I'm not aware of any one video that has a complete walkthrough.

Cyberlink has a number of tutorials here:

http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/tutorial/

You could also try searching on YouTube for "PowerDirector." Gateway DX4380, AMD A8-5500 Quad Core 3.2GHz with ATI Radeon HD 7560D; 16GB RAM; 1 TB SATA 7200 RPM; Windows 8 Pro 64-bit; PDR11, PDVD12.

I looked on youtube and google. But they only have stuff for older versions. I will get it figured out.

Thanks,
-Zach Afghan 04-05 / Iraq 05-06 / Iraq 07-08
Outdoor Video

If you can read! the PD10 help file and manual would be a good place to start.

David Windows 7 X64 SP1
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Intel core I7 950 3.80 GHZ CPU
12Gb Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D Tri channel
Corsair H70 Water cooling
Corsair HX1000W PSU
nVidia GTX 980
Intel 240Gb SSD 520 Series
2 x Seagate 1 Tb

I looked on youtube and google. But they only have stuff for older versions. I will get it figured out.

Thanks,
-Zach

Just about anything on Powerdirector 9 will do the same in PD10.

PD10 is the second generation of the 64 bit NLE. PD9 is the first 64 Bit NLE.

A good place to start:
There are already Powerdirector 10 tutorials here.
http://www.youtube.com/user/cyberlinkchannel


Also here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/pdtoots
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Or the sticky at the top of the forum! Dafydd really works his butt off for us

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Intel core I7 950 3.80 GHZ CPU
12Gb Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D Tri channel
Corsair H70 Water cooling
Corsair HX1000W PSU
nVidia GTX 980
Intel 240Gb SSD 520 Series
2 x Seagate 1 Tb

Hi What a Rush

Welcome to the forum :

Here's two PD instruction videos from PDToots from Youtube. They are using PD8 in this tutorial but the basics are similar for PD10.

They are, by far, the best tutorials I have seen

Happy editing

Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots#p/u/9/jXG2jDTHyKw

Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots#p/u/8/ccSNU_Z7BRc Happing editing

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Thanks everyone! I am very appeciative. Even to my angry hell bent get even friend David.

David, It seems like your on a mission to make me look stupid lol. I appreciate that, it helps me learn faster
haha.

Thanks everyone else that posted up some amazing very helpful info. I cant wait to dive into those links in the morning.

-Zach Afghan 04-05 / Iraq 05-06 / Iraq 07-08
Outdoor Video

Quote:

Or the sticky at the top of the forum! Dafydd really works his butt off for us

David

FYI I watched those, and they were excellent. But they were not the info I was looking for. And your correct, Dafydd deserves a ton of respect for taking time and busting his but for new users like me.

Thanks Dafydd!

-Z Afghan 04-05 / Iraq 05-06 / Iraq 07-08
Outdoor Video

Quote: Thanks everyone! I am very appeciative. Even to my angry hell bent get even friend David.

David, It seems like your on a mission to make me look stupid lol. I appreciate that, it helps me learn faster
haha.

Thanks everyone else that posted up some amazing very helpful info. I cant wait to dive into those links in the morning.

-Zach

I'm just like a builder with a bent nail! I'll straighten it out or throw it away.

David Windows 7 X64 SP1
ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA1366 X58
Intel core I7 950 3.80 GHZ CPU
12Gb Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D Tri channel
Corsair H70 Water cooling
Corsair HX1000W PSU
nVidia GTX 980
Intel 240Gb SSD 520 Series
2 x Seagate 1 Tb

Thank you all,

You are right the videos aren't about editing technique.
Here's where editing starts:
1. Hold your camera steady, use a tripod or a steady cam, but don't waggle, giggle or zoom (overly in-out shake it all about), don't multi-pan (like a dog's tail), hose-pipe (Des in NZ's term).
2. get the best angle
3. get more than one angle
4. drop your camera to a different perspective
5. Video from your "belly level" and not at your head level
6. Video from the perspective of others - a child, a dog.
7. keep your clips short, sharp and appealing and present video in a fast moving fashion
8. watch films and programs and then watch adverts on TV... get an idea on delivery

OK... I have probably got more to give... but not sure it is what you want.

Dafydd

Very good Dafydd!

Don't forget how important lighting is.

Nothing makes a worst video as shooting in a dark room with no added lighting.
Dark restaurants are bad locations.

(Dafydd's number 1) Double don't do, wave the camera around all over the place. Stay in one steady scene for a couple of seconds at least.

If you film a sign, hold the camera on the sign until you have read the whole sign.
Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Thanks guys, the filming part had some great advice Some of those techniques I didnt even know.

But what I mean is,

Where to begin when starting a edit project ( When your actually done filming and editing the footage )

Steps to start the process of editing the footage.

But I have a few edit savy guys coming over to help me. Its hard to explain things over a reply box.

All of you including David have been extremely helpful. When I get done with my first edit project would you
guys like to see it?

-Z Afghan 04-05 / Iraq 05-06 / Iraq 07-08
Outdoor Video

Steps to start the process of editing the footage.

Step 1: Copy the video from the camera to your computer. (Do not move it from here).
Step 2: Open PD, Import the video from above.
Step 3. Drag the imported video to the Timeline for editing. Usually track 1.
Step 4: Save a PDS file (Project file) give it a useful name.
Step 5: Edit the video any way you wish.
Step 6: Save the PDS file many times at each step of edit. Good idea to use sequential numbers added to the PDS filename.
Step 7: Either Produce the edited video and/or create a Disk DVD or Bluray.
Step 8: Enjoy the fruits of your labor.


Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Excuse me for barging in here, but I just would like to say that your
question(s) is, from where I am, at the very core of videomaking.
As I understand you, you are talking about ;
- what makes a video interesting, humoristic, beautiful ( for anyone) to watch
- how can I "build" such a video
- am I telling a story, expressing an opinion, making a statement, telling a joke,
documenting something, painting a picture, express feelings......
- will making a working storyboard be of use ?
- are there known "tricks" to make a video "float"
- how can I use movement/motion, close-ups, zoom, audio, colours, music
to underline something or give dramatic or soft touches

I am told here, by the moderator, that questions like these are not what CL wants
to be highlighted or discussed on this forum, and I guess that's how it will
continue to be.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/19420.page

Nina, This is a forum for PowerDirector and while I have made a request for other forum topics etc it is not what CyberLink want. I can only suggest you start your own forum (this isn't intended to be hurtful) and run it. There are many such video forums on the net already. The forums here are as you say, more technical and have been run as such since conception. They will continue to be so. Please try and answer the "technical" questions.

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Quote: If you film a sign, hold the camera on the sign until you have read the whole sign.

Quick trick, which I use all of the time: make a still of the sign, and use that instead of the original video. Jerry Schwartz

Jerrys Wrote:

Carl312 wrote:
If you film a sign, hold the camera on the sign until you have read the whole sign.

Quick trick, which I use all of the time: make a still of the sign, and use that instead of the original video.

Yes. I have done that also. Just take a snap shot of a frame of the video works also. Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Quote:

Jerrys Wrote:

Carl312 wrote:
If you film a sign, hold the camera on the sign until you have read the whole sign.

Quick trick, which I use all of the time: make a still of the sign, and use that instead of the original video.

Yes. I have done that also. Just take a snap shot of a frame of the video works also.

Actually, that's what I meant. Thanks for the clarification, Carl. Jerry Schwartz