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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 9 Introduction..................................................................... 1 2 9 Visual Overview .............................................................. 5 System Requirements ......................................................................... 3 Hardware Requirements............................................................... 3 Supported File Formats ...................................................................... 4 PowerDirector Workspace ..........
ii 3 2 9 The Basics..................................................................... 27 4 2 9 Capturing Content ........................................................ 51 5 2 9 Trimming Video ............................................................ 67 Basic Procedures................................................................................ 27 PowerDirector Workspace .......................................................... 27 Working with Project Files................................
6 2 9 Altering Speed and Supplying Video Effects............. 71 7 2 9 Adding Titles and Transitions ..................................... 77 8 2 9 Adding Audio and Pictures.......................................... 83 2 9 Producing Your Movie ................................................. 93 Altering Speeds.................................................................................. 71 Supplying Video Effects ...................................................................
10 Creating Your Own Movie Disc ................................. 121 11 Technical Support ...................................................... 139 Starting the Disc Wizard ................................................................ 122 Loading an Existing Movie File .................................................... 123 Authoring Your Disc....................................................................... 124 Authoring: Disc Type and Selecting Media Files ..................
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Ever thought about directing your own movie? How about having all the creative controls and being in charge of the entire editing and post-production process? Well, today’s computing technology has made all this possible for anyone who has recording devices, capture devices, a computer, and of course, the sensational new software application, PowerDirector. Admittingly, video editing software is not without its drawbacks.
Chapter 1 PowerDirector offers wonderful features that simply enthrall, amaze and stupefy including: altering video speeds detecting scenes *capturing directly from DV camcorders in real-time or non real-time a Disc Wizard that creates and burns movie discs a cinch! adding titles to clips adding audio streams to clips *picture-in-pictures (adding video or images to an existing video clip) *a huge collection of transitions, video and titles effects *master audio files
Introduction System Requirements Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Hardware Requirements Pentium II 450 or above Note: For hardware requirements when capturing from your DV camcorder or analog devices, please refer to the most up-to-date Readme.
Chapter 1 Supported File Formats The following formats are supported by PowerDirector for input and output.
CHAPTER 2: VISUAL OVERVIEW This section describes the PowerDirector user’s interface, along with its key elements. The four major elements of the PowerDirector interface include: the Library the Storyboard the Preview Window the Modes Wheel In the image of the PowerDirector workspace that follows, these four elements are indicated by numbers (1-4), which correspond to sections that describe each of these elements in more detail.
Chapter 2 PowerDirector Workspace 1 2 3 D 6 4 E A BC
Visual Overview Button/Icon Description 1 Library Contains raw media files for use in the Storyboard 2 Storyboard Contains finalized media clips, transitions, effects, and user settings that combine to create a movie 3 Preview Window Allows users to preview media clips, transitions, and special effects 4 Modes Wheel Switches between editing modes A i-Power Activates i-Power on the Web for resources B Minimize Minimizes PowerDirector C Exit Exits PowerDirector D Trash Can Deletes me
Chapter 2 1.
Visual Overview Color Boards Mode A B Button/Icon Description A New Color Board Shows the default Color Boards in the Library B Restore Default Color Boards Removes customized Color Boards and reverts to the default Color Boards 9
Chapter 2 2.
Visual Overview 3. Preview Window A B C D E F G H Button/Icon Description A Stop Stops playing file B Play/Pause Plays/pauses file C Start Jumps to start of file D Apply Applies clip to Storyboard (if applicable) E End Jumps to end of file F Previous Frame Moves to previous frame G Next Frame Moves to next frame H Record Records file (if applicable depending on mode) Note: Durations are displayed as HH:MM:SS:FF (i.e. hours:minutes:seconds:frames).
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Visual Overview Capture Mode A B C DE F Button/Icon Description A Audio Capture Captures audio source only B Analog Video Capture Captures analog video and audio source (if applicable) C DV Capture Captures DV source D Video Setup Setup for audio/video sources and profiles E Profile Setup Setup for audio/video sources and profiles F Audio Setup Setup for audio/video sources and profiles 13
Chapter 2 DV VCR Capture Mode A 14 B CDE F G H I J K L M N O P Q RS
Visual Overview Button/Icon Description A Stop Stops recording file (may also stop DV tape playback) B Play Plays file C Current Tape Timecode Denotes current time position of your DV tape D Total Time Denotes total time captured from DV tape E Pause Pauses file F Seek Seeks tape’s timecode G Rewind Rewinds DV tape H Fast Forward Fast forwards DV tape I Previous Frame Goes to DV tape’s previous frame J Shuttle Shuttles DV tape K Next Frame Goes to DV tape’s next frame L
Chapter 2 DV Batch Capture Mode A B C 16 DE F G H I J K LM N O P Q
Visual Overview Button/Icon Description A Stop Stops batch capturing B Mark In Marks in for beginning of batch task C Current Tape Timecode Denotes current time position of your DV tape D Seek Seeks tape’s timecode E Rewind Rewinds DV tape F Fast Forward Fast forwards DV tape G Mark Out Marks out for beginning of batch task H Shuttle Shuttles DV tape I Non Real-time/Realtime Capture Captures in non real-time (default) or real-time J Instant Capture Mode Switches to Instant Ca
Chapter 2 Trim Mode A B C D E F G H Button/Icon Description A Mark In Marks in for beginning of trimmed clip B Time Slider Position Denotes current time slider position C Mark Out Marks out for end of trimmed clip D Total Time Total time of trimmed clip E Split Video Splits current clip into two at the time slider position F Revert Reverts to clip’s original trim effects G Snapshot Takes snapshot H Clear Clears all trim effects 18
Visual Overview Speed Mode A B Button/Icon Description A Decrease Speed Decreases speed of video B Revert Reverts to clip’s original speed effects C Clear Clears all speed effects D Increase Speed Increases speed of video C D 19
Chapter 2 Titles Mode A B CDE F GH I Button/Icon Description A Mark In Marks in for beginning of title effect B Mark Out Marks out for end of title effect C TV Safe Zone Displays a dashed outline around the inside of the Preview Window D Grid Lines Displays a grid of dashed lines E Add Title Adds new title to clip F Remove Title Removes title from clip G Revert Reverts to clip’s original title effects H Set Font Sets font options I Clear Clears all title effects 20
Visual Overview Effects Mode A Button/Icon Description A Link Settings Links two given settings B Revert Reverts to clip’s original video effects C Clear Clears all video effects B C 21
Chapter 2 Picture-in-Picture Mode AB C D E F Button/Icon Description A TV Safe Zone Displays a dashed outline around the inside of the Preview Window B Grid Lines Displays a grid of dashed lines C Revert Reverts to clip’s original picture effects D Trim Video Allows you to trim a video file used as the second picture E Clear Clears all picture effects F Eyedropper Selects image color to be filtered 22
Visual Overview Master Audio Mode A BC D E F Button/Icon Description A Volume Mixing Drag slider for mixing volume for user-defined audio files (0-200%) B Add Audio Adds new audio file to clip C Revert Reverts to clip’s original audio effects D Remove Audio Removes audio file from clip E Trim Audio Allows you to trim an audio file F Clear Clears all audio effects 23
Chapter 2 Audio Mode A B CD E F Button/Icon Description A Volume Mixing Drag slider for mixing volume for user-defined audio files (0-200%) B Add Audio Adds new audio file to clip C Revert Reverts to clip’s original audio effects D Remove Audio Removes audio file from clip E Trim Audio Trims audio file F Clear Clears all audio effects 24
Visual Overview Master Watermark Mode E A B C D Button/Icon Description A TV Safe Zone Displays a dashed outline around the inside of the Preview Window B Grid Lines Displays a grid of dashed lines C Revert Reverts to clip’s original transition effects D Clear Clears all transition effects E Eyedropper Selects image color to be filtered 25
Chapter 2 Transitions Mode A B C D Button/Icon Description A Decrease Transition Length Decreases time for the selected transition B Revert Reverts to clip’s original transition effects C Clear Clears all transition effects D Increase Transition Length Increases time for the selected transition 26
CHAPTER 3: THE BASICS It’s time to get started with the basics before your mesmeric and uninhibited effects are added. The ensuing sections will outline how to begin by importing your media files into the PowerDirector Library and previewing these files. You will also learn how to use Color Boards in the Storyboard and how to detect scenes within a video file. Later, you will get accustomed to the Storyboard and then wrap things up with choosing your specific Preferences.
Chapter 3 Working with Project Files If you want to create a new project, choose New Project. Choose Open Project... to open an existing project. Choose Save Project to save your project. Choose Project Properties... to add more information about your movie. Choose Save Project As... to rename the project. You might want to fill out Keyword, which is suitable for database searches, or any other fields. Choose Recent Files to select a project you had recently been modifying.
The Basics Editing in the Storyboard The basic editing commands are if a clip is selected in the Storyboard: Cut, Copy, Paste or Delete. You may also set the Mark In/Mark Out positions, and perform other editing functions. Playing Movies Use the commands found in the Playback menu for full playback controls, including: Play/Pause, Stop, Go to Start, Go to End. Changing Modes Select a clip and then any one of the Modes under the Go To menu.
Chapter 3 Importing into the Library The first step in almost all video editing software applications is to import media files into the software application itself. This area of the software application where the imported files reside is the Library. When you first start PowerDirector, several media files appear in the Library by default. 1 After you have started the PowerDirector application, click Import Media or choose File > Import > Media Files...
The Basics Right-click anywhere in the Library area when no files are selected for another menu. Here, you may change your view, import files, sort, Select All, and also choose Up One Level if you are in a scenes subfolder. Go to "Detecting Scenes" on page 35 for more information. To remove files from the Library, select them and click the Trash Can to delete.
Chapter 3 Previewing your Library Files Previewing Library files simply plays your original files like any other Media Player. There are two methods for previewing Library files, which are described below. Previewing in the Video Viewer 1 After you have imported your files into the Library, right-click on the file for a menu. 2 Select Play in Video Viewer. The file will instantly appear in the Video Viewer. Play controls allow you to navigate forward or backward in the video file.
The Basics Previewing in the Preview Window 1 After you have imported your files into the Library, begin previewing by dragging the files into the Preview Window or double-clicking on them. The mode will instantly switch to Preview. 2 Click Play to begin playing your file if it’s a video or audio clip. You may also skip directly to the Start Other common commands are Pause, Stop, Next Frame and Previous Frame.
Chapter 3 Color Boards Color Boards allow you to insert solid frames of color into the Storyboard or into other files in Picture-in-Picture or Master Watermark Mode. Color Boards are not media files as such, and cannot be previewed or sorted. However, they can be applied directly to the Storyboard, used in the foreground or the background of image and video files, and added to or deleted from the Library. 1 Click Show Color Boards in the Library.
The Basics Detecting Scenes Scene detection automatically creates individual files based on the original file’s scenes allowing users to utilize existing video files to their maximum. Even after you are finished detecting scenes for a certain file, you can further divide its scenes an infinite number of times. 1 After you have imported your files into the Library, select a video file and click Detect Scenes and the Detect Scenes window will appear.
Chapter 3 Click Advanced Settings for modification before detecting scenes. The Detection Method section is for captured video content that has been imported into the Library. Go to "Capturing from DV Camcorders" on page 57 for information on capturing content from a DV camcorder. Use the default unless you have a DV AVI format file that contains multiple timecodes (i.e.
The Basics To split your own scenes, drag the slider to the desired position and click Split . The new scene will be compromised of the video content after the split position. Repeat this procedure to create more scenes. To split from the original video file again, click outside of the scenes and the Preview Window will display the original video file. To remove scenes after detection, select the scene and click Merge With Previous or Remove All .
Chapter 3 Storyboard Functions When you produce, you are producing all the clips on your Storyboard. If you don’t have any files applied onto the Storyboard, you can’t produce your movie! Thus, the Storyboard is the most important facet and area of your entire pre-production. Keep in mind that not all files have to be manipulated, for files may be directly applied or dragged onto the Storyboard immediately after being imported into the Library.
The Basics To remove clips from the Storyboard, select them and click Trash Can to delete. (You may also drag the selected files to the Trash Can, press the key on your keyboard, or right-click on one of the files and select Cut from Storyboard or Remove from Storyboard.) If you select any of these options except Cut from Storyboard, a prompt appears, asking if you would like to remove the file from the Storyboard.
Chapter 3 4 Click Play Movie to view clips on your Storyboard before producing. You may select your options in the Preview section under Edit > Preferences... Go to "Preview Preferences" on page 50 for more information. Or, you may rightclick on the Play Movie icon to call up a shortcut menu that will allow you to set the window size during your movie playback. Note: Playing the movie is not the final step in your movie-making process and is only a preview of you production.
The Basics Hotkey List The following tables display the hotkey combinations that can be used in PowerDirector.
Chapter 3 Storyboard & Volume Hotkey Function Hotkey Function Ctrl + Increases Volume Ctrl+Backspace Ctrl - Decreases Volume Shift+End Goes to last clip on the Storyboard Alt+F8 Switches to Master Watermark Mode Shift+Home Goes to first clip on the Storyboard Alt+F9 Switches to Master Audio Mode Shift+Page Down Go to next page on the Storyboard Ctrl+W Preview Shift+Page Up Mutes volume Go to previous page on the Storyboard Library Hotkey Function Hotkey Alt+C Show Color Boards
The Basics Preview Window Controls Hotkey Function Hotkey Function Space Bar Plays/Pauses file Ctrl+R S Stops playing file Ctrl+End To end of file Step Backward Ctrl+Enter Apply Step Forward Ctrl+Home To start of file Ctrl+Page Down Jump forward Ctrl+Left arrow Ctrl+Right arrow Ctrl+D Mark In Ctrl+F Mark Out Ctrl+Page Up Record (when enabled) Jump backward Other Hotkey Function Hotkey Function Ctrl+1 Add Scene (Scene Detection) Ctrl+3 Split video (Scene Detection) Ctrl+2
Chapter 3 Preferences When using PowerDirector, we give you the luxury of deciding the processes and routines of how files are applied to the Storyboard, how captured files are stored, the display of file information, previewing options and a host of others. Preferences are accessed through Edit > Preferences... General Preferences 44 The first option here is for users to select a default media Import Directory and Export Directory for all their files.
The Basics You may decide the number of recent files to be displayed under File > Recent Files in the Recently Used Files section. Click on the drop-down menu and select the number of recent files to be displayed. Click Clear List to clear all the recent files. Select Automatically load the most recent project to save time whenever you start PowerDirector. The next selection is Capture File Name. Use the Default Name to automatically name captured media files without your input.
Chapter 3 Edit Preferences In the Removing Clip Preferences section, you may specify whether or not you wish to be prompted to delete from your hard drive the files that you delete from the Library. Checking this option provides an easy way to remove unused media files from your hard drive. If you leave this option unchecked, clips are not deleted from your hard drive, but are removed automatically from the Library.
The Basics Display Preferences The Library Files Tool Tips Display determines how all your media files’ tool tips are displayed in the Library. Check and uncheck the selections to show or hide the desired information. The Storyboard Display is the next section. Check and uncheck to Show file name or Show duration. You may not choose both. The Frame Rate Display option allows you to set the default number of frames per second for any movie that you produce in PowerDirector.
Chapter 3 Capture/Export Preferences The first section is the Capture Destination. Check the selections if you would like to automatically add the recently captured files to the Library, Storyboard, or both. For Capture Performance, if you want your VGA card to regulate the video overlay so less CPU resources are consumed, speed is faster, but less stable than non-overlay mode in some cases (depending on your VGA card), click Use video overlay.
The Basics The next selection is for snapshots that you have captured from your video content in the Capture or Trim Modes. Snap to Clipboard captures the image onto your Windows' clipboard. Snap to Wallpaper (Center) will capture the image, place the image centered on your desktop in its original size, and save it automatically in your default Windows' System folder.
Chapter 3 Preview Preferences To set the Window Size for your Preview Window, click on the drop-down menu and select. When you are editing clips from the Storyboard, you may decide to reserve system resources by ignoring video effects or audio tracks during previewing or in when modifying in any of the Modes. In the Previewing Clips area, simply click to select which option you want to ignore. Be sure to check out "System Requirements" on page 3.
CHAPTER 4: CAPTURING CONTENT PowerDirector allows you to capture almost anything under the sun provided that you have a capture card or other assortment of adapter cards in transferring data into your hard drive.
Chapter 4 Capturing Video and Audio Now you are ready to capture video or audio footage from practically anything digital or analog stored in your library and transforming it into digital footage with special effects directly authored from PowerDirector. This section will cover video capture devices that are input through your adapter cards via video ports such as Composite video, S-Video or Tuner and also audio capture devices through ports such as Audio In or from your audio CD.
Capturing Content If you clicked Analog Video Capture default tab will be Video Setup. , click Video Setup to modify. The Click on the Capture Device drop-down menu to select the appropriate video capture device installed on your system. Select the correct Capture Source. Usually, all the sources will have ports located on the capture card. Make sure the connections are secure. If you selected Video Tuner, you may then select either CATV (if you have a cable connected) or Antenna installed.
Chapter 4 If you would like to adjust your video while in the Video Setup, click the Video Adjustment tab. While in the Video Capture mode, select a Profile Setup by clicking on it. When the dialog box appears, select which purpose this video is for. If it’s for Video for General Purposes, click it and then select a MPEG or AVI video format from the drop-down menu. Then, select a profile group depending on the format you chose.
Capturing Content If you selected Video for Movie Disc Production, select the Type of Disc, High Speed or High Quality, and then the video format of the disc. After selecting a profile, you may click Comments... or Details... to find out more information about the profile and CPU recommendation. Click OK when you are finished with the Video Setup. Note: If the video display is blank after you have selected to capture video, be sure your video device is functioning properly.
Chapter 4 To alter the audio capture profile, switch to the Audio Capture mode then click Profile Setup . A dialog box will appear. and Click a Name (i.e. profile) or change your Attributes by clicking on the drop-down menu and choosing another one. Click Save As to save the new profile. Name the new profile and click OK. To remove, select a profile and click Remove. After you are done, click OK.
Capturing Content Capturing from DV Camcorders Whether your DV is playing video or filming special moments, PowerDirector captures it all in non real-time or in real-time. Info: Unlike real-time capture, non real-time capture will utilize a buffer and is recommended for users who desire high quality but do not possess adequate computing power. Thus, non real-time capture will take longer to process the encoding of captured content when utilizing a buffer.
Chapter 4 Capturing from DV Camera Mode When your DV camcorder is in the Camera mode, PowerDirector may only Record into your hard drive, for it will simply capture what your DV camcorder is aimed at or what it is recording. For other commands in the Camera mode, you will have to rely on your DV camcorder’s controls. 1 Start PowerDirector. Click the Capture Mode 2 Click the DV Capture icon.
Capturing Content Finally, select the profile located in the drop-down menu located on its right. For the MPEG profiles, select High Speed, High Quality, Custom or All. For the AVI formats and the differences between the Windows and DV groups, refer to #4 in "Producing AVI Files". If you selected Video for Movie Disc Production, select the Type of Disc, High Speed or High Quality, and then the video format of the disc.
Chapter 4 Capturing from DV VCR Mode When your DV camcorder is in VCR mode, PowerDirector has a high degree of control. All navigational functionality may be controlled by PowerDirector including playing, seeking, pausing, stopping and of course, recording content directly from the DV tape. After capturing content from your DV tape with PowerDirector, you may apply all the special effects you wish, which have made PowerDirector a powerhouse in the arena of video editing.
Capturing Content 3 Now, decide if you would like to capture in Non Real-time (switch up) or Real-time (switch down). 4 Select a Profile Setup by clicking on it. When the dialog box appears, select which purpose this video is for. If it’s for Video for General Purposes, click it and then select a MPEG or AVI video format from the dropdown menu. Then, select a profile group depending on the format you chose. Finally, select the profile located in the drop-down menu located on its right.
Chapter 4 7 Click the Size Limit box to set it and then input the maximum recording size in MB. To begin real-time capture, click Play on your camcorder and then click PowerDirector’s Record button when you’re ready. The total recording time will be displayed above the DV tape’s timecode area.
Capturing Content Batch Capturing from DV Camcorders When you are in the DV VCR mode, you may select precise scenes you want to convert. After selecting a few scenes, you may convert them with one click as part of a whole batch of files. Batch capturing is efficient and saves huge amounts of time when capturing numerous scenes. Tips: Be sure that your DV tape’s timecodes are linear. If not, you might have to capture a scene at a time in the DV VCR mode. 1 Start PowerDirector.
Chapter 4 4 Now, decide if you would like to capture in Non Real-time (default) or Real-time (switch on). 5 Select a Profile Setup by clicking on it. When the dialog box appears, select which purpose this video is for. If it’s for Video for General Purposes, click it and then select a MPEG or AVI video format from the dropdown menu. Then, select a profile group depending on the format you chose. Finally, select the profile located in the drop-down menu located on its right.
Capturing Content Note: Depending on the specific DV tape, there may be identical timecodes for many different scenes on a DV tape (e.g. 00:01:20). This is attributed to the resetting of timecodes performed by the author. When seeking tape with PowerDirector, it will only seek to the first timecode. If your DV tape has been reset numerous times, it is advised for you to capture in DV VCR mode, for capturing in batch mode highly relies on linear timecodes.
Chapter 4 10 Click Stop to abort batch capturing. Note: If you have chosen to capture in non real-time, after you have clicked Stop, a message will be displayed in the Preview Window notifying you that the encoding of the content in the buffer is still ongoing and that it will be completed shortly in the time remaining. Repeat the above steps to add more tasks. To remove tasks, select one and click Remove Task .
CHAPTER 5: TRIMMING VIDEO Trim Mode Generally, after your media files are imported into your library, the next step is to trim your video clips or set the time limit for image files. Before production, this step is very important in eliminating unwanted portions of your video clip and to place more focus on the essential plot of your movie. Note: After you have modified your file in this mode, a red line will be displayed in the Modes Wheel to indicate this.
Chapter 5 Note: Whenever the mode switches from Preview to another mode for the first time, a dialog box may appear to notify you that the file will be added to the Storyboard automatically depending on your Preferences. Refer to "Edit Preferences" on page 46 for more information. 2 Before setting your trim positions, you may play your file. Go to "Previewing your Library Files" on page 32 for more information on navigation during playback.
Trimming Video Stretch: This option will stretch your media file to fill out the screen but will not keep the aspect ratio. Letterbox: This option will fit your media file into the Preview Window but (unlike Fit to output size) will keep the aspect ratio of the media file and won’t crop the image. Crop: This option will fill out the Preview Window with the original size but will crop the image. Note: The Resize function will not alter your original file but will affect your Storyboard clip.
Chapter 5 Trim Mode for Image Files Naturally, image files don’t need to be trimmed. The time duration of the appearance of the image file may be set along with the image’s resize if desired. 1 Once your image files have been imported into the Library, double-click on an image file or drag it in order to display it in the Preview Window. Refer to "Importing into the Library" on page 30 for more information on importing.
CHAPTER 6: ALTERING SPEED AND SUPPLYING VIDEO EFFECTS Altering Speeds To invigorate your audience and enliven your movies with a different pace or tempo, or to emphasize certain elements of meaningful clips, PowerDirector allows you to go slo-mo or accelerate clips to previously unforeseen speeds! Any clip could be slowed down to a crawl or sped up to the speed of light.
Chapter 6 5 Now, you must decide how your video file’s audio will be played. Click on the Audio Setting drop-down menu and select one. The Synchronize with video selection will synchronize the video speed with the audio speed. Note: If the video speed is faster or slower than 1X, the synchronized audio may be unrecognizable. 6 72 Select Preserve original speed if you prefer the audio speed to be at its original recognizable speed independent of the video speed.
Altering Speed and Supplying Video Effects Supplying Video Effects Supplying video effects is for the music video director in you! For normal movies, transition effects are sufficient, but for those who wish to cast a spell and enrapture the audience with a video effect that takes hold throughout the length of one clip, this is your epiphanous calling.
Chapter 6 Below is a table that summarizes the settings available for each video effect.
Altering Speed and Supplying Video Effects 1 Select a video clip from the Library by double-clicking on the selected file or dragging it into the Preview Window. Refer to "Importing into the Library" on page 30 for more information on importing. 2 To add effects to files that have already been applied to the Storyboard, simply select the particular clip by double-clicking and it will be displayed in the Preview Window.
Chapter 6 5 76 For most effects settings, simply drag the slider and then preview it in the Preview Window before applying. Refer to "Previewing your Library Files" on page 32 for more information. For some effects settings, you can set the duration of the effect by clicking and dragging the Mark In and Mark Out sliders to a new position. You can also position the Time Slider and then click Mark In or Mark Out at the new Time Slider location.
CHAPTER 7: ADDING TITLES AND TRANSITIONS Titles Mode Generally, at the beginning of every movie or show, text is involved to convey the title, starring and supporting actors, and other information for all those involved and whom made the movie possible. When a movie or show wraps up, the full spate of credits will be rolled out too. For smaller movie productions, you may want to inform viewers with textual effects instead of just visual effects.
Chapter 7 4 Click on the Add Title icon. A cursor will appear in the Preview Widow for you to begin typing. Press to skip to the next line if you wish. 5 After inputting your text, click outside of the box. The title will be displayed in the Titles box along with the Preview Window. 78 To edit the text you have entered, double-click on the title in the Preview Widow. A cursor appears inside the text, allowing you to edit it. Click the Fonts icon to set your font format.
Adding Titles and Transitions 6 To select a suitable Title Effect, select a title first and then click on the effect thumbnail in the Library to select. An instant preview will be shown in the Preview Window. Drag the Hold Time slider to determine the length of static time for the effect. You can also set the duration of the effect (in seconds) by using the up and down arrows or by entering a value up to two decimal places using your keyboard.
Chapter 7 7 To place a title at a certain area of the screen, simply click on it in the Preview Window and drag. Click TV Safe Zone to display a dashed outline around the inside of the Preview Window. This zone represents the area in which content is sure to be displayed on TV screens, which have a smaller display area than computer monitors. (The TV Safe Zone outline will not appear when your movie is previewed or produced.
Adding Titles and Transitions Transitions Mode Usually invisible to the naked eye, transitions are a great mood enhancer in movies or full-length feature shows and videos. Generally, scene-from-scene, simple fades or a direct cut to the next scene is used. To further enhance your video, you may want to try one of the many transitional effects PowerDirector has provided. Before you begin, be sure that there are at least two video clips or images that have been applied in the Storyboard.
Chapter 7 4 Input the Transition Length located in the Modes Panel numerically or drag the slider to increase and decrease. The length will vary depending on your clips’ duration. Note: Keep in mind that the length you set will be equally divided amongst the two slides. If you set ten seconds, five seconds of the transitional effect will be allotted to the end of the first media file while five seconds will be allotted to the beginning of the succeeding media file.
CHAPTER 8: ADDING AUDIO AND PICTURES Audio Mode As all amateur or seasoned video professionals know, the soundtrack of your movie is incredibly important to set the mood and atmosphere of your movie. For exciting scenes, a musical score with a fast beat will serve to outline the hastiness and recklessness of the occasion.
Chapter 8 4 If your original file or clip contains audio, it will be displayed in the uppermost line. Three userdefined audio files are allowed, which will be displayed below the original file. All of these files can be independently manipulated by clicking them and changing their individual settings. 5 To add more audio files to a certain clip, drag them from the Library into the User-Defined box or onto the Preview Window, or you may click the Add Audio icon, which opens a browser window.
Adding Audio and Pictures 7 Trimming controls are very similar to trimming other media files. Please refer to #3 in "Trim Mode" on page 67 for more information. Click Apply and then OK when you are finished trimming your audio clip. If you would like to repeat any of the audio files that appear under the UserDefined heading, click the file to select it, then drag the Time Slider in the Preview Window to the point at which you would like the file to end.
Chapter 8 Master Audio To further accentuate the audio aspect of your movie production, you may wish to apply a musical score that will act as the background audio for your entire movie. The controls and options for the master audio file is very similar to the normal Audio Mode where you add files to various clips. Caution: If you utilize Master Audio in your movie, SVRT will be disabled when producing.
Adding Audio and Pictures Note: If you already have an audio file in Master Audio, a dialog box will appear to ask you in replacing your original file after you have dragged the new file to the Preview Window. Click OK. 3 Click Trim Audio to begin trimming your Master Audio file. Trimming controls are very similar to trimming other media files. Please refer to #3 in Trim Mode for more information. Click Apply and then OK when you are finished trimming your audio clip.
Chapter 8 Picture-in-Picture Mode For any of your existing video clips or image clips on the Storyboard, you may add a still image or video to the background. Set the transparency level depending on your preferences. Note: After you have modified your file in this mode, a red line will be displayed in the Modes Wheel to indicate this. 1 First, select the default picture or video clip from the Library by double-clicking on the selected file or dragging it into the Preview Window.
Adding Audio and Pictures Note: If you already have a PiP file applied to the original clip, a dialog box will appear to ask you in replacing your original file after you have dragged the new file to the Preview Window. Click OK. Click and drag the points located on the edge of the file to enlarge or decrease its size. Keep in mind that the Keep Aspect Ratio is checked as the default. If you do not want to retain its width-to-length size ratio intact, uncheck it.
Chapter 8 5 6 90 To minimize the duration of the second picture (i.e. you don’t want the second picture to last the entire duration of the clip), if it is an image file, go to #3 under "Trim Mode" on page 67 and follow the same directions as for trimming video files. If your second picture is a video file, click Trim Video , and go to "Trim Mode" on page 67. The entire PiP effect setting (including the Mark In and Mark Out times) can be dragged on the Time Slider bar.
Adding Audio and Pictures Master Watermark There are times when you wish to add an image that will serve as a visual background throughout the movie, which will usually represent the party that has created the movie or owns the rights to it. This is a watermark. It may also be a TV station logo or the movie title. Caution: If you utilize Master Watermark in your movie, SVRT will be disabled when producing.
Chapter 8 Applying Image Color Filters You may want to apply a color filter so that a specific color of the image file will blend the background of the image with the foreground of the original file. This option is available in the Picture-in-Picture and Master Watermark Modes. 1 With the file selected in the PiP Mode, click Eyedropper filter. 2 A dialog box will appear. Now, position the Eyedropper tool over the color you want to filter out and then click once to select it.
CHAPTER 9: PRODUCING YOUR MOVIE The time has finally arrived for you to produce your own movie. After all your hard work of importing media files into your Library, previewing them, manipulating them, and applying them to the Storyboard, the production of your grand masterpiece is imminent. This chapter will cover MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media and AVI formatted video types. Editing and producing MPEG and DV AVI files and clips is what makes PowerDirector a powerhouse in video editing software applications.
Chapter 9 Producing General MPEG-1 Files As mentioned in the previous section, MPEG is the standard format this generation for compressed multimedia files with high quality. After you are satisfied with your all special effects, trims, audio, etc., and wish to produce a file in compressed MPEG format, you are ready for the final stage of your post-production process. Refer to "What Is MPEG?" on page 141 for more information. 1 Clips should be applied to the Storyboard.
Producing Your Movie 4 We recommend that you select the default Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT) selection to save time. Refer to "Glossary" on page 145 for more information on this selection’s properties. Note: If the SVRT is grayed out, it might be that your movie is utilizing Master Audio or Master Watermark or does not possess any MPEG files. SVRT is used optimally with MPEG formatted files. 5 If you are an advanced user, you may click the second selection MPEG-1 Video (Constant Bitrate).
Chapter 9 Click Details for more specific information concerning a profile. To create your own profile, go to "Creating Custom MPEG Profiles" on page 100. 7 Click Next. 8 For the last step, choose a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory. After finding the directory and typing in the new file name, click Save. 9 If you would like to view your movie as soon as the production process is complete, click Preview movie after production.
Producing Your Movie Producing General MPEG-2 Files As mentioned in the previous section, MPEG is the standard format this generation for compressed multimedia files with high quality. After you are satisfied with your all special effects, trims, audio, etc., and wish to produce a file in compressed MPEG format, you are ready for the final stage of your post-production process. Refer to "What Is MPEG?" on page 141 for more information. 1 Clips should be applied to the Storyboard.
Chapter 9 5 If you are an advanced user, you may click the second selection MPEG-2 Video (Constant Bitrate). 6 If you picked the second selection, click on the left drop-down menu and choose the group of profiles you want to display, which will include Default, Custom, or All. After selecting a group, select the specific profile. Profile properties will be displayed immediately below the chosen profile including the recommended processing speeds of your system.
Producing Your Movie 7 To create your own profile, go to "Creating Custom MPEG Profiles" on page 100. Click Next. If you would like to view your movie as soon as the production process is complete, click Preview movie after production. After your movie is produced, it will appear in a preview window with standard play controls, giving you full playback options. 8 For the last step, choose a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory.
Chapter 9 Creating Custom MPEG Profiles 1 Either if you were in the Producing Movie process after you have chosen MPEG as your video type and selected MPEG-1/2 Video (Constant Bitrate), or in the Capture Mode and in the process of selecting a profile, to create a custom profile you must first select an existing MPEG profile that is closely associated with your new profile. 2 Then, click New... in order to create a new MPEG profile. A dialog box appears.
Producing Your Movie 8 Click on the Audio tab. 9 The default MPEG Audio Compression setting will be Layer II stereo. For the Audio Compression Rate, like its Video counterpart, the higher the kbps, the less the compression with better quality, but more disk space will be consumed. 10 Click OK to return to the production/ capture process. To select your new profile, select Custom from the profile group menu and then select the profile.
Chapter 9 Producing Windows Media Files Streaming technology has grown by leaps and bounds since its increasing usage from the last decade by providing a medium that is controlled by the content provider and therefore is free of copyright issues. And it’s only getting started. Info: Streaming utilizes video scaling, compression techniques, and network protocols in order to transmit files from a Web server (where the streaming file is stored) to the client (your hard drive).
Producing Your Movie 2 Select Windows Media from the Video for General Purposes drop-down menu and click Next. 3 Now select a profile depending on what type of connection speed you will be utilizing when streaming your file to your audience. Click on the drop-down menu and select a profile. Profile descriptions and properties will be displayed immediately below the chosen profile. Refer to "Glossary" on page 145 for more details. Click Next.
Chapter 9 4 For the last step, choose a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory. After finding the directory and typing in the new file name, click Save. 5 Check your File Details. Click Finish. 6 Save you project if you haven’t already by choosing File > Save Project. Enter the file name and click Save.
Producing Your Movie Producing AVI Files PowerDirector has the robust feature of writing directly to your DV tape in AVI format when producing. This will include all your manipulation, modifications and special effects and is just another way of making your production more mobile and timeless. You may also produce in uncompressed AVI format to your hard drive. 1 Click Produce Movie 2 Select AVI from the Video for General Purposes drop-down menu and click Next. located on the Modes Wheel.
Chapter 9 3 We recommend that you select the default SVRT selection to save precious time and render like never before! Note: If the SVRT is grayed out, it might be that your movie is utilizing Master Audio or Master Watermark or does not possess any DV AVI files. SVRT is used optimally with DV AVI formatted files. 4 For the Profile field, click on the left drop-down menu to display the profile group.
Producing Your Movie 6 For the last step, enter a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory. After finding the directory and typing in the new file name, click Save. 7 Check your File Details. Click Finish. If you decided to Write to DV Tape, after your movie is produced (hard disk version), the Write to DV Tape dialog box will be displayed. (See "Writing to DV Tape" on page 108.) Click Show Preview to preview when writing and then click Start. Click Close after it is complete.
Chapter 9 Writing to DV Tape For the Write to DV Tape function, a quick and easy way is to select a DV AVI file directly from the Library and then choose File > Export > Write to DV Tape for instant writing. You may also choose this option when you are producing AVI movies. A dialog box appears. 1 You can preview your DV tape using the play controls, or shuttle forward and backward to find the exact location where you want to write the new files to tape.
Producing Your Movie 3 To change the order in which the files will be written to tape, select a file and click the Up or Down arrows. The Total Files and Total Duration that you have selected to write to tape appear in the lower left of the dialog box. A smaller preview window in the lower left corner allows you to preview the files that you have selected to write to tape in the exact order you have selected.
Chapter 9 Setting AVI Profiles You may set the parameters of DV and Windows AVI profiles. For more information on the individual settings, refer to "Glossary" on page 145 for more information. DV AVI Profiles 1 While in the Producing Movie process, after you have chosen AVI as your video type, select DV from the AVI Video drop-down menu and select NTSC or PAL from the drop-down menu to the right. 2 Click Settings... 3 The Type tab is the default.
Producing Your Movie 5 Click on the Data Rate drop-down menu and select one. The higher kbps, the better quality but at the expense of hard disk consumed. 6 Select the Composition if you only prefer video or audio. 7 Drag the slider to set your Quality. 8 Click on the Video/Audio Settings tab. Refer to "Glossary" on page 145 for more information on specific terms. 9 Select a Frames x per second by clicking on the drop-down menu.
Chapter 9 Producing QuickTime Movie Files 1 Click Produce Movie 2 Select QuickTime Movie from the Video for General Purposes drop-down menu and click Next. 3 Select the specific profile from the Default, Custom, or All options. Profile properties will be displayed immediately below the chosen profile. If you want 112 located on the Modes Wheel.
Producing Your Movie better resolution or quality but at the expense of hard disk consumed, choose the higher quality profiles. Click Details for more specific information concerning a profile. To create your own profile, go to "Creating Custom QuickTime Movie Profiles" on page 114. 4 Click Next. 5 For the last step, enter a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory. After finding the directory and typing in the new file name, click Save. 6 Check your File Details.
Chapter 9 Creating Custom QuickTime Movie Profiles 1 Either if you were in the Producing Movie process after you have chosen QuickTime Movie as your video type, or in the Capture Mode and in the process of selecting a profile, to create a custom profile you must first select an existing QuickTime Movie profile that is closely associated with your new profile. 2 Click New... in order to create a new QuickTime profile. A dialog box appears. 3 Type in a profile name and edit the description.
Producing Your Movie 4 Click on the Compressor/Video tab. Select a compression scheme that best suits your needs for this movie (i.e. higher Fidelity, Speed, or Compression). Select a Video Size, Video Type, and Video Quality by clicking on the dropdown menus. Set the Video Key Frame Rate using the arrows. 5 Click OK to return to the production/capture process. To select your new profile, select Custom from the profile group menu and then select the profile.
Chapter 9 Producing RealVideo Files 1 Click Produce Movie 2 Select RealVideo from the Video for General Purposes drop-down menu and click Next. 3 Select the specific profile from the Default, Custom, or All options. Profile properties will be displayed immediately below the chosen profile. (Editable fields appear in the Properties box.) If you want better resolution or quality but at the expense of hard disk consumed, choose the higher quality profiles. 116 located on the Modes Wheel.
Producing Your Movie Click Details for more specific information concerning a profile. To create your own profile, go to "Creating Custom RealVideo Profiles" on page 118. 4 Click Next. 5 For the last step, enter a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory. After finding the directory and typing in the new file name, click Save. 6 Check your File Details. Click Finish.
Chapter 9 Creating Custom RealVideo Profiles 1 Either if you were in the Producing Movie process after you have chosen RealVideo as your video type, or in the Capture Mode and in the process of selecting a profile, to create a custom profile you must first select an existing RealVideo profile that is closely associated with your new profile. 2 Click New... in order to create a new RealVideo profile. A dialog box appears. 3 Type in a profile name and edit the description.
Producing Your Movie Producing Movies on a Disc 1 Click Produce Movie 2 Select Video for Movie Disc Production. 3 Select a Type of Disc from the drop-down menu and then a video format from the Country/Video Format of Disc menu. 4 If you have the PowerDirector Pro version, you will have the option of selecting Continue authoring and burning steps after movie is produced. The Disc Wizard will guide you through the remaining steps after you are finished with the basic producing steps. 5 Click Next.
Chapter 9 6 For the last step, enter a file name or click Browse to look for the correct directory. After finding the directory and typing in the new file name, click Save. 7 Check your File Details. Click Finish. 8 After production is completed, Pro’s Disc Wizard will automatically appear to allow you to select more video files for your movie disc along with the file you just produced. Go to "Authoring: Disc Type and Selecting Media Files" and #3 on page 125 to continue.
CHAPTER 10: CREATING YOUR OWN MOVIE DISC After you have completed your movie and have produced it into a file, you are ready to author and burn it on a disc for mass distribution. Just be sure your CD or DVD burner is working properly and you have a supply of format-compatible blank discs to get started. PowerDirector Pro’s Disc Wizard makes authoring and burning an effortless and fun process, which can also be saved for later use.
Chapter 10 Starting the Disc Wizard Tips: Click on the helpful questions located on every page of the Disc Wizard for a quick and convenient answer. 1 Click Disc Wizard 2 To open an existing project, refer to "Opening Disc Wizard Projects" on page 138 for more information. 3 If you already have a disc image, select Load an existing movie file and go to "Loading an Existing Movie File" on page 123. If not, the default Create new movie will be selected. Go to "Authoring Your Disc" on page 124.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc Loading an Existing Movie File 1 Select either Load a disc image file or Load a DVD folder. The latter choice is for users who have previously saved a movie file as a DVD folder. 2 Click Browse Open. to find the appropriate disc image and then click Click Next. Go to "Burning Your Disc" on page 134 and #3.
Chapter 10 Authoring Your Disc This process allows you to create personalized menus, slideshows, chapters, and much more for your movie discs regardless of the type of disc you have chosen. The steps below will be divided into authoring sections. If you have run out of time before completing this movie file, you may save this wizard project. Refer to "Saving and Opening Disc Wizard Projects" on page 138 for more information.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc 3 Select your video files for your movie disc. To begin, click Import media from PowerDirector projects to import all media files from a specific PowerDirector project. Find and select the project and click Open. All of this project’s Library files will be listed for selection. Or, you may click on From Local Disks to use video files from your local hard disk drive. Click on the drop-down menu to select a drive and its folders will be listed below.
Chapter 10 Authoring: Slideshows and Main Menu Order 1 The next step is if you would like to include your own personal photos and images as a slideshow. Select No, I do not want to include slideshows in this movie disc to skip this step and go to #6. Otherwise, click Next. 2 Disc Wizard allows you to create a maximum of 100 slideshows and 256 images per slideshow. First, click Add Slideshow and a dialog box will appear for you to select images. After selecting the images, click Open.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc After selecting an image, click Rotate Counterclockwise Clockwise to modify your images. After selecting an image, click Move Forward to rearrange the order of your slideshow. 4 or Rotate and Move Backward The last slideshow step is to specify the time for each individual slide. Enter the number of seconds in the Time Duration for Each Slide field. To add music for a slideshow, select a slideshow and then click Slideshow Music . Select the audio file and click Open.
Chapter 10 Authoring: Chapters and Menus 1 In order to make it easier for your audience to navigate within your movie discs, you could divide your a video file into chapters. Click Next if you would like to set chapters. Select No, I do not want to chapters on this movie disc and then click Next. Go to #5. The first current file will be displayed in the Preview Window. To preview, refer to "Previewing your Library Files" on page 32 for more information.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc 3 You may also detect scenes from your file with the Disc Wizard. Simply, click Detect Next Scene . The first frame of the next scene will be displayed. If you want to set a chapter here, click Add Chapter . If not, continue detecting to other scenes. (Refer to "Detecting Scenes" on page 35 for more information on this great new feature for PowerDirector 2.0) To modify the sensitivity of your scene detections, click Detect Scenes Options .
Chapter 10 6 Click on the drop-down menu in order to select a proper theme for your menu. Menu templates will be displayed according to the theme you selected. Click Next after selecting one. Note: If you previously had selected another template, a dialog box will appear to verify that you want to apply the new template you have selected. Click Yes to apply or No to revert to the existing template.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc 7 The next step allows you to modify all the menu options imaginable. Notice the right window and the icons that are aligned on its right in a vertical fashion. The default is Buttons Per Page . Select the number of buttons per page. Note: If your movie disc consists of multiple video files or slideshows, and you have set chapters for your video files, these chapters will be combined with other files’ chapters and slideshows in the menus.
Chapter 10 Note: The size of this image file will be resized during playback (stretched to fit) depending on the disc type you chose. Refer to the table at "NTSC and PAL" on page 142 for more information. Frames selections are for the visual representations of the individual chapters or slideshows. Navigational Buttons will include Home, Next and Previous if your disc possesses multiple menu pages.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc 3 4 Use the remote control’s menu arrows in order to select the proper file, chapter, or slideshow and click Enter to begin previewing. You may also click the each individual selection directly to begin playback without using the remote control. To return to the menu, click Menu . Utilize the navigational functions such as Play, Pause and Stop during the preview. Click Next Chapter and Previous Chapter jump to other chapters.
Chapter 10 Burning or Saving Your Movie You have reached the final stage of distributing your masterpiece for public consumption. You may either burn to your disc or save it as a movie file (disc image). Caution: If you are using CD-R discs (even multi-session discs), they must be completely new and blank. Burning Your Disc 1 The first step of the final stage is if you would like to burn it on your disc or to save this as an image file onto your hard disk drive. Select Burn disc now.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc 5 Enter the number of copies you would like to make. During the burning process, after one movie disc has been completed, the Disc Wizard will notify you for the next burning session so prepare all your discs beforehand! 6 Select the Recording speed by clicking on the drop-down menu. 7 Checked as default are two options listed below: Enable disc burning simulation is a pseudo-burning session that undergoes the burning process through simulation for testing.
Chapter 10 Saving as a Movie File 1 The first step of the final stage is if you would like to burn it on your disc or to save this as an image file onto your hard disk drive. Select Save to hard disk drive and click Next if you have not already done so. 2 Depending on your disc type, only Save as a disc image file will be available if you are burning a VCD or SVCD in the future. For DVD types, select the above or Save as a DVD folder.
Creating Your Own Movie Disc Enter the Volume Label if you wish. Note: When saving as a disc image, it will be in a proprietary format only the Disc Wizard may read and write to disk (i.e. burn) in the future. When saving as a DVD folder, all files will be in a standard format that any disk writer software application may read and write to disk (i.e. burn) in the future. 3 4 Enter the directory path and a new file name for this disc image.
Chapter 10 Saving and Opening Disc Wizard Projects If you are the perfectionist that people have claimed you to be, and you want to create a spellbinding movie file (disc image), you may save your Disc Wizard project (.CTR) for later use or reference. 1 At any step in the Disc Wizard, simply place your cursor on the Show Menu tab (icons will vary depending on the last performed action). The menu will be displayed. 2 Select Save As... A dialog box will appear.
CHAPTER 11: TECHNICAL SUPPORT Before asking CyberLink Corp. for technical support, please refer to this user's guide or online help for more information. You may also contact your local distributor/ dealer. If your problem is still not resolved, the following sections provide ways to obtain technical support. Web Support Solutions to your problem are available 24 hours a day at our Web sites in Taiwan, USA, or Japan: support.gocyberlink.com www.gocyberlink.com www.cli.co.
Chapter 11 Telephone Support You are welcome to call the CyberLink's Technical Support Hotline at: (886) 2-8667-1298 Phone support hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (GMT+8:00) Taiwan local time excluding holidays.
APPENDIX What Is MPEG? MPEG, simply, is an acronym short for the Moving Picture Experts Group which belongs to the family of ISO/IEC standards (International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission). It is a compression technology for digital video and audio signals intended for consumer distribution.
Appendix NTSC and PAL The NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) and PAL (Phase Alternating Line) are television standards used for commercial television broadcasting around the world. Both NTSC and PAL use interlaced content at 30 frames per second (i.e. 60 fields) and 25 frames per second (i.e. 50 fields) respectively.
Appendix The Digital Video Universe Profit outlooks and shrinking demand in the technology industry not-withstanding, the digital video revolution is well underway. There are still home videos to be edited, videos to be distributed, and full length movies to be produced. In previous generations, video editing and recording was accomplished through analog means by video professionals who had access to high-priced machinery and video equipment.
Appendix The difference is that it relies more on intraframe compression where each compressed frame will depend entirely on itself and not on data from preceding or following frames like MPEG. However, the DV format does incorporate the use of adaptive interfield compression where two extremely similar interlaced fields of a frame will be compressed together to save space. The analog generation is slowly witnessing its demise.
GLOSSARY ASF Short for Advanced Streaming Format, a streaming multimedia file format developed by Microsoft for Windows 98. Term is currently used interchangeably with WMA and WMV. bitrate Bitrate denotes the average number of bits that one second of video/audio data will consume. CD-R & CDRW CD-R stands for "CD-Recordable". Recordable CDs are WORM (Write Once, Read Multiple) media that work just like standard CDs but may only be written to once unlike CD-Rewritable (CDRW) discs, which may be reused.
Glossary DV Digital Video. Refers to the capturing, manipulation and storage of video in digital formats. The DV format is an international standard intended for consumer use created back in 1995 by a consortium of companies. DVD Digital Versatile Disc. DVD is a high capacity CD-size disc for video, multimedia, games and audio applications. DVD-ROM A read-only format, it is similar to the CD-ROM format for compact discs but holds up to 4.7 GB for single-side and singlelayered discs.
Glossary needed to avoid jerky motion is about 30. Some computer video formats, such as AVI, provide only 15 frames per second. frame rate For video content, the frame rate measures how many still frames per second. The higher the better when capturing video content with motion. GOP Group of Pictures. A MPEG compression technology, the GOP concept reduces the temporal redundancy across frames (from frame to frame) for video content and consists of I, B, P frames.
Glossary communicates with the end user's media player to determine the optimum speed for delivery. mono Mono is a single audio channel for lowest bitrate consumption. MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group. A family of international standards used for coding audio/video information into digital format. Currently, MPEG-2 is the standard for digital video formats and MP3 for strictly digital audio formats.
Glossary stereo Short for stereophonic and developed in the 1950’s, it constitutes sound reproduction using two independent audio channels. SVCD Conceived of in China, this format’s quality falls in between that of VCD 2.0 and DVD. SVRT Smart Video Rendering Technology. A proprietary CyberLink technology, SVRT saves vast amounts of time when producing movies that contain compressed MPEG files because it only renders edited portions.
Glossary and intelligent streaming and is, by default, the best way to stream media since it was designed especially for streaming. It also provides sufficient tools and support for traffic management and broadcasting streaming services. This differs from HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) streaming, which is directly streamed from Web servers. WMA Windows Media Audio. A Windows Media proprietary streaming audio format typically used to download and play files or to stream content.
INDEX A advanced settings 100 altering speeds. See Speed Mode analog camcorders 3, 51 devices 1 generation 144 signals 148 video capture See Capture Mode, analog video capture antenna 53 applying image color filters 92 eyedropper tool 92 in modes. See specific mode for details to Storyboard 11, 30, 33 ASF format 145 audio capture.
C camcorders DV 3, 51, 57 advent of 143 batch capturing from.See batch capturing Camera mode 57, 58 VCR mode 57, 60, 63 Camera mode 58 capture cards 3, 51 selecting source of 53 capture destination.
D data packets 102 data rate 111 deinterlacing 100, 145 deleting clips from Storyboard 39 files from Library 31 MPEG profiles 101 QuickTime profiles 115 RealVideo profiles 118 detected scenes merging 37 removing 37 detecting scenes 8, 30, 35 advanced settings in 36 by changing timecodes 36 ignoring fade ins 36 ignoring flashing lights 36 in capture mode 48 setting sensitivity 35, 129 through changing of timecodes 129 digital camera 3, 51 disc wizard adding slideshows 126 adjusting main menu order 127 buffer
E H edit preferences. See preferences, edit editing MPEG profiles 101 editing QuickTime profiles 115 editing RealVideo profiles 118 Effects Mode applying 76 background color setting 76 clearing effects 21, 76 effects settings table 74 foreground color setting 76 linked settings for 76 marking in 76 marking out 76 reverting 21, 76 supplying video effects 73 visual overview 12, 21 end of file 11, 33, 68 exiting PowerDirector 7, 27 hardware requirements.
removing from 30 restoring default Color Boards in 34 Show Audio icon 8 showing all audio files 8, 30 showing all image files 8, 30 showing all media files 8, 30 showing all video files 8, 30 showing Color Boards 34 visual overview 8 custom 100 video for general purposes 94, 97 used optimally with SVRT 95 MPEG-1 149 producing movies of.See producing, MPEG-1 movies MPEG-2 148 producing movies of.
applying image color filter 22, 25, 92 clearing effects 22, 89 editing video in 90 keeping aspect ratio 89 reverting 22, 89 selecting 88 transparency setting 89 visual overview 12, 22 playing files 11, 15, 33 playing movie 10, 40, 50 ports 53 PowerDirector overview 6 preferences 44 capture/export destination of 48 DV parameters setup 49 display Library files tool tips 47 edit applying clip preferences 46 default durations 46 removing clips 46 file directory and name default export directory 44 default impor
recording 11, 15 audio CD 56 Capture Mode.See Capture Mode, recording upside-down 146 removing audio files. See Audio Mode, removing audio files batch task. See Capture Mode, DV capture detected scenes 37 titles. See Titles Mode, removing titles resizing images. See Trim Mode, for image files video. See Trim Mode resizing resolution 148 reverting.
streaming requirements for 3 server 147 technology 102 stretch resize option 69, 70 supported file formats 4 system requirements 3 T technical support 139 time limit.See Capture Mode, time limit time slider 18, 33, 68 timecode.
video size 100, 111, 115, 118 Video Viewer 32 viewing scenes 30 W watermark. See Master Watermark Web server 102, 150 Windows Media 102, 149 Audio (WMA) 150 Player 102, 149, 150 profiles 102, 103 video for general purposes 103 Services server 149 Video (WMV) 150 Windows OS system requirements. See system requirements WMA 150 WMV 150 writing multiple files to DV tape 28 to DV tape.
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