Operation Manual

CyberLink PowerDirector
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The Workspace
The edit interface consists of a workspace to which you can add
clips. You can set which view opens by default in the Preferences
dialog box. You can also switch views by clicking the Timeline or
Storyboard buttons.
Timeline View
When you first open PowerDirector, the program opens to the
Edit interface in whichever mode you have set in your
preferences.
To switch to Timeline view, click . The workspace
appears as follows:
The Media Tracks
Video
Contains your movie’s main video and/or image clips.
Effect
Contains special effects that apply to the video or image clip
in the Video track at the same location.
PiP
Contains video/image clips, which are overlaid on any clip
in the Video track that appears during the PiP effect’s
duration.
Title
Contains title effects that appear over any clips in the Video
track that occur during the title effect’s duration.
Voi ce
Contains a narrative voice-over or second audio clip.
Music
Contains your movie’s main audio clip.