Operation Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
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The Movie-Making Process
The digital movie production process involves a
combination of artistry and technology, beginning
with raw video footage and ending with a movie
production. CyberLink PowerDirector provides the
easiest way to produce your finished movie and
publish it to the medium of your choice.
Pre-Production
Before you edit your movie using CyberLink
PowerDirector, you must first create (or gather)
its component parts: video clips, photos, music,
and narrative voice-overs.
You may collect raw footage yourself with a camcorder or other
recording device, or you may simply use non-copyright
protected media files that you have on hand.
You should have all of the bits and pieces of your movie on hand
so that the video editing process goes as smoothly as possible.
Editing
When you have your raw footage on hand, you might expect to
use CyberLink PowerDirector to perform the following tasks:
1. Acquire video and audio content.
2. Trim video and audio content to a desired length.
3. Add a special effect to a video clip.
4. Adjust the sharpness, contrast, and color of a video clip.
5. Mix your background and voice-over tracks.
6. Add transition effects between video clips.
7. Preview your production.
8. Burn your production to CD/DVD.