Hello there, welcome to this video dedicated to the newest CyberLink
PowerDirector 19, one of the best video-editing products you can use to
make your own videos and slideshows with amazing effects and templates in
no time! You can get it with a subscription license as 365 or with a
perpetual Ultra or Ultimate version.
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When opening PowerDirector its dialog box opens, showing tutorials,
Instagram posts and the official YouTube channel to get help and ideas for
your next project. At the bottom you get everything you need to start.
Set the video aspect ratio, including 1:1 and 9:16 for social websites and
360° for spherical videos and then choose the way to realize the video. For
example you can use Slideshow Creator or Auto Mode to pick ready templates
where you can drop media and music files to realize videos in no time,
keeping full control on the final result and style to use.
Whereas you can choose Full Mode or Storyboard Mode to work on a
professional environment with all the features inside PowerDirector. The
only difference between the two is to work either with sequential
storyboards or the most professional Timeline with multiple Tracks. In this
video we will show the Full Mode only.
This main interface is made by several workspaces you can find on top.
At first you make and edit your own video under Edit and then you switch
to the Produce workspace to render, export or upload your video outside.
Another workspace called Create Disc is used to build DVD menus, chapters
and subtitles. We won't see it in this beginner tutorial.
The Edit workspace shows the Navigation panel on the left, the Video
Preview on the right and the main Timeline at the bottom. You can import
images, videos and sound files by dragging and dropping these from the
Media Room panel or directly from any of your folders. Now PowerDirector 19
supports footages up to 8K resolution and media from professional camera
including 10bit V210, YUV and HDR color codes, with the support of AMD
VCN2.0 GPU.
All these files are shown as blocks called clips with file name, visual
thumbnails and sound waveform. All visual content is collected inside Video
Tracks and all sound clips inside Audio Tracks. You can check these clips
by zooming in and out with your mouse wheel, while holding down the
CTRL key.
To move any clip just click and drag it through time or on different
tracks. Video frames with audio part are moved together, unless you make
these independent by right-clicking and going to Unlink Video and Audio.
If you get visual clips overlapping at the same time, PowerDirector shows
the clips on the lowest Video Tracks always in front of all the others
placed on higher Tracks in position.
To adjust any clip length, drag its edges. This also cuts part of its
original content. If you drag while holding down the CTRL key you will
shorten or stretch the clip in time by changing its playback speed, without
affecting its content.
To cut, copy and paste any clip click on it to select it and use CTRL+X, C
and V respectively. Use CTRL+Z to undo any time. To split any clip, place
the main marker in time and use the Split button.
On the left side you have several options to manage each Track. The first
button enables or disables its content; the second button locks the whole
Track, in order to prevent any possible modification inside it. You can
right-click on any Track to add or remove any.
The Video Preview shows your project in progress in two modes called Clip
and Movie. In Movie mode this shows the entire timeline content where its
red marker is placed in time. You can click on the timeline to check any
frame or drag the marker to check the progress with audio.
For a complete and smooth preview, use the player. PowerDirector 19
supports Intel's low power encoder on 10th-generation cores, granting the
best performance on H265 video encoding with the lowest power consumption
in case you do not have your laptop plugged in.
The other Clip mode is used to edit the current clip selected on the
timeline by moving, sizing, skewing and rotating it with the nodes on the
Preview.
To apply professional corrections on the current clip just double-click on
it and use the options inside the PiP Designer. This includes Chroma Key,
Borders, Shadow, Reflection and also fade transitions, now much smoother in
respect to older PowerDirector versions.
Moreover the keyframes on the right save defined property values through
time, creating effects and corrections that change in time. This envelope
is also visible and modifiable from the Timeline directly.
PowerDirector includes lots of tools you can use to adjust the clip
appearance. When selecting any image you can use the Crop Tool to crop it
by following any aspect ratio.
Whereas to crop with custom shapes you can add masks by going to Tools,
Mask Designer - new in PowerDirector 19. From the left side you can add any
suggested mask or add a custom one by adding text, brushing on the media or
defining any precise region.
With any clip selected you can go to Fix/Enhance to apply professional
adjustments in brightness, color and audio quality. The newest Color Match
matches the current clip colors with another used as reference, especially
if taken with different cameras or lights.
From the Title Room you can pick and drop any 2D and 3D Text on Video
Tracks, placed at the bottom to keep it visible. Double-click on its clip
to adjust its placement, size, font, color and style and add special
effects. In addition, with the Advanced mode, you can also add animations
to introduce, end text and add some motion to change the text placement
in time.
Besides the standard pieces of text you can also add Motion Graphic titles,
which may include any background or subtitles with amazing motion effects.
Inside Video Overlay Room you find several extra objects you can import to
add mood and personality, including shapes, dialogs and also amazing
on-screen sketches. You can double-click on these to customize shape,
color, effects and text if present. To make new sketches from scratch use
the Pencil tool on top and start drawing.
Inside the Particle Room you can find several 3D particles to make your
videos more special. You can download and use many others for free from the
official DirectorZone website! Visit it from its link inside our video
description!
New in PowerDirector 19 is the Audio Mixing Room, a professional panel
where you can check and adjust the volume level from each Audio Track.
Make sure not to get any red level or you risk distortion in output.
With PowerDirector you can also add amazing effects and transitions to
your media. From the Effect Room you can drag and drop any effect on any
clip and customize it properly with the Effect button above. From the
Transition Room you can drag visual transitions to introduce or end any
clip or go from one clip to the following one in a cool way. You can also
adjust its length in time to also set its speed rate.
To save your project go to File and then to Save Project As.... These get
saved as .pds files, including media and full custom options inside.
To render the timeline content switch to the Produce workspace. On the
left choose how to render your project, such as standard 2D formats you
can customize in file type, resolution and frame rate; ready templates for
online socials like YouTube or Dailymotion; and the best setup to export
on consoles, devices, smartphones and 3D environment. Then use the Start
button at the bottom to start rendering!
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