Power Director 10 User Guide

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Contents
An Introduction to the New
and Main Features of
CyberLink
..................................................1
PowerDirector 10
i-1 New Features
................................................................................................3
i-1-1
.....................................................................................................3
New Features - Performance
i-1-2
.....................................................................................................3
New Features - Editing Tools
i-1-3
.....................................................................................................4
New Features - 3D Tools
i-1-4 New Features - Download and Share Your
Productions
.....................................................................................................5
i-2 Performance
................................................................................................6
Amazing Editing Performance
i-2-1
.....................................................................................................6
2nd Generation TrueVelocity Technology
i-2-2
.....................................................................................................7
OpenCL for Optimal Video Effect Speed
i-2-3
.....................................................................................................8
3rd Generation Intelligent SVRT Technology
i-3 Editing
................................................................................................9
Tools Professional Editing Tools
i-3-1
.....................................................................................................9
Add up to 100 Video Tracks
i-3-2
.....................................................................................................9
Precise Editing Tools
i-3-3
.....................................................................................................11
The Paint Designer
i-3-4
.....................................................................................................11
The Audio Mixer
i-3-5
.....................................................................................................12
The Time-Lapse Slideshow Template
i-3-6
.....................................................................................................12
Multiple Editing Modes
i-3-7
.....................................................................................................13
Plug-in Special Effects
i-4 3D Tools
................................................................................................14
Smooth 3D Editing
i-4-1
.....................................................................................................14
3D Media & Devices
i-4-2
.....................................................................................................15
Full 3D Editing Tools
i-4-3
.....................................................................................................16
Multiple Output Formats
i-4-4
.....................................................................................................17
Share 3D Videos Online
i-5 Download
................................................................................................18
Effects & Share Your Work
i-5-1 Internet's #1 Video Editing Community DirectorZone
.....................................................................................................18
i-5-2
.....................................................................................................19
Video Editing Made Easy
i-5-3
.....................................................................................................19
Sharing Made Easy
Chapter
..................................................21
1 - Quick Start Tips
1-1 Creating
................................................................................................22
a Slideshow
1-2 Editing
................................................................................................31
2D Video Clips
1-3 Creating
................................................................................................39
3D Videos
Chapter
..................................................59
2 - Basic Features
2-1 Timeline
................................................................................................65
Introduction
2-1-1
.....................................................................................................65
The Editing Workspace
2-1-2
.....................................................................................................66
Resizing the timeline
2-1-3
.....................................................................................................67
Setting Timeline Height
2-1-4
.....................................................................................................69
Track Behavior
2-1-5
.....................................................................................................75
Track Name
2-1-6
.....................................................................................................76
Timeline Marker
2-1-7
.....................................................................................................79
Range Selection
2-1-8
.....................................................................................................80
Grouping Media Clips
2-1-9
.....................................................................................................81
Removing and Closing Gaps
2-2 Basic
................................................................................................83
Editing Techniques
2-2-1
.....................................................................................................83
Importing Media
2-2-2
.....................................................................................................85
Importing 3D Media
2-2-3
.....................................................................................................87
Combining Projects
2-2-4
.....................................................................................................88
Performing a Multi Trim
2-2-5
.....................................................................................................91
Trimming Clips
2-2-6
.....................................................................................................94
Splitting Clips
2-2-7
.....................................................................................................95
Previewing a Video Clip
2-2-8
.....................................................................................................98
Previewing 3D Video Clips
2-2-9
.....................................................................................................100
Converting 2D Clips into 3D Clips
2-2-10
.....................................................................................................102
Backing up Projects (Exporting Projects)
2-3 Adding
................................................................................................104
Title Effects
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2-3-1
.....................................................................................................105
Adding Title Templates to the Timeline
2-3-2
.....................................................................................................107
Applying Character Presets
2-3-3
.....................................................................................................110
Inserting Titles
2-3-4
.....................................................................................................111
Adding Text Animation
2-3-5
.....................................................................................................113
Enabling 3D Effect in Title Text
2-3-6 Customizing the Speed of Title Effect
Animation
.....................................................................................................115
2-3-7
.....................................................................................................117
Adding Background Images to Title Effects
2-3-8
.....................................................................................................120
Uploading Title Templates to DirectorZone
2-3-9 Downloading Title Templates from
DirectorZone
.....................................................................................................124
2-4 Adding
................................................................................................126
Subtitles
2-4-1
.....................................................................................................126
Manually Adding Subtitles
2-4-2
.....................................................................................................129
Changing Subtitle Text Format
2-4-3
.....................................................................................................130
Exporting Subtitles as an SRT file
2-4-4
.....................................................................................................131
Quickly Adding Subtitles
2-4-5
.....................................................................................................134
Selecting the Subtitle Type
2-5 Adding
................................................................................................135
Transitions
2-5-1
.....................................................................................................136
Adding Transitions
2-5-2
.....................................................................................................137
The Four Types of Transitions
2-5-3
.....................................................................................................139
Quickly Applying Random Transitions
2-5-4
.....................................................................................................140
Quickly Applying Specified Transitions
2-5-5
.....................................................................................................142
Adding Audio Transitions
2-6 Using
................................................................................................143
the Effect Room
2-6-1
.....................................................................................................143
Adding Effects to the Effect Track
2-6-2
.....................................................................................................145
Adding Special Effects to Media Clips
2-6-3
.....................................................................................................147
An Introduction to the Effect Track
2-6-4
.....................................................................................................148
Using Keyframes to Customize Effects
2-7 Adding
................................................................................................150
Particle Effects
2-7-1
.....................................................................................................150
Adding Particle Effects
2-7-2
.....................................................................................................151
Modifying Particle Effects
2-7-3
.....................................................................................................157
Uploading Particle Objects to DirectorZone
2-7-4 Customizing the Motion Path of Particle
Objects
.....................................................................................................160
2-7-5 Downloading Particle Objects from
DirectorZone
.....................................................................................................163
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2-8 The
................................................................................................165
PiP Objects Room
2-8-1 Basic Editing Techniques for Customizing
Media
.....................................................................................................166
Clips that Overlap Each Other
2-8-2
.....................................................................................................168
Applying PiP Objects
2-8-3
.....................................................................................................171
Customizing the Motion Path
2-8-4 Using Chroma Key to Reveal Media in the
Background
.....................................................................................................173
2-8-5
.....................................................................................................175
Adding PiP Effect Masks
2-8-6
.....................................................................................................177
Using the Paint Designer
2-8-7
.....................................................................................................180
The Paint Designer - Erase Mode
2-9 Editing
................................................................................................184
Photos
2-9-1
.....................................................................................................185
Converting 2D Images into 3D
2-9-2
.....................................................................................................186
Cropping Images
2-9-3
.....................................................................................................188
Fixing and Enhancing Images
2-9-4
.....................................................................................................189
Creating Slideshows
2-9-5
.....................................................................................................191
Using Magic Motion
2-10 Editing
................................................................................................195
Audio
2-10-1
.....................................................................................................195
Extracting Audio
2-10-2
.....................................................................................................196
Unlinking Video and Audio
2-10-3
.....................................................................................................197
Muting Video Clips
2-10-4
.....................................................................................................198
Mixing Audio
2-10-5
.....................................................................................................202
Music Beat Detection
2-10-6
.....................................................................................................205
Editing Audio with WaveEditor
2-11 Outputting
................................................................................................208
and Uploading Video Productions
2-11-1
.....................................................................................................208
Outputting as a 2D Video File
2-11-2
.....................................................................................................210
Outputting as a 3D Video File
2-11-3
.....................................................................................................212
Uploading to Facebook
2-11-4
.....................................................................................................214
Uploading to YouTube
2-11-5
.....................................................................................................216
Uploading to Dailymotion
2-11-6
.....................................................................................................218
Uploading to Vimeo
2-12 Burning
................................................................................................221
Your Production to a Disc
2-12-1
.....................................................................................................221
Importing Additional Disc Content
2-12-2
.....................................................................................................222
Adding Chapters
2-12-3
.....................................................................................................225
Customizing the Menu Structure
2-12-4
.....................................................................................................226
Selecting a Disc Menu
2-12-5
.....................................................................................................228
Customizing Menu Templates
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2-12-6
.....................................................................................................231
Burning a Disc in 2D
2-12-7
.....................................................................................................232
Burning a Disc in 3D
Chapter 3 - Advanced
Editing
..................................................237
Techniques
3-1 Creating Hollywood-Like Special Effects - Creating
a Fight................................................................................................239
Scene
3-1-1
.....................................................................................................239
Creating the Title
3-1-2 Adding Special Effects - Creating an Eerie
Atmosphere
.....................................................................................................242
3-1-3
.....................................................................................................244
Adding a Cutaway
3-1-4 Particle Object - Making a Magic Wand Shine
Brightly
.....................................................................................................248
3-1-5 Particle Object - Making Lightning Strikes in
the
.....................................................................................................253
Sky
3-1-6 Using the Timeline - Copying the Cutaway
Clips
.....................................................................................................254
3-1-7
.....................................................................................................256
Making a Video Black and White
3-1-8
.....................................................................................................257
Particle Object - Creating an Explosion
3-1-9
.....................................................................................................260
Particle Object - Making a Flame Effect
3-1-10 Particle Object - Making Magic Wands Emit
Rays
.....................................................................................................262
of Light in a Fight Scene
3-2 Broadcasting News Professionally - Being a
Weatherman
................................................................................................264
3-2-1
.....................................................................................................264
Title Template - Creating the News Title
3-2-2
.....................................................................................................266
Making a Weather Forecast Video
3-2-3
.....................................................................................................271
Adding Transitions
3-2-4
.....................................................................................................272
Paint Designer - Drawing Animated Objects
3-2-5
.....................................................................................................274
Flipping Videos
3-3 Time-Lapse
................................................................................................276
Photography
3-3-1
.....................................................................................................276
What is Time-Lapse Photography?
3-3-2
.....................................................................................................276
Required Photography Gear
3-3-3
.....................................................................................................278
Creating a Time-lapse Video
Chapter 4 - Supplementary
Information:
..................................................283
3D Technology
4-1 What
................................................................................................284
is 3D?
4-2 3D................................................................................................285
File Formats
4-3 3D................................................................................................286
Video Output Formats
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An Introduction to the New and Main Features of

CyberLink PowerD irector 10
i-1 New Features

i-1-1 New Features - Performance
i-1-2 New Features - Editing Tools
i-1-3 New Features - 3D Tools
i-1-4 New Features - Download and Share Your Productions
i-2 Performance Amazing Editing Performance
i-2-1 2nd Generation TrueVelocity Technology
i-2-2 OpenCL for Optimal Video Effect Speed
i-2-3 3rd Generation Intelligent SVRT Technology

i-3 Editing Tools Professional Editing Tools
i-3-1 Add up to 100 Video Tracks
i-3-2 Precise Editing Tools
i-3-3 The Paint Designer
i-3-4 The Audio Mixer
i-3-5 The Time-Lapse Slideshow Template
i-3-6 Multiple Editing Modes
i-3-7 Plug-in Special Effects
i-4 3D Tools Smooth 3D Editing
i-4-1 i-4-1 3D Media & Devices
i-4-2 Full 3D Editing Tools
i-4-3 Multiple Output Formats
i-4-4 Share 3D Videos Online
i-5 Download Effects & Share Your Work
i-5-1 Internet's #1 Video Editing Community - DirectorZone
i-5-2 Video Editing Made Easy
i-5-3 Sharing Made Easy

i-1 New Features

i-1-1 New Features - Performance
Amazing Video Editing Performance
The 2nd generation TrueVelocity video engine Delivers a rendering
speed that is more than two times faster.
OpenCL processes video effects 5.7 times faster.
Intelligent Rendering with SVRT (Smart Video Rendering Technology)
Analyzes the entire project and only renders the edited portions of the
video clips to speed up the rendering process.
Renders H.264 videos 35% faster than ever.
i-1-2 New Features - Editing Tools

Professional Editing Tools
More slideshow templates to choose from.
Three editing modes to choose from: Full Feature Editor, Easy Editor and
Slideshow Creator.
The Music Beat Detection feature automatically analyzes a music clip
and then adds beat markers for a more precise arrangement of media with

the added music, making your video production more engaging to
viewers.
The Paint Designer (video painter) lets you create hand drawn animations
on top of your videos.
The audio mixer allows you to quickly normalize the volume for all video
clips in your video production.
The time-lapse feature lets you create live action videos using a series of
photos, for example of the setting sun.
i-1-3 New Features - 3D Tools

Powerful 3D Editing Tools
Import videos in the following 3D source formats: MVC (.MTS), Dual
Stream AVI, Side-by-Side videos, and Over-Under videos.
Import images in the following 3D source formats: MPO and JPS
formats.
Supports common 3D display formats: Anaglyph (red/cyan source
format), Polarizer format, 3D HDTV, and HDMI 1.4.
Convert 2D photos/videos to 3D using TrueTheater 3D.
Instantly create 3D video productions or slideshows using 3D video
templates.

Make 3D movies at home with 3D particle effects, 3D title effects, 3D PiP
effects, 3D video effects, and 3D disc menus.
Output videos in the following 3D source formats: MVC source format,
Side-by-Side Full/Half Width and Anaglyph (red/cyan source format).
Burn 3D DVD, AVCHD, or Blu-ray discs.
i-1-4 New Features - Download and

Share Your Productions
Download 200,000+ effects for free!
There are over 200,000 effects, including title effects, static and motion
objects, frames, and disc menu templates, ready for you to download
from DirectorZone.
Download Magic Style templates from DirectorZone.
Share your work on YouTube 3D directly from CyberLink PowerDirector
10.
Share your work on video sharing web sites, such as Vimeo and
Dailymotion.

i-2 Performance Amazing

Editing Performance
i-2-1 2nd Generation TrueVelocity
Technology
The 2nd generation TrueVelocity native 64-bit engine combines all kinds
of computing technologies to achieve video processing acceleration and
save your time.

i-2-2 OpenCL for Optimal Video Effect

Speed
CyberLink PowerDirector 10 uses OpenCL to harness GPU power for
greatly improved video effect speed.
Supports hardware acceleration for 48 video effects.
The OpenCL overlapping calculation engine greatly enhances the
speed of processing PiP objects, particle effects, title effects, and
transitions.

i-2-3 3rd Generation Intelligent

SVRT Technology
With the 3rd generation SVRT technology, only the edited portions of a
video clip is rendered to significantly speed up the rendering process,
thus saving your time.
Provides optimal quality for commonly used H.264 and MPEG-2 high
definition videos.
Provides the best video quality possible preserve the original quality of
the non-edited portions of a video clip.

i-3 Editing Tools Professional

Editing Tools
i-3-1 Add up to 100 Video Tracks
You can have up to 100 video tracks in your project. CyberLink
PowerDirector 10 helps you unleash your creativity in video production.
i-3-2 Precise Editing Tools

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now includes precise editing tools that allow
you to crop media clips as required, flip media upside down or from left to
right, utilize keyframes for more precise control over the editing process,
and much more. With these powerful tools, you can generate professionallooking videos with less effort.

Precise editing tool: Music
Beat Detection
The Music Beat Detection
feature automatically analyzes a
music clip and then adds beat
markers for more precise
arrangement of media along with
the added music.
Precise editing tool:

keyframes
Use keyframes to define the start
and end points of an applied
effect, fix, or enhancement on
videos.
In the keyframe Settings panel,
the following options are
available:
Add keyframes to particle
effects.
Adjust the size and freeform
shape of media clips.
Fix and enhance media clips
by setting their lighting,
contrast, color, saturation,
white balance, and much
more.
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i-3-3 The Paint Designer

The Paint Designer lets you
create hand drawn animation
objects, such as your written
signature, paintings, and
inscriptions on top of a video or
image clip.
i-3-4 The Audio Mixer

The audio mixer allows you to
normalize the volume of all the
audio in your video production
with just a click of your mouse.
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i-3-5 The Time-Lapse Slideshow

Template
CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now
includes the time-lapse
slideshow template, which you
can use to create amazing urban
traffic, star trail, or landscape
time-lapse videos.
i-3-6 Multiple Editing Modes

has three separate editing
modes to choose from: Full
Feature Editor, Easy Editor, and
the Slideshow Creator.
Full Feature Editor: select
this option to enter the
classic editing mode of
CyberLink PowerDirector 10,
where all of the program's
features are available to you.
Easy Editor: The Magic
Movie Wizard takes you
through a step-by-step
process to import, style,
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adjust, and preview your
finished movie, in just a few
steps. You can use this
mode to quickly create
amazing videos.
Slideshow Creator: Follow
the steps in the Slideshow
Creator to import your photos
and apply a stylish slideshow
template to them. The
Slideshow Creator instantly
turns your photos into a
dynamic slideshow
production.
i-3-7 Plug-in Special Effects

supports plug-in special effects
from NewBlueFX. You can
access these effects to help
achieve the impression you want
in your video production.
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i-4 3D Tools Smooth 3D

Editing
i-4-1 3D Media & Devices
Supports all 3D Media and Devices:
3D cameras, 3D camcorders, 3D cell phones, and all kinds of 3D video
formats.
No 3D Video Clips?
CyberLink TrueTheater 3D technology allows you to convert your photos
and videos to 3D.
Convert 2D photos to 3D
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Convert 2D videos to 3D

i-4-2 Full 3D Editing Tools

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now provides a wide variety of 3D special
effects for enhancement of your 3D video productions .
3D title effects
Dynamic 3D disc menu templates
3D slideshow templates
3D transitions
3D particle effects
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i-4-3 Multiple Output Formats

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 supports all of the industry standard
video output formats.
You can output videos in the following 3D output source formats: MVC
source format, Side-by-Side Full/Half Width and Anaglyph (red/cyan source
format). You can also output your videos to almost every kind of device.
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i-4-4 Share 3D Videos Online

YouTube 3D video channel
You can upload your 3D video
production to YouTube 3D
directly from CyberLink
PowerDirector 10.
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i-5 Download Effects & Share

Your Work
i-5-1 Internet's #1 Video Editing
Community - DirectorZone
You can access DirectorZone at:
www.DirectorZone.com.
Download the following items
for free. There are more than
200,000 effects and templates
available:
Particle effects
Title effects
Static and motion objects
Frames
Disc menu templates
Magic Style templates
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i-5-2 Video Editing Made Easy

Join PowerDirector Video
Editing Community
Go to DirectorZone to get the
most out of your software with
tutorials uploaded by users of
CyberLink PowerDirector.
Share Your Editing

Techniques
You can share the timeline
information of your created video
productions with others, and get
ideas from the timelines shared
by others too.
i-5-3 Sharing Made Easy

You can upload your video production to any of the most popular social
networking web sites directly from CyberLink PowerDirector 10.
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You can output your production in a file format that is compatible with any of
the most popular portable devices, including for the iPad/iPhone, Android
smartphone, and the Sony PSP/PS3.
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Chapter 1 - Quick Start Tips
1-1 Creating a Slideshow

1-2 Editing 2D Video Clips
1-3 Creating 3D Videos
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1-1 Creating a Slideshow

How do I use CyberLink PowerDirector 10 to instantly turn my photos into a
movie clip? CyberLink PowerDirector includes the Slideshow Creator, which
is specifically designed for creating photo slideshow videos. You can use
the twelve built-in slideshow templates to add stylish effects and
background music to your photos, creating a professional-looking slideshow
in a short amount of time.
Set your projects aspect ratio
1. Once CyberLink PowerDirector
10 is launched, you are
prompted to select the editing
mode you prefer.
2. Set your projects aspect ratio

as 4:3 and then select
Slideshow Creator.
Note: Double check the aspect ratio of your photos before setting the
corresponding aspect ratio to 16:9 or 4:3.
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Import the photos to be used in your slideshow
1. In the Source window, click
to import the photos
you want to use in your
slideshow.
2. Select Import an Image

Folder.
Tip: Put all the photos you want imported in one folder so that you can
import all of them at once.
3. Select the folder where the
photos are located and then
click Select Folder.
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4. Click Next to continue.
Knowledge Base: Click

to
remove any unwanted photos
from the Slideshow Creator.
Please note that these photos
will not be deleted from your
computers hard drive.
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Select a style and add music
CyberLink PowerDirector 10
provides twelve stylish slideshow
templates for you to choose
from.
1. Select the style you prefer,

and then click
to add
background music to your
slideshow.
2. Choose an audio file and then

click Open.
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3. Click Next to continue.
Knowledge Base: After adding music, you can click the Slideshow
Preferences button and the Music Preferences button to set your
preferences.
Slideshow Preferences: use
this option to set the length of
your slideshow.
Select Fit photos to music to
have the length of the slideshow
match the duration of the added
background music. When the
length of the slideshow is longer
than the background music, a
fade out effect is applied to the
photos, or the photos are
repeated until the end of the
background music.
Select Fit music to photos
(default setting) for the length of
the music to match the duration
of the slideshow. When the
duration of the music is longer
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than the length of slideshow, a
fade effect is applied to the
music, or the music will be
repeated until the end of the
slideshow.
Music Preferences: use this
option to customize the music
duration and to add fades.
Preview your slideshow

1. Click
to preview your
slideshow.
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2. Click
to stop previewing
the slideshow and then click
Next to continue.
Output your slideshow

After you have created a slideshow, you can output it to a video file, burn it
to a disc, or perform more advanced editing on it. The following outlines how
to output a slideshow to a video file.
1. Click Produce Video, and
then click Finish.
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2. CyberLink PowerDirector 10
main program window
launches and automatically
enter the Produce window.
3. Select the WMV format and

then select Windows Media
Video 9 FULL HD Quality
[1920x1080]. Click
to
set the output folder and file
name.
4. Enter "slideshow" as the file

name, and then click Save.
5. Click Start to output your

slideshow to a video.
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6. CyberLink PowerDirector
produces your video. The
produced contents will be
shown in the preview window
on the right. The remaining
time for producing is shown
the bottom right corner.
7. Once the production is
complete, the
.WMV is included in your
media library. Save your
project to include it in the
project.
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1-2 Editing 2D Video Clips

Do you want to use CyberLink PowerDirector 10 to instantly create
professional videos?
You can now create a complete video production by following the five steps
in the Easy Editor of PowerDirector 10, where you can add starting and
ending titles, a wide variety of effects, and background music to your media.
If you are new to the video editing process and not sure how to get started,
then the Easy Editor can help.
1. Source
1. After CyberLink PowerDirector
10 is launched, select Easy
Editor.
Note: The aspect ratio for your media and see whether it is 16:9 or 4:3.
2. In the Source window, click
to import all the media
you want to use in your video
production.
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Note: If all the media you want to import is all in a specific folder, select
Import a Media Folder.
3. Select the media files and
then click Open.
4. After you have imported all the

media, click Next to continue.
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2. Style
1. Select the Magic Style
template you prefer (we use
the Broadway style in this
example) and click Next to
continue.
Tip: In addition to the included templates, you can click

DirectorZone and download more style templates for free.
to access
3. Adjustment
1. Click
to add
background music to your
production.
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2. Select the audio clip you want
to use as your background
music, and then click Open.
Tip:
You can add multiple music files to the background music playlist and set
the order of the music in the playlist.
The total duration of the background music should match the length of the
video to avoid some of the music tracks you selected are not being used,
or the duration of the background music is not long enough.
3. Use the slider to mix the audio
level between the background
music and the video's audio in
your production. Click Next to
continue.
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Extra Information: You can specify the duration of your movie. There are
three options:
1. Original duration: select this option if you dont want to make any
changes to your imported media.
2. Set output duration: select this option to manually specify the total
duration of your movie. The duration is displayed in the hour; minute;
second; frame format. Please note that 29.97 frames represent one
second.
3. Fit duration to background music: select this option if you want your
video production to match the duration of your background music.
4. Preview
1. When you enter the Preview
window, the program will start
creating your movie.
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2. Enter "Travel" as your starting
title and "The End" as your
ending title in the fields
provided. Click the Play
button to preview your movie
and then click Next to
continue.
5. Production
1. Click Produce Video.
Extra Information:
Three choices are available in the
final step.
Produce video: output your
production to a video file.
Create Disc: burn your
production directly to a disc.
Advanced Editing: use the
main feature of CyberLink
PowerDirector to perform more
editing techniques on your
production.
will automatically open and
enter the Produce window.
Select the WMV format and
select Windows Media
Video 9 FULL HD Quality
[1920x1080]. Click
to
set the output folder and file
name.
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3. Enter the file name and click
Save.
4. Click Start to output your

video production.
Note: Preview the video during production might slow down your
computer. Suggest to deselect the Enable preview during production
to reduce the workload for your computer and will speed up the
production.
5. CyberLink PowerDirector
produces your video.
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6. Once production is complete,
the .WMV is included in your
media library. Save your
project to include it in the
project.
7. Play the output video with

your desired player.
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1-3 Creating 3D Videos

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now provides a 3D video editing feature, which
includes titles, PiP objects, effects, and particle objects in 3D. If you want
your 3D video production to include 3D effects, all its media must also be in
3D.
Importing 3D Media
1. In the Edit window, click
and then select Import
a Media Folder.
Extra Information: It is recommended that you put all the media clips
you want to use in the same folder so that you can import all of them at
once.
2. Select the folder where the
media is located and then
click Select Folder.
Extra Information: When you are importing a folder, you cannot see the
thumbnails or its contents (images, videos, audio files).
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3. Once imported, all the media
clips in the 3D format display
a 3D icon in the upper left
corner of their thumbnails.
Auto Detecting 3D Video Clips

1. 3D video clips are split into
two screens (the left and right
eye frame) in the preview
window.
2. Right click on the thumbnail of

the 3D video clip and then
select Set 3D Source
Format.
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3. Click Auto Detect 3D Source
Format.
Tip: If you are not sure what the source format of your 3D media is, click
Auto Detect 3D Source Format to have CyberLink PowerDirector 10
automatically detect and set it for you.
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4. Click OK to continue.
5. The video clip is combined

into one screen in the preview
window. Click
3D mode.
to enable
Extra Information: You must wear 3D glasses to view the 3D video effect
in the preview window.
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6. Click
to revert the 3D
video clip to 2D mode in the
preview window.
Locking Tracks
When you have finished editing the media clips on a specific track, in order
to prevent any changes made to that track by accident, you can choose to
lock that track and continue editing the rest of the production.
1. Click
track 1.
to the left of editing
Note: The editing track includes both a video track and an audio track. To
lock the editing track, be sure to lock these two media tracks.
2. Once the tracks are locked,
the icons change to
. You
can unlock the tracks by
clicking the icons again.
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3D Particle Templates
You can add dynamic effects to your video production by using particle
templates. CyberLink PowerDirector 10 lets you add sophisticated particle
effects to projects to achieve everything from simple animations to dramatic
special effects.
1. Click
to open the
Particle Room. Click the

button to expand the explorer
view, and then select the 3D
category.
2. Select and drag the desired
template to editing track 2.
3. Move the cursor to the right

end of the particle object.
When the cursor changes to
two arrows , drag it to the
left.
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4. Set the position where you
want the particle object to
appear in the video clip. You
will see dynamic 3D effects in
the preview window.
3D Title Effects
You can add titles with 3D effects to your production. Please note you must
select title templates that support the 3D format (templates showing a 3D
icon in the upper left corner of their thumbnails).
1. Click
to open the Title
Room. Select and drag a predefined 3D title template to
the editing track. Double click
on the title template to open
the Title Designer.
2. Click on the text box, delete
the original text, and then
enter the required text.
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3. Set the font type, size, and
color.
Knowledge Base: You can apply a defined character preset to your title
without setting the font color or type.
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Setting 3D Media
1. Click on the
tab to
apply a pre-defined texture to
your title text.
2. Click the title color box.
3. In the Color dialog, select the

desired color and then click
OK.
4. You have finished setting the

text texture. Now your title
looks more appealing.
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Customizing Text Font Face
1. Click on the
tab to
customize the font face
settings of the 3D title text.
Extra Information: While you are setting the parameters, you can view
the applied effects in the preview window.
Customizing 3D Rotation Settings
1. Click on the
tab to
customize the 3D rotation
settings of your title text.
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2. Use the available sliders to
rotate the 3D text to generate
your preferred 3D effect and
orientation.
Enabling 3D Depth
1. Click
to modify the
animation properties.
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2. Select the Enable 3D depth
option, and then use the
slider to set the amount of
depth you want the title text
to have in 3D. Click Save to
continue.
Extra Information: Dragging the slider to the left brings the 3D title closer
to the audience (in the foreground), while dragging it to the right makes the
title appear farther away (in the background).
want your title to appear and
then adjust the duration of
the title.
Customizing 3D Effects
In CyberLink PowerDirector 10, video effects also support 3D. This allows for
more of the content in your video production to be viewed in 3D.
1. Click
to open the Effect
Room, and then select the
3D category.
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2. Select and drag a 3D effect
template to the effect track.
Click the Modify button to
open the Effect Settings
panel.
3. Use the slider to set the

desired amount of 3D depth,
and then close the Effect
Settings panel.
4. In the preview window, the

customized video effect
displays in 3D.
Note: Be sure to select the Auto Detect 3D Source Format option before
watching your video clip in the preview window.
Customizing 3D PiP Objects
PiP objects also support the 3D. You can select a 3D PiP object template
under the 3D category of the PiP Objects Room.
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1. Click
to open the PiP
Objects Room, and then
select the 3D category.
2. Select and drag a 3D PiP

object to the editing track
and then click Modify.
3. Click on the
tab
and then select Enable 3D
depth. Use the slider to set
the amount of 3D depth.
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4. Click on the
tab and
then select Enable flip
object to flip the PiP media
from left to right. Click Save
to continue.

want the PiP object to
appear.
6. Double click on the title text

you edited previously to open
the Title Designer.
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7. Use the sliders to rotate the
3D text to generate your
preferred orientation. Overlap
the text and the PiP object,
and then click Save.
Outputting Video Projects in 3D

After you have finished your 3D production, in order to show the 3D effects
properly, remember to output it in a 3D video file format.
1. Click Produce.
2. Click
and then
select the WMV format.
Select the desired 3D output
format and Profile type, and
then click
to change
the output folder.
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Knowledge Base:
There are four different 3D video output formats: H.264 Multi-View Coding
, Side-by-Side Full Width (L/R), Side-by-Side Half Width (L/R), and
Anaglyph. To watch a video outputted in a specific format, you have to
use a corresponding 3D device. We will elaborate on this in chapter 3 and
the following just gives you an introduction. If you choose the Anaglyph
(Red/Cyan) format, you can wear red/blue glasses to watch your video on
a general display. However, if you choose Side-by-Side Full Width (L/R),
Side-by-Side Half Width (L/R), and H.264 Multi-View Coding, you
must use a 3D display, 3D glasses, and a 3D media player to watch your
created video.
3. Select Desktop and then
click Save.
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Extra Information: You can change the output file name.
4. Click
to output
your video production in a 3D
format.
5. Your production is being

rendered in a 3D format.
6. Once the production is

complete, the WMV file is
included in your media
library. Save your project to
include it in the project.
7. Launch CyberLink PowerDVD

to play the outputted 3D
video.
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Extra Information: You can wear red/blue glasses to watch your video in
the Anaglyph (Red/Cyan) format on a general display or on TV. It is
recommended you use PowerDVD to play the video for the best viewing
experience.
*You can download the trial version of CyberLink PowerDVD at: http://www.
cyberlink.com/
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Chapter 2 - Basic Features
2-1 Timeline introduction

2-1-1 The Editing Workspace
2-1-2 Resizing the timeline
2-1-3 Setting Timeline Height
2-1-4 Track Behavior
2-1-5 Track Name
2-1-6 Timeline Marker
2-1-7 Range Selection
2-1-8 Grouping Media Clips
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2-1-9 Removing and Closing Gaps

2-2 Basic Editing Techniques
2-2-1 Importing Media
2-2-2 Importing 3D Media
2-2-3 Combining Projects
2-2-4 Performing a Multi Trim
2-2-5 Trimming Clips
2-2-6 Splitting Clips
2-2-7 Previewing a Video Clip
2-2-8 Previewing 3D Video Clips
2-2-9 Converting 2D Clips into 3D Clips
2-2-10 Backing up Projects (Exporting Projects)
2-3 Adding Title Effects
2-3-1 Adding Title Templates to the Timeline
2-3-2 Applying Character Presets
2-3-3 Inserting Titles
2-3-4 Adding Text Animation
2-3-5 Enabling 3D Effect in Title Text
2-3-6 Customizing the Speed of Title Effect Animation
2-3-7 Adding Background Images to Title Effects
2-3-8 Uploading Title Templates to DirectorZone
2-3-9 Downloading Title Templates from DirectorZone
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2-4 Adding Subtitles
2-4-1 Manually Adding Subtitles
2-4-2 Changing Subtitle Text Format
2-4-3 Exporting Subtitles as a SRT file
2-4-4 Quickly Adding Subtitles
2-4-5 Selecting the Subtitle Type
2-5 Adding Transitions
2-5-1 Adding Transitions
2-5-2 The Four Types of Transitions
2-5-3 Quickly Applying Random Transitions
2-5-4 Quickly Applying Specified Transitions
2-5-5 Adding Audio Transitions
2-6 Using the Effect Room
2-6-1 Adding Effects to the Effect Track
2-6-2 Adding Special Effects to Media Clips
2-6-3 An Introduction to the Effect Track
2-6-4 Using Keyframes to Customize Effects
2-7 Adding Particle Effects
2-7-1 Adding Particle Effects
2-7-2 Modifying Particle Effects
2-7-2-1 Adding New Particle Images
2-7-2-2 Deleting Particle Images
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2-7-2-3 Customizing Particle Styles

2-7-3 Uploading Particle Objects to DirectorZone
2-7-4 Customizing the Motion Path of Particle Objects
2-7-5 Downloading Particle Objects from DirectorZone

2-8 The PiP Objects Room
2-8-1 Basic Editing Techniques for Customizing Media Clips
that Overlap Each Other
2-8-2 Applying PiP Objects
2-8-3 Customizing the Motion Path
2-8-4 Using Chroma Key to Reveal Media in the Background
2-8-5 Adding PiP Effect Masks

2-8-6 Using the Paint Designer
2-8-7 The Paint Designer - Erase Mode
2-9 Editing Photos
2-9-1 Converting 2D Images into 3D
2-9-2 Cropping Images
2-9-3 Fixing and Enhancing Images
2-9-4 Creating Slideshows
2-9-5 Using Magic Motion
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2-10 Editing Audio
2-10-1 Extracting Audio
2-10-2 Unlinking Video and Audio
2-10-3 Muting Video Clips
2-10-4 Mixing Audio
2-10-5 Music Beat Detection
2-10-6 Editing Audio with WaveEditor
2-11 Outputting and Uploading Video Productions
2-11-1 Outputting as a 2D Video File
2-11-3 Uploading to Facebook
2-11-4 Uploading to YouTube
2-11-5 Uploading to Dailymotion
2-11-6 Uploading to Vimeo
2-12 Burning Your Production to a Disc
2-12-1 Importing Additional Disc Content
2-12-2 Adding Chapters
2-12-3 Customizing The Menu Structure
2-12-4 Selecting a Disc Menu
2-12-5 Customizing Menu Templates
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2-12-6 Burning a Disc in 2D
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2-1 Timeline Introduction

"One must have the correct tools to get the job done" as the saying goes.
You should get familiar with the workspace before you can create
professional looking movies using CyberLink PowerDirector 10. The
following outlines how to get the most out of the editing workspace.
When you launch CyberLink
PowerDirector 10, select Full
Feature Editor to enter the
classic mode of CyberLink
PowerDirector, where all of the
program's features are available
to you.
2-1-1 The Editing Workspace

The editing workspace has two different views: the Timeline and Storyboard
views.
Timeline view: this is for
more advanced video editing.
Storyboard view: this view

displays thumbnails of all the
media files (images and videos)
in your video. You must switch
back to the Timeline view to
use other features, such as
adding text or effects.
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Knowledge Base: The media length is displayed in the format of four sets
of numbers 00;00;00;00 (hour; minute; second; frame), and 29.97
frames represent one second. For example, 00;01;05;10 means 1 minute,
5 seconds, and 10 frames.
2-1-2 Resizing the timeline

You can resize the timeline at any time to get a better view of the media on
a specific track or your entire project.
Manually Resizing the Timeline
Move the mouse to the timeline ruler. When the cursor becomes the
icon, drag the cursor to the left for zoom out or drag the cursor to the right
for zoom in the timeline.
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View Entire Project
You can use the View Entire
Movie option to view your entire
video production at once. Please
note this does not change the
duration of the individual media
files.
Right click the mouse on the
timeline ruler and then select
View Entire Movie in the pop-up
menu.
2-1-3 Setting Timeline Height

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 allows you to add up to 100 media tracks to
the timeline. You can adjust the timeline height and width at any time if you
have a large number of tracks in the editing workspace.
Setting Track Height
The timeline workspace has three
custom track heights: small,
medium, or large.
You can set the desired track
height by right clicking the mouse
anywhere on the timeline and
then selecting the Adjust Track
Height option in the pop-up
menu.
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Small
Medium
Large
Manually Adjusting a Tracks Height

Move the mouse to the border of
the track you want to adjust.
When an up/down arrow cursor is
displayed, drag the cursor up and
down to either expand or reduce
the height of the individual
timeline track.
Manually Adjusting the Editing Workspaces Height

You can adjust the height of the editing workspace when editing multiple
media tracks at the same time.
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Move the mouse to the top border
of the editing workspace. When
an up/down arrow cursor is
displayed, drag the cursor up to
expand the height of the
workspace.
Once the height of the editing

workspace is expanded, you can
view multiple tracks at once.
2-1-4 Track Behavior

The editing workspace contains six default tracks: editing track 1, effect
track, editing track 2, title track, voice track, and music track. The editing
track contains a video track and an audio track.
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You can click

to add
additional video tracks and/or
audio tracks.
Tip: You can also right click on

the timeline and select Add
Tracks.
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Remove Empty Tracks
You can remove unwanted tracks from the timeline.
1. Right click on the timeline and
then click Remove Empty
Tracks in the pop-up menu.
2. All the empty editing tracks

are removed from the timeline.
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Automatically Adding a Track
This is a unique feature in CyberLink PowerDirector 10. If more tracks are
required for editing your production, instead opening the Track Manager, you
can simply drag any media to the last editing track, and the program will
automatically add a new editing track.
1. Drag media to the last track
(editing track 4).
2. The program automatically

adds editing track 5.
3. Drag media to editing track 5.
Knowledge Base: You can also add particle objects, title objects, and
PiP objects to the video track to add more creativity to your production.
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Moving a Track
You can manually arrange the order of the tracks in the timeline, setting
what media displays on top of the other media. The media on the track with
the highest number displays on top of the other media, overlapping the other
corresponding media in the preview window.
1. Change the order by dragging
editing track 5 up.
2. Hold down the left mouse

button and drag it above the
effect track.
3. After you release the mouse,

editing track 5 becomes
editing track 2, and the order
of all the tracks is rearranged.
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In addition to moving tracks, you can also copy tracks.
1. Right click on the track you
want to copy and select Copy
to (editing track 2 is used in
this example).
2. Select the position where you

want to copy and then click
OK.
3. Track 2 is copied to the new

specified location and the
order of the tracks is
rearranged.
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2-1-5 Track Name

If you have lots of media on multiple tracks, you can give each track a
custom name to make them easier to identify. .
1. Move the mouse to the border
of the tracks. When the cursor
becomes an icon with two
arrows, click and hold the
mouse button and then drag
the icon to the right.
2. The hidden track names are

revealed.
3. You can customize a track

name by entering the desired
text in the field provided.
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Knowledge Base: When you are
editing lots of media on multiple
tracks, you can use the lock/
unlock and enable/disable
buttons to lock or hide tracks that
contain completed edited content.
2-1-6 Timeline Marker

You can add timeline markers to the timeline ruler for more precise media
clip placement on the timeline. Media clips snap to the timeline markers,
the same way they snap to grid lines in the preview window.
Adding Timeline Markers
1. Right click the mouse on the
timeline ruler and then select
Add Timeline Marker.
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2. If required, input a Name for
the new timeline marker and
then click OK.
3. The new timeline marker was

added.
Extra Information: You can drag a timeline marker to a different position,

if necessary.
4. You can hold down the Ctrl
key on the keyboard and then
select all of the media clips
you want to move.
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Tip: You can also use the cursor
to highlight a box and select
multiple media clips.
5. When you move media clips to

the position of a timeline
marker, a line appears,
allowing your media to snap to
it.
6. Use timeline markers to align

the media clips on multiple
tracks.
Extra Information: You can right

click on a timeline marker to
remove and rename the marker,
and view more options.
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2-1-7 Range Selection

Range selection allows you to easily select a portion of your project for
copying and pasting purposes.
1. Click and drag the yellow
arrow on the left side of the
timeline slider to select a
range of media.
2. Click and drag the yellow

arrow on the right side of the
timeline slider to select a
range of media.
3. When the range is selected,

click the Copy button.
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4. Drag the timeline slider to the
end of your production and
then click Paste.
5. All the copied content is

pasted.
Extra Information: The content on any locked tracks is not copied.
2-1-8 Grouping Media Clips

When you have multiple media files that want to move to another position,
you can simply group them together. Doing this allows you to move all the
selected media files at once. You can also ungroup them to allow for
individual media file movement.
1. Use the cursor to select
several media clips on the
timeline.
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2. Right click on the selected
media and then select Group
Objects.
3. When you click one of the

media clips, all the media in
the group is selected.
Ungrouping Media Clips

To ungroup objects, just right
click on this group and then
select Ungroup Objects.
2-1-9 Removing and Closing Gaps

While you are working on your production, it is common that the media
clips are not placed side by side on the timeline, resulting in black
moments in your production. You can use Remove and Close Gap to
solve this issue.
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1. If a gap exists between two
media clips, right click on the
gap and then select Remove
and Close Gap.
2. These two media clips are now

side by side, with no gap
between them.
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2-2 Basic Editing Techniques

Editing video clips is one of the most important steps in creating your video
productions. It is recommended that you finish editing your video clips
before adding any effects to them.
2-2-1 Importing Media

You have to import media into CyberLink PowerDirector before editing it.
There are two options you can select to import your media: Import Media
Files and Import a Media Folder.
The Import Media Files option allows you to import media files individually,
while the Import a Media Folder option allows you to import the all the
media files contained in a specific folder.
Importing Media Files
1. Click
and then select
Import Media Files.
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2. Select the media you want to
import and then click Open to
continue.
3. The imported media is

displayed.
Importing a Media Folder

1. Click
and then select
Import a Media Folder
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2. Browse to the folder you want
to import and then click
Select Folder to continue.
Extra Information: It is recommended that you place all the media files
you want to use in your production in a single folder, so that you can
instantly locate them or keep track of the files. Since CyberLink
PowerDirector does not save the media you are using for your production,
if you want to use any files/folders that are on a disc or flash drive, it is
suggested that you copy them to your local hard drive first.
2-2-2 Importing 3D Media

When importing 3D video clips, the clips may be split into two screens (the
left and right eye frame) in the preview window. Set the 3D source format for
the 3D media before moving on with your production.
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1. Right click on the thumbnail of
the media clip and then select
Set 3D Source Format.
2. If you are not sure what the

source format is, click Auto
Detect 3D Source Format
and then click OK to continue.
3. The media is combined into

one screen in the preview
window.
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2-2-3 Combining Projects

You can combine multiple CyberLink PowerDirector projects you have
worked on and saved previously into one project using the Insert Project
feature.
1. After you open a project,
select File>Insert Project.
2. Select the project you want to

combine with the current
production, and then click
Open.
3. Click OK.
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4. The project is inserted.
Note: When you are inserting a project, move the timeline slider to the
position where you want to insert it and then click File > Insert Project.
The inserted project is placed at the exact position you want.
2-2-4 Performing a Multi Trim

The multi trim function allows you to mark multiple segments of a video clip
at once. You can decide to keep or remove the trimmed segments.
1. Select the video clip you want
to trim, and then click the
Multi Trim button.
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Tip: Use
to magnify the
timeline down to the individual
frame level for more precise
editing. The rectangular area over
the timeline is the magnified area,
which is represented as the
timeline or the frame thumbnails
shown below.
2. Drag the timeline slider to

locate the beginning of the first
trimmed segment, and then
click
to set the mark in
position.
3. A red line appears at the mark

in position.
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position where you want the
first segment to end, and then
click
to set the mark out
position.
5. The first trimmed segment is

displayed in the area on the
right.
Extra Information: The video segments to be kept are indicated in blue

on the timeline, while the segments in grey will be trimmed out.
6. Repeat the previous steps to
mark the second video
segment, and then click OK.
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7. The video clip is trimmed into
several segments based on
the marked segments.
Extra Information: The changes you make to the video clip are only
saved in CyberLink PowerDirector's project file. The original file will remain
the same and will not be affected.
Knowledge Base: To erase a
trimmed segment, just select it in
the window on the right and then
click
. The segments
marks are removed.
2-2-5 Trimming Clips

The trim function works in the same way as the multi trim function by
marking a video clip before trimming it. However, with multi trim you can trim
out multiple segments at once, while you can only trim out one segment
using the trim function.
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to trim, and then click the
Trim button.
Extra Information: If you enter

the trim window to refine a
trimmed video clip, the clip is
displayed in its original length and
a blue segment appears to
represent the marked in and out
positions.
trimmed clip to begin, and
then click
in position.
to set the mark
Extra Information: The trim function sets the mark in and mark out
positions in the same way as multi trim.
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clip to end, and then click
to set the mark out position.
4. Click OK to set your changes.
Tip: You can also adjust the

mark in or mark out positions
using the timeline slider to
expand or shrink the blue area.
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5. You have finished trimming the
video clip.
2-2-6 Splitting Clips

The split function is used frequently in the video editing process. You can
use it to quickly split a video clip into two segments and then keep the
segment you want or remove the unwanted one.
position where you want to
split the video clip, and then
click Split.
Note: If the position you set with the timeline slider is at the beginning or
end of the video clip, the Split function is not available because no video
clip can be split at these positions.
2. The video clip is split into two
segments.
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3. You can split the video clip
into as many segments as
you like.
Extra Information: If the split segments are not removed, they can be
combined to return the clip to its previous state.
2-2-7 Previewing a Video Clip

Video Previewing Mode
There are two video preview modes: Clip mode and Movie mode.
In Clip mode, only the clip that is
selected on the timeline is
played, and playback stops at the
end of the clip.
In Movie mode, the video

production is played from the
position where the timeline slider
is located, until the end of the
production.
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Adjusting Preview Resolution
You can select one of the
following five preview resolutions:
Low Preview Resolution,
Normal Preview Resolution,
High Preview Resolution, HD
Preview Resolution, and FULL
HD Preview Resolution. If your
computer has low or limited
resources, it is recommended
that you select Low Preview
Resolution or Normal Preview
Resolution for a smoother
preview playback. Selecting a
lower resolution does not affect
the quality of the outputted video.
Extra Information: If your computer is running on a 32 bit operating
system, you can only see three resolution options (Low Preview
Resolution, Normal Preview Resolution, and High Preview
Resolution) in the pop-up menu. However, if your system is running on a
64 bit operating system, you will see two additional resolution options: HD
Preview Resolution and FULL HD Preview Resolution.
Media Viewer
In addition to the preview window, you can also preview your movie using the
Media Viewer, which provides a larger display of your production.
1. Click
in the preview
window.
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2. Select Launch Media
Viewer.
3. Use the Media Viewer to view

your production at full screen,
and then click
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4. The Media Viewer window
returns to the normal size.
2-2-8 Previewing 3D Video Clips

After importing the media files into the media library, all the video clips in
the 3D format display a 3D icon in the upper left corner of their thumbnails.
You can preview 3D video clips in either 2D or 3D mode.
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1. By default, you preview video
clips are in 2D mode. Click
to select one of the 3D
preview modes.
2. If you are not sure which type

of 3D format you should use,
select Auto Detect 3D Mode
3. The 3D effect displays

immediately.
Note: Your media should be in the 3D format if you want to preview it in 3D

mode.
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2-2-9 Converting 2D Clips into 3D

Clips
You cant preview a video clip in 3D mode unless the clip is in the 3D
format. If you dont have the equipment to create any 3D media, you can
use the 2D to 3D function in CyberLink PowerDirector to convert your
images or videos into 3D.
The original media is in the 2D format.

1. Select a 2D video clip, and
then click Power Tools.
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2. Check the 2D to 3D box, and
then adjust the Scene Depth.
After you have set your
changes, click the X icon in
the upper right corner to close
the Power Tools window.
Note: You can adjust the amount of depth in the resulting 3D media to
your preference.
Tip: You can turn on the 3D preview effect to see a media clips scene
depth.
3. The 2D video clip is converted
into 3D
Extra Information: The original video clip is still in the 2D format even
though it was converted from 2D to 3D in the project. When you output
your video production, you will have a new 3D video clip, and the original
video clip will remain unchanged.
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2-2-10 Backing up Projects (Exporting

Projects)
When you save a project during the editing process, what you saved is a log
of the edits you want to make. The media used in your production is not
saved to the project file. By exporting your project, all the media clips, along
with the project file that contains the log of edits you want to make to the
media, are exported and stored in one place. The exported project or the
backup file, is portable and can be imported onto another computer running
CyberLink PowerDirector for further editing.
1. Select File>Export>Pack
Project Materials.
2. Select Desktop and then

click Make New Folder.
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3. Enter a name for the folder and
then click OK.
4. Your project is exported.
5. Once the project was

exported, open the exported
folder to view the project file
and the media clips.
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2-3 Adding Title Effects

Adding titles to your video is a very important feature because sometimes
you cant only use videos to convey your message effectively. Adding titles
to your video can make your production more appealing.
You have to switch to the Title
Room before adding title effects
to your production.
The Title Room contains a variety

of title templates, including
themed, dialog balloon and title
effect templates, which you can
use to add credits and comments
to your productions.
Themed title templates
Dialog balloon title templates
Title effect templates
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2-3-1 Adding Title Templates to the

Timeline
You can directly drag a title template in the Title Room to the timeline, and
then double click on it to open the Title Designer to modify it.
1. Switch to the Title Room, and
then drag a title template to
the timeline. Double click the
template to open the Title
Designer to modify it.
2. Double click the text box to

enter the required text.
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3. Set the font type, size, and
color.

OK.
5. You have finished setting your

text format.
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2-3-2 Applying Character Presets

Besides customizing title text yourself, you can also apply a pre-defined
character preset to your title.
1. Select the text properties tab,
and then click the desired
character preset to apply it to
your text.
2. Click
to display the font
face setting panel.
3. Click to set the color for the

start of the font face gradient.
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OK.
5. Click on a gradient direction in

the circle to create the desired
gradient style. Click
to
display the shadow setting
panel.
6. Select the Apply shadow

box. Set the shadow distance,
and then click
to
display the border settings.
Extra Information: You can view the applied effects in the preview
window.
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7. Click the Uniform color box.

OK.
9. You have finished customizing

your text format.
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2-3-3 Inserting Titles

You can add additional title text to a title effect.
1. Click
and
then click the cursor on the
editing area to enter new title
text.
2. Select the desired character

preset.
Extra Information: If you want to add more text, simply click the Insert
Title button again.
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2-3-4 Adding Text Animation

In addition to applying character presets, you can also apply animations to
a title effect. CyberLink PowerDirector 10 contains dozens of starting and
ending effect animations that you can apply to your text.
1. Click
animation.
to set the text
2. Click the More button beside

the Starting Effect.
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3. Select the desired effect and
then click OK.
4. Follow the same steps listed

above to select the ending
effect.
Extra Information: You can select another text object and animate it, if
required.
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2-3-5 Enabling 3D Effect in Title Text

By default, text objects are in the 2D format. If you want to enable 3D on
any text object, simply select the Enable 3D depth option on the
Animation Properties tab.
1. Select the title text, and then
the Enable 3D depth option.
2. Use the slider to set the

amount of depth you want the
title to have in 3D, and then
enable 3D mode to preview the
title.
Extra Information: Dragging the slider left will make the 3D title appear
closer to the audience (in the foreground), while dragging it to the right will
make the title seem farther away (in the background).
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3. Select the Auto Detect 3D
Mode option.
Extra Information: After you have created a 3D title, you have to enable
3D mode before you can preview the title in 3D.
4. You have finished creating the
3D title.
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2-3-6 Customizing the Speed of Title

Effect Animation
You can set the duration of the title effect animation on each text object,
including the time it takes for the starting and ending effects to complete.
The following outlines how to show two title text objects display on the
screen, separately.
1. Select the first title text object.
Extra Information: After you select a title text object, you can modify the
speed of its animation effect on the timeline below.
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2. Move the cursor between the
beginning effect and the period
during which the title effect
displays on screen (the blue
and orange sections on the
left). When the cursor
becomes two arrows, click
and drag it to the left to
shorten the start time of the
effect.
3. Make it so that the title text

object only displays for half of
the entire clip. Do this by
dragging the end of the title
text object to the left so that it
is in the middle of the title
texts timeline.
4. Select the second title text

object. Modify the duration of
the title effect clip as shown
on the left. The second title
text object will display after
the first title text object
disappears.
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2-3-7 Adding Background Images to

Title Effects
You can add your own background images to a title effect.
1. Click the Insert Image button.
2. Select the desired image file

and then click Open.
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3. Click
to change the order
of the image.
Extra Information: The image that was just inserted is placed at the top.
4. After you have adjusted the
position of the image, select
both the image and the title
text object, and then click
to select an alignment
option for the image and the
title text object.
5. Select Align Left.
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6. Select Vertical Center.
Knowledge Base: If your video

will be played on a TV, make sure
to enable the TV Safe Zone
option. Once enabled, a box that
indicates the on-screen area will
be displayed. Place your text
objects within the box so that
none of them will be cut out when
you play your production on TV.
7. Adjust the positions of the
image and the title text object.
Make sure they are within the
boundary of the TV safe zone.
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2-3-8 Uploading Title Templates to

DirectorZone
Once you finish modifying your title template, you can upload it to
DirectorZone to share it or make a backup copy. If you have to reinstall
PowerDirector or your operating system, you can download the title
templates you previously saved on DirectorZone.
1. Click
2. Input the template name and

then click OK.
3. Input your username and

password and then click Next.
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Note: DirectorZone accounts are free. If you dont have an account, click
the Get an Account button to register.
4. Input the description about the
template, and then click Next.
Note: You are required to fill in all the fields.

5. Select I have confirmed the
above disclaimer and then
click Next.
Note: You must not infringe any copyrights by uploading illegal content.
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6. The upload begins.
7. Once uploaded, select Home

to go back to the Title
Designer.
8. Click Save.
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9. In the Edit window, adjust the
length of the title template.
Knowledge Base: You can connect to DirectorZone to see if you have

successfully uploaded your template. You can also view all the templates
you previously uploaded.
1. Once uploaded, select the
Click to see your template
link.
2. Once connected to
DirectorZone, click
to
zoom in on the template in the
preview window.
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3. Click
to close the preview
window.
2-3-9 Downloading Title Templates

from DirectorZone
You can download thousands of templates from DirectorZone for free as
long as you have a DirectorZone account.
1. Click Download Templates
in the Title Room.
2. If you only want to download

3D (16:9) title templates, you
can filter them by selecting the
desired format from the drop
down list. Select the template
you want to download and
then click Download.
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3. Click Download again.
4. Double click the downloaded

template to install it in the
library.
5. Click OK to complete the

installation.
Note: The title template you downloaded may have a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect
ratio. For best viewing results, make sure the aspect ratio of your project
is the same as the downloaded template.
Now you can view all the downloaded title templates in the Title Room.
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2-4 Adding Subtitles

Subtitles are text that matches the dialog in videos, usually displayed at the
bottom of the screen. The Subtitle Room works similar as the Title Room.
However, titles can include special effects, while subtitles only appear as
simple text.
Subtitle
Title
2-4-1 Manually Adding Subtitles

You can add subtitles to your video production by using the timeline slider.
Set the position (or moment in your video) where you want the subtitles
display and then clicking
1. Click
Room.
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to open the Subtitle

display the subtitle, and then
click
3. Double click on the subtitle

marker located above, and
then enter the text as desired.
Extra Information: A subtitle marker appears in the timeline

automatically.
4. The added subtitle displays at
the bottom of the video.
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add another subtitle, and then
click
6. Double click on the subtitle

marker, and then enter the
desired text.
7. Modify the duration of the

subtitle by resizing the subtitle
marker.
Extra Information: Move the cursor to the right end of the subtitle marker.
When the cursor becomes an icon with two arrows, click and drag the icon
to increase or reduce the subtitle duration.
8. Move the cursor to an area
within the subtitle marker.
When the cursor becomes an
icon, you can move it to
the left or right to set when the
subtitle displays on your
video.
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Knowledge Base: To remove a
subtitle, select its subtitle marker
and then click the
button.
2-4-2 Changing Subtitle Text Format

You can change the text format of your subtitles.
1. Click
Room.
in the Subtitle
2. In the Font dialog, change the

font type, style, size, color,
and 3D depth as required, and
then click Apply to All.
Extra Information: You can give your subtitles a 3D effect, if required.

Note: Clicking Apply to All applies the changes to all of the subtitles on
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the subtitle track. If you click OK, the changes you made are only applied
to the current subtitle.
A 2D subtitle
A 3D subtitle
2-4-3 Exporting Subtitles as an SRT

file
Export your added subtitles as an SRT file, so that you can use it in other
projects or software.
1. After you add subtitles to your
video production, click the
button.
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2. Select where you want to save
the file, give it a custom file
name, and then click Save.
3. When you open the exported

file, you will see the subtitle
text and the time codes for
when it appears on screen.
Note: By default, your subtitle text is exported as an SRT file, which you
can open with Notepad.
2-4-4 Quickly Adding Subtitles

Besides manually adding subtitles, you can also use the import subtitle
feature to speed up the process. You will need to mark the positions first
and then import the desired subtitles from either an SRT or text file. Utilizing
this function can save you a lot of time.
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1. Open the Subtitle Room, and
then click
video.
to play the
2. When the timeline slider

reaches the desired position
during playback, click
(
Add series of subtitles
during playback).
Extra Information: Please note the Add a series of subtitles during

playback button is only available during video playback.
Note: The
icons appear on the subtitle track to indicate the positions
where the subtitles should display on the video.
3. Stop the playback after you
mark all the desired positions.
All the
icons will then
become subtitle markers.
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4. Input your subtitle text in
Notepad and then save it as a
text file.
5. Click
to import the
subtitle text file.
Note: You can import subtitles in the SRT and TXT file formats.
6. In the Open dialog, browse to
the file, select it, and then
click Open to continue.
7. Click OK.
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8. Play the video in the preview
window to check if all the
subtitles are placed at the
correct positions. You can
modify the start time and
duration of each subtitle
individually.
2-4-5 Selecting the Subtitle Type

There are two types of subtitles: Create subtitles for discs and Create
subtitles imprinted on a video file. If you select the Create subtitles for
discs option, the video and subtitles are separate, which means you can
turn the subtitle on or off in the disc menu. If you choose the Create
subtitles imprinted on a video file option, the subtitles are imprinted on
the video, which means they become a part of the video.
1. Click
to select the type
of subtitles you want to
include on your video.
2. There are two subtitle types

you can choose from.
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2-5 Adding Transitions

You can add transitions to your media clips in the timeline to enrich your
production. Compared with the traditional transitions, CyberLink
PowerDirector 10 now provides an array of transitions that can be used on
or between the media clips in your production.
Transition Room
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CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now includes 3D and audio transitions.
3D transitions
Audio transitions

Click
to open the Transition
Room. Drag the desired transition
between two media clips on the
timeline.
You will see the transition effect

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2-5-2 The Four Types of Transitions

There are four types of transitions: the prefix, postfix, cross, and overlap
transitions.
Postfix Transition: you can add
a postfix transition to the end of
the first media. The transition and
the first media overlaps each
other, meaning the transition only
works on the first media clip. The
second media clip displays after
the transition ends.
Prefix Transition: you can add a
prefix transition to the beginning
of the second media. The
transition and the second media
clip overlap each other, meaning
the transition only works on the
second media clip. The transition
begins after the first media clip
ends.
You can add a cross transition
the same way you add an overlap
transition by dragging it between
two media clips. The cross
transition acts like a bridge
between the two media clips, by
overlapping them at the same
time.
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1. To toggle between the cross
and overlap transitions, simply
right click on the transition and
then select Modify Transition
Behavior.
2. Select either the overlap transition or the cross transition.
After you drag a transition between two media clips, the transition is set
as an overlap transition by default. The transition icon moves to the end of
the first media clip. When you modify the transition behavior to a cross
transition, the transition shows up between the two media clips. You can
tell which type of transition you are using by judging where your transition
is located.
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2-5-3 Quickly Applying Random

Transitions
When working with lots of media files in your production, it can take a lot of
time if you have to drag the transitions to the timeline and apply them to all
of your media clips. CyberLink PowerDirector 10 provides a function to
quickly applying transitions. What you have to do is add the desired
transitions to your favorites and then apply them to your media clips on the
timeline in a randomly.
In the Transition Room, click the
button in the upper right
corner of the Style window. You
can select Apply Random
Transition to All Videos or
Apply Fading Transition to All
Videos.
Another way to quickly applying
transitions is to select a specific
transition folder, and then click
(Apply random transition effect
to all videos).
Extra Information: You can click

show all the transition folders.
(Display/Hide explorer view) to
Select a transition type to

randomly apply the transitions
contained in the folder to your
media clips on the timeline.
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2-5-4 Quickly Applying Specified

Transitions
If there are several transitions you use quite often, you can add them to your
favorites, so you can access and apply them more quickly.
1. Click to display the explorer
view, where you will see all the
transition folders.
2. There are no transitions in the

My Favorites folder.
3. Select All Content, and then

right click on the desired
transition. Select Add to
Favorites.
Extra Information: When a transition is added to your favorites, the My

Favorites folder shows a corresponding number, telling you how many
transitions there are in the folder.
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4. Repeat the previous step to
add another transition.
Note: The transitions added to My Favorites are not moved to this folder.
They only appear there as labels and still exist in their original folders. If
you delete a transition from the My Favorites folder, the transition is not
deleted and still remains in its original folder.
5. There are two transitions in
the My Favorites folder.
6. Click
(Apply
random transition effect to
all videos), select a type, and
then apply the transitions in
the My Favorites folder to
your media clips.
Extra Information: If there is only one transition in the My Favorites
folder, only one transition effect is applied to your media clips on the
timeline when you use this feature.
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Knowledge Base: To delete a
transition from the My Favorites
folder, right click on the transition
thumbnail and then select
Remove from Favorites.
2-5-5 Adding Audio Transitions

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now includes audio transitions that are added
to audio clips the same way you add transitions to image or video clips.
You can add audio transitions between two audio clips or at the beginning/
end of an audio clip.
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2-6 Using the Effect Room

The Effect Room includes dozens of amazing special effects that you can
access and apply to your images and video clips. You can add dynamic
effects to your production simply by dragging them to the effect track in the
timeline or directly onto your media clips. Afterwards, you will see the
applied effect in the preview window.
2-6-1 Adding Effects to the Effect

Track
There are two methods for applying special effects. One is to drag an effect
to the effect track.
1. Click
Room.
to open the Effect
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2. Drag the Dandelion effect to
the effect track, and then click
the Modify button to
customize its attributes.
Extra Information: The position at which the effect is located represents

the time when it begins. You can reposition the effect object or resize it to
adjust its duration at any time.
3. Customize the effect based on
your requirements.
Note: Some special effects also support a 3D effect. Use the slider to set
the amount of depth you want the effect to have in 3D.
When adding effects directly to the effect track, only one special effect is
shown during the interval. If you want to apply several special effects to your
media clips, you must apply these effects directly to the media clips. The
benefit of adding an effect to the effect track is that the selected effect is
applied to all the editing tracks that are positioned above in the timeline.
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2-6-2 Adding Special Effects to Media

Clips
You can add several special effects directly to a media clip and apply them
at the same time. However, the added effects are applied to the entire
duration of the clip. If you want to add a special effect only to a portion of
the clip, you have to use the Split button to separate it into several portions.
By doing so, you can add the special effect to one of them, without affecting
the other portions.
1. Use the Split button to
separate the clip into three
portions.
2. Drag and drop the desired

effect onto the second portion.
3. In the preview window, you will

see the applied effect on the
effect track and the effect
applied directly to the media
clip.
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4. Drag and drop another effect
onto the second portion of the
clip, and then click the Effect
button.
5. In the Effect Settings panel,

you can customize the added
effects. Click an effect name
on the left, and the effects
attributes display in the
window on the right.
Extra Information: To delete an effect, simply click
the list.
to remove it from
Knowledge Base:
When effects are applied to a media clip, a
beginning of the clip in the timeline.
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icon appears at the
2-6-3 An Introduction to the Effect

Track
The effect track is used exclusively for placing special effect clips.
Repositioning the track in the timeline affects how the effects are applied to
the media clips in your production.
For example, if there are media clips on editing track 1 and editing track 2,
and the effect track is located between them. The effect on the effect track
is applied to editing track 1, but not to editing track 2.
If you move the effect track below editing track 2, the effect is applied to
both editing tracks 1 and 2.
To sum up, the effects are only applied when it is positioned below an
editing track. When it is above an editing track, the selected effects do not
show up.
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2-6-4 Using Keyframes to Customize

Effects
When applying predefined effects to media clips, the same attributes are
used whether it is placed on the effect track or directly applied onto the
media clips. You can use the Keyframe button to customize the effects
settings at different time frames. The following describes how to use utilize
keyframes.
1. Select the effect on the effect
track, and then click the
Keyframe button.
2. Select Effect to display the

available settings in the panel.
3. The available settings are

displayed on the left.
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4. Move the timeline indicator to
the next frame or point where
you want the effects attributes
to change.
5. Adjust the settings to

customize the effect.
Extra Information: When you adjust the settings, icons automatically

display on the clip. This indicates that the settings on the left were hanged
at this time frame.
6. You will see the changes
made in the effect at different
time frames in the preview
window.
Knowledge Base: To remove a

keyframe and restore the effect to
its original settings, select it and
click . If you click this button
again, a new keyframe is added.
Keyframes are added
automatically to the panel while
you are adjusting the settings.
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2-7 Adding Particle Effects

The Particle Room includes a library of dynamic effects that you can
access and place on your media clips. You can use the particle effect as a
transition and also include it on the beginning or the end of a media file.
2-7-1 Adding Particle Effects

Click
to open the Particle Room.
Apply a particle effect to the

beginning or the end of a media
clip. You can also use it as a
transition.
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The particle effect and the media clip

overlap each other

When a particle effect is not
overlapping any media clips, it
can be used as a transition, or as
the beginning/end effect of a
media clip
If the particle effect and the media

clip overlap, it is used to enrich
your production.
2-7-2 Modifying Particle Effects

You can completely customize a particle effect to give it a unique
appearance.
2-7-2-1 Adding New Particle Images

1. Select a particle effect in the
timeline, and then click the
Modify button.
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2. Click
(Add a new
particle object).
3. Click Add/Delete particle.
4. Click
image).
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(Add a particle

5. Select Insert a Default
Image.
Note: You can select Insert a Custom Image to insert your own image.
Please note the image should be in the .png format and have a transparent
background.
6. Select a default image, and
then click Open.
7. Click the Play button to

preview the modified particle
effect.
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Note: After playing the modified particle effect, make sure to click the
Stop button to customize the effect again.
2-7-2-2 Deleting Particle Images

1. Select an existing image, and
then click
(Delete
selected image).
2. The selected image is

deleted.
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2-7-2-3 Customizing Particle Styles
1. Select an emit method, and
then reposition the particles.
2. Select a particle style.
Tip: You can create a wide variety of particle effects by combining different
emit methods with different particle styles.
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3. Modify the parameters.
Extra Information: You can modify the parameters based on your

requirements.
Knowledge Base: You can give
the particle object a 3D effect by
scrolling down to the bottom of
the parameter list. Set the
amount of depth you want the
particle object to have in 3D.
Select the Enable 3D depth

option. To preview the 3D effect,
you have to enable 3D mode in
the preview window.
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2-7-3 Uploading Particle Objects to

DirectorZone
You can upload a customized particle object to DirectorZone to share it with
others or create a backup.
1. Click
(Finish the
modification) .
2. Click
3. Enter a name for the custom

template, and then click OK.
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4. Input the description of the
template and then click Next.
Note: You must fill in all the blanks on this page.

5. Select the I have confirmed
the above disclaimer option
and then click Next.
Note: The uploaded particle objects must be created by yourself to avoid

copyright infringement.
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6. The upload begins.
7. Once uploaded, select the

Click to see your template
link.
8. Use the browser to connect to

DirectorZone, where you can
view the uploaded particle
template.
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9. The customized particle
template is also placed under
the Custom folder in the
Particle Room.
2-7-4 Customizing the Motion Path of

Particle Objects
You can customize the motion path of a particle object so that the images
in it move along the different path. This creates a new particle effect that is
more engaging and appealing to viewers.
1. Select the particle template to
be modified, and then click
(Modify the selected
particle template).
2. In the particle designer, select

the particle object to be
modified, and then click
Modify object).
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3. Click
(Click here to
modify the particle object
path).
4. Select a predefined path.
5. You will see the path line in

the editing area on the right.
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6. Drag the slider to the middle of
the particle object effect
timeline, and then click
Add keyframe).
7. Use the cursor to drag and

adjust the keyframe position.
Extra Information: In the editing area, the blue dot represents the current
keyframe position.
8. Drag the slider to another
position, and then click
Add keyframe).
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9. Adjust the path, and then
click Save.
Knowledge Base: To delete a

keyframe, simply click
Delete keyframe).
2-7-5 Downloading Particle Objects

from DirectorZone
DirectorZone is a free web service from CyberLink that lets you download
particle objects.
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1. Click Download Templates
in the Particle Room
2. Your default web browser

launches automatically,
connecting you to
DirectorZone. You can then
download the desired particle
templates.
Extra Information: Before you start downloading, you need to register

with DirectorZone to get a free user account.
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2-8 The PiP Objects Room

Media clips (images or videos) that display over other media in your project
is called a PiP (Picture-in-Picture) effect. In CyberLink PowerDirector 10, all
the editing tracks overlap each another. This means the lower the editing
track is in the timeline (or with the highest track number), the higher the
content displays in your video production, i.e. on top of other media.
Therefore, you have to place the media clips to be used as PiP clips on the
lower editing tracks.
The PiP Objects Room provides a wide variety of PiP objects, such as
decorative borders, static graphics, motion graphics, and dialogs, which you
can use in your production. The PiP Objects Room also includes paint
animation objects and access to the Paint Designer.
Decorative Borders
Static Graphics
Paint Animation Object
Dialog
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Click
to open the PiP
Objects Room.
2-8-1 Basic Editing Techniques for

Customizing Media Clips that Overlap
Each Other
There are several basic editing techniques that you can use to customize
media clips that overlap each other, such as resizing and repositioning the
media, or changing its shape. When two media clips overlap, the media on
the editing track with a higher track number displays over the media on the
track with a lower track number. Therefore, you have to resize or reposition
these two media clips so that both of them can display in your production.
Move the media clip that
overlaps
Move the cursor to the cross icon
to drag and move the media clip.
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Rotate the media clip that
overlaps
Move the cursor to the round
border to rotate the media clip.
Resize the media clip that

overlaps
Move the cursor to one of the
eight white dots around the media
clip. When the cursor becomes
two arrows, click and drag it to
change the size of the media clip,
revealing the media clip that is
behind it
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Reshape the media clip that
overlaps
Move the cursor to one of the blue
squares at the corners of the
media clip. Click it and then drag
it to change the shape of the
media clip, revealing the media
clip that is behind it
2-8-2 Applying PiP Objects

You can drag a PiP object from the PiP Objects Room to the timeline to
have it display on top of your video.
1. Drag a decorative border object
to an editing track. You can
view the framed clip in the
preview window.
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2. Drag the stars PiP object to
another editing track.
Extra Information: The PiP Objects Room contains static graphics and
motion graphics. The stars PiP object used here is a motion graphic, so
they will fly through the clip when viewed in the preview window.
3. Select the PiP object, and
then click the Modify button.
4. Check Apply shadow, and

then click on
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5. Set the size, blur and
transparency levels of the
objects border, and then
change the color of the border.
Click Close to continue
6. You have set the properties of

the border.
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2-8-3 Customizing the Motion Path

1. Click
to switch to the
tab for customizing a PiP
objects motion.
2. Select the second keyframe

and then adjust the position of
the stars.
Extra Information: You have to add a new keyframe or select an existing

keyframe on the timeline before you can alter the keyframe position node.
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Knowledge Base: When the
keyframe is selected, the blue dot
displayed in the editing area
represents the position node that
can be altered, which also
indicates the keyframe position.
You can click and drag the path

line to make the PiP object curve
during its motion.
3. Select the last keyframe, and

then alter the end point of the
path the PiP object takes.
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4. Select the Enable 3D depth
checkbox to set the amount of
depth you want the effect to
have. Click
to apply the
3D depth setting to all the
keyframes.
2-8-4 Using Chroma Key to Reveal

Media in the Background
When two media clips overlap, you can use the chroma key function to
reveal the image or video behind it.
1. Drag a media clip to the
editing track.
2. Click the Modify button.
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3. Select the Apply chroma key
checkbox, and then click on
.
4. The cursor becomes an eye

dropper. Use it to select the
background color.

set Tolerance of intensity
and Tolerance of hue, and
then click Close.
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6. Click Save to make the
background invisible.
Extra Information: Making the background transparent lets you see part
of the two media clips that overlap each other.
2-8-5 Adding PiP Effect Masks

You can use the PiP Designer to apply a predefined mask to media clips
that overlap each other. Masks are useful because you can use them to add
borders of different shapes to your media clips.
1. Select a media clip, and then
click the Modify button.
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2. Click on
to access
the masks tab, and then
select a mask style.
3. Move the mask to show the

desired portion of the media
clip.
Extra Information: Because the mask is not a part of the media clip,
what you are moving is actually the mask, not the media clip.
4. Click
to exit the
masks tab. The mask
becomes part of the media
clip. When you move or resize
the mask, you are
customizing both the mask
and media clip together.
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2-8-6 Using the Paint Designer

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now includes the Paint Designer, which lets
you create hand drawn animation objects, such as map paths, your written
signature, or hand drawn images that you can use in your video production.
The following demonstrates how to draw a map path.
1. Drag an image of a map to an
editing track, open the PiP
Objects Room, and then click
to open the Paint Designer
Note: Since we are going to draw a map path, it is recommended that you
drag the map image clip to an editing track and move the timeline slider to
its timeline position before you open the Paint Designer. This ensures the
image is used as the background in your paint animation object.
2. Select the type of brush, and
then set the width and color of
the drawn line. Click the
button and then start drawing
on the map.
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3. When you are done, click the
button to stop recording.
Knowledge Base: If you want to

draw the map path all over again,
simply click on the
button
to erase the content youve
drawn.
4. Use the eye dropper to change

the color of the drawn line, and
then click the
continue.
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button to

5. The Paint Designer continues
recording your animation.
Click the
recording.
button to stop
6. Click Save to continue.
7. Enter a custom name for your

8. Drag the created paint

animation object to an editing
track below the map image
clip.
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9. Make the map image clip and
the paint animation object the
same length.
Note: Shortening the objects duration increases the speed of the

animation. It does not cut off any of the animation.
2-8-7 The Paint Designer - Erase

Mode
Besides drawing all kinds of shapes and lines, you can use the erase mode
to create unique animation effects. With erase mode, you can switch the
paint canvas background to a solid color, and then erase the color to reveal
the image behind it as you draw.
The Original Image
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Using the Erase Mode

1. Drag a media clip to the
editing track, and then click
in the PiP Objects Room.
2. Select the color black and

then select the Erase mode
checkbox. Note that the
editing area becomes a solid
black color.
Extra Information: You can choose a different color for the editing area.
3. Use the slider to set the width
of the drawn line to 100, and
then click the
start recording.
button to
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4. Use the mouse to erase
content in the preview window.
When you are done, click the
button to stop recording.
Knowledge Base: You can click

the
button to take a
snapshot of a frame in the paint
animation you created.
Enter a custom file, and then

click OK.
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5. When you are done, click
Save to continue.
6. Enter a custom name for your

7. Drag the created paint

animation object to an editing
track.
8. Match the length of the image

and the paint animation object.
Paint animation objects are very useful, because they can be used with any
video or image to provide an appealing animation effect for the media clips in
your production.
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2-9 Editing Photos

Digital Cameras can create
images with an aspect ratio of 4:3
or 16:9. Before selecting your
preferred editing mode, be sure to
select the correct aspect ratio for
your project. This is to prevent
the images you plan to use from
having a black (or white) band at
the top and bottom, or on the
right and left sides in the preview
window.
The aspect ratio of the image is 4:3.
The aspect ratio is set to 4:3.

The image fits in the preview
window.
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The aspect ratio is set to 16:9.

The image displays with a black band
on the right and left sides of the
preview window.
2-9-1 Converting 2D Images into 3D

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 lets you convert 2D images into 3D.
1. Drag the image clip to the
the Power Tools button.
Note: A 2D image will not have a 3D effect when viewed in 3D mode in the
preview window. You must convert it to 3D using the 2D to 3D function of
CyberLink PowerDirector 10.
2. Select the 2D to 3D checkbox,
and then use the slider to
adjust the amount of depth
applied. Click
to close the
Power Tools panel when you
are done.
Tip: You can click the Apply to All button to apply the setting you just
made to all the images on the same editing track.
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3. Enable 3D mode and then put
on 3D glasses to view the 3D
effect in the preview window.
4. The image clip displays an

icon in the lower left corner of
its thumbnail, which means
has applied a Power Tool
effect.
Knowledge Base: The Photo
Rotation function in Power Tools
allows you to rotate a photo in
either direction by entering in a
custom rotation amount.
2-9-2 Cropping Images

You can crop out unwanted portions of the images in your production using
the crop image function. It allows you to give the cropped area of the image
a predefined or custom aspect ratio. Please note that if you make the crop
area too small, the resulting cropped image will be blurry.
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1. Select the image clip, and
then click the Crop Image
button.
2. Select an aspect ratio for the

cropped image.
Tip: Cropping an image changes the content shown, as well as the aspect
ratio. If the projects aspect ratio is 16:9 and the images aspect ratio is
4:3, you can give the image to a 16:9 aspect ratio, so that the resulting
cropped images aspect ratio is the same as your project.
3. Drag the edges of the crop
area to resize it as required,
and then click OK.
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Knowledge Base: The resulting
cropped image is saved as a new
image in the media library, and
the original image is kept
untouched. The new file name is
the original file name with an
incremental number.
2-9-3 Fixing and Enhancing Images

You can use the Fix/Enhance function to enhance the images and videos
in your production through the adjustment of lighting and white balance.
1. Drag an image clip to the
the Fix/Enhance button.
2. Select the Lighting

Adjustment checkbox, and
then use the slider to set the
parameter.
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Tip: Select the Compare video
qualities in split preview
checkbox to compare the original
and enhanced images in the
preview window.
3. Select the Color Adjustment

checkbox, and then adjust the
brightness and contrast of the
image. Click
to close the
Fix/Enhance panel.
2-9-4 Creating Slideshows

To quickly turn your photos into a dynamic slideshow in a few simple steps,
the Slideshow feature now includes 12 slideshow template styles you can
choose from.
1. Drag all the images you want
in the slideshow to the
timeline, select them, and
then click the Slideshow
button.
Tip: You can also select one of the images and press Ctrl+A on your
keyboard to select all the images on the track.
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2. Select the desired template
style, and then click Next to
continue.
Extra Information: The program also includes 3D slideshow template

styles.
3. You can preview the
slideshow. If you are satisfied
with the results, click Next to
continue
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4. Select Advanced Editing to
go back to CyberLink
PowerDirector 10.
5. Click OK to continue.
6. The slideshow was created.
Tip: To change the slideshow style, simply select it and then click
Slideshow.
2-9-5 Using Magic Motion

You can use the Video Crop function to define the area of a video clip that
you want to zoom in or crop out. You can then customize the motion on the
cropped portion. Similarly, you can use Magic Motion to add movement to
your images to make them more engaging and greatly enhance your video
production.
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1. On the timeline, select the
image you want to add motion
to , and then click
Magic Motion).
2. Select the User Defined style

template.
3. Select the first keyframe, and

then adjust the position of the
focus area box.
Extra Information: In this example, the image moves from left to right.
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4. Move the timeline indicator to
the middle of the keyframe
timeline. Click
new keyframe.
to add a
5. Adjust the position of the focus

area box.
6. Select the last keyframe, and

then adjust the position of
focus area box again.
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7. Preview the image, and then
click OK to finish.
Knowledge Base: Magic Motion can only be used to add motion to one
image, rather than multiple images. You can use the Motion template
style in the Slideshow Designer to apply movement to multiple images.
CyberLink PowerDirector 10 automatically detects the contents of each of
the images and adds motion effects to them that is similar to ones created
manually using Magic Motion.
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2-10 Editing Audio

Audio plays an important role in a video production. Adding music to your
video productions can make them much more engaging to viewers. This
chapter gives an introduction to the audio editing features in CyberLink
PowerDirector 10.
2-10-1 Extracting Audio

The Extract Audio function is the easiest way of extracting audio from a
video clip and saving it as a new audio file for use in your projects.
1. Import the video clip into the
Media Room. Right click on its
thumbnail and then select
Extract Audio.
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2. Select where on your
computer you want to save the
new audio file. Enter a file
name if necessary, and then
click Save.
3. The new audio file is added to

your media library.
2-10-2 Unlinking Video and Audio

The Unlink Video and Audio function provides another method to extract the
audio from a video clip on the timeline.
1. Drag the desired video clip to
an editing track. Right click on
it and then select Unlink
Video and Audio.
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2. The audio and the video in the
clip are no longer connected.
3. You can drag the audio to

another editing track.
Knowledge Base: To link the

video and the audio back
together, select both of them,
right click on the video clip, and
then select Group Objects.
2-10-3 Muting Video Clips

To mute the audio in the video clips on the timeline, do one of the following:
mute the video clips audio or disable the audio track.
Muting the Video Clip
Using the Mute Clip function only mutes the audio in a single video clip
without affecting other video clips on the timeline.
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Right click on the video clip and
then select Mute Clip.
To restore the sound in the video

clip, right click on it and then
deselect Mute Clip.
Disabling an Audio Track

Deselect
to the left of the
audio track.
Deselecting the checkbox

disables all of the audio on the
track.
2-10-4 Mixing Audio

Every editing track includes a video track and an audio track. If your
production contains multiple editing tracks, you should mix the audio levels.
Mixing audio means adjusting the volume levels of the multiple audio clips in
your production.
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1. Click
to open the Audio
Mixing Room.
Knowledge Base: The Audio

Mixing Room displays the audio
bars for each of the audio tracks
on the timeline.
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position in your video where
you want to mix the audio.
Use the volume control slider
to increase or decrease the
volume for audio track 1.
3. Drag the timeline slider to

another position and then
adjust the volume.
Extra Information: The solid line on the audio track represents the
volume level of the audio clip. You can use it to determine the volume level
of the audio at the current timeline position.
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Knowledge Base:
Another way of adjusting the

volume level is to drag the solid
line up and down on the audio
track.
When you click on the solid line, a

volume node appears. Drag the node to
adjust the solid volume line.
Extra Information: To remove a

volume node, simply select and
drag it out of the audio track.
When the cursor becomes a
trash can icon, release the left
mouse button to remove it.
Restoring Audio Clip Volume Levels
If you are not satisfied with the
volume level of any audio clip you
adjusted previously, you can
easily restore the clips original
volume level. To do so, right click
on the audio clip and then select
Restore to Original Volume
Level.
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2-10-5 Music Beat Detection

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now includes the Music Beat Detection feature.
Music Beat Detection analyzes an audio clip and then adds beat markers
on the timeline ruler for more precise arrangement of media clips and titles
in your production. You can manually add music beat markers or use the
Music Beat Detection feature to have CyberLink PowerDirector
automatically detect them for you.
1. Right click on an audio clip
and then select Use
Automatic Music Beat
Detection.
Manually Adding Music Beat Markers

1. Drag the slider to the position
where you want to add a
music beat marker, and then
click the Add button.
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2. A music beat marker is added
at the slider position.
3. To delete the music beat

marker, simply select it and
then click Delete.
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Automatically Detecting Music Beats
1. Click the Detect button.
analyzes, detects and then
adds the music beat markers
to the audio clip. Click Apply
to continue.
Extra Information: You can customize the time interval between each
beat marker.
3. The music beat markers are
added to the music beat track
at the top of the timeline.
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Knowledge Base: To delete
music beat markers, right click
on the audio track, and then
select Remove all Music Beat
Markers for Selected Clip.
2-10-6 Editing Audio with WaveEditor

When you installed CyberLink PowerDirector 10 on your computer, the
WaveEditor program is installed as well. You can use CyberLink
WaveEditor to edit the audio in your projects, including adding effects to
your existing audio. CyberLink WaveEditor can be accessed right from the
PowerDirector interface, or through a shortcut on the Windows desktop.
1. Select an audio clip on the
timeline in CyberLink
PowerDirector and then click
the Edit Audio button.
2. Click and drag the orange

sliders to select a range of the
audio file.
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3. Click Boost.
Extra Information: You can apply effects to just the selected portion. In
this example, we are boosting its volume level.
4. Use the slider to adjust the
setting, and then click OK.
Extra Information: The Boost feature is used to increase the volume

level.
5. Click
to close the
WaveEditor program.
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6. A confirmation message
displays. Click Yes to
continue.
Note: The edited audio is saved

as a new audio file, and the
original audio file remains
untouched.
Knowledge Base: You can split
and crop audio clips the same
way you edit video clips. For
more details, please refer to
Chapter 2-2.
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2-11 Outputting and Uploading

Video Productions
Once you have finished editing your video production, you can output it as a
video file, upload it to social networking web sites to share it with others, or
burn it to a disc. This chapter outlines the ways you can output your
production as a video file and upload it to social networking web sites.

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 allows you to output your video production in
both 2D and 3D video file formats. If your production contains 3D media, you
can output it as a 3D video file. If your production does not contain any
media or effects in 3D, just output it as a 2D video file.
1. In the Produce window, click
on the Standard 2D tab.
2. Select the desired video

format, and then select the
Profile name/Quality you
want to use to create the video
file.
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3. Click
to set the output
folder, or where the 2D video is
located once created.
4. Enter a file name and then

click Save.
5. Click
to output
your video production.
produces your video.
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7. The production is complete.
Note: The outputted video file is not editable. All the added effects, title
text and objects were merged with the video. Be sure to save the project
file for future use.

To output your video production
as a 3D video file, all the video
clips and effects in the production
must be in 3D. If your project
contains some media that is not
in 3D, a warning message
displays.
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1. Click on the
tab.
2. Select the desired video file

format, and then select a 3D
output format. For more
details, refer to the explanation
below.
Knowledge Base: There are four different 3D video output formats: H.264
Multi-View Coding, Side-by-Side Full Width (L/R), Side-by-Side Half Width
(L/R), and Anaglyph. To watch a video outputted in a specific format, you
must use a corresponding 3D device. We will elaborate more on this in
chapter 3.The following just provides you with an introduction. If you
choose the Anaglyph (Red/Cyan) format, you can wear red/blue glasses
and watch your video in 3D (in a poorer quality) on any regular display
device. However, if you choose Side-by-Side Full Width (L/R) and Side-bySide Half Width (L/R), you must use a 3D display and 3D glasses (red/
blue glasses will also work) to watch your created video. H.264 Multi-View
Coding is the highest quality 3D video file format.
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3. Select the Profile name/
Quality you want to create the
file with.
Extra Information:
You can also output your video
production in a format compatible
with mobile devices, such as cell
phones, portable media players,
and DV tapes.
2-11-3 Uploading to Facebook

You can upload your video production directly from CyberLink PowerDirector
10 to social networking web sites to share it with others.
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1. Click on the
to upload your video
production to a social
networking web site.
tab
2. Click the Facebook button,

and then select the profile type
you want. Remember to input
a title and description for your
video production, and then
click Start.
3. Click the Authorize button.
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4. Enter your Facebook e-mail
address and password, and
then click Log In.
Extra Information: You can get a Facebook account for free by clicking
the Sign up for Facebook button.
5. Your video is outputted, and
then uploaded to Facebook.
2-11-4 Uploading to YouTube

You can also upload your video to YouTube. If the video production you are
uploading is in 3D, select the Share as a 3D video option to upload it to
YouTube in a 3D video source format.
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1. Select the YouTube button,
enter your Username and
Password, and then select
Share as a 3D video.
Remember to select the profile
type you want, and then
specify the title, tag and
description for your video
production. Select the desired
video category, and then click
to upload your
video.
2. Select the I have read the

above statement and I
confirm that I have the
copyright of the video and
the background music I am
about to upload to
YouTube checkbox, and then
click OK.
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3. Your video is outputted and
then uploaded to YouTube.
2-11-5 Uploading to Dailymotion

Similar to YouTube, Dailymotion is a platform for sharing audio clips and
videos. You can upload your video production to Dailymotion to share it with
others.
1. Select the Dailymotion
button, and then select the
profile type you want.
Remember to input the title,
description and tags for your
video. Select the desired video
category, and then click Start
.
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Enter your account name and
password, and then click
Accept.
Extra Information: You can get a Dailymotion account by clicking the

Sign up now button.
Knowledge Base: You must fill
in all the fields on the Dailymotion
registration page.

then uploaded to Dailymotion.
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2-11-6 Uploading to Vimeo

You can upload your video production to Vimeo directly from CyberLink
PowerDirector 10.
1. Select the Vimeo button, and
then select the profile type you
want. Remember to input the
title and description for your
video production and then
input the desired tags. Select
Share timeline info on
DirectorZone, and then click
Start.
Knowledge Base: You can

select Share timeline info on
DirectorZone to share your
project on DirectorZone. When
selected, an animated version of
your projects timeline displays,
along with an embedded link to
your uploaded video. This lets
other users see how you created
your project.
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3. Enter your e-mail address and

password, and then click Log
In.
Extra Information: Click Join Vimeo to get a Vimeo account for free.
Knowledge Base: Select Basic and then enter the required information to
get a Vimeo account for free.
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4. Click Yes, authorize
PowerDirector!.

then uploaded your video to
Vimeo.
6. Once the upload is complete,

click the Check out your
video on Vimeo link.
7. You can view the video you

uploaded.
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2-12 Burning Your Production to

a Disc
If the size of your video production is too large to be outputted as a video file
or uploaded to social networking web sites, you can burn it to a disc for
playback on a disc player. To do so, click on the Create Disc button to
burn your video onto a disc in just a few easy steps.
2-12-1 Importing Additional Disc

Content
You can import your video productions edited in different projects and burn
them to the same disc.
1. Enter the Create Disc window
and then click the
button to import any existing
CyberLink PowerDirector
projects you have.
Extra Information: You can also click the

additional video files.
button to import
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2. In the Open dialog, select the
project file you want to add to
the disc, and then click Open.
3. The thumbnail of the project

file is shown in the display
window.
Extra Information: You can continue to import additional project or video

files.
2-12-2 Adding Chapters

You can customize your disc menu and set chapters to ease the navigation
of your finalized disc. Viewers can select chapter thumbnails to watch the
content they want, or quickly browse through the menu structure of the
disc.
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1. Click on Show Chapters next
to the thumbnail of the first
title (project).
2. You can view the titles

chapter in the display window.
Click the
the chapter.
button to edit

add a chapter marker. Click
to add a chapter at the
current location.
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4. The chapter track displays in
the timeline, showing all of the
chapter markers in the
selected project.
5. Click the Chapter 1 marker,

drag the timeline slider to the
frame you want to use as the
chapter thumbnail, and then
click
to set it as the
chapter thumbnail.
6. Click on Create Disc.
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7. There are now two chapter
thumbnails in the first title
(project).
2-12-3 Customizing the Menu

Structure
The Menu Structure button gives you an overview of how titles (projects) and
their chapters are arranged in your video production.
1. Click the
button.
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2. Select the first item and then
browse to the desired title in
the disc menu preview window.
Click
to close the Menu
Structure window.
Extra Information: In the Menu Structure tree, you can see all the menu
pages and buttons on your disc. There can be several menu pages on your
disc, and the buttons are the chapter thumbnails that you click to play the
content you want.
2-12-4 Selecting a Disc Menu

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 now includes dozens of disc menu templates,
in both 2D or 3D, which you can include on your disc.
1. Click on the
tab
and then select the desired
disc menu template.
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Tip: 3D menu templates show
the 3D icon in the upper left
corner of their thumbnails.
2. Click Apply to All Pages.
3. You can view the applied

effects in the preview window.
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2-12-5 Customizing Menu Templates

1. Click the Modify button to
customize the menu
template.
2. Double click in the title text

box and then select the
desired character preset to
apply it to your text.
3. Choose the font type and then

select Titles/Chapters Menu
from the drop down list.
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4. By default, only three chapters
are included. If you have set
more than three chapters,
click
buttons.
to add more
5. Rearrange the buttons and

then click Save.
6. Enter "My custom menu" and

then click OK.
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7. Select the customized menu
template and then click Apply
to All Pages.
Note: The customized menu template is not automatically applied to the

disc menu you are editing. You have to select it and then apply it to your
disc menu.
Extra Information: To preview a
3D disc menu, you must enable
3D mode first.
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1. Click on the
tab
disc format.
Extra Information: You can burn your video project to a Blu-ray Disc or a
removable disc in the AVCHD format.
2. Select the desired video
encoding format and quality.
Extra Information: The Smart Fit option automatically compresses your

video production to create a video file that fits the capacity of the disc you
are using. However, adjusting the bit rate too much could compromise the
video quality.
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3. Click
continue.
to
4. Click Start Burning to burn

your production to disc.

If you created a 3D video production and included a 3D disc menu, you can
burn it to a disc in 3D.
1. Select the desired 3D menu
template.
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2. Click Apply to All Pages.
3. Click on the
tab
disc format. Set video and
audio settings from the
available drop-downs.
Extra Information: You can burn your 3D video project to a Blu-ray Disc
or a removable disc in the AVCHD format.
4. Click
continue.
to
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5. Click Start Burning to burn
your production to disc.
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Chapter 3 - Advanced Editing Techniques
3-1 Creating Hollywood-Like Special Effects - Creating a

Fight Scene
3-1-1 Creating the Title
3-1-2 Adding Special Effects - Creating an Eerie Atmosphere
3-1-3 Adding a Cutaway
3-1-4 Particle Object - Making a Magic Wand Shine Brightly
3-1-5 Particle Object - Making Lightning Strikes in the Sky
3-1-6 Using the Timeline - Copying the Cutaway Clips
3-1-7 Making a Video Black and White
3-1-8 Particle Object - Creating an Explosion
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3-1-9 Particle Object - Making a Flame Effect
3-1-10 Particle Object - Making Magic Wands Emit Rays of
Light in a Fight Scene
3-2 Broadcasting News Professionally - Being a Weatherman
3-2-1 Title Template - Creating The News Title
3-2-2 Making a Weather Forecast Video
3-2-4 Paint Designer - Drawing Animated Objects
3-2-5 Flipping Videos
3-3 Time-Lapse Photography
3-3-1 What is Time-Lapse Photography?
3-3-2 Required Photography Gear
3-3-3 Creating a Time-lapse Video
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3-1 Creating Hollywood-Like

Special Effects - Creating a Fight
Scene
This chapter explains how to use particle objects to simulate the changes in
light and shadows to create the special effects commonly seen in fight
scenes in movies.
3-1-1 Creating the Title
This section demonstrates how to use the Cloud effect in the Particle Room
as the background, and create the fade-in/fade-out effect for the movie title
image. Since the movie title is an image rather than a text file, keyframes
have to be used to generate the required transparency on the image.
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1. Enter the Particle Room and
then drag the "08_Cloud"
effect to the editing track.
Drag the movie title image to
the editing track below.
2. Select the image and then

click the Keyframe button.
Drag the slider to the
beginning of the image, and
then use the slider to set the
opacity of the image to 0 in
the Clip Attributes section.
Extra Information: Setting the opacity to 0 makes the image
transparent.
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3. Drag the slider to the next
position, and then set the
opacity to 100 to add a fadein effect.
Extra Information: Setting the opacity to "100" makes the image opaque.
Repeat the previous steps to add a fade-out effect by setting the opacity at
the next position to "100" and then setting the opacity at the last position
to "0".
Knowledge Base: Once you
finish adding the fades, you will
see a solid line that indicates the
opacity change on the image
clip. The higher the line, the less
transparent the image clip is.
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3-1-2 Adding Special Effects Creating an Eerie Atmosphere
1. Enter the Effect Room and

then drag the "NewBlue_Air
Brush" effect to the effect
track.
Note: The effects in the Effect Room can only be added to the effect track
or dragged on top of media clips. You cannot add an effect directly to an
editing track.
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2. Adjust the duration of the
effect.
3. Add different effects to other

video clips on the timeline to
create the desired
atmosphere.
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3-1-3 Adding a Cutaway
Cutaways are a useful technique for splitting up a movie scene or a movie

trailer. This section demonstrates how to add a cutaway with 3D text flying
across the screen.
1. Drag some media clips to the
timeline.
2. Click on the image clip and

then on the Modify button to
open the PiP Designer. On
the motion tab, click the
template as shown in the
figure to delete the default
motion path.
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3. Click the first keyframe. If
necessary, change the image
position so that it is outside of
the screen, and then change
the shape of the image.
Extra Information: To change the shape of the image, click and drag the
blue corners of the image clip, changing it to the desired freeform shape.
next position, and then click
to add a new keyframe.
Extra information: This keyframe is used to make the text image fly into
the screen and then stop in the middle.
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5. Change the size and position
of the image so that it fits in
the middle of the screen.
Tip: Use the alignment features (grid and reference lines) to place the
image in the middle of the screen.
image to fly out of the screen.
Click
to duplicate the
previous keyframe.
Tip: Duplicating the previous keyframe means the images properties

(position and size) at the previous keyframe position are copied and
assigned to the current keyframe, which in this example creates a
motionless effect for the viewers. Now you can utilize the last keyframe to
add motion to the image. Please note that you have to change the image
size and position for the following keyframe.
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7. Go to the last keyframe,
position the image at the
bottom of the screen, and
then once again change the
shape of the image.
8. When you preview the applied

motion, you will see the text
image fly into the screen,
stay for a few seconds, and
then fly out off the screen.
Also, the image shows a 3D
effect because of the change
of shape produced.
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3-1-4 Particle Object - Making a

Magic Wand Shine Brightly
Bright, dazzling light is commonly seen in movies, especially during a

climactic fight scene. CyberLink PowerDirector 10 includes particle objects
that you can use to create special light effects.
This particle effect template is available for free download on DirectorZone.
You can locate it using the keyword "Magic Wand Shines".
1. Open the Particle Room and
then click
to create a new
particle object.
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2. Click
to add a new
particle object.
3. Click
image.
to Insert a custom
4. Select Star.png and then

click Open.
Extra Information: You can use an image editing software to create the
image you need. Please be sure to make the image background
transparent before saving it as a PNG file.
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5. Click on the diamond image,
and then click
it.
to delete
6. Select
(Mask) as the
emit method, and then select
to insert a default mask
image.
Extra Information: Selecting an emit method means deciding how the

particles emit from the source point.
7. Select the star mask image
and then click Open.
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8. Select
as the particle
style, and then click

continue.
to
9. Modify the particle objects

properties to create the
desired effect.
10. Switch to the motion path

tab, and then modify the
path of the particle object
using keyframes. This is the
same way you edited the
motion path of the text
image in 3-2-3.
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11. Once you are finished, click
Save.
12. Enter a name for the

template and then click OK.
13. Drag the created particle

object to an editing track
below the editing track that
contains the video clip.
Note: The media on the lowest track displays on top of the other media,
overlapping the other corresponding media in the preview window.
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3-1-5 Particle Object - Making

Lightning Strikes in the Sky
In this video clip, the character waves his magic wand toward the sky and
creates lightning strikes above him. The lightning effect in the Particle Room
is used to make this lightning effect.
Open the Particle Room and
then drag the lightning effect to
the editing track.
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3-1-6 Using the Timeline - Copying

the Cutaway Clips
Another cutaway needs to be added before the next scene. The new
cutaway has the same properties as the previous cutaway created in 3-2-3,
and what needs to be replaced is only the text image. This section
demonstrates how to copy the content of the previous cutaway and use
them at the current position.
1. Click and drag the arrows on
either side of the timeline
slider to select the content of
the previous cutaway. Then,
click the Copy button.
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2. Move the timeline slider to the
copy the content, and then
click the Paste button.
Note: You can only paste the copied content to another position on the
same editing track. To copy and paste media among different editing
tracks, you must first copy and paste it to another position on the same
track, and then drag the copied media to another editing track.
3. Replace the text image with
another one.
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4. You are finished creating the
new cutaway.
3-1-7 Making a Video Black and

White
Besides changing the color of images in the Effect Room, you can also use
the Fix/Enhance function to adjust the hue or saturation of videos. Reducing
the saturation of a video clip can turn it to black and white.
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to modify, and then click the
Fix/Enhance button. Select
the Color Adjustment
checkbox and then use the
slider to reduce the saturation
of the video clip.
2. Modify other video clips the
same way you did in the
previous step.
3-1-8 Particle Object - Creating an

Explosion
You can create a new particle object from scratch or customize an existing
particle object to your preference. This section demonstrates how to
customize the Fireworks effect to create an explosion effect.
This particle effect template is available for free download on DirectorZone.
You can locate it using the keyword "Whirling Explosion".
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1. In the Particle Room, drag the
Fireworks effect object to the
the Modify button to ope the
Particle Designer.
2. Select the Background

object and then click
delete it.
to
3. Select the Fireworks particle

object, click on the motion
tab, and then click
to
delete the default motion
path.
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4. Change the emit method and
the particle style.

adjust the parameters, and
then click Save.
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3-1-9 Particle Object - Making a

Flame Effect
This section demonstrates how to make a flame effect and make the video
frames edges appear burnt. To do this, use the Flame effect in the Particle
Room and make the video background transparent.
1. Drag the video clip and the
Flame2 effect object to the
editing tracks, with the video
clip on the lower track. Click
on the video and then click
the Modify button.
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2. Select the Apply chroma
key checkbox and then click
.
3. The cursor becomes the eye

desired color in the video clip,
and then use the two sliders
to set the tolerance of
intensity and hue.
4. Doing so reveals the flame

image behind the video. This
makes the video clip and the
flame effect object overlap,
creating the desired special
effect.
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3-1-10 Particle Object - Making Magic

Wands Emit Rays of Light in a Fight
Scene
You can customize the Fireworks effect object to add dazzling rays of light
to a fight scene.
This particle effect template is available for free download from DirectorZone.
You can locate it using the keyword "Rays of Light".
1. Use the Fireworks effect
object. Change its emit
method and particle style.
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2. Modify the parameters as
required to achieve the
desired effect.
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3-2 Broadcasting News

Professionally - Being a
Weatherman
This chapter demonstrates how to use the PiP Designer and the chroma
key effect to make a professional looking weather forecast video. The
techniques used here can also be used to make video interviews and create
promotional videos that make commercial products more appealing to
customers.
3-2-1 Title Template - Creating the

News Title
You can use a title template to create the title of your video production. The
Title Room includes a library of title templates that can be used at the start
and end of your video or as transitions.
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1. Open the Title Room and then
drag the "Clover_01" title
template to the editing track.
2. In the Title Designer, enter

"CyberLink Weather" in the
title text box, and then
change the font format.
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3-2-2 Making a Weather Forecast

Video
In this weather forecast video, a city landscape picture is used as the

background, the weather forecast images float in the middle, and the
weathermans background color is removed using the chroma key effect.
1. Rotate the weatherman video
clockwise in the editing area.
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2. Select a suitable zoom level
for the preview window, and
then resize the video to your
preference.
3. Move the video to the right

side of the preview window,
and then click the Modify
button.
4. Select the Apply chroma

key checkbox and then click
.
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5. The cursor becomes the eye
green color.
6. Use the sliders to adjust the

tolerance of intensity and hue.
The applied effect is displayed
in the video behind.
7. Click on the
tab,
select an appropriate mask to
crop the borders of the video,
and then click Save.
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8. Drag the background image to
an editing track above the
weatherman video clip. You
will see the combined effects
9. Add a new editing track, and

then drag the weather
forecast image to this track.

of the image, if necessary.
Click the Modify button to
open the PiP Designer.
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11. Select the Apply border
checkbox, select white as
the border color, and then
set the border size to 3.
12. Change the shape of the

image.
Extra Information: To change the shape of the image, click and drag the
blue corners of the image clip, changing it to the desired freeform shape.
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You can add a transition only to the weather forecast images, to make the
video production more engaging to viewers.
Add the desired transition
between the two image clips side
by side on the editing track.
Extra Information: It is recommended that you place the weather

forecast image clips on the same editing track, so that the added
transition makes the two clips seem to overlap.
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3-2-4 Paint Designer - Drawing

Animated Objects
You can mark the focus position while the weatherman is describing the
weather so viewers can get a clear picture of what he is trying to describe.
1. Open the PiP Objects Room
and then click
Paint Designer.
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to open the

2. Select the type of brush, set
the width and color of the
drawn line, and then click
to start drawing the
animation.

to make the program
stop capturing your mouse
strokes.
4. Click Save to continue.
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5. Enter a name for the new
6. Drag the paint animation

object you just created to the
editing track.
3-2-5 Flipping Videos
You can add variety to the video by flipping it from left to right to change the
position of the weatherman on the screen.
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1. Select the weatherman image
clip and then click the Modify
button
2. Select the Enable flip object

checkbox and then select
the Left to right option.
Click Save to continue.

of the weatherman video clip,
and then move the weather
forecast image to the right to
balance all the media on the
screen.
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3-3 Time-Lapse Photography

3-3-1 What is Time-Lapse
Photography?
Time-lapse photography is a cinematic effect, whereby a naturally slow
process, such as the construction of a building or the motion of the sun in
the sky, is photographed on film at intervals so that continuous projection of
the frames gives an accelerated view of the process. When the captured
frames are replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster.
Time-lapse photography is accomplished by taking multiple exposures over
time at a fixed position, and then playing the captured frames continuously
to result in an apparent increase of speed. This technique is often used to
photograph the changes in nature, such as a sea of clouds and the setting
sun.
3-3-2 Required Photography Gear

Digital single-lens reflex camera
that has a multi-functional cable
release or a built-in interval
shooting mode
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Multi-functional cable release
that supports interval shooting
Heavy tripod that provides

stability
- video editing software for
creating time-lapse videos
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Set the shooting duration and the
number of exposures to be
taken, and then put the camera
on the tripod to get started.
3-3-3 Creating a Time-lapse Video

Import the photos you took into CyberLink PowerDirector 10. Use the
program to create your time-lapse video production.
1. Drag the media clips to
editing track 1, select all of
them, and then click the
Slideshow button.
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2. Select the "Time-Lapse"
template.
3. Click
to preview your
video. You can click the
Customize button to modify
it.
4. Set the duration of each

image and the number of
images to be skipped.
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Note: The total duration represents the length of your video production.
Next to continue.
Tip: You can also convert the photos to 3D and create a 3D time-lapse
video.
6. Click the Advanced Editing
button to go back to
main program window.
7. A warning message is
displayed. Click OK to
continue.
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8. All the selected clips in the
timeline are replaced with
your created video.
9. Click
to open the Magic
Music panel. Drag the desired
background music to the
music track, and then adjust
the music length to fit the
duration of the video.
10. Play the outputted video with

your desired video player.
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Chapter 4 - Supplem entary Inform ation: 3D

Technology
4-1 What is 3D?

4-2 3D File Formats
4-3 3D Video Output Formats
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Technology
What kind of hardware device do you need to preview 3D videos during the
editing process in CyberLink PowerDirector 10? What are the 3D video
formats supported by the program? The following outlines the basics of 3D
video production.
4-1 What is 3D?

2D (2 Dimensional) is an image that consists of dots and lines that lack
depth, or a 3rd dimension. A 3D (3 Dimensional) image has a length, width,
and depth, which do not lie on the same plane. When viewing media in 3D,
our eyes are tricked into believing the image has depth, or is 3-dimensional.
This is done by showing each of your eyes a separate image, which then
gives the illusion of 3D. The image for the left eye and the image for the right
eye are combined by the brain through the "stereopsis" process, to produce
the 3D depth.
A "dead angle" is an
area masked by
another part of an
object, and therefore
not seen. For each
eye, the object has a
different dead angle.
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To produce 3D
perception, the masked
zone near the viewer
creates a different
viewing angle for each
eye.
A pair of 3D glasses
provides a corresponding
viewing angle for each
eye to create a
stereoscopic view.

Technology
4-2 3D File Formats

CyberLink PowerDirector 10 supports the following 3D file formats:
3D videos:
Side-by-Side full size video
Side-by-Side half size video
Top-under video
Dual-stream AVI
MVC codec MTS
3D images:
File Format
Description
JPS
Commonly used file format for 3D photos and

mainly used for Fuji 3D cameras.
MPO
Commonly used file format for 3D photos and

mainly used for Sony 3D cameras.
Side-By-Side photo
Photos that are placed side-by-side
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Technology
4-3 3D Video Output Formats

Anaglyphic (A Red/Cyan Source Format)
"Anaglyphic 3D" is a technique for providing a stereoscopic 3D effect using
anaglyph images. These images are viewed with glasses that have two
lenses of a different color, such as red and blue.
The anaglyph (red/cyan) process is primarily used in creating 3D television

programs or in older 3D films. The red/blue glasses generate the 3D images
through the filtering of colors.
To create a 3D presentation, an anaglyph image is made up of two color
layers, superimposed, but offset with respect to each. The red/blue glasses
help filter the colors and make the images on both channels overlap to
produce a 3D depth effect.
As shown in the figure, the blue image (layer) is displayed through the red
filter, while the red image (layer) is shown through the blue filter when an
anaglyph image is viewed through a pair of red/blue glasses. The filtered
images seen by each eye are then combined to generate a 3D image.
Please note that anaglyphic 3D is a relatively older 3D presentation
technique, which is why it tends to generate a 3D effect of poorer quality.
After viewing anaglyph images for a long time, viewers may suffer from the
ghosting, color distortion and sickness caused by the red/blue glasses.
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Technology
Polarized Display and Polarized Glasses (Passive)
Light travels in the form of a wave, which can be refracted through a
polarizing filter, vertically or horizontally.
Using this refracting method, the original resolution of an image is reduced

by 50 percent after the polarization of light. This technique is employed in
most 3D cinemas and theaters, such including IMAX theaters.
Polarized 3D glasses and a polarized display work together to restrict the
light that reaches each eye, ensuring that each eye sees a different image
from slightly different perspectives. As shown in the figure, the viewer's left
eye sees the images created by the vertical light waves (the orange arrows),
while their right eye sees the images generated by the horizontal light
waves (the green arrows).
The left and right polarizing filters have opposite polarizations, and the
polarized display has two overlapping images. Each filter is polarized so
that each of the viewer's eyes can only see one of the two overlapping
images. This is used to produce a three-dimensional effect by projecting the
same scene, from slightly different perspectives, into each eye.
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Technology
High-frequency Scanning Display (Active)
Current 3D LCD displays come with a high-frequency scanning technology.
They produce a 3D depth effect by alternating the images created for the left
eye and the right eye. To avoid a flickering image, these displays work at a
frequency higher than 120 Hz. They provide one eye with 120 Hz images for
one second, and then the same for the other eye for the next second. Each
eye receives more than 60 images per second so the viewer cant tell that
the images are being alternated.
Currently, the majority of high-frequency scanning display devices come

with active shutter glasses, giving users the full 3D viewing experience. This
type of shutter glasses, like NVIDIA 3D Vision, use liquid crystal lens
and alternate "Opacity" (Close) and "Transparent" (Open) for the lens using
electronic signals. The figure above shows how when the high-frequency
display is sending an image to the left eye, the active shutter glasses
receives a signal to "open" its left lens and "close" its right lens. Similarly,
when the display is sending an image for the right eye, the glasses closes
its left lens. This procedure is repeated at a frequency high enough to let
persistence of vision smooth out the sequence of flashes so that the
perceived image is continuous. This technique is used to produce a threedimensional effect by projecting the same scene, from slightly different
perspectives, into each eye.
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Technology
The 3D video output formats
supported by CyberLink
PowerDirector 10 fall into four
types: H.264 Multi-View Coding,
Side-by-Side Full Width (L/R),
Side-by-Side Half Width (L/R),
and Anaglyph. To watch a video
outputted in a specific format,
you have to use a corresponding
3D device.
If you choose the Anaglyph (Red/Cyan) format, you can wear the red/blue
glasses to watch your video on a general display. However, if you choose
Side-by-Side Full Width (L/R), Side-by-Side Half Width (L/R), and H.264
Multi-View Coding, you must use a 3D display, 3D glasses, and a 3D media
player to watch your created video.
The table below shows the 3D video output formats that CyberLink
PowerDirector 10 supports and its corresponding playback selection:
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