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I just recently switched to PowerDirector 13 from another video editor. I am very impressed with the flexibility and the very high amount of support material (effects, transitions, etc) for it. There may be some good way to look for a particular transition, but I don't know how yet. I'm just flipping through many transitions to see what I personally like.
Two questions, please...
1. Does anyone know of a transition that displays a continuous stream of images, flowing from right to left in the middle horizontal area of the screen, with the center-most image zooming in possibly 1.5 to 2.0 X ?? I hope I described that correctly. I think everyone has seen this effect, and I'm sure it's available somewhere, somehow.
2. Now for the opposite --- when I look at PowerDirector's built-in transitions, many(most ?) of them are bold, striking, over-the-top. Often I would like transitions that are more mild - gradients, fade in, fade out, cross-fade.
Thank you in advance for any and all answers.
Clark
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Tony,
Thanks much for the reply.
My results are not as bad as I had originally thought - I am now down to a only a couple of mysteries, versus complete dumbness.
The major problem is that PDR 13 does not always display the same in Preview as it does in the Final video.
This is a short video that I created to test several Alpha channel clips in PDR13.
https://vimeo.com/115535617
When I made my original post here, I was viewing all the Alpha channel videos in Preview Mode, not the final video. There seems to sometimes be a significant difference between Preview Mode and the final result.
In that video, the first alpha channel clip is one by Action Essentials. It Previews perfectly, and also finalized perfectly.
The second clip is a Zipper overlay. It does not display the transparency in Preview, but does display properly in the final video.
The fourth clip is a Ringing Bell alpha clip overlay. It also has the same problem in Preview, but does display in the video.
The fifth clip - Music Notes, displays fine in both Preview and the final.
I also noticed that several of my Titles did NOT display at all in Preview, but did display fine in the final video.
This is also a link to the Zipper .MOV file. It's a very short demo.
https://secure.logmein.com/f?00_BRV-7P7bf0jb1jlKSRWWSQuXMuMAJT6v61iSNqfc
Bottom line --- well, the difference between Preview and final video is perplexing. Both for an Alpha clip and Titles. But I guess I now have Alpha channel clips working in PDR13.
Clark
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Yes, they are .MOV Alpha channel videos.
They all display the transparency fine in AfterEffects. But not in PowerDirector - for me.
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I have been researching this all weekend. And failing.
I cannot get Alpha Channel videos to display properly in PowerDirector 13. They are not transparent, unless I use Chroma Keying, which works to a limited fashion, but not the way they are designed to be used.
I have PowerDirector 13 Ultimate.
I have QuickTime 7.7.6 Player installed. Not QuickTime Pro.
I am using three Alpha Channel video clips that do work fine for people with Adobe AfterEffects.
I am simply importing the Alpha Channel video clips, dragging them to my timeline, placing them on lower levels, with a JPG image file on a higher level.
The Alpha Channel video displays completely, covering the JPG. There is no transparency unless I use Chroma keying, which I know is wrong because too much gets made transparent.
What am I doing wrong ? Thanks
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