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It depends a little on order. If you define K1, then K2, then K3, you don't have to copy prior keypoint. If you happened to define K1 and future K3 and say scale the object a little at K3, when you then add K2 between K1 and K3, it will take on this partial value. The copy prior keyframe works or just select keyframe and reset the size or whatever was changed.
Jeff
Thanks!
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Right, Your starting keyframe and the second one are set to different values, so PD is shrinking the crop frame as expected.
If you want to hold the full frame until KF #2, click on it and then on the double diamond with the + sign, then choose Duplicate from Previous Keyframe
This works but it was never like that before. I never had to duplicate the full frame. I would just set a point to crop and it would hold up to that point then start cropping. Seems like it's an extra step now. Thanks!
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Hi,
To clarify :
Starting keyframe K2 is the same as the initial keyframe K1?
K3 is where you apply crop 1, is that correct?
K4 is crop 2 and move, is that correct?
So, between K1 and K2 there is no change.
Between K2 and K3 the 1st crop should occur, with a cropping speed/movement determined by the relationship of K3 to K2 in the timeline.
Between K3 and K4 the same happens.
As far as I can see that is normal.
But I understand that you want the crop to occur at K3, not starting from K2 - or have I got that wrong?
I've attached a screen recording of my duplication, using the sample file, but I've added another crop and move at K5 as a further illustration.
Does that help at all?
Cheers
PowerDirector Moderator
I may be confusing you but here is screen capture although somewhat jerky. Notice how video starts to crop before first keypoint where it is suppose to start. Ive had the problem before and would just put a keypoint after start. This is without doing that.
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I am trying to crop in on a video clip as I normally do but all of a sudden it's not working as it always has. I begin by setting my first keypoint a little after video has started and then wait to set my next keypoint and crop, then set my next keypoint and crop again. When I play it back it nows starts cropping in before my first keypoint where I crop. What is going on I have always done it this way and now it's screwing up! I tried not setting a starting keypoint but that didn't help. So frustrating did something changer or?
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Awesome thanks so much!
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So there isn't the beat detector feature in 365?
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Hi,
Can we reset the discussion?
Your original issue was to place a 16:9 video in a 9:16 display without stretching or distorting. Is that correct?
The only way to do that AND retain all the 16:9 content is to place it in a 9:16 format and have black screen top and bottom and a small 16:9 video in the center.
To fill a 9:16 display and remove the empty black top and bottom, you will have to enlarge your 16:9 content to vertically fill the 9:16 display and lose a lot from the sides. Your content will not be stretched or distorted but there will be a lot less "visible".
Basically your 9:16 display becomes a "window" through which you view your now much "bigger" 16:9 video.
So far, so good. Other members have illustrated and advised that this is the ONLY way to do what you want.
The placement of any title needs to be done after this stage, as it is independent of any re-sizing of video.
You can produce that to your choice of format/profile to be displayed by whatever system/player you wish (see later points!!)
PDR lists the default common formats available for a 9:16 final video.
However, there are 2 basic ways of producing a 9:16 video for display.
Using 1080x1920 HD as an example :
Produce a 1080x1920 video with no rotation flag
or
Produce a 1920x1080 video with a 90deg rotation flag.
Both, no doubt, have their pros and cons but I understand that producing a 1920x1080 video with a 90deg flag has better compatibility with display hardware and software. I can't really comment on that, above my technical level!!
So your observation of PDR produced files as being 1920x1080 is correct, but you also need to take account of the orientation flag as well.
It has historically been a source of frustration that not all software/hardware display combos handle or read orientation flags in the same way and vlc may fall foul of that, as do many TVs etc.
In summary, many 9:16 youtube shorts may be native 1080x1920 with 0deg rotation but, unless anyone knows otherwise, all PDR produced 9:16 videos are 1920x1080 with a 90deg rotation flag and the same for other resolutions.
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I came across this in my research, which shows even as of late August 2022, rotation issues crop up in mainstream video recording.
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/244150634?pli=1
"For performance reasons, the video is often saved with rotation encoded as metadata rather than rotating the actual pixels coming from the sensor. Most playback software/libraries will handle this correctly, but let us know if there's something unexpected happening"
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I hope this helps!
Cheers
PowerDirector Moderator
I agree and making shorts via Cyberlink is easy and you have 2 options. I prefer the first as in my experience on YouTube they outperform the other style.
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Hi,
If I understand correctly?
The design is made up of 2 titles and 2 half circle particles.
In Title Designer the upper half circle (Circle-B) is on timeline track 1 and the bottom half circle particle (Circle-F) is on track 4.
Both can be modified in Particle Designer by double mouse click or rt-click>Edit in Particle Designer.
The full modify options - inc. color - are only available in Advanced Mode.
I can edit both Circle-B and Circle-F by this method.
Can you give more detail on how you can edit one but not the other?
If I haven't got the issue, then please give as much detail as possible, screenshots would be helpful.
Cheers
PowerDirector Moderator
Thanks so much, I drag the preview screen up to expose Circle B. Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious to me lol
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Is there a way to change the top color of the ring? I changed the bottom color to my liking but don't see how to change the top color. Any solutions? Thanks
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How to make horizontal normal video in powerdirector to vertical youTube short video without stretching and what export profile name/quality and format do i choose?
I can't see the full video in VLC
Although I can see all YouTube Shorts i downloaded in VLC normally
Change the aspect ratio, drag video to fit the box,produce and export as you normally would.
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I have to agree with you, for many versions I wanted either-or, airplanes or ships. Now, however, I believe you can make your own or download one from the D-Zone.
Thanks I'll will have to check that out!
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You are imagining things for the “Airplane” transition.
Jeff
Thanks and it would be cool if someone created it with two planes afterall it is called airplane not a ship 
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I thought I remembered using this transition where 2 planes crisscrossed. Now the bottom is a ship. What is up with that or am I imagining things? 
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Jim's tutorial does a very nice job of showing how to do that ![]()
Depending on the clip you've chosen and your skill level/patience, that may be all the help you need. If your clip is more complex, maybe with several different areas that you're wanting to repeat, you may want to reach out to Eric Matyas who has contributed 1000s of music and image clips here on the forum.
Here's one of his main threads, and if you listen to a few of the samples you can see he does great work. At his website soundimage.org, you'll see that he also does custom work, so you've got a few options to get your video looking and sounding just the way you want it to, all thanks to your fellow PD users!
Thank you so much I will check it out! James
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Here is a tutorial on one way to do that with wave editor.
--Jim
Yes, I searched your channel first and had watched this but it was confusing to me. I may give it another try. Thanks!
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I have a very long automobile video (10 min) I'm working on and I picked an instrumemtal audio file that is 1:49. How can I loop or blend the file multiple times together to make it sound like it's one continous file. I've tried to crossfade it multiple times but can't get it work as volume varies and just doesn't flow properly. I got it close but there's that telltale annoying glitch sound. Also, the file starts and ends in silence so that too creates a problem as then I've cut and then tried to fade. So frustrating! Any suggestions with wave editor or without would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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I just added a tutorial showing how to do that technique using a video. It's here.
--Jim
That's great thanks! Now to see if I can figure out my software problem.
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Out cutting grass but will look at it later and let you know how it works for me. Thanks for your time! Jim
Jim, thank you for time and great how to video! Now is there anyway to insert a video clip instead of a picture at the point on the map? Thanks!
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Jim
Here is the link. Hope it helps. --Jim
Out cutting grass but will look at it later and let you know how it works for me. Thanks for your time! Jim
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