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CyberLink PowerDirector
motion) may be misjudged as a progressive video.
CyberLink PowerDirector automatically produces interlaced video for DVD, SVCD
and DV-AVI. Only change this setting if you are sure that CyberLink PowerDirector
has wrongly set the format.
Note: this is an extremely important step to take before production, as it can
drastically affect final video quality. It is recommended that you check the user
guide for your video camcorder to determine what format your video should be.
To set a video clip's TV format, do this:
1. Right-click on a video clip in the timeline, select Set Clip Attributes, and then
Set TV format.
2. In the Interlace/Progressive Settings window, do one of the following:
click the Scan and Suggest Format button to have CyberLink PowerDirector
auto detect and set the format for you.
manually select one of the three available formats. See the description on the
right of the window for a detailed description of each format.
3. Click OK to set your changes.
Adjusting Video Clip Aspect
Ratio
Some of the video clips in the timeline may not have the same aspect ratio as your
video production. You can adjust the aspect ratio for these clips, so that all the
media in your video production has the same aspect ratio.
To adjust a video clip's aspect ratio, do this:
1. Right-click on a video clip in the timeline, select Set Clip Attributes, and then
Set Aspect Ratio.
2. In the Clip Aspect Ratio Settings window, do one of the following:
if you want your project to use the original aspect ratio of the selected video
clip, select Detect aspect ratio automatically. If the clip's aspect ratio is
different from the project's, then CyberLink PowerDirector will letterbox the
video clip to fill in the rest of the frame.
if the aspect ratio of the selected clip is 4:3, then select The aspect ratio of the