode when Capture Auto-Resume resumes, and thus fail.
CaptureDevices | Chipsets | BusTypes | Win98SE | WinME | Win2K | WinXP | Driver Version |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATI | |||||||
ATI All-in-Wonder 128 | Bt 829 | AGP | * | * | * | 4.13.7078(Win 9X) 5.13.1.192 (Win 2000) | |
ATI All-in-Wonder 128 Pro | Rage Theater | AGP | C | C | * | 4.13.7078(Win 9X) 5.13.1.192 (Win 2000) | |
ATI All-in-Wonder 128 Radeon | Rage Theater | AGP | * | C | * | 4.12.3056(Win 9X) 5.13.01.3102 (Win 2000) | |
ATI Radeon 8500DV Combo | Rage Theater | AGP | C | C | C | C | 5.13.1.3276(Win 2K) 6.13.3276 (Win XP) 4.13.7189 (Win 9X) |
ATI TV Wonder | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | C | 4.13.0003(Win 9x) 4.12.3.0 (Win 2K/XP) |
Other | |||||||
Askey TView99 (CPH051) | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | 3.1.28.0 | |
Aver MediaTV Capture 98 | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | 3.1.28.0 | |
Hauppauge WinTV-Theater | Bt 878 | PCI | C | -- | C | ---- | 2.3.17316(Win SE) 5.1.2258.400 (Win 2K) |
LeadTek WinFast TV2000 | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | 3.1.28.0 | |
Live View Fly Video | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | C | |
NVidia NV11 Combo | Nogatech | AGP+BOX | * | * | C | 1.04F | |
SigmaCom Cyber TV | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | 3.1.28.0 | |
ProLink Pixel View Play TV | Bt 878 | PCI | C | C | C | 3.1.28.0 |
C=Compatible *=Compatible but with minor issues
Please visit http://support.gocyberlink.com/ for the latest model list.
The following list contains approved DV or DVCAM models compatible with PowerProducer.
Brand | Model |
---|---|
Sony | DCR-TRV6 DCR-TRV9 DCR-TRV15 DCR-TRV17 DCR-TRV20 DCR-TRV30 DCR-PC1 DCR-PC9 DCR-PC110 DCR-PC120 |
Victor / JVC | Victor/GR-DV2000 Victor/GR-DVA10 Victor/GR-DVA11K Victor/GR-DVA20K Victor/GR-DVA22K Victor/GR-DVL300 Victor/GR-DVL7 Victor/GR-DVL9800 Victor/GR-DVM90U GR-DVP3 JVC/GR-DVP3U Victor/GR-DVX9 Victor/GR-DVX5K |
Panasonic | PV-DV200D PV-DV400D PV-DV401D NV-MG3 |
Canon | ELURA IXY CV11 DM-FV1 DM-FV2 DM-PV2 FV10 MV1 PV1 XL1 XV1 ZR10 |
Sharp | VL-SD20 |
Samsung | VM600 |
If your DV or DVCAM model is not on this list, it does not mean it is incompatible with PowerProducer. CyberLink will continuously provide patches to work with new DV models. To see the most updated list of DV compatible models or to download DV patches, please visit: http://support.gocyberlink.com/.
Supported Recordable CD Drives
Acer | |||||
CRW4432A | CRW6432A | CRW8432A | CRW1032A | CRW1832A | CRW4406EU |
CRW6406EU | CRW1208A | CRW1610A | CRW2010A | CRW2410A | |
AOpen | |||||
CRW1232 | CRW1232Pro | CRW1632 | CRW2040 | ||
HP | |||||
8100i | 8110i | 8200i | 8210i | 8200e | 8210e |
8220e | 8230e | 8270e | 9100i | 9110i | 9140i |
9200i | 9210i | 9200e | 9210e | 9300i | 9310i |
9340i | 9350i | 9500i | 9510i | 9600si | 9600se |
9700i | 9710i | 9900ci | |||
Imation | |||||
CD-48x20 | CD-R 4x4x20 | CD-R 8x2x20 | |||
iomega | |||||
ZIPCD 650 | ZIPCD 4x4x24 | ZIPCD8x4x32 | ZIPCD 12x4x32 | ZIPCD 12x10x32 | |
LG | |||||
CED-8120B | GCE-8160B | GCC-4120B | GCC-4080N | ||
Lite-on | |||||
LTR-12101B | LTR-12102B | LTR-16101B | LTR-16102B | LTR-24102B | LXR-32123S |
Matsushita/National/Panasonic | |||||
CW-7502 | CW-7503 | CW-7582 | CW-7585 | CW-7586 | UJDA310 |
UJDA320 | UJDA330 | UJDA340 | UJDA710 | UJDA720 | |
Memorex | |||||
CRW-6424 | MCW6432AI | MCW8432A1 | MCW1210A1 | CD-RW 12432 | MCW1210DVD |
Mitsumi | |||||
CR-4801TE | CR-4802TE | CR-4804TE | CR-4805TE | CR-4808TE | CR-4809TE |
NEC | |||||
NR-7700A | NR-7800A | NR-7900A | NR-8500A | CB-2100A | NR-8400A |
Philips | |||||
CDD3801 | CDD4201 | CDD4401 | CDD4801 | PCRW1208K | CDRW2010K |
RWDV2010K | |||||
Plextor | |||||
PX-R412C | PX-R820T | PX-W4220T | PX-W8220T | PX-W8432T | PX-W124TS |
PX-W1210TA | PX-W1210TS | PX-W1610TA | PX-2410TA | PX-4012TA | PX-S88T |
PX-S88TU | |||||
Ricoh | |||||
MP7040A | MP7040S | MP7060A | MP7060S | MP7063A | MP7080A |
MP7083A | MP7120A | MP7125A | MP7163A | MP7200A | MP7240A |
MP7320A | MP9060A | MP9120A | MP9200A | ||
Sanyo | |||||
CRD-BP3 | CRD-BP4 | CRD-BP5 | CRD-BP900P | CRD-BP1300P | CRD-BP1400P |
CRD-BP1500P | CRD-BP1600P | CRD-BP1500U | |||
Sony | |||||
CRX100E | CRX120E | CRX140S | CRX140E | CRX145S | CRX145E |
CRX160S | CRX160E | CRX75A | CRX75U | CRX200E | CRX175E |
CRX85A | CRX85U | ||||
TDK | |||||
VeloCD 8432 | VeloCD 121032 | VeloCD 161040 | VeloCD 241040 | VeloCD 321040 | |
Teac | |||||
CD-W54E | CD-W58E | CD-W512EB | CD-W512SB | CD-W516EB | CD-W524EB |
CD-W24E | CD-W28E | CD-RW280PU | DW-28E | DW-285PU | |
Waitec | |||||
WT2082 | WT3284 | Shuttle | Celerus | Saurus | WT128 |
RaptorRed | T-REX | T-REX EIDE | Megalus | Aladar | Titan |
Yamaha | |||||
CRW-4416S | CRW-4416E | CRW-6416S | CRW-8424S | CRW-8424E | CRW-8824S |
CRW-8824E | CRW-2100S | CRW-2100E | CRW-2200S | CRW-2200E | CRW-3200SZ |
CRW-3200EZ | CRW-3200SXZ | CRW-3200FXZ | CRW-3200UXZ | CRW-70 |
Supported Recordable DVD Drives
Brand | Model | |
Accesstek | DD0401 | |
Alera (DVD+RW) |
DVD+RW 8000 | |
AOpen | DVRW
2412 PRO DVD+RW RW5120 |
|
Asus | DRW-0402P | |
BenQ | DW800A | |
BTC |
M1-03 |
|
Buffalo | DVR-21FB | |
Gigabyte | GO-W0404A | |
Hitachi (DVD-RAM/R) |
DZ-MV2 |
|
HL-DT-ST
(DVD-RW) |
GCA-4020B GCC-4080B GCC-4080N GCC-4081B GCC-4081N GCC-4082B GCC-4082N GCC-4083B GCC-4083N GCC-4120B GCC-4121B GCC-4122B GCC-4123B GCC-8080B GCC-8080N GCC-8081B GCC-8081N |
CC-8082B GCC-8082N GCC-8083B GCC-8083N GCC-8120B GCC-8121B GCC-8122B GCC-8123B GMA-4020B GMA-4020N GMA-4021B GMA-4021N GMA-4022B GMA-4022N GSA-4040B GSA-4082B GSA-4120DVDRAM GMA-4020B |
HP:
Hewlett Packard (DVD+RW) |
DVD
Writer 300n ** DVD Writer 200j DVD Writer 100j dpa100k dpa100n |
|
IDE-DVD (DVD-RW) | 12OEM-D01 DVDRW6001 DVDRW6002 DVDRW8301 |
|
LG |
DVDRAM
DAD-8020B DVDRAM GMA-4020B |
|
LiteOn |
LDW-401S |
|
Matsushita/Panasonic (DVD-R & DVD-RAM/R) |
UF-810 ** UF-815 ** UJ-810 ** SW-9501 LF-D200 LF-D211 LF-D211V LF-D291N LF-D310 LF-D311 LF-D320 |
F-D321 LF-D521 SW-9571 SW-9581 SW-9581N UF-810 UF-815 UJ-810 VDR-M10 VDR-M20 |
MKE | UJ-815 | |
Memorex |
DVD+R/RW 2.4x8AA |
|
NEC |
DVD+RW ND-1000A ** |
|
NU | DDW-081 | |
Optorite | DD0401 | |
Panasonic | UJ-811JD LF-P567C UJ-820S UJ-825S SW-9581 SW-9582 SW-9583 SW-9572 SW-9573 |
|
Philips |
DVD-RW 6002 ** DVD-RW 8310 ** DVD+RW-38 DVD+RW-D01 DVD+RW-D28 DVD+RW-D38 DVD+RW-D48 DVD6001 DVD6002 DVD6003 |
DVD6007 DVDRW1208 DVDRW228 DVDRW248 DVDRW416 DVDRW6002 DVDRW6003 DVDRW8301 DVDRW8401 DVDRW8402 DVDRW8421 DVDRW8601 |
Plextor | PX-504A PX-708A PX-708UF PX-712A PX-712SA PX-712UF |
|
Pioneer (DVD-R & DVD-R/RW) |
DVR-S101 DVR-S201 DVR-U201 DVD-R7211 DVD-RW DVR-103 DVR-104 DVR-105 |
DVR-303 DVR-2000 DVR-K11 DVR-105 DVR-106D DVR-107D DVR-SK12D |
Ricoh (DVD+RW) | DVD+RW
2.4x8AA DVD+RW MP5120 DVD+RW MP5125 DVD+RW MP5240A DVD+RW MP8165A |
|
Ridata (DVD+RW) | DVD+RW/+R DRIVE | |
Samsung | DVD-RAM MR-A02B | |
Sony | DRU-500A DW-U10A DRU-120A DRU-510A DRX-510UL DRU-530A |
|
Spinco | DVDR-Y2000 | |
Toshiba |
DVD-RAM SD-W1111 DVD-RAM SD-W2002 DVD-ROM SD-R1002 SD-R1102 SD-R1202 SD-R1312 SD-R2002 SD-R2102 |
SD-R2212 SD-R2312 SD-R5002 SD-R5112 SD-R6012 SD-R1202F SD-R1202 SD-R2212 SD-R1202N SR-C2002 |
TDK | 420n | |
TEAC | W50D DV-W50E ** DV-W58G-A DV-W512G |
|
No Brand (DVD+RW) |
RW 5125 ** |
Note: OEM models are supported if the parent models are supported.
If your drive is not contained in the list above, it may be still be supported by the software - newer drives that have come to market after this Readme file was written may have been added to the list of compatible drive more recently. For the most up-to-date list of supported drives, please see http://support.gocyberlink.com/.
http://support.gocyberlink.com/ (English)
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http://www.cyberlink-usa.com/ (English)
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