buttons above timeline view disappear

duanev

Newbie Joined: Sep 04, 2011 20:03 Messages: 3 Offline

Solved by

Sep 07, 2011 15:36

this is my second time i submitted this. my first has not appear yet. hopefully this one will. after working on twenty two clips (they are music videos), editing the video and sound i notice that when i click on some of the clips that the buttons, which were there at one time, disappear. after trying several things i discover that the clips i have edit the sound in soundwave portion of the program were the ones that the buttons no longer appeared. if i remove the clip (losing all the work i did on it), and put the original back on, the buttons would again reappear. this is telling me that i had better do all my video changes and adding transitions and do the sound portion last because i will not have those buttons after editing the sound. what i would like to know is this a problem with the problem? can anyone tell me if i an doing something wrong? i just got this program a week ago.

Cranston

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Aug 17, 2007 02:26 Messages: 1667 Offline

Sep 07, 2011 20:44

Hi duanev,

Right click on a clip where you’ve noticed that the buttons have disappeared, and choose Unlink Objects in the drop down menu. This will separate the audio from the video clip.
Then click on an empty space in the timeline (to clear the cursor), and then click on the top video portion of the clip, so it is highlighted. The buttons above the timelines will now be available again.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Sep 07. 2011 20:47

Click here PDtoots for a collection of PowerDirector Tutorials and Tips

duanev

Newbie Joined: Sep 04, 2011 20:03 Messages: 3 Offline

Sep 08, 2011 16:34

hey cranton

i tried it right away and it work!! sure do thank you and i am glad we have this forum.

Cranston

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Aug 17, 2007 02:26 Messages: 1667 Offline

Sep 09, 2011 07:31

Lot's of folks here willing to help.
Glad it worked for you! Click here PDtoots for a collection of PowerDirector Tutorials and Tips

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Sep 17, 2011 13:14

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/0/18118.page#92950
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/19053.page#99431

Raising the profile of this issue.
212 hasn't been fixed in 3305.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Sep 17. 2011 13:18

georgemon

Newbie Location: Glasgow, Scotland Joined: Dec 29, 2011 20:20 Messages: 37 Offline

Oct 24, 2012 19:52

Thanks for this - will now save me a ton of time - thought it was normal - and very frustating. Thanks, George