Operation Manual

PowerDirector Editing M odes

Note: if you want more creative control than the Magic Movie Wizard

provides, you can also use the Theme Designer to create your video

production. The Theme Designer allows you to customize the theme

templates used and choose the exact images, video clips, and background

music you want in your production. See Using the Theme Designer for more

information.

1. Select Easy Editor when prompted which mode you prefer at startup. The

Magic Movie Wizard displays.

Note: if you are in the Full Feature Editor, you can quickly launch the Magic

Movie Wizard by clicking on the button above the timeline and

selecting Magic M ovie Wizard.

2. In the Source window, click to import all of the media you want to use in

your video production. Select Import Media Files to import a number of

individual video or image files, or select Import a Media Folder if all of your

media is in a specific folder on your computer's hard drive. CyberLink

PowerDirector will import all of the supported media file formats in the

selected folder.

Note: click to remove any unwanted media files from your production.

3. Click Next to continue.

4. In the Style window, select from the available movie styles. Each style you

select will result in a different outputted video. Select Download more

templates from DirectorZone* to get more style templates. See DirectorZone

for more information.

Note: the style templates with the 3D icon produce a 3D effect in 3D mode

and when outputted in 3D video productions. * optional feature in CyberLink

PowerDirector. Check the version table on our web site for detailed

versioning information.

5. Click Next to continue.

6. In the Adjustment window, click to add music to your production.

Then use the available controls to do the following:

use the button to add more music files to the background music

playlist. Use the and buttons to set the order of the music in the

playlist. The total duration of all the music added is noted above the playlist.