Operation Manual

PowerDirector Plug-ins

Synchronizing Clips

Once you have imported all of the media clips into the MultiCam Designer that you

want to use in your recording, the next step is to synchronize them.

To synchronize the clips in the MultiCam Designer, do this:

1. Select the Audio source for your recording from the drop-down. You can use

the audio of any of the imported video clips or select Imported Audio to use

the audio that was imported on to the source audio track.

2. In the Synchronization drop-down, select one of the following:

Manual: select this option if you want to manually adjust the starting position

of each clip on the source tracks. You can do this by clicking and dragging

the clips on the source track to a new position.

Note: you can also click the button in the camera area to manually move the

clip on the source track back one frame. Click to move it forward one frame.

Timecodes: select this option and then click Apply if you want the MultiCam

Designer to synchronize using the video clip's timecodes. The MultiCam

Designer will auto adjust the clips on the source tracks.

Note: this option can only be used if the video clips were recorded with a DV or

HDV camera that imprinted the timecode information in the clips and were

captured by CyberLink PowerDirector.

File Created Time: select this option and then click Apply to use the date and

time the file was created as the synchronization points. The MultiCam

Designer will auto adjust the clips on the source tracks.

Audio Analysis: select this option and then click Apply if you want the

MultiCam Designer to analyze the audio and then sync the files based on the

audio in them. The MultiCam Designer will auto adjust the clips on the source

tracks.

Markers on Clips: select this option and then use the playback controls to find

the synchronization points in each clip. Once you find a point, right click on

the source track and then select Add Marker. Once you have manually added

all the markers, click the Apply button. The MultiCam Designer will adjust the

clips on the source tracks.