Introduction to PhotoDirector 9
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When it comes to making unforgettable photos that stand apart from the others, nothing beats PhotoDirector. Brand new PhotoDirector 9 offers a bunch of new opportunities for creativity, including the ability to turn videos into animated GIFs, create Motion Stills, and blend photos together to craft unique effects.
PhotoDirector 9 also introduces a 360° Photo Editor which allows you to edit 360° photos in the easiest way possible. Let’s take a peek at these new features!
Total 360º Photo Editing
PowerDirector 9 supports all major 360° camera brands, and now you can edit your 360° photos effortlessly. Additionally, your 360° photo can be transformed into cool panorama and Little Planet images.
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Straighten the Crooked 360º Photos
Capture cropped images from your 360 photos by adjusting the visual perspective to straighten skewed angles.
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Tripod Removal
Don’t be troubled by tripods in your images anymore! The blur and reflection bubble effect helps you to cover tripods in 360 photos.
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Panoramas from 360º Photos
Create sweeping panoramas from 360 images in few steps! With a 360º image and PhotoDirector you're well on your way to creating truly flowing vistas.
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Create Your Own Little Planet
Turn your 360° photos into a world of their own in just a few quick clicks with the new Little Planet feature. It’s easier than you thought to own a planet.
Video-to-Photo Tools
Now you can take the perfect picture from your videos. With just a click you can capture a razor-sharp still image that you can use to create your own perfect timelapse, group photo, multi-exposure or layered image. In PhotoDirector 9, we’ve added 2 new modes: “Create Animated GIF File” and “Create Motion Stills”, which can transform videos into animated photos.
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Create Motion Stills
Motion Stills are an amazingly creative twist on standard photographs. Brush over sections of a video clip to retain movement in that area only. Other parts appear frozen in time!
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Create Your Own Animated GIFs
Animated GIFs are a fun way to turn videos into short, creative images. They're perfect to be shared on web pages and blogs to create more engaging content.
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Perfect Group Shot
Capture a series of photos from your group video, using Face Swap to merge them into a perfect group shot.
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Multi-Exposure
Capture a series of photos from your live action footage, and merge them into a single multi-exposure photo.
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Panorama
Capture a series of photos from your horizontally panned video footage, and merge them into a panorama photo.
Unchain your Creativity
PhotoDirector 9 also has upgraded the existing adjustment and layer editing tools to provide you with better user experience.
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Dehaze/Defringe
Strip away haze, fog and smog with the intuitive Dehaze slider. Use the Defringe tool to get rid of distracting color fringes in your digital photography for a sharper look.
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Overlay
Transforming your photos by choosing from more than 40 overlay templates, including Light Leak, Grunge, Scratch and Lens Flare.
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Express Project
Choose from templates containing layer components and create elaborate and complex images!
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11 New Blending Modes
Create new effects by taking colors of one image and blending it to another image layer, transforming your one-of-a-kind photos.
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