Operation Manual

Editing Clips

Adjust a Video Clip’s Aspect Ratio

All video clips usually come in two aspect ratios, 4:3 and 16:9.

Depending on your media clips and the medium you will be using to

view your movie, you can adjust your movie’s aspect ratio

accordingly. Before you produce your movie, set the aspect ratio for

all of the video clips so that it matches the aspect ratio of your project.

Depending on the aspect ratio of your project and the aspect ratio of

your clips, you have two options available.

If your project aspect ratio is 4:3 and you wish to produce movies

with clips of 16:9 aspect ratio, do this:

1. Right-click the video clip whose aspect ratio you want to adjust

and select Set Aspect Ratio. The Clip Aspect Ratio Settings

dialog box opens.

2. Select an aspect ratio option:

• If you know that the aspect ratio of your clip is 16:9, select the

option The aspect ratio of the select video is 16:9 and choose

an option from the dropdown list.

• If you know that the aspect ratio of your clip is neither 4:3 or

16:9, select the option Neither 4:3 nor 16:9 and choose an

option from the dropdown list.

• If you do not know the aspect ratio of your clip, select Detect

and Suggest. PowerDirector scans the clip and automatically

selects the best option.

3. Click OK.