Operation Manual

Chapter 2: Pre-production
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• Enable animated Interface: select to enable the animated
interface within CyberLink PowerDirector.
• Show sound waveform in Timeline: select to display the sound
waveform in the timeline that represents the sound levels in the
audio portion of video clips, music clips and voice clips.
• Enable file processing to speed up high definition video
editing: select this to speed up the editing of high definition
video by enabling CyberLink PowerDirector to process the file
faster. Enabling this consumes more CPU resources.
• Enable appending of information into files as RichVideo
information: select to allow CyberLink PowerDirector to append
RichVideo information into the media files.
• Enable the RichVideo information in open media dialog:
select to have CyberLink PowerDirector display RichVideo
information when importing media into the Media Library.
• Automatically check for software updates: select to have
CyberLink PowerDirector periodically check for updates or new
versions automatically.
• Use system default language: select this option for the
CyberLink PowerDirector language display to be the same as the
language of your operating system.
• User defined: select this option and then select the language
from the drop-down list that you want CyberLink PowerDirector
to use.
Editing Preferences
To set your editing preferences, click > Edit > Preferences. The
Preferences dialog box opens. Click the Editing tab. Available options
are as follows:
• Default workspace: select whether to display the Timeline or
Storyboard workspace in CyberLink PowerDirector by default.
• Link all tracks when moving/removing content in Video track:
links titles, video effects, music and PiP clips to clips in the Master
Video track. Selecting this option moves these clips when a video