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Video start point on timeline
Bongo4HH
Newbie Joined: Feb 07, 2009 10:46 Messages: 12 Offline
[Post New] Feb 07, 2009 11:03
Hi

I am currently evaluating PowerDirector 7 Ultra
I cannot seem to move my video start point away from 00 seconds on the timeline.

My project is to take a recorded music track and align the video to it
The music often starts before the video - they come from 2 different sources
ex : I need the video to begin 5 secs after the music begins
I don't want to leave out any of the music!!

A workaround is to insert a photo before the video clip and give it a duration of 5 secs. But this is not very pro and will not be an option in future projects.

My Pinnacle 10 allows me to start the video clip at any point in the timeline.

Maybe I have missed a simple setting in PD7

TIA

Dats my Bongo...
OnTheWeb1
Contributor Location: Michigan USA Joined: Jan 02, 2009 12:58 Messages: 511 Offline
[Post New] Feb 07, 2009 11:49
You can also use a colorboard as a placefiller at the beginning instead of a photo.

What is wrong with the 5 second filler you used?

Win8 64-bit Pro Retail
Intel i7-4770
16GB DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24
MSI Z87-G45 Motherboard
ASUS GTX 660 Direct CU II OC 2GB GPU
1 TB RAID 1 (mirrored) Drive Array
Several scratch drives for video, TMP, pagefile.
Bongo4HH
Newbie Joined: Feb 07, 2009 10:46 Messages: 12 Offline
[Post New] Feb 07, 2009 11:53
My filler is a photo jpg.
What is a colorboard?
I cannot find it in the menus
I also checked the help - just says add colorboard - not where to find it.
TIA. Dats my Bongo...
OnTheWeb1
Contributor Location: Michigan USA Joined: Jan 02, 2009 12:58 Messages: 511 Offline
[Post New] Feb 07, 2009 11:56
See where it says "All Media" towards the top of the screen? That is a list you can click for some other options and it also filters what shows in the media area.

Colorboards are the last item. You just drag them to the main track to use them.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Feb 07. 2009 11:56

Win8 64-bit Pro Retail
Intel i7-4770
16GB DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24
MSI Z87-G45 Motherboard
ASUS GTX 660 Direct CU II OC 2GB GPU
1 TB RAID 1 (mirrored) Drive Array
Several scratch drives for video, TMP, pagefile.
Bongo4HH
Newbie Joined: Feb 07, 2009 10:46 Messages: 12 Offline
[Post New] Feb 07, 2009 12:06
OK got it.
Now I know what I'm up against - I'll continue my evaluation.
Thanks for the help.


Dats my Bongo...
OnTheWeb1
Contributor Location: Michigan USA Joined: Jan 02, 2009 12:58 Messages: 511 Offline
[Post New] Feb 07, 2009 12:53
One thing to note about powerdirector - many of the features only show up in certain situations or when certain items are selected. This helps keep the workspace uncluttered, but for new people it sometimes makes it difficult find features and functions.

There are a ton of excellent video tutorials on youtube including how to use the 6 picture in picture tracks and chroma key and more advanced stuff. They are here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/cyberlinkchannel

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Feb 07. 2009 12:54

Win8 64-bit Pro Retail
Intel i7-4770
16GB DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24
MSI Z87-G45 Motherboard
ASUS GTX 660 Direct CU II OC 2GB GPU
1 TB RAID 1 (mirrored) Drive Array
Several scratch drives for video, TMP, pagefile.
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