Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- PowerDirector Editing Modes
- PowerDirector Workspace
- PowerDirector Projects
- Importing Media into PowerDirector
- Importing Media Files
- Capturing Media
- Capturing from a DV Camcorder
- Capturing from an HDV Camcorder
- Capturing from a TV Signal
- Capturing from a Digital TV Signal
- Capturing from a Webcam
- Capturing from a Microphone
- Capturing from a CD
- Capturing from an AVCHD Camcorder
- Capturing from an Optical Device
- Captured Content
- Quality Profile Setup
- Capture Settings
- Capture Preferences
- Downloading Media
- Detecting Scenes and Extracting Audio
- 3D Media
- Arranging Media in Your Production
- Editing Your Media
- Content Aware Editing
- Splitting a Clip
- Unlinking Video/Audio Clips
- Trimming Video and Audio Clips
- Setting a Media Clip's Duration
- Setting TV (Video Clip Interlacing) Format
- Adjusting Video Clip Aspect Ratio
- Stretching Images
- Cropping Images
- Changing the Shape of Media
- Fixing and Enhancing Images/Videos
- Utilizing Keyframes on Media
- Power Tools
- Muting Audio
- Advanced Audio Editing
- Time Info
- Magic Fix
- Magic Cut
- Adding Effects
- Creating PiP Effects
- Adding Particle Effects
- Adding Title Effects
- Using Transitions
- Mixing Audio and Recording Voice-Overs
- Adding Chapters
- Adding Subtitles
- Producing Your Project
- Creating Discs
- PowerDirector Preferences
- PowerDirector Hotkeys
- Appendix
- Technical Support
- Index

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Using Transitions
Using Transitions
Chapter 13:
Click the button to open the Transition Room to access a library of transitions
that you can use on or between image and video clips in your video production.
You can also use the available audio transitions between two audio clips on the
voice or music tracks, or on an audio track.
Transitions let you control how media appears and disappears in your project, and
changes, or transitions, from one clip to the next. You can add a transition to a
single clip, or between two clips on a track.
Adding Transitions to a Single
Clip
By adding a transition to a single clip, you can control how the clip appears and/or
disappears in your production. For example, you can add transitions to PiP video
(including images, video clips, color boards, PiP objects, paint animation objects,
title effects, and particle effects) and fully control its appearance in your final video.
Note: you can set the default behaviour and duration of transitions added to the
timeline on the Editing preferences tab. See Editing Preferences for more
information.
To add a transition to a single clip, do this:
1. Click on to open the Transition Room.
2. Select a transition effect and then drag it to the beginning (prefix transition) or
ending (postfix transition) of a clip on a video track.
3. To change the duration of the transition, click and drag its start/end within
the clip.
Prefix Transition