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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CyberLink PowerDirector
Auto delete temporary files every: select to have CyberLink PowerDirector
automatically delete temporary files created while editing, every specified
number of days. Click on the Manually Delete button if you want to select and
delete specific temporary files to free up disc space.
Internet:
Automatically check for software updates: select to periodically check for
updates or new versions of PowerDirector automatically.
Language:
Use system default language: select this option for the language display to be
the same as the language of your operating system.
User defined: select this option and then select the language from the drop
down list that you want to use.
Capture Preferences
In the Preferences window, select the Capture tab. The available options are as
follows:
Capture:
Add captured files to media library: select this option to import captured files
into the media library directly after capture.
Add captured files to empty workspace: select this option to automatically
import captured files into an empty area in the workspace (timeline).
Enable automatic file replacement when recording voice-over: select this
option to overwrite existing audio if the voice-over overlaps during recording.
Auto scene detection:
Do not detect scenes after capture: select this option if you do not want to
activate the auto scene detection function after video is captured.
After capture, detect scenes by change of video frames: select this option to
perform scene detection after video capture. Once capture is complete, the
Detect Scenes window is opened, displaying the captured video. See
Detecting Scenes in a Video Clip for more information.