Operation Manual

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CyberLink PowerDirector
Overview
Themes that you edit in the Theme Designer consist of theme templates and your
media (images and video clips). The resulting video is similar to the movie content
created by the Magic Movie Wizard and Magic Style, but the Theme Designer
provides much more creative control over the outputted movie.
Theme Templates
Theme templates are used to create a video production, with a specific type of
theme or style, and can be downloaded from DirectorZone. Theme templates
consist of a number of sequences. Each of these sequences contain elements,
some of which are customizable and some of which are not.
The customizable elements include the text and media (images, videos, and
background music) you add to each sequence. You can add effects on this media
and set how and when it is displayed. You can also set the background image on
some sequences, and select the transition between each sequence in templates
named "with transitions". Non-customizable elements include any animation
included in the sequences.
When selecting a theme template to use in the Theme Designer, you can choose to
add one or more theme templates, creating a more original production. You can
even just select some of the sequences in a theme template, or mix and match the
sequences used.
There are three types of sequences: opening, middle, and closing sequences.
Opening and closing sequences usually contain text, while the elements in middle
sequences are much more random.
Adding Theme Templates/Sequences
In the Theme Designer you can use one or more theme templates, or just certain
selected sequences, to create your video.
When you first enter the Theme Designer, you are prompted to select a theme
template.