Review by Sasha Q.

Cyberlink PowerDirector 13 Ultimate is an extremely powerful tool for editing and transforming videos. It has plenty of features and bells and whistles, which most novice and even medium-level movie makers may not need or even want to take advantage of. I only say this because Cyberlink Power Director 13 has several different versions, and customers should research which features they may need for their own level of expertise.

This version, Ultimate, comes with 10GB of cloud storage, as does their Ultra version, which is considerably less expensive. Ultimate, like the Ultimate Suite, does include Premium Effects and Templates, which are not available in the less-expensive, Ultra version (the premium effects do include a wedding template package as well as a vacation video template package).

Any of these PowerDirector 13 versions is going to give you an outstanding tool for transforming your videos with titles and special effects. However, if you are not familiar with this product, be prepared for a learning curve and give yourself adequate time to learn how to use it to its full advantage. All of their versions provide great support for automatic uploading to YouTube, Facebook, and other on-line video sharing sites, as well as support for creating your own DVDs, including Blu-ray and the new 4K Ultra HD.

Cyberlink does offer a free trial download of PowerDirector 13 on their website which does not have all the features of Ultra, Ultimate, or Ultimate Suite, but will give you a chance to experience the core product before buying. This may be helpful to consumers as part of their research when deciding on a video editor.