Cyberlink PhotoDirector 7 Ultra

First, let me state that Ive been a big fan of Cyberlinks Director Suite and have purchased several over the years. In addition, while occasionally glitchy, PowerDirector, ColorDirector & to a lesser extent-- AudioDirector are reliable and easy to use tools for producing great video.

I originally got version 6 as a free download, then upgraded it to version 7 (paid upgrade). I am still learning the program.

This software was misrepresented in the Online reviews. It did not organize my photos in date order. Nor was it intuitive. Several settings were required to print a picture! I returned it to Amazon and had to eat the cost since Amazon does not credit opened software. I was not told this before I returned it, so at this point I am equally unhappy with Amazon.

As a professional software developer who spent many years maintaining a cross-platform drawing application, I can appreciate the huge amount of effort that results in such a smooth and feature filled software package. Back in the day, we didnt have the need for terms like design language, typography, or workflow. Thankfully, we no longer live back in the day, and we have nice, pleasant, easy to use apps like this.

This program is a joke, and is not user friendly

I have installed this on my Mac computer and having fun with this software! I have never used a photo editing software before other than apps and iPhoto and its very user friendly although I am still learning, and have a lot to learn! When I first installed there was a update available. Installing and updating was no problem. My Mac is about 6 years old and I have no issues with the way the software runs on my computer.

It is prob fine for someone who knows what there doing and I dont so that is the reason for a 3 rating I just found it very hard for me

Ive been an avid user of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for a few years now but decided to take this opportunity to try Cyberlink PhotoDirector 7 Ultra. I must say, Im very impressed. I was a bit worried that I would have to learn a new layout as well as manage a new workflow and that was definitely not the case.

The technical support is among the worse Ive ever experienced. My question was this: the software was not recognizing my camera for importing files, although Windows recognized that the camera was connected. There was an alternate way to import photos, but they would have to be imported one at a time, rather than all the photos on the camera at once. I emailed support (through their web interface) and received a canned answer that clearly didnt address my problem. I replied to them, and they ignored my reply.

Now, this is somewhere between novice and intermediate skill-level. Even though I have been using this (and many other comparable) this program for years (and years), I can still put myself into a newbies shoes and see how intuitive and exciting this would be. I cannot even find areas that could be frustrating or a mystery. This software is extremely forgiving and very welcoming to all of all skill-levels. (And, it has so many playful options, that it is perfect for teens in encouraging creativity).