CyberLink

PowerDirector
User's Guide

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Contents
Prolog - Introduction to the New and Main Features of CyberLink ..................................................1 PowerDirector 11 Chapter ..................................................13 1 - Quick Start Tips
1-1 Creating ................................................................................................14 a Slideshow 1-2 Creating ................................................................................................23 a Video Clip with Easy Editor

Chapter ..................................................29 2 - Basic Features

2-1 Timeline ................................................................................................34 Introduction 2-1-1 .....................................................................................................34 The Editing Workspace 2-1-2 .....................................................................................................41 Track Behavior 2-1-3 .....................................................................................................45 Timeline Markers 2-1-4 .....................................................................................................47 Removing Gaps 2-1-5 .....................................................................................................50 Inserting/Overwriting Clips 2-1-6 .....................................................................................................51 Customizing Hotkeys 2-2 Basic ................................................................................................53 Editing Techniques 2-2-1 .....................................................................................................53 Importing Media 2-2-2 .....................................................................................................56 Importing 3D Media 2-2-3 .....................................................................................................58 Combining Projects 2-2-4 .....................................................................................................60 Content Aware Editing 2-2-5 .....................................................................................................67 Trimming Clips 2-2-6 .....................................................................................................69 Splitting Clips 2-2-7 .....................................................................................................71 Previewing a Video Clip 2-2-8 .....................................................................................................73 Previewing 3D Video Clips 2-2-9 .....................................................................................................75 Converting 2D Clips into 3D Clips

2-2-10 .....................................................................................................76 Backing up Projects (Exporting Projects) 2-3 Adding ................................................................................................79 Title Effects 2-3-1 .....................................................................................................79 Modifying 2D Text Properties 2-3-2 .....................................................................................................88 Modifying 3D-Like Text Properties 2-3-3 .....................................................................................................91 Uploading Title Templates to DirectorZone 2-3-4 Downloading Title Templates from DirectorZone .....................................................................................................94 2-4 Adding ................................................................................................96 Subtitles 2-4-1 .....................................................................................................96 Manually Adding Subtitles 2-4-2 .....................................................................................................100 Changing Subtitle Text Format 2-4-3 .....................................................................................................101 Exporting Subtitles as an SRT file 2-4-4 .....................................................................................................102 Quickly Adding Subtitles 2-4-5 .....................................................................................................105 Selecting the Subtitle Type 2-5 Adding ................................................................................................107 Transitions 2-5-1 .....................................................................................................108 Adding Transitions 2-5-2 .....................................................................................................109 The Four Types of Transitions 2-5-3 .....................................................................................................111 Quickly Applying Random Transitions 2-5-4 .....................................................................................................113 Quickly Applying Specified Transitions 2-5-5 .....................................................................................................115 Adding Audio Transitions 2-6 Using ................................................................................................116 the Effect Room 2-6-1 .....................................................................................................116 Adding Effects to the Effect Track 2-6-2 .....................................................................................................118 Adding Special Effects to Media Clips 2-6-3 .....................................................................................................121 An Overview of the Effect Track 2-6-4 .....................................................................................................122 Using Keyframes to Customize Effects 2-7 Adding ................................................................................................125 Particle Effects 2-7-1 .....................................................................................................125 Adding Particle Effects 2-7-2 .....................................................................................................126 Modifying Particle Effects 2-7-3 Customizing the Motion Path of Particle Objects .....................................................................................................131 2-8 PiP ................................................................................................133 Objects Room 2-8-1 Basic Editing Techniques for Customizing Media .....................................................................................................133 Clips that Overlap Each Other 2-8-2 .....................................................................................................136 Applying PiP Objects 2-8-3 .....................................................................................................139 Customizing the Motion Path

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2-8-4 Using Chroma Key to Reveal Background Media .....................................................................................................141 2-8-5 .....................................................................................................143 Adding PiP Effect Masks 2-8-6 .....................................................................................................144 The Paint Designer 2-9 Editing ................................................................................................148 Photos 2-9-1 .....................................................................................................149 Converting 2D Images to 3D 2-9-2 .....................................................................................................150 Cropping Images 2-9-3 .....................................................................................................152 Fixing and Enhancing Images 2-9-4 .....................................................................................................154 Creating Slideshows 2-9-5 .....................................................................................................157 Magic Motion 2-10 Editing ................................................................................................160 Audio 2-10-1 .....................................................................................................160 Extracting Audio 2-10-2 .....................................................................................................161 Unlinking Video and Audio 2-10-3 .....................................................................................................162 Muting Video Clips 2-10-4 .....................................................................................................163 Mixing Audio 2-10-5 .....................................................................................................166 Music Beat Detection 2-10-6 .....................................................................................................169 WaveEditor 2-11 Outputting ................................................................................................173 and Uploading Video Productions 2-11-1 .....................................................................................................173 Outputting as a 2D Video File 2-11-2 .....................................................................................................175 Outputting as a 3D Video File 2-11-3 .....................................................................................................177 Uploading to Facebook 2-11-4 .....................................................................................................180 Uploading to YouTube 2-11-5 .....................................................................................................183 Uploading to Dailymotion 2-11-6 .....................................................................................................186 Uploading to Vimeo 2-12 Burning ................................................................................................190 Your Production to a Disc 2-12-1 .....................................................................................................190 Importing Additional Disc Content 2-12-2 .....................................................................................................191 Adding Chapters 2-12-3 .....................................................................................................193 Customizing the Menu Structure 2-12-4 .....................................................................................................194 Selecting a Disc Manu 2-12-5 .....................................................................................................195 Customizing Menu Templates 2-12-6 .....................................................................................................198 Burning a Disc in 2D 2-12-7 .....................................................................................................200 Burning a Disc in 3D

Chapter 3 - Advanced Editing ..................................................203 Techniques

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3-1 Creating a video of your trip with Content Aware Editing ................................................................................................205 3-1-1 .....................................................................................................205 Editing a Video with Content Aware Editing 3-1-2 .....................................................................................................213 Creating a Title 3-1-3 .....................................................................................................215 Adding Text 3-1-4 .....................................................................................................220 Overlapping Effect Objects 3-1-5 .....................................................................................................222 Outputting HD Videos 3-2 Creating a Romantic Wedding Video - Advanced Audio ................................................................................................225 Editing 3-2-1 .....................................................................................................225 Unlinking Audio and Video 3-2-2 .....................................................................................................227 Extracting and Saving Audio 3-2-3 .....................................................................................................229 Boosting Volume Using WaveEditor 3-2-4 .....................................................................................................231 Volume Mixing Techniques 3-2-5 .....................................................................................................236 Inserting Silence Using AudioDirector 3-2-6 .....................................................................................................239 Applying Audio Effects in AudioDirector 3-3 Creating a Romantic Wedding Video Advanced Image................................................................................................242 Editing 3-3-1 Fixing the Lighting and Enhancing the Quality of .....................................................................................................242 a Video 3-3-2 .....................................................................................................245 Adjusting the Color of a Video 3-3-3 Fixing the Color and Lighting of a Video Using ColorDirector .....................................................................................................248 3-3-4 Highlighting Your Theme Motion Tracking Mask .....................................................................................................251

Chapter 4 - ColorDirector & AudioDirector ..................................................259

4-1 Introduction ................................................................................................261 to the Features of ColorDirector 4-1-1 .....................................................................................................261 Starting ColorDirector 4-1-2 .....................................................................................................263 Adjusting the Color of a Video 4-1-3 Adjusting Regional Color Using Regional Adjustment .....................................................................................................265 Tools 4-1-4 .....................................................................................................267 Gradient Mask 4-1-5 .....................................................................................................270 Motion Tracking Mask 4-1-6 .....................................................................................................274 Outputting a Video Production 4-1-7-Presets .....................................................................................................275

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4-2 CyberLink ................................................................................................277 AudioDirector 4-2-1 .....................................................................................................277 Importing Audio Files 4-2-2 .....................................................................................................280 Applying Fades to Audio 4-2-3 .....................................................................................................282 Using Dynamic Range Control 4-2-4 .....................................................................................................285 Outputting Audio Files 4-2-5 Removing Unwanted High Frequency Noise Using .....................................................................................................288 Visual 4-2-6 .....................................................................................................290 Mixing Multiple Songs 4-2-7 .....................................................................................................293 Recording your Narration

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Prolog - Introduction to the New and Main Features of CyberLink PowerD irector 11

Redefines rendering speed and performance Multi-GPGPU acceleration supported by the 3rd generation TrueVelocity video engine New Spec! The enhanced 64-bit TrueVelocity, CyberLink PowerDirector 11s 3rd generation video engine, not only speeds up the processing of video editing, encoding, and special effects, but also supports multi-GPGPU acceleration, which brings out the best performance of your graphics card.

The latest hardware specifications supported New Spec! CyberLink PowerDirector 11 supports optimizations for Intels SandyBridgebased 2nd generation and IvyBridge-based 3rd generation Core i CPU, AMD Fusion and Trinity APU (Accelerated Processing Units), allowing your new generation hardware and software to give you the best results.

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More formats supported New Spec! CyberLink PowerDirector 11 supports all the latest media formats, including multi-track MKV, AVCHD 2.0, and WAV 7.1, satisfying your hunger for the next generation HD video and multi-channel audio quality.

Unparalleled high definition quality Beyond HD 4K resolution video format supported CyberLink PowerDirector 11 is the first consumer video editing software in the world that fully supports the 4K ultra HD format. This allows you to edit and produce breathtaking videos with 4K quality. The resolution of a 4K video is up to 40963072, which is 4 times that of a full HD 1080p video.

Revolutionary & multifunctional editing environment Ground-breaking feature Content Aware Editing New Feature! CyberLink PowerDirector 11s Content Aware Editing function gives you an unparalleled video editing experience. Our advanced content detection technology will automatically find and trim out all the key moments in your video. For example, scenes that include peoples faces, moving objects, and the zooming and panning of the camera. Content Aware Editing also detects the scenes with bad lighting or camera shakes, allowing you to quickly remove or fix them using TrueTheater technology.

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Enhanced Design Studio New Feature! Our enhanced Design Studio allows you to create all the visual effects you want in full screen mode. In it you can create, customize, and then add title, PiP, and particle effects to the timeline. You can also create stylish disc menus in the Menu Designer to give your production the finishing touch it needs. Theres no limit for your creativity in the Design Studio for CyberLink PowerDirector 11.

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Particle Designer

Title Designer

PiP Designer Ripple Editing New Feature!

Menu Designer

CyberLink PowerDirector 11s ripple editing feature allows you to insert all kinds of objects (video clips, photos, audio clips, effects) for editing without affecting other previously edited objects on the timeline. No more timeline disasters!

Example After you finish trimming and placing all the video clips on the timeline, you

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may decide that you want to add another video clip. Previously this could affect your entire project, and prove to be time consuming. Now, just simply drag the video clip to the preferred position on the timeline, and then select Insert Here and Move Clips on this Track to the Right. The video clip is added with minimal affect on the other media content on the timeline.

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More than 50 improvements to the interface Enhanced Feature! The enhancements and amendments of CyberLink PowerDirector 11s interface include the undockable full HD preview window, customizable keyboard hotkeys, and the adjustable media room and timeline areas for a clearer view of your production as you edit it. These features will make video editing easier and faster for you.

Undockable preview window supported Enhanced Feature! You can undock the preview window and use it on a secondary display device to edit and preview all the effects in the dual preview mode. This adds more convenience to your video editing experience with a more customizable workspace to fit your individual needs.

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The preview window is by default docked to the workspace.

It can be undocked and displayed on a secondary device.

Customize your hotkeys New Feature! Hotkeys allow you to enhance your editing technique and speed. Now you can even define your own custom keyboard hotkeys for every function in CyberLink PowerDirector, making the editing process suit you.

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Quick access to Director Family software for the complete round-trip editing experience Professional color editing software ColorDirector* New Feature! CyberLink ColorDirector has advanced color enhancement tools and a userfriendly design to provide you with easy video clip color correction and tone adjustment. It also includes the regional adjustment tools that let you adjust color and lighting in just a specified area of the video. Whether you are a color-sensitive expert or someone who loves to decorate videos with color,

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CyberLink ColorDirector will transform your videos into works of art. You can launch CyberLink ColorDirector from within the PowerDirector 11 program, to perform further color modification and adjustment on a video clip in the timeline. Once your changes are complete, you just back out of the program, the changes are saved, and the video is placed back in the timeline.

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Professional audio designing software AudioDirector* New Feature! AudioDirectors powerful audio editing tools, combined with the latest iZotope technology, allow you to perform advanced multi-track recording, mixing, noise removing, and audio restoring, and more. The enhanced audio will definitely impress and amaze your audience. Of course, you can also access CyberLink AudioDirector from within PowerDirector 11, to edit, design, and adjust all the audio in your project. The adjusted audio is auto imported back into the CyberLink PowerDirector 11 timeline. Your audio editing experience could now never be any smoother!

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22 professional NewBlueFX plug-in effects New Feature! CyberLink PowerDirector 11 provides you with up to 22 expert level NewBlueFX animation and drawing effects for video editing (market value over $339 USD) to dramatically enhance your creativity.

PowerDirector Mobile for editing on Windows 8 tablets** New Feature! Are you ready for the next generation Windows 8 operating system? CyberLink PowerDirector 11 is completely compatible with the Windows 8 operation system. With PowerDirector Mobile, you can also move your PowerDirector 11 projects to a Win 8 Metro OS for further editing.

NOTE: *Only Pow erDirector Ultim ate Suite and Director Suite include ColorDirector, AudioDirector , and New BlueFX effects. You need to purchase these products and effects in the other retail versions. Please visit our w eb site for more information. ** Pow erDirector Mobile w ill be released for consumers in the fourth quarter of 2012. The authorized serial number w ill be provided to Pow erDirector Ultra, Pow erDirector Ultim ate Suite , and Director Suite users for free. It w ill also be available on the CyberLink online store once Pow erDirector Mobile is released.

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1-1 Creating a Slideshow 1-2 Creating a Video Clip with Easy Editor

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When CyberLink PowerDirector 11 is launched, youll be prompted to select the editing mode you prefer. The Slideshow Creator and the Easy Editor are very helpful tools for quick production of videos. With the many style templates to choose from, you can turn your photos and video clips into an impressive video in just a few steps.

1-1 Creating a Slideshow

In just four simple steps, the Slideshow Creator can turn your photos into a video.

Select the

1. Source 1. Click the button and then select Import an Image Folder). Note: In the Slideshow Creator, only photos can be imported.

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2. Select the image folder that contains the photos you want to import and then click Open.

3. Click Next. Extra Information: You can click on button to remove unwanted photos you dont want in the slideshow.

2. Style & Music 1. Select the Frozen Space style and then click on the button (Select background music).

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2. Select the music file you want, and then click Open.

3. Click on

4. Select Fit photos to music, and then click OK.

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5. Click on

6. Move the left slider to trim your music file.

7. Doing this selects just the segment of music you want to use. When done trimming, click OK.

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8. Click on Next.

3. Preview 1. Click .

2. Set the focus area of a photo you want displayed. Extra Information: The window on the right is the cropping area, in which you can set the display area of a photo.

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3. Adjust the following photos.

4. Click OK.

5. Click Next.

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4. Production 1. Select Produce Video.

2. Click Yes.

Extra Information: If there are too many photos to be included in a slideshow, you can use this option to put the photos back on the timeline, or select Advanced Editing for further editing.

3. Click on the

button.

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4. Select the Windows Media video 9 1280X720/25p (6M bps) video profile.

5. Click on (Click to select a different output folder).

6. Select an output folder, enter a file name, and then click Save .

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7. Click on the button.

8. Your slideshow video will be produced.

9. The video production is complete.

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1-2 Creating a Video Clip with Easy Editor

In just five steps, the Easy Editor creates a video ready for production. The Easy Editor lets you apply Magic Style themes, background music, and more to enrich your production. Select the Easy Editor.

1. Source 1. Click on and then select Import Media Files.

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2. Select the photos you want to use, and click Open. Extra Information: You can press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select all the photos in the folder.

3. Click on and then select Import Media Files again.

4. Select the video clips you want to use, and then click Open.

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5. Click Next.

2. Style Select the Beach style and then click Next.

3. Adjustment 1. Click on the music). button (Add

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2. Select a preferred audio file, and then click Open.

3. Set the video output duration as [00:01:00:00] and then click Next.

4. Preview 1. Magic Style analyzes your media and creates your video.

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2. After previewing the movie, click Next.

5. Production Select Produce Video to output your video to a file.

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2-1 Timeline introduction 2-1-1 The Editing Workspace 2-1-2 Track Behavior 2-1-3 Timeline Markers 2-1-4 Removing Gaps 2-1-5 Inserting/Overwriting Clips 2-1-6 Customizing Hotkeys

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2-2 Basic Editing Techniques 2-2-1 Importing Media 2-2-2 Importing 3D Media 2-2-3 Combining Projects 2-2-4 Content Aware Editing 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 Modifying 2D Text Properties 2-3-2 Modifying 3D-Like Text Properties 2-3-3 Uploading Title Templates to DirectorZone 2-3-4 Downloading Title Templates from DirectorZone 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

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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 Overview of 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 2-7-3 Customizing the Motion Path of Particle Objects 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

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Background Media 2-8-5 Adding PiP Effect Masks 2-8-6 The Paint Designer 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 Magic Motion 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 WaveEditor 2-11 Outputting and Uploading Video Productions 2-11-1 Outputting as a 2D Video File 2-11-2 Outputting as a 3D 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

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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 2-12-6 Burning a Disc in 2D 2-12-7 Burning a Disc in 3D

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2-1 Timeline Introduction

"One must have the correct tools to get the job done" as the saying goes, and for this reason, you should get familiar with the workspace before you start creating video productions using CyberLink PowerDirector 11. The following outlines how to get the most out of the editing workspace. When you launch CyberLink PowerDirector 11, 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

Viewing Modes
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 the media files (images and videos) in your video. You must switch back to the Timeline view to use other features, such as adding audio, title text, or effects.

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Knowledge Base: A media clips length is displayed as four sets of numbers: 00;00;00;00 (hour; minute; second; frame ). For example, 00;01;05;10 means 1 minute, 5 seconds, and 10 frames. Standard (NTSC) video recorded by most camcorders displays 29.97 frames in a second (PAL camcorders display 25 frames). To facilitate calculation, one second is generally considered to contain 30 frames. Nowadays however, some camcorders can record up to 50 or 60 frames per second. You can set the TV format and frame rate of your production in General preferences. You can resize the timeline at any time to get a better view of the media on a specific track or your entire project.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 to zoom out or drag the cursor to the right to zoom in on 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. To view your entire project, just right click the mouse on the timeline ruler and then select View Entire Movie in the pop-up menu. Tip: You can also click and drag the slider in the lower left corner to resize the timeline.

Setting Timeline Height CyberLink PowerDirector 11 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.

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Setting Track Height The timeline workspace has three custom track heights: small, medium, and large. You can set the desired track height by right clicking the mouse anywhere on the timeline and then selecting Adjust Track Height in the pop-up menu.

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 Size You can adjust the size of the editing workspace when editing media on

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multiple timeline tracks at the same time.. Move the mouse to the top border of the editing workspace. When an up/down arrow cursor is displayed, drag the cursor up to increase the size of the timeline in the workspace.

Once the height of the timeline is expanded, you can view a larger number of timeline tracks at once.

Undocking the Preview Window The preview window can be undocked from the editing workspace. If you have dual monitors, this feature is useful for editing and previewing your production. Click the button to undock the preview window.

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Click on

to re-dock the preview window.

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2-1-2 Track Behavior

The Timeline view of 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. You can choose to add just the video or the audio track when adding additional tracks.

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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 then select Add Tracks. To remove unwanted tracks, just select Remove Empty Tracks.

Knowledge Base : You can add particle objects, title effects, 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 in your production, overlapping it in the preview window. 1. Change the order by dragging editing track 4 up.

2. Hold down the left mouse button and then drag it above the effect track.

3. After you release the mouse, editing track 4 becomes editing track 2, and the order of all the tracks are rearranged.

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Locking/Unlocking Tracks
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 portions of your production.

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Right click on a track and then select Enable All Tracks so that all the media content on the timeline tracks is displayed in the preview window. If Enable the Selected Track Only is selected, only the content on the selected track will be displayed.

2-1-3 Timeline Markers

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. You can input a Name for the new timeline marker and then click OK.

3. The new timeline marker is added.

4. When you move media clips to the position of a timeline marker, a line appears, allowing your media to snap to it.

Extra Information: You can drag a timeline marker to a different position, if necessary. You can also right click on a timeline marker to remove and rename the marker, and to view more options.

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2-1-4 Removing Gaps

While you are working on your production, it is common that some media clips are not placed side by side on the timeline, resulting in moments with a black screen in your production. Heres how to resolve this issue. Right click on the unwanted gap and then choose a way to remove it.

Case 1: If you want the media on all the tracks to move forward after a gap is removed, select Remove and Move All Timeline Clips After Removed Clip.

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All the media below will move to the left.

Case 2: If you want the media on the other tracks to remain unchanged after the gap is removed, select Remove and Move Clips on the Same Track.

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After the gap is removed, only the content on the same track moves forward. The media content on the other tracks stay where they are.

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2-1-5 Inserting/Overwriting Clips

When you add a new clip to the timeline, you can choose to insert it or overwrite other clips.

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2-1-6 Customizing Hotkeys

CyberLink PowerDirector 11 now allows you to customize your own hotkeys and shorten the time it takes to edit your production. 1. Click on Edit > Keyboard Hotkeys > Customize .

2. Select the item in the Command column that you want to customize the hotkey for. 3. Press the desired hotkey combinations you want to use on your keyboard and then click OK.

4. Click the Save as button to save your changes as a new hotkey set. 5. Enter a name for the hotkey set and then click OK.

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6. You can create and save different hotkey sets and employ them according to your needs.

Note : If the keyboard hotkey you specify is already in use in the hotkey set, you will be asked if you want to replace the existing hotkey command with the new command.

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2-2 Basic Editing Techniques

Trimming video clips is one of the most important steps when creating your video production. It is recommended that you finish trimming your video clips before adding any effects to them.

2-2-1 Importing Media

You have to import media files into CyberLink PowerDirector before trimming them. There are two ways 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 all the media files contained in a specific folder on your computer. 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 in the media library.

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 on your computers hard drive, so that you can instantly locate and keep track of it. Because a CyberLink PowerDirector project file does not include the actual media you are using for your production, if you want to use any files/folders that are on a disc or a flash drive, it is suggested that you copy these files to your local hard drive first.

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2-2-2 Importing 3D Media

When you import 3D video clips into the program, they may display two images (the left and the right eye frames) in the preview window. If this is the case, you must first set the 3D source format for the 3D media before you begin editing your production.

1. Right click on the thumbnail of the media clip and then select Set 3D Source Format.

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2. If you are not sure what the source format is, click Auto Detect 3D Source Format and then on OK to continue.

3. The two images are combined into one in the preview window.

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2-2-3 Combining Projects

You can combine multiple CyberLink PowerDirector projects you 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 include in the current production, and then click Open.

3. Click OK.

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4. The project is inserted.

Note : To insert the project exactly where you want in your production, move the timeline slider to a preferred position first, before selecting File > Insert Project from the menu.

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2-2-4 Content Aware Editing

CyberLink PowerDirector 11 has added a new way to edit video clips: Content Aware Editing. It combines the fix and enhance features of both Magic Fix and Magic Cut into one convenient editor. Content Aware Editing automatically identifies and fixes possible flaws in a video clip, or the bad parts. It also marks the parts when the camera pans, detects peoples faces, and more (or the good parts). Content Aware Editing quickly provides a clearer picture of the video content you are editing for you. Using Content Aware Editing There are two ways to start Content Aware Editing. The first is to right click on a video clip on the timeline and then select Edit Using Content Aware Editing.

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The second way is to hover your mouse over a video clip in the media library, and then click the Editing window. icon below it to launch the Content Aware

Marking a video segment as Selected This feature allows you to mark the beginning and the end of a segment of a video, marking it for later use by adding it to the Selected panel. 1. Move the timeline slider to a desired position and click on the button to mark the beginning of a segment.

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2. Move the timeline slider to a desired position and then click on the button to mark the end of a segment.

3. Click on the Selected button. The selected segment of a video will be displayed in the upper right panel.

You may use the same method to mark more video segments. Auto fixing the flaws in a video clip If a video clip contains flaws, or bad parts, because of camera shaking or the video is too dark, Content Aware Editing will automatically detect these problems and allow you to instantly fix them.

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Click on the button to Auto fix all segments in a video clip.

Or right click on a detected flaw and then select Apply Fix to This Segment.

You can compare what the fixed video segments will look like before fixing in the Auto fixer pop-up window, and then click OK to apply..

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Playing selected content In the panel for the selected video segments, you can click on all the selected video content.

to preview

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Removing selected segments Select the segment(s) you want to remove, and then click on remove them. to

Selecting all, except the deselected content This feature, similar to an inverse selection, allows you to select all the unselected segments. When you have a long video clip and most of it is marked for selection, you can use it to speed up the selection process. 1. Set a segment as deselected (meaning it will be trimmed out) and then click on .

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2. Click on Yes.

3. The rest of the video is now marked as selected. Click OK.

4. The editing is complete.

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2-2-5 Trimming Clips

There are two ways to trim a video clip: Single Trim and Multi Trim . Select a video clip and click on the Trim button.

Performing a Single Trim The single trim function allows you trim off the beginning and ends of a video clip. 1. Click on the Single Trim tab.

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2. Drag the mark in and mark out position sliders to your preferred positions and then click OK to complete the trimming.

Performing a Multi Trim The multi trim function lets you trim out one or more segments in a video clip, creating independent clips from the original video. 1. Click on the Multi Trim tab. 2. Drag the mark in position slider to your preferred position and then click on the button.

3. Drag the mark out position slider to your preferred position and then click on the button.

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4. Drag the mark in position slider to the next preferred position and then click on .

5. Drag the mark out position slider to the next preferred position and then click on .

6. Click OK to finish trimming the 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 or remove one of them.

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1. Drag the timeline slider to the position where you want to split the video clip, and then click the Split button.

Note : If the position of the timeline slider is at the beginning or end of the video clip, the Split function is not available because it cant be split into two segments. 2. The video clip is split into two segments.

3. You can split the video clip into as many segments as you like.

Extra Information: If none of the split segments are removed, they are still one continuous video, which can be helpful when applying effects or transitions.

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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. Click on the button to select the preview resolution from Preview Quality. 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.

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2-2-8 Previewing 3D Video Clips

After importing media files into the media library, any 3D video clips are indicated by a 3D icon in the upper left corner of their thumbnails. You can preview 3D video clips in either 2D or 3D mode.

1. By default, you preview video clips in 2D mode. Click to select one of the 3D preview modes.

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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 must 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. Select the 2D to 3D option, and then adjust the Scene Depth. After you have set your changes, click to close the Power Tools window.

Note : You can adjust the amount of depth in the resulting 3D media to fit your preference.. Tip: You can enable 3D mode to view 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.

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

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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 into another computer running CyberLink PowerDirector for further editing. 1. Select File > Export > Pack Project Materials.

2. Select Desktop and then click Make New Folder.

3. Enter a name for the folder and then click OK.

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4. Your project is exported.

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2-3 Adding Title Effects

Adding titles to your video is a very important feature because sometimes you need more than 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. You can use these templates to add credits and comments to your productions. For title text, CyberLink PowerDirector provides the options of 2D, 3D-like, and 3D title text.

2-3-1 Modifying 2D Text Properties

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. Inserting 2D title text Most of the content in the Title Room is in 2D, which is the most commonly used title effect text.

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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.

Double click the text box to enter the required text.

Applying and setting character presets Click on Character Presets.

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Select a preferred character preset.

Click on the Font Type Settings tab to set the font type, size, and color.

Switch to Font Face Settings and then set the colors for the 2 color gradient.

Select your desired color and then click OK.

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Switch to the Reflection tab and then select Apply reflection.

Click on Font Shadow Settings and then deselect Apply shadow .

Go to Border Settings, and set the Size to 6.

Note : 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 3D Settings tab.

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To preview the title effect in 3D, you need to enable 3D mode, wear 3D glasses, and use 3D display device. (A 3D display device is not needed if you have red/cyan glasses.)

Adding Text Animation In addition to applying character presets, you can also add animation to a title effect. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 contains dozens of effect animations that you can apply to the beginning or end of the text as it displays in your production. Go to Motion tab.

Set the Starting Effect as Trance Center.

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And the Ending Effect as Solo Fall.

Inserting more title text Click on the button and then enter your text in the title text box.

Right click on the title text box to customize the font settings.

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Select the color yellow to change the font color to yellow, and then click OK .

Change the font type.

Inserting particle effects You can also add particle effects to title effects. Click on the button.

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Select your preferred particle effect and then click OK.

The particle effect will be displayed in the preview window.

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Customizing the Speed of Title Effect Animation You can set the duration of the title effect animation for each text object, including the time it takes for the starting and ending effects to complete.

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Click on the 2012 title text box.

The first section is the duration before the 2012 text appears. You can use the cursor to adjust the length of it.

Adjust the ending point of the animation effect.

2-3-2 Modifying 3D-Like Text Properties

3D-like title temples let you rotate text on its X, Y, and Z axis, as well as add 3D texture settings, and more.

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1. Select and drag a title template to the timeline. Double click the template to open the Title Designer to modify it. Note : 3D-like templates use the text "My 3D Title" by default. 2. Change the text to Italy.

3. Go to Character Presets and then select your preferred title template.

4. On the Font Face Settings tab, you can adjust the extrusion level.

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5. Go to 3D Rotation Settings tab to set the texts X, Y, and Z rotation.

Note : To convert the 3D-like text into 3D, simply select Enable 3D depth in the 3D Settings panel.

6. Click on the Motion tab to apply the starting and the ending effects.

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2-3-3 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 easily download the title templates you previously saved on DirectorZone. 1. Click .

2. Input a template name and then click OK.

3. Input your username and password and then click Next.

Note : DirectorZone accounts are free. If you dont have an account, click the Get an Account button to register..

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4. Input a 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. 6. The upload begins.

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7. Once uploaded, select Home to go back to the Title Designer.

8. Click Save .

9. In the Edit window, adjust the length of the title template.

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2-3-4 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.

3. Click Download again.

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4. Double click the downloaded template to install it in the CyberLink PowerDirector 10 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

A subtitle is text that matches the dialog in videos, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. Subtitles are similar to title effects, however titles can include 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 subtitle to display and then click . 1. Click to open the Subtitle Room.

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2. Drag the timeline slider to the position where you want to display the subtitle, and then click .

3. Double click on the added subtitle in the panel located above, and then enter the desired text.

Extra Information: A subtitle marker displays in the subtitle track of the timeline automatically. 4. The added subtitle displays at the bottom of the video.

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5. Drag the timeline slider to the position where you want to add another subtitle, and then click .

6. Double click on the added subtitle, and then enter the desired text.

7. Modify the duration of the subtitle by resizing the subtitle marker on the subtitle track.

Extra Information: Move your mouse cursor to the right end of the subtitle marker. When the cursor becomes an icon with two arrows, click and drag the edge of the marker to increase or reduce the subtitle duration.

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8. Move the mouse cursor to an area within the subtitle marker. When the cursor becomes a icon, you can move it to the left or right to set when the subtitle displays on your video. Knowledge Base : To remove a subtitle, select it in the subtitle panel and then click the button..

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2-4-2 Changing Subtitle Text Format

You can change the text format of your subtitles. 1. Click in the Subtitle Room.

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. Note: Clicking Apply to All applies the changes to all of the subtitles on the subtitle track. If you click OK, the changes you made are only applied to the current subtitle.

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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 the 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 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 to play the video.

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 text file.

to import the subtitle

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 the duration of each subtitle individually, as required.

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 the button to select the type of subtitles you want to include on your video.

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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 to enrich your production. Compared with the traditional transitions, CyberLink PowerDirector 11 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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2-5-1 Adding Transitions

Click to open the Transition room. Drag the desired transition between two media clips on the timeline.

You will see the transition effect in the preview window.

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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 clip. The transition and the first media clip overlap 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 clip. 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 or the Cross transition.

After you drag a transition between two media clips, the transition is set as an overlap transition by default. When set as an overlap transition, it will seem like the transition icon is only at the end of the first media clip. However, it is actually also at the beginning of the second media clip, but the second clip is being overlapped by the first clip. During the transition, content from both of the media clips are displayed at the same time.

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2-5-3 Quickly Applying Random Transitions

When your production contains many media files, 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 11 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 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

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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 will show 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 now 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 remove 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 11 includes audio transitions that you can add to audio clips the same way you add transitions to images 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 effects that you can 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. Once applied, you will see the resulting effect in the preview window.

2-6-1 Adding Effects to the Effect Track

There are two methods for applying effects. One is to drag an effect to the effect track.

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1. Click Room.

to open the Effect

2. Drag the Dandelion effect to the effect track, and then click the Modify button to customize its attributes.

Extra Information: The position of the effect represents the time when it begins. You can reposition the effect or adjust its duration at any time. 3. Customize the effect as required.

Note : Some special effects also have a 3D effect. You can use the slider to set your preferred amount of 3D depth.

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When adding effects directly to the effect track, only one effect is shown during that 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 it in the timeline.

2-6-2 Adding Special Effects to Media Clips

You can add several effects directly to a media clip, applying more than one effect to a single media clip. However, the added effects are applied to the entire duration of the clip. If you want to apply an effect to only part of a clip, you have to use the Split button to separate the clip into multiple segments. By doing this you can add the effect to just one of the segments, without affecting the others. 1. Use the Split button to separate the clip into three portions.

2. Drag and drop the desired effect onto the second portion.

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3. In the preview window, you will see the applied effect on the effect track and the effect applied directly to the media clip.

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 from the list. Knowledge Base: When effects are applied to a media clip, a the clip in the timeline..

to remove it

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2-6-3 An Overview of the Effect Track

The effect track is used exclusively for applying effects on media clips in your production. Repositioning the track in the timeline affects how the effects are applied to the media clips in your production.

If you move the effect track below editing track 2, the effect is applied to both editing tracks 1 and 2.

To sum up, effects are only applied to media when they are positioned below an editing track. When they are above an editing track, the selected effects do not display on its media.

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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 click the Keyframe button to customize the effects settings in different frames, or moments in your production. The following describes how to utilize keyframes on effects. 1. Select the effect on the effect track, and then click the Keyframe button.

2. Select Effect to display the available settings in the Keyframe Settings panel.

3. The available effect attribute settings are displayed on the left.

Note : the available effect attribute settings varies from effect to effect.

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4. Move the timeline slider 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, the keyframe icon automatically displays on the clip. This indicates that the attribute settings on the left were changed in this keyframe. 6. You will see the changes made in the effect at different moments (keyframes) in the preview window.

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Knowledge Base : To remove a keyframe and restore the effect to its original settings, select it and then click . If you click this button again, a new keyframe is added. Keyframes are also added automatically to the panel every time you adjust the effects attribute settings.

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2-7 Adding Particle Effects

The Particle room includes a library of dynamic effects that you can place on your media clips. You can use a particle effect as a transition and add it to the beginning or the end of a media clip.

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.

The particle effect and the media clip overlap each other.

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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.

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Adding New Particle Images
1. Select a particle effect in the timeline, and then click the Modify button.

2. Click (Add a new particle object).

3. Click Delete particle ).

(Add/

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4. Select Insert a Default Image . Note: You can select Insert a Custom Image to insert your own image. But the image should be in the .png format and have a transparent background.

5. Select a default image and then click Open.

Deleting Particle Images

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

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2. The selected image is deleted.

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.

4. In the Color Keyframe option you can change the starting and the ending color of the particle object.

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2-7-3 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 a different path. This creates a new particle effect that is more engaging and appealing to viewers. 1. Click on the Motion tab and then select a default path.

2. Click and drag on the red dot to move the whole motion path, or any of the yellow dots, to modify the path the emit point of the particle object takes.

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3. Move the timeline slider to view the blue dot as it follows the motion path. Extra Information: The blue dot in this example is the emit point of the particle (stars), and where the timeline slider is on the keyframe timeline.

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2-8 PiP Objects Room

Media clips (images or videos) that display over other media in your project are called PiP (Picture-in-Picture) objects. In CyberLink PowerDirector 11, all the editing tracks overlap each another. This means the lower an editing track is on the timeline (or has a larger track number), the higher the content displays in your video production, i.e. on top of the other media. The PiP Objects room provides a wide variety of PiP objects, such as decorative borders, static graphics, motion graphics, and dialog balloons. The PiP Objects room also includes paint animation objects and provides access to the Paint Designer. Click on the button 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, repositioning, or reshaping. 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 display in your production.

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Move the media clip that overlaps Move the mouse cursor onto the cross icon to drag and move the media clip.

Rotate the media clip that overlaps Move the mouse cursor to the round border to rotate the media clip.

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Resizing the media clip that overlaps Move the mouse cursor to one of the eight white dots on the media clips border. When the mouse cursor becomes two arrows, click and drag it to change the size of the media clip, revealing the media clip behind it.

Reshape the media clip that overlaps Move the mouse cursor to one of the blue squares in the corners of the media clip. Click and drag it to change to shape of the media clip, revealing the media clip behind it.

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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 the PiP object Travel to an editing track. Now you can view a framed clip in the preview window.

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2. Drag the PiP object Stars to an editing track. Extra Information: The PiP Objects room contains static and motion graphics. The Stars object used here is a motion graphic, i.e. the stars fly through the clip in the preview window.

3. Select the PiP object, and then click the Modify button.

4. Select the Apply border option.

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5. Set the size, blur, and transparency levels of the objects border, and then change the color of the border.

6. Click the Reflection tab and then select the Enable reflection option. Click Close to continue.

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2-8-3 Customizing the Motion Path

1. Switch to the Motion tab to customize 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.

Knowledge Base: When the keyframe is selected, the blue dot displayed in the editing area represents the position node that can be moved.

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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 position of the PiP objects end point, i.e. where it will end up once the motion is complete.

Knowledge Base: Select the Enable 3D Depth option in 3D Settings to add 3D depth to your PiP objects.

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2-8-4 Using Chroma Key to Reveal Background Media

When two media clips overlap, you can use the chroma key function to reveal the image or video underneath. 1. Drag a media clip to the editing track, and then click Modify.

2. Click the Chroma Key tab, select the Apply chroma key option, and then click on the button.

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3. When the mouse cursor becomes an eye dropper, use it to select the background color you want to get rid of.

4. Use the sliders to set Tolerance of intensity and Tolerance of hue .

5. Click Save to make the background invisible. Extra Information: Making the background transparent lets you view parts of both media clips that overlap each other.

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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 shape your media clips. 1. Select a media clip, and then click the Modify button.

2. Go to the Mask tab, and then select a mask style you like.

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. The mask becomes part of the media clip in your production, so when you move or resize the mask,

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you are customizing both the mask and the media clip.

2-8-6 The Paint Designer

The Paint Designer lets you create hand drawn animation objects, such as directions drawn on a map, your written signature, or hand drawn images that can be used in your video production. 1. Go to the PiP Objects room and click on the button to launch the Paint Designer.

2. Select the type of tool, and then set the width and color of the drawn line. Then click on drawing. and start

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3. When you are done, click the button to stop recording.

Knowledge Base: If you want to erase all the content youve drawn, click on the button.

4. Click Save to continue.

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5. Enter a name for your new template, and then click OK.

6. Drag the created paint animation object to an editing track.

7. Adjust its length. Note: Shortening the objects duration increases the speed of the animation. It does not cut off any of the animation.

Knowledge Base: Besides drawing all kinds of shapes and lines, you can also use the erase mode to create unique animation effects. With the 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.

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The Original Image

Using the Erase Mode

Paint animation objects are very useful because they can be used on any video or image to create an appealing animation effect for the media clips in your production.

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2-9 Editing Photos

Digital cameras produce photos with an aspect ratio of both 4:3 and 16:9. Before selecting your preferred editing mode, be sure to select the correct aspect ratio for your project. This is to prevent your produced photos from having black margins around their borders.

If the aspect ratio of the original image is 16:9, it can be displayed as follows:

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

The image has black margins when being displayed with the aspect ratio of 4:3.

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2-9-1 Converting 2D Images to 3D

CyberLink PowerDirector 11 lets you convert 2D images to 3D. 1. Drag the image clip to the editing track, and then click 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 first convert it to 3D using the 2D to 3D function of CyberLink PowerDirector 11. 2. Select the 2D to 3D option, and then use the slider to adjust the amount of Scene 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 modified setting 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 will have an icon in the lower left corner of its thumbnail, which indicates that a Power Tool effect was applied to it. Knowledge Base: The Photo Rotation function in Power Tools allows you to rotate a photo by entering a preferred rotation amount.

2-9-2 Cropping Images

You can crop out portions of an image that you do not want in your production using the crop image function. You do this using a predefined aspect ratio, or by creating your own custom one. Please note that if you make the cropped area too small, the resulting image will be blurry.

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1. Select the image clip on the timeline, and then click the Crop Image button.

2. Select an aspect ratio for the cropped area on the image. Tip: Cropping an image changes the content shown, as well as its aspect ratio. If your projects aspect ratio is 16:9 and the images aspect ratio is 4:3, you can use a 16:9 aspect ratio to crop the image, so that the resulting image now fits your project.

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3. Drag the edges of the crop area to resize it as required, and then click OK.

Knowledge Base: The resulting cropped image is saved as a new image in the media library, and the original image remains untouched. The new file name is the original file name with an incremental number.

2-9-3 Fixing and Enhancing Images

Use the Fix/Enhance function to enhance the images and videos in your production through the adjustment of lighting and white balance.

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1. Drag an image clip to a timeline editing track, and then click the Fix/ Enhance button.

2. Select the Lighting Adjustment option, and then use the slider to adjust the parameters.

Tip: Select the Compare video qualities in split preview option to compare the original and enhanced images in the preview window.

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3. Select the Color Adjustment option, 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 steps, the slideshow feature now provides 15 slideshow template styles for you to choose from. 1. Drag all the images you want in the slideshow to a timeline editing track, 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. 2. Select a preferred template style, and then click Next to continue. Extra Information: The program also includes 3D slideshow templates.

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3. Click Customize .

4. Click on the thumbnails below to set the area of each image you want displayed in your production, and then click OK. Extra Information: You can set the display area for every image in your slideshow.

5. Click Next to continue.

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6. Select Advanced Editing to go return to the PowerDirector.

7. Click OK.

8. Your slideshow is complete. Tip: To change the slideshow style, simply select it and then click the Slideshow button to reenter the Slideshow Creator.

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Knowledge Base: You can right click on the slideshow clip created and the select Show Individual Photos to remove the style template and revert it back to images on your timeline.

2-9-5 Magic Motion

With the Video Crop function, you can zoom in or crop out certain areas of a video clip. You can even customize the motion on the cropped portion of the video. Similarly, you can use Magic Motion to add movement to your images, making them more engaging for your video production. 1. On the timeline, select the photo you want to add motion to, and then click the Motion). button (Magic

2. Select the User Defined motion style template.

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3. Select the first keyframe, and then adjust the position of the focus area box. Extra Information: In this example, the motion in the photo moves from left to right.

4. Move the timeline slider to the middle of the playback timeline. Click keyframe. to add a new

5. Adjust the postion of the focus area box.

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6. Select the last keyframe, and then adjust the position of the focus area box again. 7. Preview the photo, and then click OK to finish.

Knowledge Base: Magic Motion can only be used to add motion to one photo at a time. You can use the Motion template style in the Slideshow Designer to apply movement to multiple photos in a slideshow. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 will automatically detect the content in each photo and add motion effects to them.

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2-10 Editing Audio

Audio plays an important role in video productions. Adding music to your video productions can make them much more appealing to viewers. This chapter provides an introduction to the audio editing features in CyberLink PowerDirector 11.

2-10-1 Extracting Audio

The Extract Audio function is the easiest way of remove audio from a video clip and save it as a new file for use in your projects. 1. Import a video clip into the Media room. Right click on its thumbnail and then select Extract Audio.

2. Select where on your computer you want to save the new audio file. Enter a file name if necessary, and then click Save .

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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 video clip to an editing track. Right click on it and then select Unlink Video and Audio.

2. The audio and the video in the clip are no longer connected.

3. You can drag the audio clip to another editing track.

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Knowledge Base: To link the video and the audio back together, select both of them, right click on the video clip, and then select Link Video and Audio.

2-10-3 Muting Video Clips

To mute the audio in the video clips on the timeline, you can do either of the following: mute the video clips audio or disable the audio track. Muting the Video Clip The Mute Clip function only mutes the audio in the selected video clip, without affecting other video clips on the timeline. Right click on the video clip and then select Mute Clip.

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To restore the sound in the video clip, right click on it and then deselect Mute Clip.

Disabling an Audio Track Deselect for an audio track.

Deselecting the checkbox mutes all of the audio on that track.

2-10-4 Mixing Audio

Every editing track has a video track and an audio track. If your production contains multiple editing tracks, you should mix the audio levels. You mix audio by adjusting the volume levels for all the audio in your production.

1.Click to open the Audio Mixing room.

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Knowledge Base: The Audio Mixing room displays the audio levels for each of the audio tracks on the timeline.

2. Drag the timeline slider to the position you want to adjust the audio in your production. Use the volume control slider to increase or decrease the volume for audio track 1.

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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 determine the volume level of the audio at the current timeline position with it.

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 key displays. Drag the volume key to adjust the audio level of the clip at that timeline position.

Extra Information: To remove a volume key, simply select it and then drag it out of the audio track. When the cursor becomes a trash can icon, release the left mouse button to remove it.

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Restoring Audio Clip Volume Levels If you are not satisfied with the volume level of any audio clip you previously adjusted, you can easily restore the clips volume level. To do this, right click on the audio clip and then select Restore to Original Volume Level.

2-10-5 Music Beat Detection

CyberLink PowerDirector 11s Music Beat Detection feature analyzes an audio clip and then adds beat markers on the timeline ruler so you can more precisely arrange the timing of media clips and titles in your production. You can also manually add music beat markers. 1. Right click on an audio clip and then select Use Automatic Music Beat Detection.

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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 button.

2. A music beat marker is added.

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3. To delete the music beat marker, simply select it and then click the button.

Automatically Detecting Music Beats 1. Click the Detect button.

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2. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 analyzes, detects, and then adds the music beat markers to the timeline ruler. Click Apply to continue. Extra Information: You can set the minimum time interval allowed between each beat marker.

3. The music beat markers are added to the music beat track at the top of the timeline.

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 WaveEditor
When you installed CyberLink PowerDirector 11 on your computer, the WaveEditor program is installed as well. You can use CyberLink WaveEditor to edit the audio in your projects, including the addition of effects to your existing audio.

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1. Select an audio clip on the timeline, and then click the Edit Audio button.

2. Select WaveEditor.

3. Click and drag the orange sliders to select a range of the audio file.

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4. Click Boost. Extra Information: You can apply effects to just the selected range of the audio clip.

5. Use the slider to adjust the settings, and then click OK. Extra Information: The Boost feature is used to increase volume level. Click to close the WaveEditor program.

7. A confirmation message displays. Click Yes to continue.

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The location of the edited file.

Note: The edited audio is saved as a new audio file, and the original audio file remains untouched.

The location of the original file. 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, or burn it to a disc. This chapter explains the ways you can output your production and share it with others.

2-11-1 Outputting as a 2D Video File

CyberLink PowerDirector 11 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 your preferred video format, and then select the Profile name/Quality for the created video file.

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3. Click to set the output folder, i.e. where the created 2D video will be located.

4. Enter a file name and then click Save .

5. Click to output your video production.

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6. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 is producing your video.

7. The production is complete. Note: The outputted video file is not editable. All the added effects, title text and objects are merged with the video. Be sure to save the project file for future use.

2-11-2 Outputting as a 3D Video File

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 will display.

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1. Click on the

tab.

2. Select the preferred 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 is only a brief 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-by-Side Half Width (L/R), you must use a 3D display device and 3D glasses (red/ blue glasses will also work) to watch your created video. H.264 MultiView 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 11 to social networking web sites to share it with others.

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1. Click on the tab to upload your video production to a social networking web site.

2. Click the Facebook button, and then select your preferred profile type. Remember to input a title and description for your video production, and then click .

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3. Click the Authorize button.

4. Enter your Facebook e-mail address and password, and then click Log In. Extra Information: You can get a free Facebook account by clicking the Sign up for Facebook button.

5. Your video is outputted, and then uploaded to Facebook.

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6. When the uploading is complete, you can click on Check out your video on Facebook to view your video.

7. Then you will see your uploaded video on Facebook.

2-11-4 Uploading to YouTube

You can also upload your video to YouTube. If the video production 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, tags, and description for your video production. Select the desired video category, and then click your video. to upload

2. Click Authorize .

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3. Enter your e-mail address and password, and then click Log in.

4. Click Allow .

5. Your video is outputted, and then uploaded to YouTube.

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6. When the upload is complete, you can click on the link to view your video on 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.

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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 .

2. Click Authorize .

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3. Enter your account and password, and then click Accept. Extra Information: You can get a Dailymotion account by clicking the Sign up now button.

4. Your video is outputted, and then uploaded to Dailymotion.

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5. When the upload is complete, you can click on the link to view your video on Dailymotion.

2-11-6 Uploading to Vimeo

You can upload your video production to Vimeo directly from CyberLink PowerDirector 11. 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 click .

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Knowledge Base: By selecting the Share timeline info on DirectorZone option, you share your projects on DirectorZone. On DirectorZone, all the users can benefit by seeing the content of other peoples production timelines, download the objects in them, and learn other peoples video editing techniques.

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2. Click Authorize .

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.

4. Click Allow .

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5. Your video is outputted, and then uploaded to Vimeo.

6. When the upload is complete, you can click on the link to view your video on Vimeo.

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2-12 Burning Your Production to a Disc

If the resulting produced video file from your video production is too large to upload 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 a few easy steps.

2-12-1 Importing Additional Disc Content

You can import your video productions edited in different projects and then burn them to the same disc. 1. Enter the Create Disc window and then click the button to import any existing CyberLink PowerDirector projects. Extra Information: You can also click the button to import additional video files. 2. In the Open dialog, select the project file to be added to the disc, and then click Open.

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3. The thumbnail of the project file is shown in the display window. Extra Information: You can continue to import additional projects or video files.

2-12-2 Adding Chapters

You can customize your disc menu and set chapters to ease the navigation on your finalized disc. Viewers can select chapter thumbnails to watch the content they want, or quickly browse through the menu structure of the disc. 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 button to edit the chapter.

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3. Drag the timeline slider to where you want to add a chapter marker. Click to add a chapter at the current location.

4. The chapter track displays on 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.

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6. Click on Create Disc.

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 on the button.

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2. Select the first item and then enter your preferred 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 Manu

CyberLink PowerDirector 11 provides dozens of disc menu templates, in both 2D and 3D, which you can include on your disc.

1. Click on the tab and then select your preferred disc menu template. Tip: 3D menu templates display a 3D icon in the upper left corner of their thumbnails.

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2. Click Apply to All Pages.

3. You can view the applied menu template in the preview window.

2-12-5 Customizing Menu Templates

1. Click the Modify button to customize the menu template.

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2. Click in the title text box and then select your preferred preset character to apply to your text. Tip: You can also click on the title text to launch the text format pane, and set your desired format.

3. Choose the font type and then select Titles/Chapters Menu from the drop down list.

4. By default, only three chapters are included. If you have more than three chapters, click to add more buttons.

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5. Rearrange the buttons and then click Save .

6. Enter your preferred menu template name and then click OK.

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.

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Extra Information: To preview a 3D disc menu, you must enable 3D mode first.

2-12-6 Burning a Disc in 2D

1. Click on the tab and then select the desired disc format. Extra Information: You can burn your video project to a Blu-ray Disc or a removable disk in the AVCHD format.

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2. Select your preferred video encoding format and quality.

Extra Information: The Smart Fit function 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 a disc.

2-12-7 Burning a Disc in 3D

1. Select your preferred 3D menu template, and then click .

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2. Select the desired disc format, and then select the video and audio settings from the dropdowns. Extra Information: You can burn your 3D video project to a Blu-ray Disc or a removable disk in the AVCHD format.

3. Click

4. Click Start Burning to burn your production to a disc.

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3-1 Creating a video of your trip with Content Aware Editing 3-1-1 Editing a Video with Content Aware Editing 3-1-2 Creating a Title 3-1-3 Adding Text 3-1-4 Overlapping Effect Objects 3-1-5 Outputting HD Videos 3-2 Creating a Romantic Wedding Video - Advanced Audio Editing 3-2-1 Unlinking Audio and Video 3-2-2 Extracting and Saving Audio 3-2-3 Boosting Volume Using WaveEditor 3-2-4 Volume Mixing Techniques 3-2-5 Inserting Silence Using AudioDirector 3-2-6 Applying Audio Effects in AudioDirector

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3-3 Creating a Romantic Wedding Video - Advanced Image Editing 3-3-1 Fixing the Lighting and Enhancing the Quality of a Video 3-3-2 Adjusting the Color of a Video 3-3-3 Fixing the Color and Lighting of a Video Using ColorDirector 3-3-4 Highlighting Your Theme Motion Tracking Mask

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3-1 Creating a video of your trip with Content Aware Editing

Video files created during a trip are usually quite big and lengthy, and the thought of editing them may seem quite daunting. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 includes a brand new tool to fix and edit video clips: Content Aware Editing. It not only detects the faces and camera pans in a video clip, but also pinpoints and fixes the flaws in it. Content Aware Editing can save you a lot of time and effort during the editing process.

3-1-1 Editing a Video with Content Aware Editing

First, lets use Content Aware Editing to fix the problems in a video clip and for editing it. Fixing Problems in a Video Clip with Content Aware Editing 1. Click and drag a video clip to editing track 1.

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2. Right click on the video clip and then select Edit Using Content Aware Editing.

3. Click on the button to fix the shaky segment. Extra Information: When there is a problem that can be fixed in the video clip, you will see the icon.

Knowledge Base: After the problem is fixed, you will see the icon on the corresponding segment, and the icon on the left end of the track.

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Removing Segments with Faces and Motion in a Video Clip 1. Click on the highlighted segment on the Faces track, and then click .

2. In the Deselected pane, you will see the video segment you want to remove.

3. Click on the highlighted segment in the Motion track, and then click .

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4. Click on the button (Select all, except the deselected content). Extra Information: Select all, except the deselected content means an inverse selection. Knowledge Base: To remove segments of video that you previously selected/ deselected, click on the video segment in the Selected or Deselected pane and then click .

5. Click Yes to continue.

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6. All the segments, except the deselected ones, will be marked in the Selected window.

7. Click OK.

8. The editing is complete.

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Editing a Video Clip by Manually Marking Segments 1. Click and drag a video clip to editing track 2.

2. Right click on the video clip, and then select Edit Using Content Aware Editing.

3. Move the timeline slider to where you want to start trim out a segment, and then click .

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Extra Information: There will be a yellow marker on the Selection track, representing the starting (mark in) point.

4. Move the timeline slider to where the editing ends, and click (Mark out).

5. Click on the button.

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Extra Information: When you click on Selected, all the marked segments will be shown in the Se lected pane.

6. Click OK.

7. The editing is complete.

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3-1-2 Creating a Title

When you finish editing the video of your trip, dont forget to add a title to tell your viewers where the video was shot. Using a built-in picture as the title background

1. Click on (Display/Hide explorer view ).

2. Select the Backgrounds category.

3. Drag your preferred background picture to editing track 3.

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4. Select the video clips on editing track 1 and 2. Tip: Click and drag the mouse to select multiple video clips on editing track 1 and 2.

5. Drag the selected video clips to the right of the background picture.

Knowledge Base: Every track on the timeline can be locked and unlocked, by simply clicking on to lock a track or to unlock it.

6. Click on track.

to lock the editing

Tip: Locking a track will prevent any changes being made to it by accident.

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7. Editing track 1 and 2 are locked.

3-1-3 Adding Text

Title text is important in a video production, as it clarifies and enhances the content of a video clip or a photo. Setting the text format

1. Click on ).

(Title Room

2. Drag your preferred title text template to editing track 4, and then double click on it to launch the Title Designer.

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3. Click on the text box to enter your desired text.

4. Click on the Character Presets tab.

5. Select your preferred text template.

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6. Go to Font Type Settings tab to set the font, color and more of the text.

7. Go to the Font Shadow Settings tab. Select the Apply shadow option, and then set the distance as 1.

Setting Animation Effects for Text

1. Click the tab.

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2. Select Trance Center as the beginning effect.

3. Adjust the duration of the beginning effect.

4. Select Double Vision Horizontal as the ending effect, and then adjust its duration.

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5. When the setting is complete, click Save to continue.

6. Adjust the display duration of the text to fit the title clip.

7. The adding and setting of text animations is now complete.

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Tip: When you have too many tracks on the timeline, you can right click on any track and select Adjust Track Height > Small to display more tracks in the timeline area.

3-1-4 Overlapping Effect Objects

CyberLink PowerDirector 11 provides you with many effects for enriching and beautifying your video productions.

1. Click on Room ).

(Particle

2. Click and drag a particle effect template you like to an editing track, and make it overlap the video clip its being applied to.

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The particle object and the video clip will be displayed together in the preview window. Using Borders

1. Click on the Objects Room ).

tab (PiP

2. Click and drag the border style you like to an editing track.

3. Adjust the location and duration of the border object.

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Knowledge Base: Remember to save your project during the production. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 has an autosave feature. You can click on the button and go to the Project preferences tab to set the auto save frequency. If you forget to save your project manually, you can also come here to find the back-up file.

3-1-5 Outputting HD Videos

Dont forget to output your finished video production so that you can share it with your family and friends. Heres how to output high definition videos. 1. Click Produce .

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2. Select H.264 AVC, and then set the Profile name/Quality as AVC 1920X1080/24p(16Mbps), and then click .

3. Select the folder you want to save the video production to, enter the file name, and then click Save .

4. Click the button.

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5. Your video is being produced.

6. The production is complete.

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3-2 Creating a Romantic Wedding Video - Advanced Audio Editing

Audio is a significant part in every video production. When editing a video, you may need to find the right background music, record narrations, mix multiple songs, and remove unwanted noise. In addition to the audio editing features in CyberLink PowerDirector, you can also use AudioDirector to edit audio files. Heres how.

3-2-1 Unlinking Audio and Video

To edit the audio portion of a video file, you can separate the audio and the video onto two different tracks. 1. Drag a video onto the timeline, right click on it, and then select Unlink Video and Audio. Extra Information: Unlink Video and Audio separates the video and the audio clips.

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2. Click

to lock the video track.

3. Click and drag the audio clip downwards to another audio track.

4. Adjust the audio clips position.

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3-2-2 Extracting and Saving Audio

The other way is to save the audio clip as a separate audio file, and then edit it in CyberLink PowerDirector. 1. Right click on a video clip in the library, and then select Extract Audio.

2. Select where you want to save the audio file, enter a file name, and then click Save .

3. The audio file is saved as a new file and imported into the library.

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4. Click (Add additional video/audio tracks to the timeline). Tip: You can lock the tracks where the editing is complete to avoid unintended clip movement.

5. Add 0 video tracks and 1 audio track, positioned below track 2, and then click OK.

6. Click and drag the previously saved audio file to the newly added audio track.

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7. The audio clip is added.

3-2-3 Boosting Volume Using WaveEditor

When the volume in certain video clips is too quiet, you can boost it with CyberLink WaveEditor. 1. Select the audio clip to be fixed, click Edit Audio, and then select WaveEditor.

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2. Move the yellow nodes to set the range to be edited, i.e. portions of the clip where the audio volume is boosted.

3. After the range is selected, click Volume > Boost.

4. Adjust the decibel level, and then click OK. Extra Information: You can click the Preview button before deciding on a level.

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5. Click to close CyberLink WaveEditor.

6. Click Yes. Extra Information: The edited audio file will be saved as a new file when you exit WaveEditor. 7. The audio volume is boosted.

3-2-4 Volume Mixing Techniques

When two audio tracks overlap each other, you will hear both of them at the same time. To fade out the former audio and fade in the latter, you can use the mouse to adjust regional volume to create a mixing effect. Fading out the former audio clip

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1. Move the timeline slider to the position where you want to split the audio clip, and then click . Extra Information: Audio clips are split the same way as video clips.

2. Select the audio clip to be removed, right click on it, and then select Remove > Remove and Leave Gap.

3. Move the cursor to the border between the timeline and the library. When the cursor becomes an up/down arrow, you can click and drag it up.

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4. Adjust the height of the timeline.

5. Move the latter audio clip to the left to overlap the former.

6. Click on the volume line of the audio clip, a blue dot will display.

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7. At the end of the audio clip, drag the blue dot down. Note: When you move the cursor to a blue node, it becomes a red node, then you can move its position.

Extra Information: When the volume line goes from upper left to lower right, the audio fades out.

Fading in the latter audio clip 1. Click on the volume line of the latter audio clip.

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2. Drag the starting node down.

3. Adjust the position of the nodes.

4. Now the latter audio clip will fade in.

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3-2-5 Inserting Silence Using AudioDirector

Now you can use CyberLink AudioDirector to edit audio clips. CyberLink AudioDirector is more advanced audio editor than WaveEditor, and it can further enhance the audio effect. 1. Select the audio file to be edited, and then click Edit Audio > AudioDirector.

2. AudioDirector is launches automatically.

Silencing the beginning of an audio clip

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1. Use the cursor to select the range to be silenced.

2. Click

(Cut).

Extra Information: This is to cut out the selected audio segment.

3. Move the slider to the cut off position.

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4. Click Insert Silence , enter 4 in the second(s) box, and then click Apply.

5. Click OK.

6. Now four seconds of silence is inserted at the beginning of the audio clip.

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3-2-6 Applying Audio Effects in AudioDirector

CyberLink AudioDirector also provides audio effects that can be applied to different audio segments to show off your editing creativity. Applying the Radio effect 1. Select the range of the audio clip to be applied with the Radio effect. Click the Effect tab at the bottom of the window to display the keyframes information.

2. Select the Radio effect, and then set the Radio Type as OldTime Radio. Extra Information: When you apply an audio effect, the effect name will automatically appear in the effect keyframe panel.

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3. Click

Extra Information: You can adjust the parameters of the audio effects to meet your needs.

Applying the Reverb effect 1. Select the range of the audio clip to be applied with the effect.

2. Select the Reverb effect, adjust the parameters, and then click Apply.

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3. Click to close CyberLink AudioDirector.

4. Click Yes.

5. Go back to CyberLink PowerDirector, and the audio editing is complete.

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3-3 Creating a Romantic Wedding Video Advanced Image Editing

Most people film a wedding to remember this significant moment in their life. However, when they watch this video and notice that it needs better color, more effects, and etc., they not sure how to edit them. CyberLink PowerDirector 11 provides the Fix/Enhance feature to fix a videos color and lighting. CyberLink has also released a brand new color editing software called ColorDirector. It provides advanced color and lighting fixing on videos, and perfectly complements PowerDirector.

3-3-1 Fixing the Lighting and Enhancing the Quality of a Video

When a video doesnt have enough lighting or saturation, you can use CyberLink PowerDirectors Fix/Enhance feature to solve the problem. 1. Move the timeline slider to the position where you want to split the video clip (where the fixing begins), and then click .

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2. Move the timeline slider to the position where you want the fixing to end, and then click Split. 3. Move the mouse cursor to the timeline. When the mouse cursor becomes a blue clock, click and drag to the right to zoom in on the timeline.

4. Select the segment to be fixed, and then click .

5. Select the Lighting Adjustment option.

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6. Adjust the Extreme Backlight parameter.

7. Select the Compare video qualities in split preview option.

Knowledge Base: You can compare the video content before and after the fix in the preview window.

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8. Select the Video Enhancement option, and the adjust the corresponding parameter.

9. Click to close the Fix/ Enhance panel.

10. A icon will appear on the video clip, indicating it has been fixed.

3-3-2 Adjusting the Color of a Video

The Fix/Enhance feature not only improves a videos lighting and saturation, but also adjusts the color of it.

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1. Move the timeline slider to the position where you want to split the video clip (where the fixing begins), and then click .

2. Move the timeline slider to the position where you want the fixing to end, and then click Split.

3. Select the segment to be fixed, and then click .

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4. Select the Color Adjustment option.

5. Adjust the parameters.

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6. Click to close the Fix/ Enhance panel.

3-3-3 Fixing the Color and Lighting of a Video Using ColorDirector

After CyberLink ColorDirector is installed, you are able to launch it from within PowerDirector and use it to fix videos. 1. Select the video segment to be fixed and then click .

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2. Click .

3. ColorDirector will start automatically. Note: You need to install CyberLink ColorDirector first to launch it from within PowerDirector.

4. Go to the Tone section, adjust the parameters to increase the brightness and saturation of the video.

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5. Go to the Saturation section, adjust the Green parameter to increase the amount of the color green.

6. Go to the Lightness section and then click (Adjust luminance by clicking and dragging on the video image ).

7. Click on the video image and then drag the left mouse button up in the editing area.

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8. Click when the adjustment is finished. Extra Information: The parameters in the Lightness section are automatically adjusted in accordance with your clicking and dragging. 9. When you return to CyberLink PowerDirector, the fixing of the video segment is complete.

3-3-4 Highlighting Your Theme Motion Tracking Mask

The bride and the groom are no doubt the focus of a wedding. To further highlight them, you can use the Motion Tracking Mask feature in CyberLink ColorDirector, turning everything in the video, other than the newlyweds, into black and white.

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1. Select the video segment to be edited and then click .

2. Click to launch ColorDirector.

3. Click mask).

(Motion tracking

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4. Use the player controls to find where the newlyweds first appear.

5. Click and drag the left mouse button to draw a mask on the newlyweds in the video.

6. Let go of the left mouse button and then click OK. Extra Information: Deselect the Always prompt me option to stop this dialog from apprearing again.

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7. The selected area is shown in red.

8. Clicking and dragging on the red area while pressing the Alt key on your keyboard will clear the selected area.

9. When the selection is done, click tracking). (Start motion

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10. Click OK.

11. The newlyweds are surrounded by a red line. If they are not surrounded correctly, click (Pause motion tracking) to reset the selected area (mask).

12. When the selection is complete, click mask). (Invert

Extra Information: The Invert mask feature selects everything other than the newlyweds.

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13. Adjust the parameter of Saturation. Extra Information: Lowering the saturation of the video content other than the newlyweds will turn everything else into black and white and highlight the couple. 14. Lower the Exposure amount in the Tone section to keep only the couple in bright colors.

15. Click adjustment is done.

when the

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16. The editing is complete.

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4-1 Introduction to the Features of ColorDirector 4-1-1 Starting ColorDirector 4-1-2 Adjusting the Color of a Video 4-1-3 Adjusting Regional Color Using Regional Adjustment Tools 4-1-4 Gradient Mask 4-1-5 Motion Tracking Mask 4-1-6 Outputting a Video Production 4-1-7 Presets 4-2 Introduction to the Features of ColorDirector 4-2-1 Importing Audio Files

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4-2-2 Applying Fades to Audio 4-2-3 Using Dynamic Range Control 4-2-4 Outputting Audio Files 4-2-5 Removing Unwanted High Frequency Sounds Using Visual Repair 4-2-6 Mixing multiple Songs 4-2-7 Recording your Narration

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4-1 Introduction to the Features of ColorDirector

CyberLink ColorDirector is a new and specialized color-adjusting software that can fix a video clips color, brightness, contrast, saturation, and more. It also includes masking features and various presets to provide all sorts of different color effects for your video clips. This section introduces ColorDirectors useful features for greatly enriching your videos.

4-1-1 Starting ColorDirector

Note : CyberLink ColorDirector is not a built-in component of PowerDirector, so please ensure that it is installed first before trying to start it. Starting ColorDirector 1. Select the video clip to be fixed and then click .

2. Click

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3. ColorDirector is started.

Select viewer display mode 1. Click (Viewer only mode).

2. Click

(Top/bottom) on the drop

down menu of the button (Compare before/after).

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3. The upper window is the video content before the adjustments, and the lower is the video content after the adjustments.

4-1-2 Adjusting the Color of a Video

CyberLink ColorDirector allows you to adjust the parameters of the bright or dark parts in a video. You can also adjust a specific color in a video to enhance it. 1. In the Tone section of the Global Adjustment Tools, adjust the parameters of Brightest and Bright.

Extra Information: Brightest and Bright control the tone for different sets of pixels in the video image.

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2. Adjust the parameter of Green on the Hue controls.

Extra Information: The Hue controls allow you to fine tune certain colors in the video clip. For example, adjusting the green parameter makes the green part in the video more prominent. 3. Adjust the parameter of Green on the Saturation controls.

Extra Information: This will make the green part in the video more saturated. 4. The colors in the video look different now.

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4-1-3 Adjusting Regional Color Using Regional Adjustment Tools

Tools CyberLink ColorDirector can not only adjust the color of the entire video (Global Adjustment Tools), but also the color in a specific region with the selection mask. And its very easy to use too! 1. Click (Show one ) to display the video image after the adjustments, and then click ). (Selection mask

2. Use your mouse to manually select the area of the orange building by clicking around its outline.

3. To finish the selection, click back on the first node you added to create an enclosed area.

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Extra Information: You can always adjust the selected area by repositioning any of the nodes you added.

4. Adjust Contrast and Clarity in the Tone section, and then click ( Show/Hide keyframe settings panel ).

5. Click to play the video clip. When the previously selected area has moved, click to pause the video, and then adjust the selected area.

6. Adjust the selected area as the video plays back, and then click (Hide keyframe panel).

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Knowledge Base : To remove the mask, simply right click the red dot on the mask, and then select Delete Mask.

4-1-4 Gradient Mask

The gradient mask allows you to create a gradually changing color for selected areas in a video clip. This can make the color appear less dull and the video clip more appealing.

1. Click

(Gradient mask).

2. Click and drag the red dot and the white lines to set the gradient across the sky region of the video image.

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Knowledge Base : When the icon appears on the gradient mask, it means you can move the mask.

Knowledge Base : means you can rotate the mask.

3. Adjust the parameter of Blue on the Saturation controls to make the sky bluer.

4. Create another gradient mask on the river area in the video image.

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6. Adjust the parameter of Green on the Saturation controls to make the river greener.

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4-1-5 Motion Tracking Mask

Adjusting color in a video clip can be a lot more difficult than in a photo, because videos have motion. If you want to apply color adjustments on objects that move in a video clip, you can use a motion tracking mask in CyberLink ColorDirector to achieve this goal. For example, the blue boat in the video travels from the right to the left in the video frame. With the motion tracking mask, you can easily chance the color of the boat from blue to red. Even though the boat moves in the video, if you use a motion tracking mask to select and track the movement of it, youll be able to change its color.

1. Click ).

(Motion tracking mask

2. Move the slider to the frame where the boat first appears in the video clip, and then click on the boat.

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3. Click OK.

4. Use the left mouse button to select just the boat, creating a mask. When you are done, click (Start motion tracking) on the playback controls.

5. Click OK.

6. Click ).

(Pause motion tracking

Extra Information: If the red outline of the mask moves off the boat during the motion tracking, you can pause the tracking to adjust the selected area (mask).

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7. Readjust the selected area at different intervals of the video if you need to. Note : To remove the mask, left click on it while pressing the Alt key on your keyboard. 8. Click (Pick the color you want to replace by selecting a pixel ).

9. Click , and then left click on the white area of the boat.

10. Click

to open the color palette.

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11 . Select the color red color, and then click OK.

12. The boat is now red. Extra Information: You can use the Tolerance slider to set the strength and amount of the replaced color.

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4-1-6 Outputting a Video Production

Videos edited in CyberLink ColorDirector can also be outputted as full videos. So not only can CyberLink ColorDirector can be used in collaboration with CyberLink PowerDirector to fix the color of video clips, but also as an individual video editor. 1. Click Production.

2. Set the output format as WMV (. wmv), select the profile type Windows Media Video 9 HD, and then click Start.

3. CyberLink ColorDirector is outputting your video.

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4-1-7-Presets
Presets are predefined color adjustment and effect templates that can be applied to video clips. CyberLink ColorDirector has dozens of built-in presets for you to choose from. You can also download other users shared presets from DirectorZone. 1. Go back to the Adjustments module, and then click Presets.

2. Select the In a Dream preset.

3. Move the slider to the position where you want to apply the preset, and then click (Split the selected clip).

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4. This splits the video into two separate video clips in the storyboard.

5. Select the Red Planet preset, and then click .

6. When you return to CyberLink PowerDirector, all the adjusted settings in ColorDirector are saved and applied to the clip on the timeline.

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4-2 CyberLink AudioDirector

CyberLink AudioDirector is a very useful tool for advanced audio editing. It can be used independently or with PowerDirector to edit audio files. You can also import video files into CyberLink AudioDirector, and edit the audio separately. When the editing is complete, you can choose to re-output the video with the edited audio, or just the audio file. You can use CyberLink AudioDirector to boost audio volume, remove unwanted noise, and apply effects to enrich the presentation of your audio. One of the programs best features is that it removes high frequency noise from audio.

4-2-1 Importing Audio Files

You can import both audio files and video files in CyberLink AudioDirector. For video files, you edit the audio portion separately without affecting the video. 1. Click (Import media ).

2. Select the files you want to import, and then click Open.

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3. The imported media files will appear in the library on the upper left.

AudioDirector workspace basics When you click on an audio file in the library, its audio waveform content displays in the timeline.

When you click on a video file, its audio waveform content displays in the timeline, and the video displays in the lower left window.

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Use the slider to zoom in/out on the timeline.

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4-2-2 Applying Fades to Audio

If you want an audio file to fade in at the beginning and fade out at the end, CyberLink AudioDirectors has all the built-in adjustment features to do this. 1. Click Adjust Audio > Fades.

2. Select the Fade in option. The beginning of the audio will now have a yellow line that goes from lower left to upper right.

3. Drag the square node on the upper end of the yellow line to set where you want the fade in effect to end.

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4. Use the scroll bar below the audio channels to go to the end of the audio files waveform.

5. Select the Fade out option, and then click Apply.

Knowledge Base:
Clicking (Zoom out full) will let you view the entire audio waveform content in the timeline.

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4-2-3 Using Dynamic Range Control

CyberLink AudioDirector includes a dynamic range control feature that allows you to adjust different audio segments separately. 1. Select the range of audio you want to edit, and then switch to the Effect keyframe panel.

2. Click the Dynamic Range Control option, under the Apply Effects section.

3. Adjust the parameters as required, and then click Apply.

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4. The audio effect only is applied to the selected range (segment). 5. Click (Save project).

6. Enter a project name, and then click Save .

Your project is saved..

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Applying multiple audio effects 1. Once again, select the previously selected range of audio, click on the Phone effect, and then click Apply.

2. Now the same audio segment has two audio effects applied to it.

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4-2-4 Outputting Audio Files

An edited audio file can be outputted as a new audio file. 1. Click .

2. Select Produce Audio.

3. Click location).

(Select folder

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4. Select where you want to save the new audio file, and then click Save .

5. Set the Format as MP3 files (*. mp3), and then click Produce .

6. CyberLink AudioDirector is producing the audio file.

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7. When the production is complete, the produced audio file is automatically imported to the library. It is auto selected for you, if you want to preview the produced results with the player controls.

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4-2-5 Removing Unwanted High Frequency Noise Using Visual

Repair Now lets go to the restore room to remove unwanted noise from an audio file in the library using the visual repair feature. Just select the range of audio that contains the noise to quickly remove it. 1. Click Restore and then select Visual Repair.

2. Click

(Brush selection).

3. Select the area that contains the unwanted noise.

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Tip: Do not let go of the left mouse button during the selection.

4. Select Manual attenuate , adjust the strength, and then click Apply. 5. The unwanted noise is removed from the timeline.

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4-2-6 Mixing Multiple Songs

In the mix audio room you can mix multiple audio files, adjust their volume, add audio effects, and record your own voice narration. 1. Click Mix to go to the Mix audio room.

2. Click and drag an audio file to the first track.

3. Drag another audio file to the second track.

Extra Information: You can also mix a single video file, with other audio files in the Mix audio room.

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4. Select the audio file on the second track, and then click Apply Effect > Equalizer.

5. Adjust the parameters, and then click Apply. Extra Information: You can click preview the result.

to

6. The equalizer effect is applied to the audio file.

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Knowledge Base : If you click on the (Effects list) button on the audio clip, it will display the effects applied to the audio clip.

Click

(Edit clip in the Edit room ).

You will return to the Edit room to edit this audio file.

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4-2-7 Recording your Narration

In the Mix audio room you can also record your own voice narration or your singing voice. 1. Move the timeline slider to the position where you want to add the recorded file, and then click Enable track for recording). (

2. Click

to start recording.

3. When you finish recording your audio, click .

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4. The recorded audio will appear on the track for further editing and mixing.

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