Editing Drone Footage for Beginners - The Affordable Option - Cyberlink Powerdirector

[@51Drones]

I should have mentioned that Cyberlink is only available for PC Users. If you use a Mac, then wait for my next editing video, where I show you Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

[@beemcbike]

Thanks, we will be patient👍🇨🇭

[@GoPlacesLKN]

Okay. Thank you. Will be waiting for it.

[@KeithsTVHD1]

On mac now.

[@davidlyle9645]

Same holds true with DJI Fly. It's only for Apple OS mobile devices (not sure about Mac). But the screen size makes using the phone app somewhat awkward. Wish there was a Windows version.

[@PDU_Tutorials]

It's available on PC and Mac now. Mac is subscription only.

[@steveevers6668]

Got to tell you... I really liked actually watching you go through your edit process. I'm a CLPD user, yet I edit so infrequently, I just never get fluid or comfortable. Loved that you left your own challenges of editing/software for us to see we are not the only ones that get a bit frustrated in the process also. There are many YT videos that "show people the functions/options of a drone or a software/hardware item. This is super helpful IF you have a foundation of expertise or experience. You sharing what or how you do things is and was today super helpful to me. I almost chose NOT to watch your 20 min video... Really glad I did Thanks man!

[@PDU_Tutorials]

Agreed. Great video.

[@randymcneely4983]

My first ever KZbin channel likes EpidemicSound. I agree that the music drives the storyline for me. Thank you for all the help you give us novices. I have settled on Adobe Premier Rush as my editor of choice...for now. Mavic Mini, Ipad 4, and a killer PC. Leaving in the scene, watching you "struggle" a little with the audio edit was a cool thing to do. It helps connect with us noobs. I will take that lesson to my channel.

[@BuddBieber]

Been using PowerDirector since version 12. Great piece of software.

[@jackkhach]

Budd Bieber excellent software indeed . PD university and sharper turtle have one of the best tutorials and I’m sure many learn from them 😊

[@DonJoyce]

I use PowerDirector for all my videos, and have the subscription plan (and Epidemic Sound). I find it incredibly flexible and powerful, once you get used to it's quirks. A couple of other nice features: You can 'pre-cut' your raw footage so you don't have to drag huge chunks of garbage footage onto your timeline. Second: use the audio beat marking to drop markers at all the beat marks (do it manually though...the automatic sucks)...makes it very easy to match transitions to the music beats. Essential in a cinematic video with dozens of short clips.

[@NorthStarDrones]

👍👍 thank you

[@PDU_Tutorials]

I love using pre-cut as well.

[@PDU_Tutorials]

Great work Russ. 👍

[@KTHKUHNKK]

I agree simple straight cuts are very nice. The fade in or fade out is very nice.

[@rahdad1]

I'm glad to see that you and other people use and understand the amazing power and ease of use that Cyberlink Power director has in video editing. I've been using this program for years. It's so simple compared to other programs I've used in my career. As I'm just getting into the drone video hobby, I expect to utilize this more on a daily basis. I can see that I'm already several versions behind because of family medical problems, but my interest in creating amazing aerial videos will get me back to current versions quickly. Your videos are inspiring. Keep up the good work.

[@bigfranksworld]

One thing with lots of videos that I watch is that the producer of the video doesn't adjust the volume of their music or the voice over and when someone watches it, it's very loud, and will have to scramble to lower it. It can be a bit annoying. Just a tip to video makers. Great video BTW. Footage and video is excellent. Thank you!

[@simonblackburn8741]

Russ, playback speed, what a great tip! I've never bothered to look until now! I'm not using it on this video but I can see its uses on others, thank you.

[@gd198070]

Great walkthrough of the process and video editing software. That appears easier than I anticipated

[@SheldonMaddox]

Purchased merch to thank you for all the help and information. Purchased Cyberlink Powerdirector 21 also. In hind site should have just joined for 4.99 a month. maybe will anyways. The info you give is very informative. Thank you for your time.

[@jimcarriekarker8399]

Great job and I learned how to fade out the music on a video. I have done some for my son's soccer videos and never knew how to fade out the music. You do a great job on your videos as you keep the message clear and easy to follow and/or understand. Thank you for all the information that you share!

[@libertyauto]

I really appreciate this video (and all your others). But the grading process was the one I was hoping for the most. I hope you come back and show that process too at some point. Thanks again for all you do.

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Great work! very nice indeed well done Russ 😃👍

[@SeanInAlaska]

I think this is the 3rd video I have seen from you in the last 2 days, that alone made me subscribe. I have only ever used powerdirector for video editing and since my very first drone just arrived today I am excited to try out my first drone video edit! I think that you can avoid the music moving when you add a new video clip by adding the video clip first, then the audio (On the very first clip you add) the rest of the video clips should not move anything after that....I think LOL... Great video!

[@jackkhach]

Great video. Powerdirector university and Sharper turtle channels have excellent tutorials on this program that can teach you almost everything. Keep it up Russ with the other professionals. Thank you for great video.

[@dwpeel1]

I am learning Cyberlink for my drone and Canon M50 videos. I learned a lot today! Thanks.

[@dennismaxey1608]

Thanks so much Russ. I have a TBI and editing is very hard for me to keep up. Thanks for a simple way to edit and now I can make my first video after over a year. Your videos are alway first rate....Dennis

[@davidmatney5033]

Super useful video by the way! I can't wait to use all this info with my new Mini 3 Pro arriving in the next hour or so!

[@heathbarlow8769]

What up Russ, if you hit the padlock on the sound track it stops you from cutting the track as you edit the film👍

[@HunterWadeMusic]

This is inaccurate. Even when padlocked, if another drone video is inserted in that track, it cuts and moves the audio.

[@jimbundy8449]

Thanks for posting this Russ! Very helpful 👍🏼

[@wlambert43]

Great video. Thanks for all of the information and the links.

[@droneflyingvideos3861]

thanks for the info. I wanted to mention if someone is short on money, the can download Freemake Video editor, free, I use it and it does everything I need to do like edit and cut, add music, join 2 videos together and add SRT (text) anywhere in the video.

[@AlanHunt73]

Hi Russ,great video and very easy to understand good job mate 👍

[@sudburydrone466]

I have 365 love editing with it. Just have to fly more 👍👍✌️

[@sudhanshuojha6948]

Nice video Russ, please make a video on Color grading too and what is the benefits of doing color grade please explain.

[@sergeantbilko7070]

Hello Russ. I appreciate you doing this video. I have so much drone footage that I have kept over the years and thought I should start making some short, creative videos with various shots I’ve taken. I have purchased the Cyberlink Powerdirector v18 and am looking forward to learning the program with the help of your video. Thanks again for the tutorial.

[@51Drones]

Awesome! I hope you can create some fun stuff!

[@MitchGaar]

Great work Russ.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

I use power director also. I believe I'm using power director ultimate 21 and I got it as a one-time purchase.

[@kennykirby3096]

Thanks for the great video! Just getting into drones and this helped so much!

[@damienc7303]

Are you still using PowerDirector ? After seeing your video almost two years ago, I bought the ultimate version. A few months ago I went with the 365 subscription... And so far I really like their product; It's incredibly affordable while providing most features you may need. Where it falls short is in 'community resources' (advanced tutorials, guides, LUTs stuff, plugins,...). Anyways. Thanks a lot for this video. :) Your channel is great.

[@lynsmith1096]

Good video Russ.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

The little glitches you're getting at the 13:50 mark. I also have gotten those little glitches. If I figure it out I'll let you know. Keith

[@andrewandron7087]

I didn’t hear you mention the Shadow Files that Power Director uses. They are lower quality videos it creates for you to work with. Then when you select “produce” it creates your 4K video from the original 4K files. This is the only program I’ve ever used. It’s awesome. I’ve made green screen videos, 3D videos, and years of 4K videos with only a $500 laptop! Thanks to shadow files.

[@BMacksAerialVisuals]

Great tutorial, Russ. I'm pretty much past the basics of editing, but it never hurts to see a re-fresher or how other people edit. Right now, I use 2 editing programs depending on what I'm trying to do. These are Movavi and Filmora9. Both are very capable both each has a slight edge over the other in certain aspects of video editing. My subscription (yearly) to Movavi will be up soon. I'm familiar with Cyberlink from many years past. Just on what I saw in this video, I'll probably replace Movavi with this version of Cyberlink. Looks like it's improved quite a bit in the 10 years since I last tried to use it. Thanks, Russ. (Oh yeah, I've tried the most recent versions of Davinci Resolve...large learning curve, and while my current PC can handle it, it screams while doing so)

[@CGAZ66]

Great thankx... exactly what i been looking for.

[@stuartshallproductions7409]

Welcome to the PD club Russ!!

[@micktownsend7648]

Awesome Tutorial👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@YellowRoseDrones]

Good tips useful for almost any editing software.

[@scottpiper8847]

Have you noticed that it's necessary to time the music beats with the video different for a phone play back vs a pc?

[@KTHKUHNKK]

I like power director a lot I have only had two times when it kind of crashed or froze up It was when I added a crossfade. It said please wait but it never did recover. So I shut it down and was able to recover my project. Have you ever had a freeze up ? Keith

[@midvalleydrones5854]

Just got my PD 18 today and it gave me fits with the folders and permissions. I think I have them somewhat worked out will know as I work on some other Videos. Made a short min. To min. And a half video. Having problems with where it saves the video and wondering if I will be able to dig it back out and use it later if I like.

[@51Drones]

When you are in the "produce" section, at the bottom you can click on file location and choose where you want the finished video to be saved.

[@KeithsTVHD1]

PD 19 is out now and i like it a lot.

[@From-tk4zl]

Hi Russ. Another very powerful option (both Mac and PC) is HitFilm from FXhome.com. The free version is HitFilm Express - totally free with a ton of effects available. You can edit both video and audio on the the editing timeline, and you can use compositing for a complete 3D FX clip. I’ve been using this for years. Also on iPad you can use LumaFusion from LumaTouch. It’s $20 US, and is a complete NLE with an abundance of compositing tools. LumaFusion can edit 4K video in real-time. It’s actually faster than my NLEs on my iMac Pro. I’m not affiliated with either of these pieces of software. I do some beta testing for LumaFusion.

[@ashokgowdap]

You should put the music clip on a different audio layer and not on the same layer with video and audio.

[@w.kempert1858]

PowerDirector 19 wie kann ich 20 Bilder als Kürzel

[@SRQJIM]

Does Power Director have a chapter option where you can skip back and forth during playback, to specific chapters on a longer video i.e. 30 to 60 minutes? I currently use chapters and 2 minute tabs so viewers can skip ahead in 2 min intervals or by chapter.

[@vadimfuks463]

Thanks again, waht 🖥 you have for adding your videos ?

[@vinhha6073]

I have a problem that I can not do it with mini4 pro SIM card to computer to edit.. so Mr Russ.. which one work for mini 4 pro

[@johncerny7930]

Hi Russ. I just want to edit drone video 4k and export them so I can play them full screen on my laptop and my big screen tv. No tiktok , youtube etc. Will this work full screen? I tried capcut., but can't get it to play full screen. Thanks so much! great videos! John

[@YhAFbwts]

I'm using a Rhode wireless like yourself and plan on shooting with several cameras at the same time while talking (not a voice over, but talking while filming). How would I go about keeping the narration unbroken while swapping views?

[@garycollard9817]

Russ I see you posted this a couple years back. What Cyberlink version is now available that you recommend purchasing

[@a63chevyman]

I registered my dji mini 3 pro. If I add accessories and the weight goes over 249 grams, what do I need to do?

[@bluegrassdroneguy3495]

Thanks Russ 👍

[@davidmatney5033]

Do you happen to have Hoodies and caps like the one you are wearing in this video?

[@wingbowl4]

What is a good Drone footage editing software for a MAC?

[@prestonfirmin3470]

Cool video! I'm looking for an editing program since new to using a drone so this was big time helpful. Do you mind sharing what type of laptop you use and some of the specs?

[@ImRedDOG]

Have you looked at the free software ShotCut?

[@juanvarela9534]

In this video you show how to clip the quick shift while flying your drone. I have that problem with my drone, even when I try to my best to use the joysticks really carefully, the drone still make quick shift when I operate the camera. Do you know if this is me, or is not he remote or the camera drone. I can’t make the camera shift smooth at all. Is there anyway to correct it InThe video editing or I need to get a better drone. I would really like your expertise about it.

[@51Drones]

What drone do you have?

[@drone313]

what kind of computer are you using for your video editing?

[@rogerburks8527]

Is reverse timeline option available in the subscription version or only in 18?

[@nikibunga5168]

The fly app on my mavic mini has stopped working they told me there is a problem when i got in touch with dji :(

[@RealRiders]

how's this vs lightworks?

[@unclebuck5957]

Thanks for the help

[@pipnmaz]

Thanks for this info, it might help me make the decision on purchasing cyberlink power director. I wondered though can you easily colour correct mavic 2 Pro footage filmed in D-log profile using a LUT the way Premier does? I really don't want to pay for Adobe Premier to colour correct my D-log footage. Thanks again.

[@51Drones]

You can, but not with as much flexibility. To get it to look the best, you would need to grade manually.

[@skycam509]

"Pretty simple, pretty basic..." Pretty great! Thanks for the nice intro to PD. I wonder how it is on computer resources? I have a pretty decent laptop, but it struggles a little scrubbing 4k video in Resolve. I know you've got a killer machine, but maybe someone else can chime in? Thanks for all your great content!

[@extremeps1970]

Hey Russ I tried inputting 4K 60FPS from my Skydio2 into PD and it seems to have a hard time loading it. Will it do 60FPS in 4K or am I doing something wrong?

[@RWTupper]

Question on PowerDirector: How easy is it to record/add "voiceover" commentary during editing? Been looking @ ACDSEE which (supposedly) makes this a simple process. (Any experience/thoughts on ACDSEE/comparisons would be greatly appreciated.) PS: Great channel! Pretty sure it was one of your videos that initially generated my interest in drones. I've learned a lot from them. (Which now includes : How to "not get carted off to jail when flying", when you're NOT doing anything wrong!) -lol😎

[@wobbles47]

Why is Power Director not available globally?

[@ShaneBaker]

Thanks. It might have been worth mentioning it's Windows only.

[@alk5749]

Once the 30 day trial of Epidemic Sound is over, but you cancel, do the clips you downloaded during the trial still work for other Editing software?

[@51Drones]

Yes. Anything obtained during that period can still be used royalty-free

[@alk5749]

Thanks

[@andrewandron7087]

If you drop a video on a track that already has audio in that track, it will overwrite the audio, even though there is no video in that track. You have to drop I in an area where there’s no audio in that track and then move it to the location you want it.

[@customer7903]

Hi Russ, I am very new to editing and have tried Apple's iMovie but did not find it easy or useful so will look at your suggestion - just wondering is it more adaptable to go for the say the annual subscription as getting the one off one seems to have less facilities and may not be updated regularly if ever - or am I miss interpreting it all. Also on my Mavic Pro (DJI Go 4 and Litchi) am I better using .mov or MP4? Many thanks for your help and well done on your videos, very much appreciated.

[@51Drones]

I think the subscription is the way to go, as it's very affordable. As for format, it's really up to you. If you are editing on a Mac, it might be better to save as mov.

[@customer7903]

Ok many thanks

[@51Drones]

@@customer7903 I'm sorry, I should have stated in the video that Cyberlink is only available for PC.

[@customer7903]

51 Drones thanks, pity as it looks good. Will have to wait fir your next video.

[@budjanzen]

Just wanted to know I just bought a DJI mini and was wondering can/do you benefit from a sale ?? It maybe to late now since I already bought it last night

[@51Drones]

Ya, but that's ok! Enjoy the new machine!

[@budjanzen]

51 Drones .. do I say 51 drones ??

[@budjanzen]

I write back to them and asked and I said I got all of my info from 51 drones .. not sure if it will help but I thought I would at least try .. I watch all of your videos man.. your awesome keep up the great work

[@eagleeyeviewimages]

Love it

[@Pick-a-finger]

Thanks Russ, really helpful. Forgive my ignorance but a general question please: your Amazon url's are affiliate links. Do they carry through, or perhaps can you also link, to Amazon UK for us Brits? I am sure I have seen UK KZbinrs link to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk I don't own a drone .... yet .... but you have been a great resource helping me into Vlogging gear, namely with Osmo Pocket and accessories. Your channel is a 'go to' resource for any Vlogger, thank you.

[@51Drones]

They don't carry through. I need to set up an Amazon UK affiliate. I really need to do that. Thanks for thinking of that!

[@Pick-a-finger]

@@51Drones Cheers, Russ, I am in no rush for Cyberlink PD. Happy to wait a while :) I really liked you Osmo accessories Vid last year but had to find the Amazon UK equivalent, so was unable to support you through your affiliate link.

[@DangerousDaveKincaid]

Hi Russ, Have been using PD now since the beginning of time. I have tried Davinci resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro and a few others but keep coming back to Power Director. The big thing is it will play 4K 60f videos as soon as you bring into program where as with others you have to re-render the clips to a lower resolution. PD does this automatically for you. The videos are not jerky when played back. Oh, if you want to get rid of those pesky sample clips, go to edit, preferences, Project and uncheck the box where it says "Automatically load sample clips....". Good site to get lots of tips is: kzbin.info, Power Director University.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

I slowed down a couple videos with some Asians talking over a pool game. And they really sounded like they were drunk. Funny as all get up. Keith

[@claysmith6019]

Please use davinci resolve 16!

[@51Drones]

I'm sorry, but I don't like Resolve. Please don't hate me. Lol

[@claysmith6019]

@@51Drones ok I understand after all, the people asking you to use it don't understand it themselves...

[@TommyGunsDunleavy]

And it's also much warmer to do a video indoors. Lol

[@donmartinp]

Try Filmora 9!

[@StanCook]

Russ, I have a better editing software that is not one of those darn subscriptions that many of us can not afford. I will send you the link in the morning. 2/13

[@NorthStarDrones]

Hi interested, could you share the name?

[@amandar4980]

Lumafusion on an iPad is much cheaper. Easier to use. I have used power director. Same as this.

[@CGAZ66]

cool info ,but how about a good free one for us cheapskates....lol

[@stevebakermedia]

Video Proc vlogger is better , AND -its completely free!

[@paulfarrell5935]

Thanks Russ.👍