Operation Manual

Editing Clips

Set a Video Clip’s Interlacing Format

All video clips have an interlacing (TV) format, which specifies how

frames are displayed. Using video clips with conflicting (or incorrect)

TV formats can result in degraded video quality in your final

production.

Before you produce your movie, set all of the video clips to the same

format. While PowerDirector can normally detect and suggest the

correct format, some interlaced video (such as a video with very little

motion) may be misjudged as a progressive video. PowerDirector

automatically produces interlaced video for DVD, SVCD, and DV-

AVI. Only change this setting if you are sure that PowerDirector has

wrongly set the format.

Note: This is an extremely important step to take before production, as

it can drastically affect final video quality!

To set a video clip’s TV format, do this:

1. Right-click the video clip whose interlacing format you want to

set and select Set TV format. The Interlace and Progressive

Settings dialog box opens.

2. Select an interlacing option:

• If you know the interlacing format you want to use, select the

corresponding option

• If you do not know the interlacing formation you want to use,

select Scan and Suggest Format. PowerDirector scans the

clip and automatically selects the best format.

3. Click OK.