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
Project:
Number of recently used projects: enter the number (between 0 and 20) of
recently used projects that you would like to make available in the File menu
when you open CyberLink PowerDirector.
Automatically load the last project when PowerDirector opens: select this
option to automatically load the last project you were working on.
Automatically load sample clips when PowerDirector opens: select this option
to automatically load the sample image and video clips into your media
library when the program opens.
Auto save project every: select this to automatically save your project every
specified number of minutes, so you don't lose your changes by accident. If
you want to set a specific location for the auto save files, click the Browse
button and select a folder location on your computer.
Produce Preferences
In the Preferences window, select the Produce tab. The available options are as
follows:
Produce:
Reduce video blocky artifacts (Intel SSE4 optimized): select this option to
improve the production overall quality of produced video, if your computer
supports Intel SSE4 optimization.
Quality of 3D slideshow:
use the slider to set the quality of a produced 3D slideshow video. The slower
the images move, the better the quality of the slideshow. When selected,
CyberLink PowerDirector uses your computer's 3D graphics card (if you have
one) to accelerate the production time.
H.264 AVC:
Allow SVRT on single IDR H.264 video: select this option if you want
CyberLink PowerDirector to use SVRT to render a movie project when you
only have one H.264 AVC clip on the timeline. See Utilizing Intelligent SVRT for
more information on SVRT.