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PowerDirector 6 did used to be so sluggish and my system would crash. It would take hours to make a video, hoping it wouldn’t hang and then crash. Rendering was another worry. I sometimes would have to start from scratch, if I didn’t think to save (although saving would also crash it).

Since upgrading my Vista Home Premium quad core system (went from 6 GB a full 12 GB of RAM and a better GPU), my worries are no more. I don’t have nearly the problems I did before. It’s so much faster (minutes instead of hours) and it doesn’t crash nearly so much, unless I’m fiddling with it before the wizard is completely done putting my video together.

I did think my problems were with the software, but it was my system all along. Just meeting the minimum requirements were not enough to run it. I had to exceed it – by a lot.

My favorite part of this software is the wizard. I choose the clips and photos and music and it cuts it up and puts it into a movie. So quick and easy. After it’s done, I go back and tweak it: take out what I don’t like, add what I want, do some special effects. I’ve used other video editing software and this is my hands down favorite because of the wizard.

There are lots of special effects and titles to choose from. I can use the wizard to help with the soundtrack or clean up the video. I can manipulate the video manually. It’s the perfect blend of power and simplicity in a software. Love it.