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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opportunity to achieve better visual quality if your playback environment is x.
v.Color ready.
Enable preview during production: select this option to preview your movie
during production. Selecting this option will increase the time required to
produce your file.
Outputting in a 3D Format
You can output your production in a 3D* video file format. To output your project
to a file, select the 3D tab and then select the desired file format.
Note: if you're not sure which video file format you should output your production
in, click the Intelligent SVRT button for assistance. See Utilizing Intelligent
SVRT for more information on using this feature. * Optional feature in CyberLink
PowerDirector. Check the version table on our web site for detailed versioning
information.
You can output your production to one of the following file formats:
Windows Media Video (WMV)
MPEG-4*
MPEG-2*
H.264 AVC*
QuickTime (MOV)*
Matroska (MKV)*
Note: * optional feature in CyberLink PowerDirector. Check the version table on
our web site for detailed versioning information.
To output your video production in 3D, do this:
Note: if there is any 2D media in your video production, you must convert it to 3D
before production. See Power Tools: 2D to 3D for more information.
1. Select a 3D video file format by clicking it.
2. Select the 3D output format from the drop-down. See 3D Output Formats for
more information.
3. Select the Profile name/Quality you want to use to create the file. This
selection determines the video resolution, file size, and overall quality of the
outputted file. See Customizing Profiles for more information.