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CyberLink PowerDirector
right-click on an effect and select Add to Timeline to add it to the current
position of the timeline slider.
click and then select Apply Random Video Effect to add a random video
effect at the current position of the timeline slider.
When adding an effect to the timeline (inserting or dragging and dropping), if the
timeline slider is over an existing effect, or you drop it on an existing effect, you are
prompted to do one of the following:
Overwrite: select to overwrite the existing effect with the newly added effect.
Insert: select to split the effect and insert the new effect between the two
portions. CyberLink PowerDirector also only moves the effects on the same
track to the right.
Insert and Move All Clips: select to split the effect and insert the new effect
between the two portions. CyberLink PowerDirector also moves all of the
media clips on the timeline that lie to the right of the inserted effect, right.
Note: once an effect is added to the effect track, select it and then click the
Modify button to edit the effect's settings. See Modifying a Video Effect for
more information.
To add a video effect to an entire media, PiP object, or title template clip in the
timeline, do this:
Note: video effects cannot be added to an entire paint animation or particle
effect clip.
select an effect in the Effect Room, drag it to a video track, and then drop it
on top of the media, PiP object, or title effect clip you want to apply it to. The
video effect is applied to the entire duration of the clip.
Note: to modify the settings of a video effect applied to the entire clip,
select the clip on the timeline and then click the Effect button. See
Modifying a Video Effect for more information.
Modifying a Video Effect
Many video effects let you customize their properties, such as the intensity,
position, and much more. You can customize a video effect for the entire duration
(clip mode) or customize it using keyframes (keyframe mode).
To modify a video effect, double click on it in the timeline or select it and then