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Contents Introductio.n.................................................1 Welcom..e..............................................................................................1 Late.s..t. .F..e..a..t..u..r.e...s. .............................................................................1 Pow.e...r.D...i.r.e...c..t.o..r.. .V..e..r..s.i.o...n..s.. .............................................................2 Director.Z...o..n..e........................................................................................9 System.. .R..e...q..u..i.r..e..m....e..n..t..s.....................................................................10 PowerDir.e..c.t.o..r.. .E.d...i.t.i.n..g.. .M...o..d..e..s...................13 Full Fe.a..t.u..r..e.. .E..d..i.t..o..r............................................................................13 Easy Ed..i.t.o...r.........................................................................................14 Slidesh..o..w... .C...r.e...a..t.o..r............................................................................16 Set.t..i.n..g.. .M....u..s..i.c.. .P..r.e...f.e..r..e..n..c..e...s. .......................................................18 Cu.s.t..o..m....i.z..i.n..g.. .S..l.i.d...e..s..h..o..w....s. .i.n... .t.h..e... .S..l.i.d..e..s..h..o...w... .D...e..s..i.g..n...e..r. ..........20 PowerDir.e..c.t.o..r.. .W...o..r.k..s..p..a..c..e........................25 Rooms................................................................................................25 Me.d...i.a.. .R..o..o...m... ...............................................................................26 Effe...c..t. .R..o...o..m.... ...............................................................................27 PiP. .O...b...j.e..c..t.s.. .R..o...o..m.... .....................................................................27 Par.t..i.c..l.e.. .R..o...o..m.... ............................................................................27 Titl.e.. .R...o..o..m.... ..................................................................................28 Tra.n..s..i.t.i.o...n.. .R..o...o..m.... ........................................................................28 Au.d..i.o.. .M....i.x..i.n..g.. .R...o..o..m.... ..................................................................28 Voi.c..e...-.O...v..e..r.. .R..e..c..o...r.d..i.n...g.. .R..o...o..m.... ..................................................28 Ch.a..p..t.e...r. .R..o...o..m.... ...........................................................................28 Sub..t..i.t.l.e.. .R...o..o..m.... ............................................................................29 i CyberLink Pow erDirector Library. .W....i.n..d..o...w..................................................................................29 Exp..l.o..r..e..r. .V...i.e..w... .............................................................................30 Filt.e..r..i.n..g.. .M....e..d..i.a.. .i.n... .t.h..e... .L..i.b..r.a..r..y.. ..................................................30 Lib.r.a..r..y.. .M...e..n...u.. ..............................................................................31 Expand..i.n..g... .t.h..e... .W...o...r.k..s..p..a..c..e...............................................................31 Preview.... .W...i.n...d..o..w................................................................................32 Pre..v..i.e..w... .P...l.a..y..e..r. .C...o..n...t.r.o...l.s. ...........................................................32 Tak..i.n..g.. .a.. .S..c..r..e..e..n... .S..n..a..p..s..h..o...t. ........................................................33 Pre..v..i.e..w.../..D...i.s.p...l.a..y.. .O...p..t.i.o...n..s.. .........................................................33 Zoo...m... .I.n.../.O...u..t.. ..............................................................................35 Un.d..o..c..k..i.n...g.. .t.h...e.. .P..r..e..v..i.e..w.... .W...i.n...d..o..w.... ...........................................35 Pre..v..i.e..w...i.n...g.. .i.n.. .3...D... .M...o..d...e.. ...........................................................36 Editing. .W....o..r..k..s.p...a..c..e............................................................................37 Tim..e...l.i.n..e.. .V...i.e..w... ............................................................................37 Sto.r..y..b..o..a..r..d.. .V..i.e...w... ........................................................................46 PowerDir.e..c.t.o..r.. .P..r.o..j.e..c.t..s.............................47 Setting.. .P..r.o...j.e..c..t. .A...s..p..e..c..t.. .R..a..t.i.o............................................................47 Exporti.n...g.. .P..r..o..j.e..c..t..s............................................................................48 Importing Media into PowerDir.e..c.t.o..r...........................................49 Import.i.n..g... .M...e..d...i.a.. .F..i.l.e..s......................................................................49 3D. .M...e...d..i.a.. ....................................................................................50 Imp...o..r.t..i.n..g.. .P...o..w...e...r.D...i.r.e...c..t.o..r.. .P..r.o...j.e..c..t.s.. .........................................52 Captur.i.n..g... .M...e..d...i.a...............................................................................53 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a.. .D...V.. .C...a..m....c..o..r.d...e..r. ............................................53 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a..n.. .H...D...V.. .C...a..m....c..o..r.d...e..r. .......................................55 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a.. .T..V.. .S..i.g...n..a..l. ......................................................55 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a.. .D...i.g..i.t..a..l. .T..V.. .S..i.g..n...a..l. .........................................56 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a.. .W....e..b..c..a..m.... ......................................................56 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a.. .M...i.c..r..o..p..h...o..n..e... ................................................56 ii Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a.. .C...D... ................................................................56 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a..n.. .A...V..C...H...D... .C..a..m....c..o..r..d..e..r.. .................................56 Cap...t.u..r..i.n..g.. .f..r.o..m.... .a..n.. .O...p...t.i.c..a..l. .D...e..v..i.c..e... .........................................57 Cap...t.u..r..e..d.. .C...o..n...t.e..n...t. .....................................................................57 Qu.a..l.i.t.y.. .P...r.o..f..i.l.e.. .S..e..t..u..p.. .................................................................57 Cap...t.u..r..e.. .S..e..t..t.i.n..g...s. ........................................................................57 Cap...t.u..r..e.. .P..r..e..f.e...r.e..n...c..e..s.. ................................................................58 Downl.o..a..d...i.n..g.. .M....e..d..i.a.........................................................................58 Do.w...n...l.o..a..d..i.n...g.. .P..h...o..t.o...s. .F..r..o..m.... .F..l.i.c..k..r. ...........................................59 Do.w...n...l.o..a..d..i.n...g.. .A...u..d..i.o... .F..r.o..m.... .F..r.e...e..s..o..u..n...d.. ...................................60 Do.w...n...l.o..a..d..i.n...g.. .f.r..o..m.... .D...i.r.e..c..t..o..r.Z...o..n..e... ..........................................60 Detect.i.n...g.. .S..c..e..n...e..s.. .a..n..d.. .E..x..t..r.a..c..t.i.n...g.. .A...u..d..i.o........................................61