Operation Manual

Chapter 4: Creating Your Story

Adjusting Video Clip Aspect Ratio

Video clips usually come in one of two aspect ratios, 4:3 or 16:9. Depending on

your media clips and the medium you will use to view your video, you can adjust

your video’s aspect ratio accordingly. Before you produce your video, set the

aspect ratio for all of the video clips so that it matches the aspect ratio of your

project.

Depending on the aspect ratio of your project and the aspect ratio of your clips,

you have two options to choose from.

If your project aspect ratio is 4:3 and you wish to produce video with clips that

have a 16:9 aspect ratio, right-click on the video clip you want to adjust and select

Set Aspect Ratio.

Using Magic Tools

CyberLink PowerDirector provides you with a number of magic tools* that can

assist with editing and touching up your audio, videos and images. The magic

tools can also help you add a creative style to your video production or add the

right background music.

Note: * optional feature in CyberLink PowerDirector. Check the readme file for detailed

versioning information.

To access the magic tools, select media on the timeline and then click the buttons

to the left of the timeline.

Magic Movie Wizard

If you are new to the editing process and not sure how or where to get

started, then the Magic Movie Wizard can help. The Magic Movie Wizard

takes all of your media and creates a dazzling video production in just a

few steps. See "Magic Movie Wizard" on page 44 for more information on using

this feature.