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Tony(Ynotfish),
Yeah, you've given me a few ideas to try out sometime soon, Thanks muchly!
and Parmy,
when setting the tracker box, narrow it in closer on the subject. The tracker should work better but you might have to experiment a bit with the keyframes. Ynotfish's vids may give some clues in that direction.
Cheers!
Neil
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Hi, philwizzer123
I have both 8 and 14 on my computer and I have use for both versions. If I get a warning "Encountered An Improper Argument" with the usual "bonk" warning sound in PD14, I'll take the clip across to PD8 and to what I wanted to do in there, then bring that rendered effect back to PD14 for the rest of my processing work. You'll probably find there'll be uses for both versions of Power Director, but it's entirely your call.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, Bananacy
I've used the Video In Reverse function in a third party software which works very well. *PD14's Video Reverse works well too after rendering and is easier to use than the reversing feature in *PD8. The feature in *PD8 can be jerky when seeing the final rendered effect but in *PD14, though viewing in the preview can be a bit jerky and rough, the final render works very well. The trick is: the part to which you want to apply the effect should be split out from the rest of your video(say it's your son/daughter/nephew/niece jumping into a pool) Split the video at the point just before the jump, count off 25 frames(1 second's worth of clip, assuming you're working with 25 fps, it's also good here to start and end right on the exact second, it helps to give an exact frame count) Split again at the end of the second's worth of clip, then copy that portion to clipboard. Move the remaining portion of your clip to the right, evaving enough space to paste in the portion to which you want to apply the reverse effect, pasing in as many as needed for your wanted effect(should be an odd number, though, as the last-pasted portion needs to mate up with the remainder of the video, so, paste in 7 times and apply the reverse to the 2nd, 4th and 6th paste. Final result: She's in-she's out-she's in-she's out....! "Hey, you gettin' in the pool or ain't ya?"(LOL) Makes for great comic effect! The above is just an example of how to apply the reversing effect. If it looks a bit patchy in the preview, it should right itself in the final render(produce).
Cheers!
Neil
P.S. The * refers to both Power Directors being "Ultra" versions.
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Hello, RSSinMS!
The problem doesn't really rest with the Power Director software - any version. It rests with your camera! Most cameras have an inbuilt microphone(stereo models have the paired microphones) sitting just under the lens. But a peculiar thing I've noticed in several models, both tape-based and SD Card-based, is that they always seem to pick up the sound from behind the camera better than what's in front of it. That can be annoying! Some older monaural Video-8 cameras have a socket to plug in an external microphone but, outside professional equipment, I'm yet to see any hobbyist cameras with this facility. A good stereo microphone that gives reasonable separation(left & right channel pick-up) that can plug into a socket on an SD card-based hobbyist camera would certainly come in handy. The fact that, barring the professional gear, cam-corders in general use don't have this socket for external microphones, sort of puts paid to Carl's suggestion of a wireless microphone as you would still have the problem of how or where to connect the microphone's receiver to the camera.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, TonyL.
I'm not quite sure what to make of it, whether I was indeed "chipped" for mentioning an opposing brand of video editing software, or whether it was for something else entirely. It's too far bck for me to remember...... All I do remember is getting a PM from someone at Cyberlink saying that some of my posts have been removed. In a clear-out of a backlog of PMs, that notice was deleted as well. But, to be on the safe side, any software I use which isn't from Cyberlink, will be referred to as "Third Party Software". That way noone gets their knockles whacked with the sharp end of a feather duster! I do indeed use other software for video editing processes, because each different maker offers a style of transition effect that the other does not. So while I may use the other "third party" software for basic editing, I bring the work back to Power Director, either 8 or 14 for the "finishing touches", and to author the content to disc..
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hello, Alessandro!
Try sourcing an image of the "hand" from elsewhere, like your facebook page. Bring your page up and look for the hand symbol you want, then press "PrtScn"(Print Screen) on your keyboard, it will be above the "Insert" button in the group between the alpha keyboard and the numeric keyboard. Then open up Microsoft "Paint" and paste the resultant image clipboard in(Ctrl+V is a quick keyboard shortcut), crop down to the wanted "hand" image and save it as a bitmap, jpeg, PNG or GIF file(whichever suits your purpose) You now have your Facebook "hand" in a readily manipulatable format.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, All!
I'm with Fenman on this, quite frankly. Upon installation of PD14 Ultra, took several attempts to get the CDKey typed in correctly, and then I had to go on-line to Cyberlink to complete the process to get PD14 Ultra "up and running". Previosly I only needed to punch in the CDKey details and registration was optional(When I first got Power Director 7 I didn't have the Internet). When I got PD8 it was from another user I had already acknowledged and thanked, He advised me not to register so I was registered on-line only through PD7(from when I eventually did get the "Net"). When I got PD14 I virtually had to "rejoin" the website as I had to put in a new Password. My status hadn't reverted to "Newbie", thankfully. I think there needs to be an easier process overall. The CDKey could be shorter for a start.
Cheers.
Neil
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Hello, RandyWright1557
Your suggestion prompted me to try something in PD14. The 3D-rotation X, Y and Z is definitely not available for PiP objects as it is for the 3D-Text, so 3D-rotation would be a good inclusion.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, All!
Ummm, yes.... Didn't I get "chipped" for mentioning non-Cyberlink product by name on this website some time back? I now refer to any non-Cyberlink software as "third Party" so as not to name it by brand or name designation.
Neil.
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Hello.
My experience in installing PD14 is that I required the Internet to complete the process. Simply typing in the CD-Key wasn't enough(though I had several attempts to get it right). As I'm given to understand, from PD10 upwards to PD14, an internet connection is required to complete the installation and activation process.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, All!
It seems my text tribulations have sorted themselves out. I was adding text to a video I was editing earlier today. I was putting in some "closing credits using the basic default text "My Title", setting my own specifications for font style, size and colour, and effects(used "Scroll Up"). All worked fine, but I do still have Power Director 8 Ultra on my computer to provide a back-up titling facility when and if needed.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, bigjer73
As Carl312 has pointed out, Power Director 14 has has a decibel scale. You may well be using a much earlier version of Power Director. Please advise of the version you are currently using so that a clearer idea of what is available in the way of audio mixing methods.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hello, bigjer73!
The three sound tracks you're using can be managed(mixed) using the "Audio Mixing Room" which is represented either by a slider or a treble-clef. Oprning this facility, you can adjust the levels of all audio content within your Power Diector programme. I think the Audio Director(if it's anything like other audio recording and editing sotware) can only handle one audio source(track) at a time.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, all!
This argument is all "much of a muchness" to me. I don't see myself getting a laptop anytime soon, so I'm staying with my desktop(tower, screen, keyboard, scanner, printer all as discreet components, much like a 1970s stereo system! LOL).
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi, all!
This seems to be a very "animated" discussion! ha-ha. I was given some software some time ago which purported to animate GIF images. I installed it and tried it out but was very disappointed with the result. I uninstalled it and haven't bothered with it since then. It was simply called "GIF Animator"! But it didn't do what I wanted. Any animations I do now, I do them in either PD8 or PD14(both are "Ultra"). I get the results I want in those programmes.
Cheers!
Neil.
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I tried the video in reverse effect in a clip I edited earlier this evening. It's a bit finnicky but the result is reasonable. The clip I was using reverse on was that of my niece in the pool at my brother's place during Xmas 1998(when she was 8 years old. My then-24-year-old nephew was in the pool with her and she was getting up on his shoulders to throw over into the pool. The reversal was for comic effect as she'd splash into the pool(forward motion), then go back to her brother's shoulder(reverse). this repeated a few times gets the necessary comic effect I was after.
To achieve this, I took 2 full seconds of video clip, splitting at the beginning and end of that portion, copied the portion to clipboard, then, pushing the rest of the video along the timeline to make some room, pasted the portion 7 times into the space I provided(total - 14 seconds). On the 2nd, 4th and 6th paste, I applied the "video reverse" effect. It looked a bit patchy in preview but came up okay after final render. The trick is, have at least 1 second's worth of video(25 frames) for the video in reverse effect, paste in as often as wanted but make sure it's an odd number(3, 5, 7, 9,11 times, and so on) but don't overdo it! The comic effect gets a bit tiresome after too many applications. The reason for the odd number is because the last portion should play forward, to match the rest of the video as you come out of the effect. The formula is simple = 1st, 3rd, 5th & so on play forward, 2nd, 4th, 6th & so on play in reverse.
Situations that lend themselves to this effect are: diving into a pool, blowing out candles on a birthday cake, falling off a surfboard or snow-skis, pouring liquid(beer, cola, wine, etc.) into a glass, a plane taking off.... Your imagination would give you more possibilities.
Cheers!
Neil.
When I said "This evening", I was going by Australian east coast daylight savings time. This website operates in a USA time zone(not sure which one, east coast, central or west coast) and it was early morning in that zone while being early evening or late afternoon here.
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I tried the trial version yesterday and it wouldn't load my 4K files in mp4 format, so I bought the ultra version and it loads them fine.
Hi, cdb!
Your comment summed up nicely what I said in my post.(had to edit my post as where I meant to day "buy" ended up as "but" due to a slip of the finger as the 'Y' and 'T' keys are next to each other on the keyboard..... I'll just blame those pesky little "keyboard gremlins" ha-ha) The edit has corrected the little "oops" and the post reads correctly now.
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Hello, brucebinder!
The full version(paid for and activated by CDKey and hookup with Cyberlink website) may be what you need. Sometimes trial versions of software(like Power Director) will behave like the bare-bones "simplified" versions you get with things like capture cards("Turn your old VHS movies into DVDs!" publicity blurb like that used to promote them). You buy them for the advertised purpose and that's about all they really let you do. The editing function is limited and several of the "features" have been disabled for the knock-down version. And with a "trial" version, you'll get "most" of the features but you have this 30-day period of "evaluation" before you either have to punch in the activation key(and go on-line to complete the activation process) or uninstall the programme. That's what I think might've happened here. Because your PD14's in its "trial" mode, you can not yet load MP4 clips. Still, I'm only guessing.
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi there, Brumblebuffin!
With a name like "Brumblebuffin", you could just about be an Aussie!, so, "G'day, mate!" Interesting thing with these titles, I was working on some old video content last night that I'd lifted off old VHS tapes(via capture card device through PD8 Ultra), I could not get the title to appear on screen no matter how many times I tried, and I wasn't doing anything different or "unorthodox" either. I just positioned the scrubber at the point on the video where I wanted the text, opened the Text room(clicking on "T"), pulled down the basic "default template" onto the appropriate track and typed in the text I wanted, set font face, size and colour... click on "save"..... NOTHIN'! Went through the process again.... Still NOTHIN'! Tried a third time.... GOOSE EGGS!(NOTHIN'!) Gave up, rendered the clip in PD14 minus the titling, took the rendered clip back to PD8 and put the text on there instead, having to settle for a scroll up effect instead of what I wanted. I was going to try the effect I was explaining to you in my previous post but PD14 Ultra was having bone of it! PD14 just did not want to co-operate! I've got another clip I was about to work on(before my AVG virus guard chimed in to tell me I was not fully protected. I came on-line briefly to correct that situation, then jumped off again, AVG chimed in again within the minute, telling me again that I wasn't fully protected. I repeated the process there and decided to stay on-line, thought I should make the best of it and logged in to DirectorZone, so, here I am).
Cheers!
Neil.
P.S I noticed my status has been bumped up to that of "contributor".... Gee, Thanks fellas!
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I'm starting to "get the hang" of the "scale" effect, using the motion properties. I can now make the individual letters in each word I spell out on screen, shrink as they spin away to whichever point on(or off) screen that I choose, using the grid as reference.
Something else I'm quick to notice, each time an item(image) is placed on an overlay(PiP) track, another PiP track opens under the one you've just used, Very intuitive of PD14 to do this! If you've added all the extra content on PiP that you require, you then simply remove the unrequired extra PiP track that appeared after you inerted your last overlay item.
In the words of Arte Johnson on "Laugh-In" years ago, "Veeeerrrryyyy Interesting!!!"
Cheers!
Neil.
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Hi everyone!
For me the question has become somewhat "academic". Like I said in my post of 29/10/2015, "I don't see my work ever being posted onto YouTube, likely the clips I produce will only go to DVD, to be viewed by family or friends." In fact, I've NEVER posted on YouTube. Tried getting a channel up, but never used it, or never got to use it. As they say, "use it or lose it!", likely it's been deleted by now.
Cheers anyhow!
Neil.
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