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Chapter 1:
Introduction
This chapter introduces CyberLink PowerDirector and the digital video editing
process. It provides a discussion of the different kinds of technology you will use
in the digital movie-making process, as well as system requirements for working
smoothly with CyberLink PowerDirector.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• "Welcome!" on page 2
• "The PowerDirector Program" on page 5
• "The Production Process" on page 7
• "System Requirements" on page 12
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Welcome!
Welcome to the CyberLink family of digital video tools. CyberLink
PowerDirector is a digital video editing program that lets you create
professional-looking video movies and photo slideshows, complete
with music, voice-overs, special effects, transition effects and much
more.
If you don’t have experience making movies or creating slideshows,
don’t worry. CyberLink PowerDirector is an easy to use tool that, with
just a little practice, will have you making movies like a Hollywood
director. In no time you will be creating creative videos and stylish
slideshows that you can email to friends, burn to disc to show your
family, or upload to the Internet to share with the world.
Latest Features
This section describes the latest features in the CyberLink
PowerDirector program.
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• All new innovative way to create picture slideshows using the
Slideshow Designer.
•Includes the Auto Create Slideshow feature.
•Select from a variety of slide templates, including slides with
multiple pictures on a slide.
• Enhanced PiP Designer.
•Provides complete control for customizing the path of a PiP
object as it moves across the video.
• New Magic Style.
•New flash animation elements like particle effects, alphamasked PiP and ending video to enhance the movie.
• New Magic Designer for auto creation of video productions.
• Enhanced Magic Clean to instantly calibrate color to provide
more vivid photo and video colors.
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• New and improved visual effects and titles, including the ability
to add multiple effects to one video clip.
• Add objects and frames to your photos and videos.
• New add subtitles feature.
Produce
• Revolutionary Portable MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Format for Apple
iPod Video®.
•CyberLink PowerDirector is now equipped with the newly
developed CyberLink H.264 codec. Now you can export
your movie creation in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) for Apple iPod
Video®.
• Revolutionary Portable MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Format for Sony
PSP®.
•CyberLink PowerDirector is now equipped with the newly
developed CyberLink H.264 codec. Now you can export
your movie creation in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) to be stored on
the Memory Stick and playback on Sony PSP®.
• Direct YouTube® output and upload support.
•Automatically select the best output profile for YouTube®.
•CyberLink PowerDirector is the first YouTube® uploading
application in the world for video bloggers to capture, edit,
produce and upload videos to share with others.
Other
• Design your own DVD templates.
•Users can use the template designer to fine-tune the
existing templates, or create their own ones.
•Provide users a true 16:9 editing/authoring solution.
PowerDirector Versions
CyberLink PowerDirector is available in many different OEM versions
and the full retail version. File format support, editing features, discmaking functions, and other features vary depending on the version
that you have. For information on the availability of specific functions in
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the CyberLink PowerDirector version that you are using, please check
the CyberLink PowerDirector Readme file.
Upgrade Your Software
Software upgrades may be periodically available from CyberLink. To
upgrade your software, click the Upgrade button on the About
CyberLink PowerDirector window. The Upgrade window will open and
you can select to download new upgrades and patches. You will be
redirected to CyberLink’s cyberstore if you choose to purchase new
upgrades.
Note: You must be connected to the Internet to use this feature.
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The PowerDirector Program
When you first open CyberLink PowerDirector, the program appears as
follows:
Edit function buttons
Open editing rooms dedicated to a
specific task
Mode buttons
Click to switch working
modes
Library window
Contains your media content as well as various
effects, transitions and other media rooms
Preview window
Provides playback controls to preview
clips and movies
Magic Tools
Provide easy ways to work with
media clips
Function buttons
Shortcuts to common functions
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Insert media clips and effects
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PowerDirector Modes
CyberLink PowerDirector has separate modes that enable you to
perform different tasks: Capture, Edit, Produce and Create Disc.
ModeDescription
Capture media in a variety of formats, from a
variety of sources. See "Capturing Media" on page
18.
Edit your production by adding video and photos
to the timeline, then add transitions, effects and
titles for that creative touch. See "Creating Your
Story" on page 65.
Produce your creation by outputting it to a file, DV
tape or uploading to the Internet. See "Producing
Your Movie" on page 169.
Use Create Disc to create a custom disc, complete
with menus, that can be burnt to disc. See "Creating
Discs" on page 211.
By default, CyberLink PowerDirector opens in the Edit mode, but you
can easily switch between modes to perform your required task by
using these buttons.
PowerDirector Projects
Changes you make to your video clips, audio files or photos in
CyberLink PowerDirector do not affect your original media. Since your
settings are all saved in the project file, you can trim, edit or delete clips
in CyberLink PowerDirector, but still keep your original files on your
hard drive, untouched. So let yourself get creative! If you end up
changing things too drastically, you can always start over.
You can open and save a CyberLink PowerDirector project file just like
any other file in Windows. Your projects are saved as .pds files, a unique
file format used by the CyberLink PowerDirector program.
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The Production Process
The digital production process involves a combination of artistry and
technology, beginning with raw footage and ending with your final
production. CyberLink PowerDirector is the easiest way to produce your
finished movie or photo slideshow and publish it to the medium of your
choice.
The production process, depending on your purpose, may involve
some or all of the following phases:
• Pre-production
•Importing your media
•Capturing your media
•Detecting scenes and extracting audio
• Putting your story together
•Adding your media to the workspace
•Adding effects, transitions and titles
•Editing and refining your videos
•Touching up your photos
•Using Magic Tools and modifying effects
•Recording voice overs and mixing audio
•Setting chapters and adding subtitles
• Producing and Uploading Your Productions
•Producing video files
•Producing streaming video files
•Writing back to a DV tape
•Uploading to the Internet
• Finalizing production to discs
•Creating disc menus
•Burning your productions to disc
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Pre-Production
Before you can begin creating your final production, you should first
collect all of your media content. After you have shot your video, taken
all your photos, gathered all your music, then you are ready to begin
working on your production by importing and capturing your media in
CyberLink PowerDirector.
Importing Your Media
If you already have some or all of your content on your computer, it is
recommended that you place it all in one folder so that the entire folder
can be quickly imported into the Media Library. If this is not the case,
you may also import individual media files as well at any time.
Capturing Your Media
If your media content is not yet on your computer, you can use
CyberLink PowerDirector to capture it and then directly import it into
the Media Library.
CyberLink PowerDirector allows you to:
• Capture from DV Camcorder
• Capture from HDV Camcorder
• Capture from TV
• Capture from Digital TV
• Capture from PC Camera
• Capture from Microphone
• Capture Audio Tracks from CD
• Capture from a DVD
Detecting Scenes and Extracting Audio
With CyberLink PowerDirector, you can add additional video clips and
audio to your Media Library by using the detect scene and extract
audio functions on your video files. Performing these functions before
you get started can save you time during the editing process.
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Putting Your Story Together
Now that you have all of your content ready, this is when the fun part
begins and you can get as creative as you want. You can spend hours
fine tuning your production or use the guided wizards and designers to
quickly assist you to finish your creation.
Adding Media to the Workspace
CyberLink PowerDirector lets you add and combine video, photos,
music, video effects, objects, titles and transitions to your project in the
workspace. You can also use the Magic Move Wizard or the Slideshow
Designer for assistance if you are in hurry or not sure how to start.
Editing and Refining Your Media
Once you have all your content, you may need to refine it by editing out
parts of a video you don’t want, touching up your photos or use the
Magic Tools to fix shaky video or clean up video and audio.
Here are just a few editing functions you can perform with CyberLink
PowerDirector:
• split video clips
• trim video and audio files
• change the speed or aspect ratio of a video clip
• change the color of a visual media clip
• edit your photos in PhotoNow!
You may also use any of CyberLink PowerDirector’s Magic Tools to
quickly and easily adjust your content to the exact way you want it.
CyberLink PowerDirector’s Magic Tools make working with audio, video
and image clips easier than ever before.
Recording Voice Overs and Mixing Audio
Your production’s audio can make or break your creation. With
CyberLink PowerDirector there are several options to enhance the
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audio portion of your production to create the ultimate finalized
product.
In the Voice-Over Recording Room you can record a narration with a
microphone while watching the video clip the voice-over is destined to
accompany. When you capture your narration, the audio track is
synchronized with the video portion.
Once you have all of your audio files, step into the Audio Mixing Room
to fine tune the levels of all your audio to ensure it is perfect.
Setting Chapters and Subtitles
Once your production is near completion you can add chapters for easy
navigation if your production is destined to be burned to disc or add
subtitles to your movie.
The Set Chapter Room contains options for automatically or manually
setting chapter markers. Setting chapters on your final disc allows
viewers to jump from the menu page to the chapter markers you have
set in order to navigate around your disc.
In the Subtitle Room you can add subtitles for language assistance or to
add comments that will be shown during your movie production.
Producing and Uploading Your
Productions
After editing your media and creating your movie, it’s time to produce
your project. You can choose to create a movie file for playback on your
computer, create a streaming file for use on the Internet, write your
movie back to DV tape or upload your production directly to YouTube
or MediaMax. In just a few simple steps, your production will be
finalized and ready for viewing.
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Finalizing Your Production Disc
With CyberLink PowerDirector you can put finishing touches on your
production by creating a disc that can be viewed on any DVD player.
Authoring disc menus
Use the Menu Designer to create a professional looking discs, complete
with professional looking menus, background music, stylish buttons,
video thumbnails and much more.
Burning your production to disc
Burn your creation to disc directly within CyberLink PowerDirector or
create a DVD folder that can be burned at a later date.
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System Requirements
The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums
for general digital video production work.
Screen Resolution:
• 1024 x 768, 16-bit color or higher
OS:
• Windows Vista/XP/2000 ( Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required
for HDV capture)
Memory:
• 256 MB required (512+ MB DDR recommended)
• 1 GB DDR2 Ram recommended for HD content editing
CPU:
• Capture/produce AVI: Pentium 2-450 MHz or AMD Athlon 500
• CyberLink PowerDirector 6 editing engine is optimized for Intel
Duel Core CPU.
Video Capturing Device:
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• PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM standard
(i.e. PC Camera and TV tuner with WDM driver)
• DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant IEEE1394
• DVD camcorder connected via USB2.0
• Sony MicroMV camcorder
• JVC Everio camcorder (GZ-MC100, GZ-MC200)
• Sony HDR-FX1 (HDV)
• Sony HDR-HC1 (HDV)
• Sony HDR-HC3 (HDV)
• JVC GR-HD1U (HDV)
Hard Disk Space:
• 5 GB required (400MB for SmartSound Quicktrack Library)
• 10 GB (15 GB recommended) required for DVD production
• 100 GB (7200 rpm) recommended for HD content editing
CD/DVD Burning Device:
• CD/DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required
to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD titles
Microphone:
• A microphone is required for recording voice-overs.
Note: Please consult the CyberLink web site for the most recent system
requirements information.
http://www.cyberlink.com/
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Pre-production
This chapter details the steps required for pre-production, including importing
your media into the Media Library, capturing media with CyberLink
PowerDirector and setting your CyberLink PowerDirector preferences.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•"Importing Media" on page 16
•"Capturing Media" on page 18
•"Detecting Scenes and Extracting Audio" on page 50
•"PowerDirector Preferences" on page 54
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Importing Media
If you already have video files, music and photos on your computer’s
hard drive that you want to use in your production you can import
them directly into CyberLink PowerDirector’s Media Library.
CyberLink PowerDirector supports the import of the following file
formats:
Image: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
Video: HD MPEG-2, DVR-MS, DV-AVI, DAT, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VOB, VRO,
WMV, WMV-HD, MOV, MOD, DivX, MP4
Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, ASF
When importing media into the Media Library, you have two options:
• import media files individually
• import an entire folder that contains media files you want to use
in your current project.
Import Individual Media Files
To import individual media files into the Media Room Library, do this:
1. Click to open the Media Room.
2. Select the type of media you want to import (or All Media) from
the Filter drop-down list.
Note: By selecting a media type (other than All Media) in this drop-down
list, you restrict the type of media displayed in the Library, and consequently,
the type of media that you can import.
3. Click and select Import Media File(s). A dialog box
opens.
4. Locate and open the file(s) you want to add. Thumbnails of each
media file you have selected appears in the Media Library.
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Import a Media Folder
To import all of the media files in a particular folder, do this:
1. Click to open the Media Room.
2. Click and select Import a Media Folder. A dialog box
opens.
3. Locate the folder you want to open, then click OK. All of the media
files in that folder are loaded into the Media Library.
Note: If you feel there are too many files in your Media Library, you can
remove them from the library without removing them from your computer’s
hard drive. See "Remove a Clip from the Library" on page 73 for more
information.
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Capturing Media
CyberLink PowerDirector lets you capture media from a variety of
sources directly into your Media Library.
Capture Mode
When you click the button you will enter the Capture
mode. In Capture mode, the program appears as follows:
Capture device selection area
Allows you to switch capture devices
Capture preview window
Displays media clips during capture
Captured clips area
Displays media clips after capture
Information display area
Displays information about captured file
size and available HDD space
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Note: Before you begin to capture, make sure your capture environment is
set according to your preferred working methods. See "Capture Preferences"
on page 61 for more information.
Capture Options
You can capture video clips in the following file formats:
• MPEG-1
• MPEG-2
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• DivX
To select the file format of your captured video clip, see "Profile Options
for Video Clips" on page 20.
Many of the options for capturing are the same for some of the capture
modes. These options are described below, but not all of the options
described in this section are available in all capture modes. Descriptions
of options specific to a capture mode are found in the section that
describes it.
Note: CyberLink PowerDirector’s capture functions vary, depending on
version installed. For information on the availability of specific features in the
version that you are using, please check the Readme file.
Capture Limit Options
You can set limits on the size or duration of the video that CyberLink
PowerDirector captures. When the limit you set is reached, the capture
will automatically stop.
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• To set a maximum capture length, check Time limit, then enter a
time in the timecode box.
• To set a maximum captured file size, check Size limit, then enter
a size limit (in MB).
The Text Captions button lets you add a text caption, date caption
or time code to captured video. See "Add Text Captions" on page 48 for
information on using this feature.
The Snapshot button lets you take a still photo of the video you
are watching. Just click on the Snapshot button at a point where you
want to take a snapshot and an image file will be saved to the Media
Library.
Note: You can specify your preferred snapshot image file format in
preferences. See "File Preferences" on page 54 for detailed information.
Profile Options for Video Clips
When capturing a video clip you can select its file format as well as
configure the profile for the file format.
To set the profile file format, do this:
1. Click Profile. The Profile Setup dialog box opens.
2. Select the desired file format of the captured file from the first
drop down list.
3. Set the file format profile as follows:
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• To set the profile for a MPEG-1 Video file, see "Create a New
MPEG-1 Profile" on page 178.
• To set the profile for a MPEG-2 Video file, see "Create a New
MPEG-2 Profile" on page 181.
• To set the profile for a WIndows AVI file, see "Modify
Windows AVI Profile Settings" on page 175.
• To set the profile for a DivX file, see "Modify DivX Profile
Settings" on page 177.
4. Click the Comments and Details buttons for more information
about the profile.
5. Click on the OK button to save the profile settings.
Video Capture Options
Click Settings. The Video Settings dialog box opens, displaying the
Video Setup tab. You may select your capture source here for either
Analog or Digital video capture (i.e. depending on the capture mode
selected). You can also select your video’s audio input device, audio
input source, set the input volume here control and access the
Windows Audio Mixer
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Click the Adjust Video tab to adjust the video picture display options, if
necessary.
Click the TV Setup tab to select your television signal format by
selecting your location. You may also setup your audio format, if
necessary.
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