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QuoteYes it could, as long as you had the frame by frame set of .png files with transparent backgrounds.
You can do that by stepping through the intro frame by frame, using the ./> key and taking snapshots. Oh - & you'd need to put a totally transparent image in Track 1, with the intr sequence in Track 2.
Cheers - Tony
Great, your the man. That's just what I was looking for.
Quote It's quite a complicated (many steps) process of replacing animation files in one of the standard template folders. This is a trick my dear departed friend CP (Cranston) and I developed a few years back.
e.g. if you have a look in C:\Program Files (x86)\CyberLink\templates\PowerDirector Content Pack Essential\PiPObject\PDR11_PinP_007, you'll find the animation files for the PiP Object called "Countdown" - 180 of them.
By replacing the animation files with different ones, you get a different animation.
Unfortunately, if you saved it as a "lower third type of video" (in video format), it would not have a transparent background. PDR cannot produce videos with an alpha channel.
The "lower third" templates on DirectorZone would be either :
PiP Objects/Video Overlays containing a single element - example
Titles or PiP Objects that contain animation files - example
If you can point me to an axample of a PiP Object or Title template on DirectorZone that contains multple elements, I'd be happy to stand corrected.
I'm fairly certain the two options I suggested above are the only ones available. I use the "Insert Project" option most commonly for video intros/outros.
Cheers - Tony
Thanks for your reply Tony.
How do you make the HUD animations? Is it easy to change the color on them?
You're right. You can't save a sequence with multiple elements as a PiP Object/Video Overlay template. tomasc wasn't to know that because you didn't state it earlier.
You have two easy options:
Save each element of your sequence a separate PiP Object templates, so they can be dropped into any project.
Save your sequence as a separate project. Pack the project, then it can be inserted in any future project.
Cheers - Tony
Ok, I like option 1. Is there a way to combine all the elements to 1 so I only have to drag 1 file into the timeline?
I still don't understand why there isn't a simple way to save it as a lower third type of video with a transparent background like what you would get from the Director Zone.
After I bravely asserted that "it could be manually keyframed", I thought I'd better put it to the test.
Bottom line: It can be manually keyframed but it's quite impossible to come up with a decent "Ae-like" result. In fact, the pain I went through doing this was enough to convince me to invest in Ae!
Here's the outcome:
If you're interested, you can download the packed project here. I used a combination of motion tracking and manual keyframing. Oh for a node!
Cheers - Tony
That didn't look half bad. Thank you for that.
How long did it take you to do?
I know After Effects is an Adobe product and as the name would imply, you use it after the movie is created to apply effects. Can this be used with PowerDirector?
PDR cannot do what Ae does. Where Ae has separate elements with nodes that can be used to track (like the endpoint of the line tracking the subject's head), PDR does not.
You can use motion tracking to have a callout graphic track a subject... but the whole thing would move, not just the endoint.
It could be manually keyframed, but I don't think you'd have much fun doing it!
There are plenty of places online where you can purchase thos things, usually in alpha MOV format.
Cheers - Tony
Thank you. I may have not explained so well. That is kinda what I am looking for but I want to use motion tracking with it. I want the text to stay in the same spot on the screen, and the line to move with the object I am tracking.
I didn't try the ones you are referring, but I don't think they motion track.
Is there a way to make that work though? I am pretty new so explanations are greatly appreciated.
So I decided to get the Director Suite yearly subscription and boy am I happy. Powerdirector 15 is working great without shadow files and full HD preview enabled. The playback is smooth and crisp. I have changed my motherboard and upped the ram to 16 GB, but I don't think that has much to do with video rendering. So I guess upgrading to Powerdirector 15 has cured my Powerdirector 14 GPU woes.
I am so sorry you're continuing to have the same issues. Unforunately, I'm completely at a loss to know what might be causing the problem.
I suggest you submit a report to the Technical Support team, explaining the problem and referencing this thread. I will refer your issue to CL, via other channels, and hopefully that will lead to a resolution.
Please confirm: Did you completely uninstall the previous version using Revo Uninstaller, then reinstall from your LIVE subscription?
Thanks for everyones help but it seems to be fixed. I was playing a little earlier with the live version and the same options were greyed out. I exited the application and just went back to the photo I was playing with and now it works. I don't know what the deal is.
Once you dig out that PhD installer, an uninstall/re-install will be needed.
PIX
I thought I replied last night, I guess I was wrong. I downloaded and ran the uninstall program you mentioned before. I do not have the install files anywhere. I deleted them out of the trash bin also. I don't know what to do from here?? Maybe I should think about a refund (if it is possible) and just go with the yearly suite for $100.
I went with the refund on the photodirector 8 upgrade and went with the yearly "live" subscription. I am still getting the same greyed out options. What gives?
Once you dig out that PhD installer, an uninstall/re-install will be needed.
PIX
I thought I replied last night, I guess I was wrong. I downloaded and ran the uninstall program you mentioned before. I do not have the install files anywhere. I deleted them out of the trash bin also. I don't know what to do from here?? Maybe I should think about a refund (if it is possible) and just go with the yearly suite for $100.
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