After you download sound effects from the Director Zone where do they go?

Terry Lee Martin

Newbie Location: Seattle Joined: Mar 11, 2018 23:22 Messages: 45 Offline

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Jun 12, 2018 18:56

I've downloaded several sound effects from the Director Zone and double clicked on them to install them into Power Director. Now they are somewhere in Power Director 16 and I can't find them, in order to use them. I thought you should be able to search for them by name. If so, I'm searching in the wrong place. Where are they?

Update : I was able to find them. I think it should be easier, but now that I've found them in Audio Director it will be easier the next time.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Jun 12. 2018 19:35

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jun 12, 2018 23:51

Glad you sorted it out Terry. Agreed - it's not completely obvious. Just putting this here for anyone else who may have the same question.

On your PC, the actual sound files are stored at C:\Users\Public\Cyberlink\Downloaded Audio

Cheers - Tony
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Terry Lee Martin

Newbie Location: Seattle Joined: Mar 11, 2018 23:22 Messages: 45 Offline

Jun 13, 2018 13:22

Quote Glad you sorted it out Terry. Agreed - it's not completely obvious. Just putting this here for anyone else who may have the same question.

On your PC, the actual sound files are stored at C:\Users\Public\Cyberlink\Downloaded Audio

Cheers - Tony

Thanks Tony, I still have to figure out how to use the downloaded audio files now that I've found them. I was expecting to be able to do something similar to drag and drop as I did with Adobe Premiere Pro for the past 25 years before switching to Power Director 16. Complexity is primarily an illusion. It disappears with Knowledge.

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jun 13, 2018 21:01

I was expecting to be able to do something similar to drag and drop

That's exactly what to do! Drag an audio clip to any audio track.

Alternatively, with your timeline marker in place, you can right click & select "Add to Voice/Music Track".

Cheers - Tony
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tomasc

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Jun 14, 2018 10:19

One could Drag n Drop the individual stored audio files from the public folder to the timeline or media library from windows explorer if desired. They are only m4a audio files in folders.

Suthern

Newbie Joined: Jun 17, 2018 04:30 Messages: 10 Offline

Jun 17, 2018 17:49

Quote Glad you sorted it out Terry. Agreed - it's not completely obvious. Just putting this here for anyone else who may have the same question.

On your PC, the actual sound files are stored at C:\Users\Public\Cyberlink\Downloaded Audio

Cheers - Tony

What if you dont have the download tab? look


Filename	Capture.PNG	Download
Description
Filesize	946 Kbytes
Downloaded:	11 time(s)

Suthern

Newbie Joined: Jun 17, 2018 04:30 Messages: 10 Offline

Jun 17, 2018 17:56

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What if you dont have the download tab? look

I found I can physically drag the files into PD, but I dont understand why mine is not in a folder like everyone elses

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jun 17, 2018 23:40

Hi Suthern -

It's probably there. Try this:

Hopefully, you'll have a Downloaded tab like everyone else.

Cheers - Tony
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