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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Creating Discs
Adding and Editing Menu Buttons
You can add additional menu text buttons to your disc menu. You can also set the
properties for all of the menu and navigation buttons used in the menu.
Adding Menu Buttons
Menu buttons are the buttons that provide access to your disc's content. They may
consist of just text or text and an accompanying thumbnail, depending on which
disc window you are in and the design of the disc menu template.
To add a menu button, click the button. Depending on the page in your disc
menu you add the button to, the new button might just be text or button text and
a scene/chapter thumbnail.
Note: you can add up to 14 menu buttons on each menu page.
Setting Menu Button Properties
Click on the tab and to set the properties of all the buttons in your disc
menu. You can customize the button frame, layout, highlight style, and more.
Note: the menu button properties that are available depend on which menu page
you are currently editing.
Changing Navigation Buttons
To change the navigation buttons that are used in your disc menu, select the
Navigation Buttons option. Select a set of navigation button (each set contains four
navigation buttons) from the list, or click on Import Custom if you want to use your
own buttons you custom created. If you imported custom buttons, or modified an
existing set, click the Save as button to save the current buttons as new set of
navigations buttons.
Setting Button Highlight Style
Select the Button Highlight Style option to set the frame used on a button
thumbnail for scenes and chapter buttons. Click on Import Custom if you want to
use your own custom button frame.