Specifications
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You can have the program divide it up equally into 8
chapters, have it search for scene changes, or do it
manually. I, and I am sure most people, would want look
through the videos themselves to set the chapters. I
actually enjoyed going through it and selecting the
different chapter points. That done, you go back to the
preview menu. Here was another weak point. I spent a lot
of time looking through the video and finding key points
that I felt would make good chapters points. When done, it
took me back to the preview area. There on the screen,
instead of the eight chapters I divided it into, was only the
first scene on a button. I went through the process of
telling it I wanted eight buttons and what they were to look
like, but still it only showed one button in the center. When
I clicked on the button it changed to the next chapter scene
on the button. Double-clicking on that would make it start
at that point. Okay, but not ideal, and certainly not what I
told it to do. It drove me nuts, I even gave up and burned a
couple of discs with just that. Then I thought
about clicking on the list of chapters in the Title
Menu area. Lo and behold, the other buttons
appeared. Even the book did not tell me to do
that. If you want, in the customize menu module,
you can add in a first play. First play is the
20-second introduction part of the disc. This is
where the movie companies usually put their
copyright notice, which cannot be fast forwarded
through. It can be something as simple as a
picture or short video.
When done, you are ready for the burn. In the
Final Output you burn it to the disc. If you want,
you can have it include a PowerDVD
Auto-player on the disc. This is a great DVD
viewing program. You also have the choice of
saving as a disc image, or create a DVD folder
on your hard drive.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Recommended
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768, 16-bit color 1024 x 768, 32-bit color
OS Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE Windows XP/2000
Memory 128MB 256MB DDR
HDD Space 1GB for making 3GB for making
VCD/SVCD/MiniDVD VCD/SVCD/MiniDVD
10GB for making DVD 15GB for making DVD
7200RPM drive
CPU Capture/Produce AVI: P2-450
Capture/Produce MPEG-1: P3-600
Capture/Produce MPEG2: P4-2G
Optimized for CPU with SSE, SSE2, 3DNow!,
and HyperThreading technology
Video Capture PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM
standard (For example, PC Camera and TV tuner with
WDM driver)
DV/D8 camcorders connected via OHCI-compliant
IEEE1394
CD/DVD Burning CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+-R/+-RW) is
required to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/MiniDVD titles
Mic A microphone is required to record a voice-over
PowerDirector video editing is about $80. Despite some
weaknesses it’s a very good program for beginners to
intermediate users. Company Info: CyberLink USA,
510-668-0118,
http://www.gocyberlink.com