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PhotoDirector 8 - Photo Editing Made Easy (Udemy.com)

Learn how to edit professional photographs on Mac or PC with this Cyberlink PhotoDirector Complete Tutorial Course!

4.5
185 reviews

Created by: Phil Ebiner

Last updated September 2026

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What you will learn

  • Import and organize photographs in a professional manner.
  • Adjust and crop photos to get better compositions.
  • Edit the colors and contrast of photos to make them pop.
  • 'Beautify' people with whiter teeth, brighter eyes, and fewer wrinkles.
  • Manipulate images to create panoramas, face-swaps, and more.
  • Share photos directly and easily to Facebook, Flickr, and to files for storage.
  • Use the NEW Video Snapshot tool for face swapping, multi-exposures, and panoramic photos from video
  • Use the NEW multi-exposure tool
  • Use the NEW blending modes
  • Use the NEW blur tools
  • Use the NEW overlay features
  • Use the NEW express projects tool

How it compares

Against the other 73 rated Udemy courses in Adobe Lightroom on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 75% of them
  • Reviews185#29 of 74 by number of reviews
  • Length3.3 hourslonger than 56% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 94% of them

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Course Description

Start editing your own photos with one of the best PC and Mac photo editing software out there, PhotoDirector!
If you're looking for a easy photo editing application that will allow you to edit professional quality photos, Cyberlink's PhotoDirector is a great tool. This course will teach you everything you need to know to get started editing.
Learn the NEW PhotoDirector 8 Features:
  • Use the Video Snapshot tool to create face swap, multi-exposure, and panoramas from your videos
  • Use the Express Project tool to instantly stylize your photos
  • Use the new overlay, blending, color splash, and blur tools to make modern and professional photos
Make photos look the way you envision - better! If you want to crop, white balance, adjust contrast, add effects, and share better photos than ever, this is the course for you.
Here are the main topics in this course:
  • Easily import and organize photos in PhotoDirector
  • Crop and rotate your photos
  • Apply one-click presets
  • Correct white balance
  • Adjust tone, add HDR effects, change contrast
  • Apply edits to only certain parts of your photos
  • 'Beautify' people with teeth whitening, eye brightening, wrinkle removing, and body shaping
  • Remove unwanted objects in your photos
  • Merge photos, create panoramas, and face swap to get the best smile
  • Add custom watermarks to your photos
  • Create slideshows out of your photos
  • Publish photos easily to Facebook and Flickr
  • Export high quality files for sharing and printing
Why is this the course that will make you successful?
Taking online courses isn't easy. It takes work and action. This course will help you succeed with concrete practice lessons. We'll walk you through each exercise. By the end of the course, you'll have a fully edited video montage that you can share with the world.
Who teaches this course?
Phil Ebiner is a professional photographer and video creator who has edited thousands of photos. His photos have won international contests, sold in art galleries, and captured stories around the world. Phil strives to teach students not only the technical skills of a photo editor with this course, but also the philosophy of photo editing. You'll love learning from Phil like thousands of other Udemy students.
Are you ready to edit professional-looking photos?
With our 30-day 100% money back guarantee, there is nothing holding you back from jumping in right now and trying the course out.
Go ahead and click the enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1!
Cheers,
PhilWho this course is for:
  • Photographers who want to make their photos better.
  • PC or Mac users who need a professional photo editing software to edit great photos.
  • Photographers on a budget looking for an inexpensive photo editing tool.
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Can I help you learn a new skill?
Since 2012 have been teaching people like you everything I know. Through my online learning business, Video School Online, I create courses that teach you how to creatively share your story through photography, video, design, and marketing.
Don't just take my word for it
Over one million students have enrolled in and learned new skills with my courses. I pride myself on creating high quality courses from real world experience. I often partner with experts to expand our ever-growing library of courses. And our team provides premium support whenever you need.
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MORE ABOUT PHIL:
I've always tried to live life presently and to the fullest. Some of the things I love to do in my spare time include mountain biking, nerding out on personal finance, traveling to new places, watching sports (huge baseball fan here!), and sharing meals with friends and family. Most days you can find me spending quality time with my lovely wife, twin boys (and soon to be girl), and dog Ashby.
In 2011, I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Film and

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4.5

185 ratings on Udemy

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By Marino Garcia on 12/13/2020

Utiliza una versin anterior del programa, la cual la ubicacin de las opciones no coinciden con la versin 365, lo que hace dificil seguir el curso.
Realmente es un curso terico, algo que puedes aprender explorando tu mismo el programa.
No lo recomiendo, es mejor el material que encuentras en los tutoriales de Cyberlink y en yuotube.

By Charlene Benson on 9/9/2020

Very cool! I love that I can do this!

By Godfrey Tshimauswu on 8/25/2020

knowledge upgraded

By Adam Diel on 8/5/2020

Overall this is a great overview with some additional technical detail mixed in.

By Bob Caine on 6/11/2020

Course appears to be well organized. Course has practice exercises which is great. I would hate to do this course without the practice photos. Instructor has a good pace and walks through features step-by-step. He seemed a little disinterested going over all the adjustments which I can understand because of the number and variety that do similar things. Once we were done with all the adjustments Phil's interest level definitely went back up. I thought it was amusing when he was going through the different ways you can adjust a person For example get rid of wrinkles Body shape and he is not a believer in this and I am not either but we all know it happens so I just like the way he presented it because people had to ask But really didn't believe in it great course would highly recommend.

By Roberta Morrison on 6/1/2020

I got this program because Photoshop elements is kind of lame. I can do some things but want a more in depth understanding of all PD can do.

By Allan Sharpe on 4/16/2020

Very good. I have not used the program due to lack of instructions. I am rapidly gaining confidence!

By Lissa on 4/11/2020

I have had Photo Director for awhile and used it mainly to touch up photos that I used for videos. I had never delved into all that the program could do, and I knew that I could do more by taking the time to learn it better. Phil's course jumpstarts this learning curve and helped me immensely to learn the many nuances of Photo Director. Thank you so much!!

By David stewart on 3/3/2020

Good course so fare a little early to rate a course but hey here I am lol good teaching still and very simply explained without any crazy professional terminology.

By Janette Moore on 2/5/2020

Fabulous content at the best pace for beginner. Divided so learning is easy to absorb. Thank you

By Ernest Schlenger on 11/11/2019

I am a video hobbyist. Wanted to learn how to improve photos (photos from Video) to improve my productions.

By Hilary Gillen on 9/13/2019

Good intro to PhotoDIrector, but I would classify it as an overview on using the software on a basic level even though it's outdated by 2+ versions. Would appreciate a more thorough instructional video for the current versions similar to what you can find for PhotoShop from SimonSez, ie selection tools/options and how to use them, masks, layers, more in depth details of the various tools available in the tool palette, etc. PhotoDIrector seems like an orphan as to any available detailed instruction

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PhotoDirector 8 - Photo Editing Made Easy
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