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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PowerDirector

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACyberLink in Taiwan offers PowerDirector as a consumer-grade video editing platform with a wide array of features and capability of publishing to social media sites.N/A

    VideoScribe

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ABritish company Sparkol offers VideoScribe, a video editing application supporting whiteboard style animations and presentations.

    $14

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    Pricing
    PowerDirectorVideoScribe
    Editions & Modules
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    Yearly Plan
    $14
    per user/per month
    Monthly Plan
    $35
    per user/per month
    Team of 20+ Users
    $145
    per user
    Team of 10+ Users
    $150
    per user
    Team of 5+ Users
    $155
    per user
    One Off
    $800
    per single user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PowerDirectorVideoScribe
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    PowerDirectorVideoScribe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    PowerDirectorVideoScribe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CyberLink Corp.
    Definitely suited for a business that has a presence on the internet. It is a relatively easy program to use and will make your video quality look professional. It doesn't matter what business you are into, if video is something that will take your company to another level than this is a good program to get the job done.
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    Sparkol
    If you need to spice up your presentations but don't have the money/budget/team for full video production or animation, this software is for you. In skilled hands it can also look as good if not better than productions that would cost 5-6x more, including turnaround time. I think the basics of video still apply here, you want to have a story, a narrative, some storyboarding and an idea of where you want to go, but the tools this software provides will help you achieve that (and edit it later) quickly and efficiently
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    Pros
    CyberLink Corp.
    • Quick and easy video and audio editing.
    • Great transition options.
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    Sparkol
    • It's fast and customizable! You can import your own vector graphics and PNGs to utilize or take advantage of their huge library of resources, from graphics to icons and sound
    • You don't have to have a background in animation or graphics (though it doesn't hurt) to utilize the program, really expanding who in your company can take advantage of it
    • The support and resource documentation is amazing. From multiple series of videos to text-based help and I believe if i remember correctly even emails when I first signed up, it's hard to feel frustrated or lost with how to start with all the support available
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    Cons
    CyberLink Corp.
    • The advertisements to upgrade need to go. I understand you guys gotta make money but I already paid for the product I have and I don't need a popup every time I open the program telling me there is an upgrade available for $xx.99.
    • Better documentation on how to use certain plugins.
    • DirectorZone is pointless.
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    Sparkol
    • Some of the vector rendering for imported pieces could still use work, I've discovered a workaround for adding a stroke to images to help smooth the edge but this can be tiring
    • The PNG rendering often seems to be under a super heavy compression and can pixellate even higher-res images that are brought in. I utilize almost exclusively custom created graphics to use in this program so seeing that fixed would be great
    • It would be nice if there was a super-basic audio editor in the program, even something that didn't do much but let you edit the start and end of clips
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    Support Rating
    CyberLink Corp.
    Again, I haven't tried a whole lot of different video editing software over the years, but of the ones I tried, PowerDirector seemed to be the right fit for me and the team I worked with. It helped solve the need for tutorial videos and it allowed us to create a bunch of videos in a very small time frame. I recommend it especially for people without a lot of video editing experience
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    Sparkol
    No answers on this topic
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    CyberLink Corp.
    I choose PD because it is user-friendly and easy to learn.
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    Sparkol
    Every video or graphics program has its own purposes, VideoScribe is very specifically for taking images, moving them around with nice visual transitions and having something come together quickly. I've also used it to animate infographics in far less than half the time it would have taken me in Premiere. It definitely has serious limits in the type of animation you can do, which is important to be aware of, but if that works within the framework and scope of your budget, then it's incredible.
    Remember - the only limits to how sophisticated you can make this look are how creative you are, to begin with. I did things with this program I don't think I'd seen in any of their samples, simply because I have a background in it all and had a new set of tools to play with.
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    Return on Investment
    CyberLink Corp.
    • Fast turn around on editing.
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    Sparkol
    • Won over $300k+ in new biz by changing from an old PowerPoint deck to a short (4-5 min) video and reframing how we shared the information
    • Modified the same deck to be shown at annual conventions as a less "pitch" and more "informational" way of educating the audience, and never saw as many people visiting our booth for information. Likely could attribute additional new biz leads to this effort as well
    • Got to save a LOT of money in the time and production of the deck which was then able to be utilized instead on other things to make future decks better, like a new microphone and better monitors. Seriously I can't believe how inexpensive this program is
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