Cannot drag fx into FX track

lauramelaniemusic

Newbie Joined: Mar 09, 2021 15:12 Messages: 5 Offline

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Jun 09, 2021 10:06

Hello~

I'm trying to learn how to add timed lyrics to a video, so I need to learn keyframes.

I began the tutorial on keyframes from Cyberlink (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFXaP-EhQZs&t=44s), which starts by having you drag an fx onto an fx track.

I added an FX track, but I cannot drag an fx onto it. It grabs the fx, and then when I drag it down - nothing.

Thoughts, please?

Thank you~

tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Jun 09, 2021 11:16

Quote I began the tutorial on keyframes from Cyberlink (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFXaP-EhQZs&t=44s), which starts by having you drag an fx onto an fx track.

I added an FX track, but I cannot drag an fx onto it. It grabs the fx, and then when I drag it down - nothing.

Thoughts, please?

Thank you~

In that YT tutorial, a clip has to be on the video track. It can be a video clip or an image like Icefall.png on track 1 in order to allow an fx to be allowed to be dragged to the fx track underneath it in the tutorial. Things may have changed since PD9 10 years ago.

lauramelaniemusic

Newbie Joined: Mar 09, 2021 15:12 Messages: 5 Offline

Jun 09, 2021 13:44

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In that YT tutorial, a clip has to be on the video track. It can be a video clip or an image like Icefall.png on track 1 in order to allow an fx to be allowed to be dragged to the fx track underneath it in the tutorial. Things may have changed since PD9 10 years ago.

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to work either~

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Jun 09, 2021 14:11

I'm not sure what's going on, but the process is pretty straightforward. Take a look at this short video and see what happens when you try the same steps on your system. You should be able to use any FX:

If you're still not successful, please make a screen recording like I did and share a link to it on YouTube so we can see exactly what's happening

lauramelaniemusic

Newbie Joined: Mar 09, 2021 15:12 Messages: 5 Offline

Jun 09, 2021 14:21

Quote I'm not sure what's going on, but the process is pretty straightforward. Take a look at this short video and see what happens when you try the same steps on your system. You should be able to use any FX:

If you're still not successful, please make a screen recording like I did and share a link to it on YouTube so we can see exactly what's happening

That makes absolutely perfect sense and is exactly how I would expect it to behave. But this is what I'm experiencing:

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PowerDirector Moderator

Senior Contributor Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan Joined: Oct 18, 2016 00:25 Messages: 2104 Offline

Jun 09, 2021 14:33

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That makes absolutely perfect sense and is exactly how I would expect it to behave. But this is what I'm experiencing:

Hi,

Only effects can be dragged to the fx track, color presets and LUTs (which also appear in the fx library) have to be dragged to the clip itself.

Cheers
PowerDirector Moderator