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

15
PowerDirector Editing M odes
Note: if you are in the Full Feature Editor, you quickly can launch the Magic
Movie Wizard by clicking on the button next to the timeline in the Edit
window.
2. In the Source window, click to import all of the media you want to use
in your video production. Select Import Media Files to import a number of
individual video or image files, or select Import a Media Folder if all of your
media is in a specific folder on your computer's hard drive. CyberLink
PowerDirector will import all of the supported media file formats in the
selected folder.
Note: click to remove any unwanted media files from your production.
3. Click Next to continue.
4. In the Style window, select from the available movie styles. Each style you
select will result in a different outputted video. Select Download more
templates from DirectorZone* to get more style templates. See DirectorZone
for more information.
Note: the style templates with the 3D icon produce a 3D effect in 3D mode and
when outputted in 3D video productions. * optional feature in CyberLink
PowerDirector. Check the version table on our web site for detailed versioning
information.
5. Click Next to continue.
6. In the Adjustment window, click to add music to your production.
Then use the available controls to do the following:
use the button to add more music files to the background music
playlist. Use the and buttons to set the order of the music in
the playlist. The total duration of all the music added is noted below the
playlist.
Mix audio level between music and the video's audio: use the slider to mix
the audio level, by deciding whether to have more background music or
the original video's audio in the production.
Specify the movie duration: here you can specify how long your movie will
be. Select Original duration if you don't want the Magic Move Wizard to
make any edits to your imported media; Select Set output duration to
manually specify how long you want the movie to be in the field provided;
Select Fit duration to background music if you want your video production