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Question

Power Director 8 and no audio

by Feb 27, 2015 2:12AM PST

After a long break I decided to try making a movie from my video travels through France using PD8

I successfully captured the Video into an mpg file but when I try to edit it with PD8 there is no original Audio.

If I try to do the same in Roxio Creator or Windows Movie Maker the audio is there.

What should I be ticking or unticking in Power Director 8 which is the program I much prefer to use?

Can some kind soul supply an answer?

I have tried Googling but it has not helped as the suggestions are usually to do with added audio music or voice overs. Mine is original audio which I am happier to use.

Many thanks all

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Sadly true.
by Forum moderator Feb 27, 2015 2:17AM PST

It means this app has no decoder for the audio track. There are tomes on the web about workarounds but can really wipe out a person just getting into Windows, CODECs and more.

Try this. Head to Ninite.com and get a codec pack. Here's why we use Ninite.com:
http://www.howtogeek.com/201354/ninite-is-the-only-safe-place-to-get-windows-freeware/

Look under Media, then get the K-Lite pack. If that doesn't solve it you have to inspect what encoding the audio track is in your MPEG file and then ask Power Director's owner/company what they support.
Bob

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PD8 and Audio
by SidSilSurf Feb 28, 2015 11:32PM PST

I took a look at your suggested download but also read the reviews which do not give a good outlook on the Codec download.

Seem to say that other things download with the K Lite pack which can cause more problems than the download is worth.

Why does the Audio play on Roxio and Windows but not Cyberlink?
Is there any other solution?

Thanks

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Yes.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 1, 2015 12:02AM PST

Return the product that doesn't work for you. I've offered my best advice so that won't do for you. As I wrote, CODECs and all that can get folk very upset. You didn't take the advice so there's little to do but get a refund now.
Bob

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PD8
by SidSilSurf Mar 1, 2015 3:06AM PST

Wow there Bob. Didn't mean to upset you but I appear to have done so by the tone of your reply. Sorry.

Kodak did not want to know when I asked for a further printhead and said it could be a software problem but were not prepared to help further. So, I don't have a high opinion of their support centre.

Thanks for your suggestions anyway.

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I had hope it was just a decoder issue.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 1, 2015 3:27AM PST

And given what you can catch by common downloads I offered up Ninite along with why. Since the most like fix was not an option then what else to do but call the product defective?
Bob

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