CyberLink PowerDirector 8, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ordance with the laws of Taiwan PowerDirector is a registered trademark along with other company and product names mentioned in this publication used for identification purposes and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic MLP Lossless The AAC logo and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confide...

Page 3: ...rs Copyright 2009 CyberLink Corporation All rights reserved Mailing Address CyberLink Corporation 15F 100 Minchiuan Road Shindian City Taipei 231 Taiwan Web Site www cyberlink com Telephone 886 2 8667 1298 Fax 886 2 8667 1300 ...

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Page 5: ...e PowerDirector Workspace 9 Rooms 10 Media Room 10 Effect Room 10 PiP Objects Room 10 Particle Room 11 Title Room 11 Transition Room 11 Audio Mixing Room 11 Voice Over Recording Room 11 Chapter Room 11 Subtitle Room 12 Library Window 12 Explorer View 12 Library Menu 13 Expandable Workspace 13 Fit Scroll in Timeline 14 Resizing the Ruler 14 ...

Page 6: ...Capturing from a DV Camcorder 25 Capturing from an HDV Camcorder 26 Capturing from a TV Signal 26 Capturing from a Digital TV Signal 26 Capturing from a Webcam 27 Capturing from a Microphone 27 Capturing from a CD 27 Capturing from a DVD 27 Capturing from an AVCHD Camcorder 27 Captured Content 28 Quality Profile Setup 28 Capture Settings 28 Capture Preferences 28 Detecting Scenes and Extracting Au...

Page 7: ... the Workspace 42 Adding Video Effects PiP Objects Particle Effects Titles and Transi tions 44 Editing Your Media 47 Splitting a Clip 47 Trimming Video and Audio Clips 47 Setting Clip Duration 49 Muting Media Clips 50 Editing Images 51 Fixing and Enhancing Photos Videos 51 Power Tools 51 Freeze Frame Effect 52 Time Info 52 Setting Video Clip Interlacing Format 52 Adjusting Video Clip Aspect Ratio ...

Page 8: ... Voice Over 74 Chapters 75 Setting Chapters 75 Setting Chapter Thumbnails 75 Subtitles 76 Adding Subtitles 76 Editing Subtitles 76 Importing Subtitles from Text Files 77 Syncing Subtitles with Dialogue 77 Producing Your Video 79 Viewing SVRT Information 79 Produce Window 79 Outputting to a File 81 Outputting to a Camcorder 83 Uploading Video to YouTube 84 Uploading Video to Facebook 85 Creating Di...

Page 9: ... Workspace Hotkeys 98 Smart Guide Hotkeys 100 Main Panel Hotkeys 100 Library Hotkeys 100 Capture Hotkeys 102 Voice Over Hotkeys 102 Preview Window Hotkeys 103 Title Designer Hotkeys 103 SVRT When Can I Use it 105 Licenses and Copyrights 105 Dolby Laboratories 106 Technical Support 107 Before Contacting Technical Support 107 Web Support 108 Index 109 ...

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Page 11: ... for this version of CyberLink PowerDirector Note this document is for reference and informational use only Its content and the corresponding program are subject to change without notice Welcome Welcome to the CyberLink family of digital video tools CyberLink PowerDirector is a digital video editing program that lets you create professional looking videos and photo slideshows complete with music v...

Page 12: ...t from your creation Grid lines and boundary Use grid lines and the boundary which you can snap to as a reference point to assist in the precise placement of PiP media and titles Expandable Workspace Expand the CyberLink PowerDirector workspace to fit your needs and personal preference Zoom in out on preview window Useful tool that lets you zoom in or out on the preview window when using PiP media...

Page 13: ...der when you enable dual displays Produce Produce window All new easy to use Produce window that makes outputting your video a breeze Mobile phone format Output videos into H 264 format for WOOO video Upload to Facebook Uploaded your video productions directly to your Facebook page Share timeline info Share your project s timeline info on DirectorZone to show others how you created your video prod...

Page 14: ...s you search for and download PiP objects title templates particle objects and disc menus created by other users of CyberLink PowerDirector You may also share your own creations by uploading them to DirectorZone To sign in to DirectorZone click the Sign in to DirectorZone link on the top of the CyberLink PowerDirector window Go to http directorzone cyberlink com to view more information on the fea...

Page 15: ...ferent tasks Capture Edit Produce and Create Disc By default CyberLink PowerDirector opens in the Edit mode but you can easily switch between modes to perform your required task by using these buttons Mode Description Capture Captures media in a variety of formats from a variety of sources See Capturing Media on page 24 Edit Edit your production by adding video and photos to the timeline then add ...

Page 16: ...y MPEG 2 Profiles Pentium 4 2 2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200 High Quality MPEG 4 and Streaming WMV QuickTime RealVideo Profiles Pentium 4 2 4 Ghz or AMD Athlon XP 2400 AVCHD and MPEG 2 HD for BD HD burning Profiles Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400 or Athlon 64 X2 5000 Video Capturing Device PCI or USB1 0 2 0 capture device compliant with WDM standard i e PC Camera and TV tuner with WDM driver DV camcorder co...

Page 17: ...n Hard Disk Space 5 GB required 400MB for SmartSound Quicktrack Library 10 GB 20 GB recommended required for DVD production 60GB 100GB recommended required for BD HD AVCHD production Burning Devices A CD or DVD burner CD R RW DVD R RW or DVD R RW is required to burn VCD DVD SVCD AVCHD titles A Blu ray Disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu ray Disc titles Microphone A microphone is required...

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Page 19: ...rDirector so getting familiar with everything is has to offer will be helpful A Rooms B Library Window C Explorer View D Expandable Workspace E Fit Scroll in Timeline F Resizing the Ruler G Preview Window H Display Preview Options I Zoom In Out J Media Viewer K Take Snapshot Preview Quality L Editing Workspace M Range Selection N Track Manager O Timeline Storyboard View A B D O C N J H E F G M L K...

Page 20: ...age the media within your library The options include exporting your entire media library as a PDL file importing a media library PDL file exported from another project or version of CyberLink PowerDirector emptying the entire contents of the media library Effect Room The Effect Room contains a library of special effects that are used on the video files and images in your project For more informat...

Page 21: ...r smoother and more professional For more information see Adding Transitions on page 46 Audio Mixing Room In the Audio Mixing Room you can use controls to mix all of the audio tracks in your project For more information see Mix Audio Levels in the Audio Mixing Room on page 72 Voice Over Recording Room In the Voice Over Recording Room you can record a voice over for your video while you are watchin...

Page 22: ...ts titles and transitions you apply to your media The media content that is displayed in the library window depends on the room you are currently within Explorer View Select the button to toggle the explorer view within the library windows Within the explorer view you can gain access to your library folders in order to organize your media into subfolders In the explorer view you can click on to ad...

Page 23: ...rary menu and depend on the specific room you are within Expandable Workspace The look of the CyberLink PowerDirector workspace is fully expandable and customizable based on your personal preference Simply drag the borders of the preview window and timeline to resize them to your liking This allows you to get the most out of your display device space and customize the size of the preview window as...

Page 24: ...abled within the timeline the Master Video Track will always remain on top of the other tracks when scrolling through the tracks Resizing the Ruler You can resize the timeline ruler for a more expanded or condensed view of your production To resize the ruler click on the ruler and drag it Expanding the ruler is especially handy when aligning clips and effects while condensing it gives you a global...

Page 25: ... take a photo snapshot of the current frame of video by selecting and then the preview resolution from the list CyberLink PowerDirector also offers several other preview methods for viewing your production including viewing your production at full screen in the Media Viewer or on a secondary display device Zoom In Out When you place media on the PiP track of the timeline use the Fit drop down to z...

Page 26: ...o Reference to have the selected objects snap to the grid lines TV safe zone and the boundary of the preview window Dual Preview If you have a secondary display device such as a monitor TV or DV camcorder connected to your computer click the button and select Dual Preview to extend your workspace and preview your project on a secondary display Note to use a connected monitor or TV as a secondary p...

Page 27: ...wer click in the Media Viewer to view your production at full screen click in full screen mode to return the window to the normal size click in full screen mode to close the Media Viewer Editing Workspace The editing workspace is where you create your project by adding your media various effects transitions and titles The editing workspace has two different views the Timeline and Storyboard view w...

Page 28: ...tle Track contains title effects that appear over any clips in the Master Video Track that occur during the title effect s duration Voice Track contains a narrative voice over or second audio clip Music Track contains your project s main audio and music clips Within the Track Manager you can add up to two additional music tracks into the timeline The music tracks are numbered within the timeline a...

Page 29: ... PiP or music tracks to the timeline This allows you to have up to nine PiP objects displayed on a video at the same time or up to three pieces of music in your production To add tracks to the timeline click on and then select the number of PiP or music tracks you would like to add Note optional feature in CyberLink PowerDirector Check the readme file for detailed versioning information Locking Un...

Page 30: ...eadme file for detailed versioning information To display a track that is hidden in the timeline first click Movie in the Preview window then click to the left of the track Storyboard View The storyboard view is essentially a large graphical display of your project which can help you visualize the scenes and the overall production more clearly To switch to storyboard view click Note a number of fe...

Page 31: ...tor supports the following file formats Image JPEG TIFF BMP GIF PNG Video DV AVI Windows AVI DAT MPEG 1 MPEG 2 DVR MS VOB VRO WMV MOV MOD TOD MPEG 4 MTS M2TS JTS TS M2T 3GP 3GPP2 Additional formats available on Windows 7 Divx Xvid Audio MP3 WAV WMA M4A Note the supported file formats depend on the version of CyberLink PowerDirector you have installed on your computer Check the readme file for deta...

Page 32: ...ibrary for use in a project To download photos from Flickr do this 1 Click on and then select Import from Flickr 2 Follow the steps within the wizard window to authorize CyberLink PowerDirector to use your Flickr account and accept the Terms of Use from Flickr Note having a Flickr account is not required to search for browse and download photos from Flickr 3 Select from the drop down whether to se...

Page 33: ...ign in to Freesound and then accept the Terms of Use 3 Within the search window perform a search for the audio clips you are looking for Note use the check boxes to filter the keyword search criteria before performing your search 4 Select all of the audio that you want to import into your Media Library and then click on the Download button Note you cannot use the audio downloaded into your Media L...

Page 34: ...apture media from a variety of sources directly into your Media Library When you click the Capture button you enter the capture window In the capture window the program appears as follows A Capture from a DV Camcorder B Capture from an HDV Camcorder C Capture from a TV Signal D Capture from a Digital TV Signal E Capture from a Webcam F Capture from a Microphone G Capture from a CD H Capture from a...

Page 35: ...ire a long video segment in its entirety without skipping over sections DV Backup The DV Backup feature lets you back up the digital video from your DV camcorder directly to DVD using CyberLink PowerDirector Click the button to begin backing up your video Note this feature requires a DVD burner Optional feature in CyberLink PowerDirector Check the readme file for detailed versioning information Ba...

Page 36: ...detailed versioning information Capturing from an HDV Camcorder HDV camcorders record in a high definition digital format that does not require conversion before being used on a computer You can capture scenes from your HDV camcorder directly into CyberLink PowerDirector Note if your HDV camcorder connects to your computer via USB you must import video files directly as if your camcorder is a regu...

Page 37: ...a really fun personalized video If you have music stored on an audio CD you can record songs you want and then add them as audio tracks in your CyberLink PowerDirector project Capturing from a DVD You can capture video scenes including the audio portion from a DVD for use in your CyberLink PowerDirector project Note some DVDs are protected by technology that does not allow you to capture the conte...

Page 38: ...button to specify the folder you want all of the captured media to be stored Quality Profile Setup When capturing media you can select its file format and quality profile by clicking the Profile button CyberLink PowerDirector s capture functions vary depending on the version installed For information on the availability of specific features in the version that you are using please check the Readme...

Page 39: ...lip is placed on the timeline See Time Info on page 52 for more information select Non real time when capturing from a camcorder to continue processing captured video after the original video stops playing in order to ensure that no frames are dropped select Begin with fade in to a add fade in to audio captured with a microphone select End with fade out to a add fade out to audio captured with a m...

Page 40: ...es show a small folder icon in the lower right hand corner of the clip when displayed in the media library To display a clip s scenes click the folder icon Extracting Audio from a Video Clip If you want to include just the audio from a video clip you can extract it from the video clip in the media library by right clicking it and selecting Extract Audio The audio clip is separated from the video a...

Page 41: ...ector automatically appends a sequential number to this name to create a unique filename for each captured file Select a file format from the drop down list for your snapshots You have the choice between BMP JPG GIF and PNG formats Always prompt me to confirm file name select this option if you would like CyberLink PowerDirector to prompt you to enter a file name each time you take a snapshot Snap...

Page 42: ...ce 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 Auto delete temporary files every select to have CyberLink PowerDirector automatically delete temporary files created while editing every specified number of da...

Page 43: ...ying Magic Motion select this option to add the transition selected in Transition type between photos when using the Magic Motion tool and apply to all photos Add an effect and a title when using Freeze Frame select this option to automatically add an effect and title to the timeline when you click the Freeze Frame button Durations set the default durations in seconds for image files and the diffe...

Page 44: ...a video clip to the workspace whose aspect conflicts with that of the project Enable file deletion from hard drive select this option if you would like to enable the deletion of files from your hard drive from within the media library Enable warning when chapters are removed during editing select this option to enable a warning message if chapter points are deleted during video editing Always prom...

Page 45: ...ture detect scenes by time code and then save each scene as a separate file DV VCR mode only select this option to detect scene break signals and to save each scene as a separate file DV camcorders generate a scene break signal on the tape whenever users release the REC button This feature is only available in DV camcorder capture DV Parameters click this button to set the buffer parameters for yo...

Page 46: ...es The Preferences dialog box opens Click the DirectorZone tab The available options are as follows Auto sign in Auto sign in to DirectorZone when PowerDirector is launched select this option and then enter in your e mail address and password to automatically sign in to DirectorZone when the program is opened If you do not have a DirectorZone account click on the Get an Account button Privacy rule...

Page 47: ...eative If you end up changing things too drastically you can always start over Setting Project Aspect Ratio Before you start working on your project you should set your project s aspect ratio The default aspect ratio is 16 9 which fully utilizes a widescreen TV or display device as well as YouTube s full video window You can also revert back to 4 3 if required just ensure that the aspect ratio of ...

Page 48: ...y selected media If you only want to use a specific number of clips select the clips you want to use before you begin To use the Magic Movie Wizard click the button located to the left of the timeline and then follow the detailed steps provided in the wizard Slideshow Designer The Slideshow Designer is the easiest way to take your photos and turn them instantly into a dynamic slideshow Drag all th...

Page 49: ... music and then to mark the end point select to have the background music gradually Fade in or Fade out Slideshow Preferences Click on Slideshow Preferences to configure the preferences for your slideshow as follows Duration use this option to set the length of your slideshow Select Fit photos to music for the length of the slideshow to match the duration of the selected music Select Fit music to ...

Page 50: ...gner A Preview Area B Editing Area C Slide Area D Extra Tools Area The editing options and tools that are available in the Slideshow Designer depend on the slideshow template you selected The following outlines the editing options for each of the templates in the Slideshow Designer Cell Slideshow When customizing a cell slideshow in the Slideshow Designer you can perform the following functions in...

Page 51: ...3D slideshow in the Slideshow Designer you can perform the following functions in slide area click on a specific slideshow slide to view and edit it in the editing area Cropping area resize and drag the box to the area of the photo you want highlighted in the 3D photo on the slide in the preview area use the playback controls to preview the slideshow Highlight Slideshow When customizing a highligh...

Page 52: ... add video clips and photos to either the Master Video Track or a PiP picture in picture Track Note you can add additional PiP tracks to your project s timeline in the Track Manager allowing you to have up to nine PiP objects displayed on a video at the same time See Track Manager on page 19 for more information To add video clips or photos to the workspace do this select the clips and then click ...

Page 53: ...s folder or select from the library drop down menu Note you can add color boards to either the Master Video or PiP Track Adding Audio Clips Audio clips allow you to add background music or a narrative voice over to your video CyberLink PowerDirector provides up to four tracks for audio three music tracks and one voice track which you can use interchangeably Note you can add additional music tracks...

Page 54: ...e timeline do this select an effect and then click to add it to the Effect Track at the current position of the timeline slider drag an effect from the Effects Room into the Effect Track directly beneath the clip s in the Master Video Track that you want to apply it to right click on an effect and select Add Replace in Timeline to add or replace the Effect Track at the current position of the Time...

Page 55: ...meline to add or replace the object at the current position of the Timeline slider as required Note you can download additional PiP objects from the DirectorZone web site See Downloading Templates from DirectorZone on page 23 for more information Once you add objects to the PiP Track click the Modify button to edit its placement motion and more in the PiP Designer See Modifying PiP Effects in the ...

Page 56: ... at the current position of the timeline slider by clicking and then selecting Add Random Title Effect Note you can download additional title templates from the DirectorZone web site See Downloading Templates from DirectorZone on page 23 for more information Once you add a title template to the Title Track click the Modify button to edit it in the Title Designer See Modifying Title Effects in the ...

Page 57: ...processes that you can perform on the different types of media clips Note the functions in this section can only be performed in timeline view Splitting a Clip When a single media clip is selected on the timeline click Split to separate it into two clips at the current position of the timeline slider Use this feature to quickly remove unwanted portions of a clip or to insert color boards or other ...

Page 58: ...the Multi Trim tool A Preview Area B Timeline Magnifier C Timeline D Magnified Timeline E Trimmed Portions Area F Magnifier Tools G Trimming Tools H Playback Controls I Frame Display Note optional features in CyberLink PowerDirector Check the readme file for detailed versioning information To perform a trim on a video select the video clip on the timeline that you want to trim and click Multi Trim...

Page 59: ...s area move the timeline slider over a trimmed portion and click the button in the trimming tools to split it into two clips click on in the trimming tools to detect all the scenes in your video clip You can then choose to just mark them on the timeline or have CyberLink PowerDirector automatically trim them for you Trimming Audio Video Clips To trim an audio video clip select the clip on the time...

Page 60: ... shortest clip they affect Muting Media Clips If you want to mute the audio portion of an a media clip right click on it and then select Mute Clip Any audio volume keys you added previously are hidden To restore sound to the track right click the track and deselect Mute Clip Note if you would like to mute the audio of an entire track right click on the track and then select Mute Track This is some...

Page 61: ...these features Power Tools Select a video on the timeline and then select the Power Tools button to perform a range of powerful functions including Video in Reverse when enabled on a selected video clip it will play in backwards Video Crop select this option to crop or zoom in on a specific portion of a video clip Select the Crop Video button to define the area you want to zoom in on crop You can ...

Page 62: ...ation Time Info When a RichVideo video clip or an EXIF image is added to the timeline the Time Info button is enabled Click the Time Info button to enable the date caption or time code that was captured from the original camcorder or digital camera You may also add a text remark to your video or image if required Setting Video Clip Interlacing Format All video clips have an interlacing TV format w...

Page 63: ...video with clips that have a 16 9 aspect ratio right click on the video clip you want to adjust and select Set Aspect Ratio Using Magic Tools CyberLink PowerDirector offers a number of magic tools that can assist you to edit and touch up your audio video and image clips The magic tools can also help you add a creative style to your video production or add the right background music CyberLink Power...

Page 64: ...put it to a file or burn it to disc See Magic Movie Wizard on page 38 for more information on using this feature Magic Fix With Magic Fix you can stabilize videos taken with shaky hands enhance a video s audio or the quality of a video s image You can also use this tool to remove red eye from photos or to improve the focus on photos that are out of focus Click on the button to consult the iHelp fo...

Page 65: ...yframe Timeline K Playback Controls The Magic Motion Designer uses keyframes to customize the motion on a photo Keyframes are frames of your video that define the start and end points of an effect which in this example is motion or the size of the focus area In the Magic Motion Designer you can use the playback controls or drag the slider to preview the current motion in the preview window click o...

Page 66: ...elect Snap to Reference to have the focus area snap to the grid lines TV safe zone and boundary of the video area Magic Cut Magic Cut auto edits your video clips using magic video technology to locate and keep the most interesting moments while discarding sections of lesser importance The Magic Cut tool is ideal for condensing long video segments into shorter clips For example Magic Cut can edit a...

Page 67: ...fying a Video Effect Many video effects let you customize its properties such as the intensity or other random settings using keyframes and various sliders Video effects only affect the clips in the Master Video Track that appear within the effect s duration To modify a video effect double click on it or select it and then click Modify To modify a video effect that is applied to the entire clip se...

Page 68: ...ll of the same properties as any other PiP photo or video You can resize reposition and modified objects by adding shadows chroma key effects and more Modifying PiP Effects in the PiP Designer A PiP picture in picture effect allows you to insert an image video or object onto an existing image or video clip in your video effectively overlaying a picture in picture within the existing clip You can m...

Page 69: ...lect an item on the PiP Track and then click Modify within the PiP Objects room click on to create a new PiP object template from scratch by importing a custom image within the PiP Objects room select an existing PiP object and then click on to edit the existing template Modifying PiP Effect Size and Position You can change the size position and orientation of the media clip or object in a PiP eff...

Page 70: ...ind it In effect the selected color becomes transparent select the check box and then click on to add a shadow to the clip or object in a PiP effect Available options allow you to change the shadow s color direction and distance from the PiP effect You can also set the transparency and blur levels of the shadow using the available sliders select the check box and then click on to add a border arou...

Page 71: ...iP effect drag an existing keyframe to a new location in the preview window The PiP effect will move along the new path to get to the changed keyframe drag the path line to alter the path the PiP effect will take to get to the next keyframe click the add keyframe button to add a new keyframe where required click on to duplicate the previous or next keyframe on the keyframe timeline Doing this will...

Page 72: ...ency of the PiP effect in the PiP Designer by using the transparency slider to set your desired level of transparency for your effect Note use keyframes to control the transparency of your PiP effect Customizing PiP Effect Rotation To customize the rotation of a PiP effect enter in the degree of rotation in the Rotation settings section you want the PiP to rotate in the available box then choose w...

Page 73: ...masks tab you can use masks to overlay portions of the PiP effect or master video Masks are useful if you want to show hide portions of the master video or PiP effect on the final production Use the transparency slider to set the transparency level for the mask if required ...

Page 74: ...customize the particle object properties using the Particle Designer A Upload to DirectorZone B Select Edit Particle Objects Area C Add Remove Edit Particle Objects D Save Custom Template E Particle Object F Master Video G TV Safe Zone Grid Lines H Particle Timeline To open the Particle Designer select an particle effect on the PiP Track and then click Modify within the Particle Room click on to c...

Page 75: ...boundary of the video area To modify its range direction position or orientation select the particle object that you want to modify and then click and drag to the desired result click on and drag it to a new position Adding Particle Objects and Background Images You can add additional particle objects to a particle effect template or insert a custom background image To do this click on and then se...

Page 76: ...emitted from the source point speed of the particles display time life time size wave path and rotation Set all of the parameters to best suit the effect you are trying to accomplish Adding Motion to Particle Objects Within the particle object motion tab you can add motion to a particle object allowing the particle s source to move across the screen You can choose from a number of predefined motio...

Page 77: ...le Designer A Upload to DirectorZone B Text Properties Tab C Title Properties D Animation Properties Tab E Save Custom Template F Background Properties Tab G Title Effect H Master Video I TV Safe Zone Grid Lines J Title Keyframe Timeline To open the Title Designer select a title effect in the Title Track and then click Modify within the Title room click on to create a new title template from scrat...

Page 78: ...ify everything from the text size style color as well as adding shadows and borders To modify the text font style size weight or alignment simply use the available options above the preview window Applying Character Presets to Title Effects You can apply a defined character preset to a title effect After you have applied the defined character preset you can go to font face shadow or border setting...

Page 79: ...n properties tab select the text object you wish to animate in the list or click on the object in the preview window You can then click Starting Effect and select a starting animation effect from the available list click Ending Effect and select an ending animation effect from the available list To edit an imported image select the image object in the list or click on the object in the preview win...

Page 80: ...s You can add your own background images to a title effect The background image is added to the entire title effect and will overlay the content from the Master Video Track To apply a background image to a title effect click the background properties tab and select the background you wish to use from the list Note if you don t see a background image you like you can import your own image Click to ...

Page 81: ...ract the audio from the video clip as a separate file To extract the audio from a video clip see Extracting Audio from a Video Clip on page 30 Change Audio Clip Volume Levels Your video production may contain audio in one of the music tracks the Voice Track and in the video clips in the Master Track Since all of these tracks may have been recorded at different levels the result could produce an ov...

Page 82: ...e volume levels of the audio clips in the editing workspace The audio mixer contains audio mixing controls for all of the audio tracks in the editing workspace A PiP Track Selector B Audio Volume Controls C Music Track Selector D Fade In Out Controls E Music Gain Control When you enter the Audio Mixing Room the audio at the current position of the timeline is available for mixing Use the playback ...

Page 83: ...want to mix the audio for Adding Fade Effects to Audio Clips To add a fade in fade out effect to an audio clip click on the point in the audio click you want the fade effect to begin and then click to add a fade in effect click to add a fade out effect Restoring Audio Clip Volume Levels If you are dissatisfied with the volume level of any audio clip after manually adjusting the levels you can easi...

Page 84: ...ol B Recording Preferences Buttons C Record Stop Button D Fade In Out Buttons Set your voice over preferences as follows select Device to select your audio device and input select Profile to set up the audio quality select Preferences to set a recording time limit or 3 second delay before recording begins to ensure you are ready to record You can also set auto fade ins and outs select whether to s...

Page 85: ...Chapter Room do one of the following to set a chapter at the beginning of each video clip click to set chapters at fixed intervals enter an interval in minutes then click to set a specified number of chapters evenly on your disc enter the number of chapters in the entry box then click to set chapter points manually navigate to a location on the timeline then click to remove a chapter point select ...

Page 86: ...when created within CyberLink PowerDirector Text formatting for disc subtitles is more limited Create subtitles imprinted on a video file select this option to blend subtitles into the video Adding Subtitles To add a subtitle to your video production you can use the playback controls to locate the beginning point of each piece of dialogue that corresponds with the subtitle and then continually cli...

Page 87: ...ubtitle markers Syncing Subtitles with Dialogue To ensure that the subtitles in your video production sync with the video dialogue CyberLink PowerDirector provides a number of options for specifying the location To set a starting time for a subtitle do either of the following enter a time code in the Start Time column for the subtitle position your cursor at the beginning of the subtitle marker on...

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Page 89: ...ess To view how CyberLink PowerDirector uses SVRT in your current project click View SVRT Information For more information see SVRT When Can I Use it on page 105 The colors that appear in the SVRT track indicate how CyberLink PowerDirector uses SVRT for the related clip or clip portion Green no rendering is required during production Blue only video rendering is required Yellow only audio renderin...

Page 90: ...n effortless Note before producing your movie make sure that all of your video clips have the same interlacing format This is an extremely important step to take before production as it can drastically affect final video quality If you produce your movie and find the video quality unsatisfactory verify if the interlacing format of all of your video clips is the same If your clips have different in...

Page 91: ... to file that you can watch on a computer portable device or burn to a disc at a later date There are file formats available for all of your production requirements See Outputting to a File on page 81 for more information Camcorder Click on the Camcorder tab if you want to produce your video and then output it to a DV HDV or HDD camcorder See Outputting to a Camcorder on page 83 for more informati...

Page 92: ...dit an existing one or select a different existing profile and other options from one of the available drop downs in the production options section Configuring Production Preferences Before you begin producing your file you can select from the following production preferences Note the preferences that are available depend on the file format you selected and the version of CyberLink PowerDirector t...

Page 93: ...hen write it back to a DV or an HDV tape Note you must manually locate the position on your HDV camcorder tape where you want to write back your content to before proceeding You can also output your production to a file that you can then copy back to an HDD hard disk drive camcorder Customizing Video Profiles After you select whether to output your file to a DV HDV or HDD camcorder depending on yo...

Page 94: ...ct this option to preview your movie during production Selecting this option will increase the time required to produce your file Delete the file after the write back is complete select this option to have CyberLink PowerDirector delete the produced video file after it has written it back to your DV or HDV camcorder x v Color x v Color is a new color system that can display a wider color range tha...

Page 95: ... captured video quality and the bandwidth of the user who is watching the video Configuring Production Preferences Before you begin producing you can select from the following production preferences Enable preview during production select this option to preview your movie during production Selecting this option will increase the time required to produce your file Shut down after production select ...

Page 96: ...fore you begin producing you can select from the following production preferences Enable preview during production select this option to preview your movie during production Selecting this option will increase the time required to produce your file Shut down after production select this option for if you want to shut down your computer automatically after CyberLink PowerDirector finishes uploading...

Page 97: ... CD DVD or Blu ray Disc Ultra version only complete with stylish menus in just a few simple steps You can also import other videos and CyberLink PowerDirector projects creating multi layered a professional looking disc A Disc Content Tab B Menu Preferences Tab C Disc Preferences Tab D Disc Menu Properties E Burn to Disc F Preview Disc Menu G Toggle Display H Disc Content E H A B C D F G ...

Page 98: ...ny chapters contained within Once you import all of the videos and CyberLink PowerDirector projects that you want into your disc menu you can then perform the following functions click on to play the selected title click on to remove the selected title from the disc menu click on to edit the selected title in the Edit module click on to view set edit the selected title s chapters Disc Menu Prefere...

Page 99: ...rectorZone on page 23 for more information Customizing Disc Menu Properties CyberLink PowerDirector gives you full creative control over the look and creation of your disc menu The disc menu properties area provides a preview of the current disc menu that will be burned to disc Click the Preview button to view a preview of your burned disc at any time To edit text that appears on the menu page inc...

Page 100: ...set as first play click to preview the first play video Setting Playback Mode Click the button to set how the disc plays back in a disc player Select from one of the available playback modes in the list Note select the Auto menu time out option in the Playback Mode Settings window if you want your disc content to begin playing automatically after displaying the disc menu for the specified duration...

Page 101: ...perties D Set Object Properties Tab E Save Custom Template F Set Button Properties Tab G Add Objects H TV Safe Zone Grid Lines J Menu Page View Go to Note optional feature in CyberLink PowerDirector Check the readme file for detailed versioning information Within the Menu Designer you can edit all three possible disc menu pages To modify a specific page select either Root Menu Titles Chapters Menu...

Page 102: ... can add a shadow around the text in the menu Available options allow you to change the shadow s color and size and add a transparency or blur effect Adding Borders Menu Text On the text properties tab you can add a border around the text in the menu text Available options allow you to change the border s color and size and add a transparency or blur effect Setting Object Properties On the set obj...

Page 103: ...ton frame setting button position or setting a button highlight style Note if you selected a menu template that uses clickable chapter text you can only customize the menu s navigation buttons On the set button properties tab set the effects as follows click on to select a chapter thumbnail button frame style Select Import Custom to import your own button frame style click on to set chapter thumbn...

Page 104: ...following preferences are available on the Disc Preferences tab Disc Format select the disc format you want to use to burn your video to a disc Depending on the disc format that you select there may be a drop down option to select the capacity of the disc Note you can also burn your video project to a removable in the AVCHD format To do this select the AVCHD button and then Removable Disk from the...

Page 105: ...cess or create a DVD folder to organize your media files on your hard drive Depending on your burning drive and disc type one or more of these options may be available simultaneously CyberLink PowerDirector supports the following disc formats for burning DVD DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW VCD SVCD CD R CD RW Blu ray Disc BD RE BD R Note see Disc Preferences on page 94 for information on selecting your ...

Page 106: ...mputer that contains all the files necessary for burning This folder can then be burned to disc at a later date Note creating a folder overwrites all of the existing data in a directory Erasing Discs If you are using a rewritable disc you can erase content that has data previously recorded on it This allows you to reuse the same discs over and over without the need to continually buy new discs Cli...

Page 107: ...s CyberLink PowerDirector allows you to employ a number of hotkeys to make working with video quicker and easier These hotkeys are organized by function and described below System Hotkeys Hotkey Function F1 Help Delete Delete selected item s Ctrl Z Undo Ctrl Y Redo Shift F12 Show Hotkey list help Alt space bar Open the Minimize menu in the top left corner Alt F4 Exit CyberLink PowerDirector ...

Page 108: ...ject Ctrl Shift S Save project as Ctrl Shift W New Workspace Hotkey Function Tab Switch between Timeline Storyboard Home Go to the beginning of clip project End Go to the end of clip project comma Previous frame period Next frame Down arrow Next second Up arrow Previous second Alt 1 Opens the Magic Fix function Alt 2 Opens the Magic Motion function Alt 3 Opens the Magic Cut function ...

Page 109: ...e Magic Movie Wizard Ctrl right arrow Go to next clip in the track Clip mode Ctrl left arrow Go to previous clip in the track Clip mode Ctrl C Copy Ctrl X Cut Ctrl V Paste Zoom ruler In Zoom ruler out Alt L Lock all tracks except Master Video track Alt U Unlock all tracks Alt C Open Preferences Hotkey Function ...

Page 110: ...Trim options F2 Open PiP Designer Particle Designer Title Designer Effect Settings Hotkey Function Alt F9 Switch to Capture mode Alt F10 Switch to Edit mode Alt F11 Switch to Produce mode Alt F12 Switch to Create Disc mode Hotkey Function F2 Rename media file F3 Open Media Room F4 Open Effect Room F5 Open PiP Objects Room F6 Open Particle Room F7 Open Title Room ...

Page 111: ...m F10 Open Voice Over Recording Room F11 Open Chapter Setting Room F12 Open Subtitle Room Ctrl Enter Display media in Media Viewer Ctrl A Select all Ctrl Tab Switch between filters Ctrl D Detect scenes Ctrl Q Import media file s Ctrl W Import a media folder Hotkey Function ...

Page 112: ... Hotkey Function Ctrl R Record Space bar DV play pause preview Ctrl DV stop preview Ctrl comma DV rewind Ctrl period DV fast forward Alt Y Add text captions on captured video Hotkey Function Ctrl H Fade in Ctrl J Fade out Ctrl R Start recording Ctrl Stop recording ...

Page 113: ... unti Page Up Switch to Clip mode Page Down Switch to Movie mode Ctrl F Fast forward Mark in Mark out Ctrl Enter Display media in Media Viewer Ctrl P Takes a snapshot of content in the preview window Ctrl plus Increase volume Ctrl minus Decrease volume Ctrl Backspace Mute Mute off Ctrl U Adjust system volume Hotkey Function Ctrl B Set text in bold ...

Page 114: ...CyberLink PowerDirector 104 Ctrl I Set text in italics Ctrl L Left align text Ctrl R Right align text Hotkey Function ...

Page 115: ...ns of clips must be rendered during production and SVRT can therefore not be applied Adding a title or transition effect Modifying the color of a video clip Audio profile does not match destination production profile Modifying the volume of an audio clip Merging two video clips clips within 2 seconds before or after the merged clips will be rendered Splitting a video clip clips within 2 seconds be...

Page 116: ...6 Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved ...

Page 117: ...s that are more current than the User Guide and online help When contacting technical support by email or phone please have the following information ready registered activation key Your activation key can be found on the CD cover the Box cover or in the email received after you purchased CyberLink products on the Cyberlink store the product name version and build number which generally can be fou...

Page 118: ...Qs and a user community forum in the following languages Language Web Support URL English http www cyberlink com prog support cs index do Traditional Chinese http tw cyberlink com prog support cs index do Japanese http jp cyberlink com prog support cs index do Italian http it cyberlink com prog support cs index do German http de cyberlink com prog support cs index do French http fr cyberlink com p...

Page 119: ... 27 B Batch production 81 Burning configuration 96 create folder 96 overview 95 Buttons frame style 93 highlight style 93 layout 93 navigation 93 per page 90 set effects 93 C Camcorders AVCHD 27 Capture format 28 from CD 27 from Digital TV 26 from DV camcorder 25 from DVD 27 from HDV camcorder 26 from microphone 27 from TV 26 from webcam 27 options 28 overview 24 preferences 34 quality 28 single s...

Page 120: ...ure from 26 DirectorZone 44 89 downloading templates 23 overview 4 preferences 36 share editing details 85 Disc formats supported 95 Disc menus add music 89 button effects 93 button frame 93 button highlight 93 button layout 93 buttons per page 90 customize 89 first play video 90 import content 88 menu designer 91 modify text 89 navigation button 93 preferences 94 preview 89 save 94 share 94 struc...

Page 121: ...Fade out 73 File formats 21 File preferences 31 First play video 90 Fit timeline 14 Fix Enhance 51 Flickr 22 Frame interpolated 51 Freesound 23 Freeze frame 52 Full erase 96 G General preferences 32 GPU acceleration 33 Grid lines 16 56 60 65 68 93 H HD TrueTheater 51 HDV camcorder capture from 26 Hotkeys 97 I Images edit 51 Import audio 23 background image 93 buttons 93 file formats 21 media 21 ph...

Page 122: ...tting 32 Media room 10 Media viewer 17 Menu designer button effects 93 button frame 93 button highlight 93 button layout 93 modify text 89 navigation buttons 93 overview 91 text shadow 92 video effect 94 Microphone capturing from 27 Mixing audio 72 in track 71 Mixing audio 72 Mobile phones 82 Modifying effects title 66 video 57 Motion adding to image clip 54 of particle effects modifying 66 of PiP...

Page 123: ... effects customize motion 61 customize rotation 62 modifying motion 60 modifying position 59 modifying size 59 predefined motion 61 save 62 shadows 60 share 62 transparency 62 PiP Objects modifying 58 PiP objects add PiP tracks 19 42 adding to timeline 45 download 23 overview 10 PiP track add 19 adding media 42 adding objects 45 adding particle effects 45 description 18 Power Tools 2 PowerDirector...

Page 124: ...evels 73 Reverse video 51 RichVideo 52 Ripping CD tracks 27 Rotate video 52 Ruler resizing 14 S Save character preset 70 disc menu template 94 particle effect template 66 PiP motion path 62 PiP template 62 title template 70 Scene detection 29 Secondary display 16 Set chapter thumbnail 75 Set chapters 75 Settings default durations 33 maximum undo levels 32 Shadows in menu text 92 in PiP effects 60 ...

Page 125: ...media 37 adding particle effects 45 adding PiP objects 45 adding title effects 46 adding transition effects 46 adding video effects 44 fit 14 hide tracks 20 lock tracks 19 overview 17 unlock tracks 19 view 17 Title effects adding to timeline 46 animations 69 70 download 23 modifying font 68 modifying position 68 overview 11 save 70 shadows 69 share 70 speed 69 Title track adding titles 46 descript...

Page 126: ...hance 51 enhancement 51 Magic Fix 54 Magic Style 56 overlay 35 preview 15 profiles 82 83 quality YouTube 85 reverse 51 rotation 52 speed 51 split 47 split audio 71 trim 48 49 upscaling 51 Video clip detecting scenes in 29 extract audio 30 Video effects add to entire clip 44 adding to timeline 44 disc menu 94 modifying 57 Video track adding color boards 43 adding media 42 adding transitions 46 desc...

Page 127: ... Workspace adding clips to 42 adding effects to 44 adding titles to 44 adding transitions to 44 extend 16 resize 13 storyboard view 20 timeline view 17 Write back to DV tape 83 HDV tape 83 Y YouTube 81 upload to 84 video quality 85 Z Zoom 15 56 ...

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