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Chapter 4:
Creating Your Story
Once you have all of your media in CyberLink PowerDirector, this chapter guides
you through the process of turning your media library into professional-looking
videos and photo slideshows.
PowerDirector Projects
Each time you start working on a new production, you create a new project that is
saved as a PDS file and is used exclusively by CyberLink PowerDirector. Use the
options in the File menu to save, create new, or open existing projects in
CyberLink PowerDirector.
The changes you make to your media in CyberLink PowerDirector do not affect
the original media you imported into the program. Since your edits are all saved in
the project file, you can trim, edit, or remove clips, but still keep your original files
on your hard drive, untouched. So let yourself get creative. If you end up changing
things too drastically, you can always start over.
Setting Project Aspect Ratio
To set the aspect ratio for your project, select 4:3 or 16:9 from the aspect ratio
drop down at the top of the window.
The preview window changes according to the aspect ratio you select. To modify
the aspect ratio of a media file in your library, see "Adjusting Video Clip Aspect
Ratio" on page 63.