Quote: Can I set a Background to fill out those slides/frames/clips that are smaller than my video frames and thereby let portions on my recorded video show-through around the slide?

Bubba

Absolutely.

Put your background image, color board or video on TR1.

Build your slide show on TR2 and above. Anytime your image on TR2 is smaller, then the background will show behind.

Example of that. You can see the time line and how I built the slide show.
http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/video/11914550


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, Carl! I will experiment with your suggestions as well as visit the link you provided. I used "stretched" the photos on the track, and it worked better on some while distorting others. Your way sounds better in that it can contribute to the visual theme and feel of the video.

For my project, I will then have 3 video tracks, 1 audio track and 1 Music Track. How should I arrange/overlay them: The "background" track, the captured video with accompanying audio track, the Slides/Photos Track and the Music Track?

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Quote: Thanks, Carl! I will experiment with your suggestions as well as visit the link you provided. I used "stretched" the photos on the track, and it worked better on some while distorting others. Your way sounds better in that it can contribute to the visual theme and feel of the video.

For my project, I will then have 3 video tracks, 1 audio track and 1 Music Track. How should I arrange/overlay them: The "background" track, the captured video with accompanying audio track, the Slides/Photos Track and the Music Track?

Bubba

If you view the video, all that would be clear.

The link I gave is on the Director Zone, and is the video with the Time Line display.

To answer your question. You put you background on Track 1.

All of your other slides/photo on Track 2.
Your music in any of the music tracks.

The trick is to have the background running the full length on Track 1.
You can have any or as many of the other tracks as you wish.

In Powerdirector, the Higher number Tracks overlay on top of the lower tracks. Unless you have transparency. Then the lower number track will show through the transparent parts.

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, again, Carl!

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