Operation Manual

Creating Your Story

Move a Clip in the Workspace

Once a clip has been added to the workspace, you can drag it to a

different location on the track it is currently located in. (Only audio

clips can be dragged between tracks.) You may find moving media

clips easier in Storyboard view, especially if the clip has an extremely

short duration, or if you need to move it a relatively long distance

over the workspace.

Note: Moving a clip in the Video track automatically adjusts the

duration of the effects applied to it to synchronize with the remaining

clips in the Video track. Some effects may therefore disappear or

change length when you move a clip.

Select Clips in the Workspace

To select clips in the workspace, do one of the following:

• To select clips in a series, press the Shift key, then select the

clips.

• To select multiple, non-contiguous clips, press the Ctrl key,

then select the clips.

• To select all of the clips in a track, right-click inside the track,

then select Select All.

Cut/Copy/Paste a Clip in the Workspace

You can cut, copy, and paste media clips in PowerDirector’s

workspace.

When you paste, clips appear at the current position of the Timeline

slider. If that position occurs within the duration of a media clip, the

new clip is pasted immediately after that clip. If the Timeline slider is

positioned in a gap between clips, the new clip is pasted and

truncated (if necessary) to fit in the gap (PiP/Music/Voice tracks

only). If the Timeline slider is positioned after the last clip, the new

clip is pasted immediately after the last clip.