Media Suite 8

Please note: the former version of Media Suite 8 was called DVD Suite 7

Version

Photo tagging and sorting with face recognition technology

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Auto cataloging of videos and photos

Search photos using people, tags, time and description

Speedy video conversion for mobile devices

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1-click video fixes

1-click photo fixes

Apply video and photo fixes in batches

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Review and undo changes via the Edit Log

Mark favorite videos with a star

Create customizable photo slideshows with text effects, transitions, and color boards

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Burn videos and slideshows to DVD

Output videos and slideshows as video files

Upload to photos Flickr, videos to YouTube

Upload to photos and videos to Facebook

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Download/upload effects and menus to DirectorZone

Upload a view of project timelines to DirectorZone

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Download DirectorZone resources from within PowerDirector

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Search Flickr and download photos

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Search Freesound and download audio

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Organize imported media with sub folders

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Import/produce MPEG-2 and H.264 content

Import AAC

Import Dolby Digital audio

Capture from HDV and DV camcorders, and webcams

Export MPEG-Audio

Design disc menus

Crop and rotate video content

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Zoom-in Cut™ for editing with accuracy

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Reduce video noise

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Photo slideshow templates

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Magic Movie Wizard: Time saving editing guide

Magic Clean: Clean video/audio automatically

Magic Fix: Stabilize videos and sharpen photos

Magic Cut: Trim Videos Automatically

Magic Motion: Animate photos

Magic Style: Stylize videos with themes

- Number of Styles

14

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12

8

Imprint time and date on captured DV video (SmartCaption)

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Title Template Designer (including 69 templates)

Picture in Picture Designer (including 65 templates)

Add subtitles to timeline

- Import TXT, SRT files

Video effects

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Transition effects

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Optimization for hardware acceleration technologies

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Auto shutdown for saving power after producing videos

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Output to iPod, iPhone, and PSP

Output to HDV and DV tape

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Output to MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)

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Output to YouTube

Output to Facebook

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Output with Virtual Speaker audio

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Author Blu-ray Discs and AVCHDs

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Author DVDs and VCDs

Capture high-definition video content

Capture widescreen (16:9) video content

Import content from AVCHD discs

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Import AVCHD files

Author discs featuring widescreen menus

Author discs featuring widescreen content

MPEG-2 import and export

H.264 import and export

AAC Import

Download DVD Menus from DirectorZone

Create discs with Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator

Dolby Import

Smart Fit Technology

Customizable menu templates

Motion menu templates

Motion thumbnails

N-frame stepping

Right-to-Disc burning

Auto chapter entry

Video trimming, splitting and merging

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Watch movies from Blu-ray Discs

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Watch movies from DVDs

Watch movies from MPEG-2 and WMV files

Watch movies from H.264 and VC-1 files

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FancyView navigation for titles and chapters

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Cinema mode for home theater PCs

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Create Movie Remixes and bookmarks

Movie Collection for Blu-ray Discs

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Movie Collection for DVDs

Submit reviews and ratings to MoovieLive.com

Sync movie info to MoovieLive.com

Smart DVD utilities

UPnP Sharing

Notebook battery power saver

Dual subtitle display

Create movie snapshots

Dolby Home Theater Technologies

Dolby Digital Plus
(5.1 Channels)
Dolby Digital
(5.1 Channels)
Dolby TrueHD
(5.1 Channels)

Dolby Digital
(5.1 Channels)

Dolby Digital
(5.1 Channels)

Dolby Digital Plus
(5.1 Channels)
Dolby Digital
(5.1 Channels)
Dolby TrueHD
(5.1 Channels)

Dolby Digital
(5.1 Channels)

DTS Home Theater Technologies

DTS-HD
(2 Channels)

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DTS-HD
(2 Channels)

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TrueTheater HD: DVD upscaling

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TrueTheater Motion: Smooth HD playback

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True Theater Surround
(Sound Expansion, Virtual Surround Sound, Advanced Headphone Technologies)

TrueTheater Lighting

TrueTheater Stretch

Smart Video Deinterlacing

Mobility Pack (power saving features for notebooks)

Play DVD Audio

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HDMI 1.3 support

AAC Decoding

Play DVD-VR on DVD-R

DVD+R Random Access

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Crop and trim audio files

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Apply effect like amplify, reverb, etc

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Download audio from Freesound and edit in 2 channels

Import VST plug-ins

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Rip your CD to MP3s

Create audio CDs or files from video clips

Burn Audio CDs

Burn CDs and DVDs of MP3 or WMA files

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Windows desktop gadget for quick drag-and-drop burning

Burn data on Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and CDs

Instant file search using tags and titles

Password protection for specific files and folders

Integrated Security Disc Browser

128-bit encryption for files and folders

Burning log files

Split discs

Create CD-Extra and Mixed Mode discs

Extra-long disc support

ISO/UDF support

2.5, 2.0, 1.5

2.5, 2.0, 1.5

Data archiving to Blu-ray Discs and DVDs

Application data backup

File filtering

Password protection

Full, incremental and differential backups

Archiving to rewritable discs

Auto backup scheduling

Data restoration

Independent restorer utility

Finding and comparing files

UDF 2.5 support

Drag-and-drop disc burning

Drive Letter Access

1:1 DVD movie backup

Auto-shrinking

Movie previewing

Customization of titles, subtitles, language and other special features

Supporting DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW drives

Support for Epson direct CD printing

Soccer label designs

Labelflash and LightScribe etching

Layout templates

Background templates

Paper design templates

CD/DVD disc label templates

Jewel case label templates

Refreshed interface with new category for photos

Launch software by any of 40 tasks

Launch products from one interface menu

Arrange often used tasks into favorites category

Download free patches and buy upgrades online for each software application