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CyberLink PowerDirector Quick Start Guide
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and preview your finished movie, in just a
few steps.
Slideshow Creator: with the Slideshow
Creator you can instantly turn your photos
into a dynamic slideshow. Follow the steps
in the Slideshow Creator to import your
photos, add background music, and stylish
slideshow templates.
Note: once CyberLink PowerDirector creates
your movie or slideshow, the content is
placed on the timeline, where you can
manually edit the created production,
output it to a file, or burn it to a disc.
Capturing and Importing
The first step in creating your production is
to capture and import your project’s media.
You can capture media from a variety of
sources, including a DV/HDV camcorder,
webcam, digital TV signal, or a microphone.
Setting up capture profiles: before you
begin capturing, make sure to set the
capture profile, i.e. set the media file type
created and the quality of the captured file.
To do this:
1. In Capture mode, click the Profile
button after you have selected your
capture device.
2. In the profile window, select the file
format and set the quality of the
recorded file.
3. If you want to customize the media file
profile, select the New button and
then customize the resolution, bitrate,
compression, etc., as required.
IEEE 1394 vs. USB import: if your DV/HDV
camcorder connects to your computer via a
IEEE 1394 cable, select the Capture button
and then the or
option as
required. Follow the instructions on the UI to
capture your video.
If your camcorder connects via a USB cable,
first manually transfer the video files to your
computer’s hard drive and then import the
files into the media library in Edit mode.
Importing: you can import any existing
media that is on your computer’s hard drive
and use it in your production. This is done in
the Edit module of CyberLink PowerDirector
by clicking on the button.
Editing
The Edit mode is where you create your
video production by adding media to the
workspace timeline.
3D Media: CyberLink PowerDirector
supports various 3D video and image
formats. You can use 3D media to create
both 3D videos, and standard 2D video
productions. All 3D media and effects in the
library are indicated by a 3D icon in the top
left of its thumbnail.
Note: in order for 3D media files to display
properly in your video production, you may
first need to set their 3D source format. To
do this, right-click on each imported media
file in the library and then select Set 3D
Source Format.
Track Manager: if required, you can add
additional video and audio tracks. You can
add up to 100 video and audio tracks to the
timeline.
To add tracks, click on to open the Track
Manager.
Preview Resolution: if the resolution of your
production appears low or degraded in the
preview window, select and then a
higher preview resolution from the list.
The higher the resolution you select, the
more resources that are required to preview
your video production.
Produce & Create Disc
The Produce and Create Disc modes are
part of the post production process.
Producing creates a video file on your hard
drive that you can watch, share, or upload.