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Wnuk suggest using the Audio Mixing Room but the easiest way to mute an entire sound track is simply by unchecking the box to the left of the track. Video and audio can always be enabled (checked) or disabled (unchecked) separately...
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It's just as you say. The name of this feature may confuse you a bit though. 'Pack' doesn't mean any kind of compressing or merging files. Discrete files that are part of the project are saved anew in the folder you select on running this process. I find it convenient for archiving, especially when the project files have been taken from rather different locations as this puts them all in a single place...
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Well, I don't consider myself an advanced user but here's what I (think I) know:
This forum seems to be a pretty good place to get advice. It's actually amazing how many posts here have been complaints on Cyberlink support staff's very poor responsiveness.
I think I can recommend PDtoots YouTube channel for some cool tips on using PowerDirector.
As regards some other software that directly works with PowerDirector, I can only think of the possibility of embedding VST modules in WaveEditor, which is actually a standalone application (audio editor) that can also be called up from within PowerDirector. I myself usually use other audio editors but I don't do anything that couldn't be done in WaveEditor too.
Some people here must much more knowledgeable than me...
Jirka
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Hi,
There is a feature called "Slow motion video with frame interpolated technology" in PowerDirector 10. That's what you're after. You can slow down motion at 9 different levels where the slowest is five times slower than the original (0.20 X [original speed]) using this feature.
Besides that, there is the old "Video speed adjustment" where you can go from 0.10 X to 10 X (original speed) in 0.01 increments but this results in sequences of identical frames when slowing down.
You can further adjust the video speed by entering a new clip length by entering the time value in frame increments or by dragging clip's edge to fill the space desired.
And you can also "stretch the audio" for video speed adjusted clips in the range from 0.50 X to 2 X.
Jirka
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Hi there,
I think one cool feature should be mentioned in this context: scene detection. You may appreciate being able to automate splitting your footage to scenes first to deal with each resulting clip without much manual search.
I don't know why but the feature doesn't work for me using the Seek By button within the Preview Player Controls. It does work by right-clicking on a video file in the Library Window and selecting Detect Scenes. The most basic use is by clicking on the Detect button in the Scene Detection popup window with the default setting.
Happy editing...
Jirka
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Thanks, Marcin; I see it. It seems to be useless now though as the image rotation available in the Preview Window (and PiP Designer) can be any angle.
No, I actually see a benefit: using the Rotate Canvas effect, you don't need to play around with resizing and centering...
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Hey Marcin,
I'm not sure where Rotate Canvas is but I've found that you can also rotate the picture in the Pip Design. A green dot within the picture works the same way at the blue circle in the Preview Window. If you can't see the green dot, you need to reduce the picture size as the dot is just off its perimeter.
I've also found that when using the Slideshow feature for still images, you have to put each image in the correct position outside PowerDirector. If you rotate them in PowerDirector, Slideshow ignores that and uses the images as they're originally saved on your disk.
Cheers...
Jirka
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Hi Ed,
I haven't been around here for a long time but it seems to me this question repeats every now and then. No wonder, I don't really see this explained in the PowerDirector Help. I think it's a new feature (or its interface) in PD9 and the help file wasn't updated on this one.
Rotating the picture is easy. There's a haircross in the middle of the Preview Window and a circle around it (both in blue) when you select a clip on the timeline. On placing the cursor over this circle, a two-arrow rotary symbol shows up. While this symbol is displayed, hold left mouse button pressed down and drag the mouse around. This rotates the picture. You may further want to resize it; PiP Designer (Modify button) helps center the picture etc...
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Just to complete the idea: real ease in or out changes the velocity along a smooth curve, perhaps some sort exponential.
You can change the speed by moving keyframes but you will never have the change so smooth. I think Tony's video actually demonstrates that altough at some speed human eye is very tolerant and can be fooled. Fooling the eye is what the moving pictures technologies are all about anyway, right?
I would conclude that CyberLink can implement this algorithm but for a reason haven't included it in PowerDirector as a general-purpose feature...
Jirka
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Okay, Tony,
but easing out has to be non-linear to give a natural feel. Look at the motion of each picture in my video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uurq8xj9DMk. It was made in PD using the Slideshow feature.
You will never achieve exactly the same manually through keyframes...
Jirka
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Hi guys,
Not being any authority on the topic at all, I'd describe easing in or out as a non-linear progress of change (motion, zooming, panning...). As you say, Bill, the change accelerates od deccelerates at either end. As such, I don't see this feature for manual control in PowerDirector. The change between two keyframes seems to be always linear...
Jirka
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Hi there,
I use Free Audio Editor (http://www.free-audio-editor.com). Despite its name, there is a paid-for version, which I have. I think it's worh the money. I believe you can produce echo in the free version as well.
VST plug-ins are, of course, a great way of expanding Wave Editor's feaures and capabilites. If interested in this technology, you might want to give a try to DarkWave Studio (http://www.experimentalscene.com/software/darkwave-studio): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uurq8xj9DMk with sound track made in DarkWave Studio.
Jirka
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Hi,
I have added captions to some of my video on YouTube. I made them in PowerDirector and exported into an srt file. I added them using the "Caption file (includes time codes)" option within YouTube.
There is one problem with the captions: at the end of the last caption, an unwanted symbol, which is basically a question mark in a diamond with inverted colors, is shown.
When I look at the srt file in a hex editor, there is 00 0D 00 0A at the end of the file, which is the same as at the end of each line throughout the file.
Does someone know what needs changing?
Jirka
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Hey FloridaGator,
how did you "clean the registry"? Did you use a specific program for that?
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It seems to me you can achieve flipping the entire screen by using the "Enable flip object" feature within the PiP Designer dialog after clicking the Modify button between the Library window and Timeline/Storyline window...
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Do you have the latest update installed? See http://www.cyberlink.com/downloads/support/powerdirector/patches_en_US.html. You find your current build number by clicking on the qustion mark at the top right and then on "About Cyberlink PowerDirector"...
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Hey:
I've only dealt with this briefly and someone may have a better answer.
It seems to me that no preset profile outputs the same format as when using the YouTube upload feature. I trust the most convenient format is WMV as you may have figured. One simple way is starting the YouTube upload process and stopping it when it starts the actual upload. This, however, requires your attendance.
I think that selecting WMV 9 FULL HD should work too but I haven't tested this as I only recently updated my PowerDirector whereas before the update I got an error message about insufficient memory just for this profile. It appears to be working now, so I could try it but it will take a while...
Jirka
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