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Introduction

Where to Begin Reading

The Movie-Making Process

Putting Your Story Together

Producing and Burning Your Movie

Register Your Software

CD-Key Activation

Upgrade Your Software

Uninstall Your Software

Uninstall from the Start Menu

Uninstall from the Control Panel

Latest Features

The PowerDirector Program

PowerDirector Modes

PowerDirector Projects

System Requirements

PowerDirector Versions

Capturing Media

Capture Preferences

Capture Options

Capture Limit Options

Profile Options

Analog Video Capture Options

Audio Capture Options

Webcam Video Capture Options

CD/Microphone Capture Profile Setup

Captured Clip Options

Capture from DV Camcorder

Capture a Single Scene

Capture from HDV Camcorder

Capture from TV

Capture from Digital TV

Capture from Webcam

Capture from Microphone

Rip Audio Tracks from CD

Record a Voice-Over

Add Text Captions

Creating Your Story

Working with Project Files

Create a New Project

Open an Existing Project

View Project Properties

Preferences

File Preferences

General Preferences

Editing Preferences

Confirmation Preferences

Produce Preferences

Set the Project's Aspect Ratio

The Library

Transition Room

Audio Mixing Room

Voice-Over Recording Room

Chapter Setting Room

Managing Media in the Library

Import Clips into the Library

Sort Clips in the Library

Remove a Clip from the Library

Rename a Clip in the Library

Restore a Clip's Original File Name

View Clip Properties

Detect Scenes in a Video Clip

Managing Clips in the Workspace

Storyboard View

Add a Clip to the Workspace

Move a Clip in the Workspace

Select Clips in the Workspace

Cut/Copy/Paste a Clip in the Workspace

Align Clips in the Timeline

Remove a Clip from the Workspace

Replace an Effect in the Timeline

Viewing SVRT Information

Preview Your Movie

Preview Your Movie in the Preview Window

Preview Your Movie in the Media Viewer

Editing Clips

Editing Media Clips

Trim a Video or Audio Clip

Mute an Entire Media Clip

Mute an Entire Track

Take a Still Snapshot of a Video Clip

Change the Speed of a Video Clip

Stretch the Audio Portion of a Video Clip

Change the Color of a Visual Media Clip

Edit an Image Clip in PhotoNow!

Set a Video Clip's Interlacing Format

Adjust a Video Clip's Aspect Ratio

Change Audio Clip Volume Levels

Add a Fade Effect to an Audio Clip

Restore an Audio Clip's Volume Levels

Using Magic Tools

Modifying Effects

Set an Effect's Duration

Modifying a Video Effect

Modifying a PiP Effect

Modify a Title Effect

Preview a Clip

Producing Your Movie

Production Mode

The Production Wizard

Create a File

Create an AVI File

Create a DivX File

Create an MPEG-1/MPEG-2 File

Create a PSP File (Optional)

Create an AVC File (Optional)

Create/Modify a Profile

Create a Streaming File

Create a WMV File for Streaming

Create a RealVideo File for Streaming

Create a QuickTime File for Streaming

Write Back to DV Tape

Creating Disc

Create Disc Mode

Customize Your Disc's Menu Page

Burn to Disc

Set Your Burning Configuration

Burn Your Movie to Disc

Technical Support

Telephone Support

SVRT2: When Can I Use it?

Disc Types & Formats

Disc Type/Format Compatibility

Video Formats & Qualities

Video Qualities

Licensing and Copyright Notices

License Disclaimer

Downloading Source Code

List of Components

Licenses and Copyrights

Dolby Laboratories

Intel License Agreement For Open Source Computer Vision Library

GNU Lesser General Public License

CLAPACK Copyright Notice

Introduction

This chapter introduces CyberLink PowerDirector and the digital video editing process. It provides a discussion of the different kinds of technology you will use in the digital movie-making process, as well as system requirements for working smoothly with CyberLink PowerDirector.

This chapter contains the following sections: