Step by Step Guide to PowerDirector- The Best Video Editing Tool for Beginners
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- ✏️Get back to basics with this step by step guide to PowerDirector's user interface. If you're a beginner, this guide will help kickstart your video editing journey- PowerDirector is the easiest and best video editing tool for beginners! 🎥
For both new and old users alike, if you're having trouble finding things, this is the tutorial for you!
📝In this guide, we will cover:
📌 how to launch a new project
📌 how to navigate the main workspace
📌 how to import media
📌 how to use the timeline and essential tools for editing
📌 how to add titles and transitions
📌 how to use video effects and templates
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00:00 - Overview
00:28 - Launching PowerDirector
00:58 - Workspace and Editing Rooms
02:48 - How to Import Media
03:16 - Timeline Tools and Editing
04:12 - Titles and Transitions
04:58 - Video Effects and Templates
05:26 - Wrap Up - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Great video, hopefully it will help some folks out. Stay safe, have fun! 👍
Awesome. Thank you!
Thank you for the tutorial and the link. Will learn and see how fast will download an hour long video. If i like free editor, then will upgrade later
the video was very clear thank you
Olá, obrigado pelas dicas. Na versão anterior a 21 do PowerDirector a onda de áudio era completa, agora só exibe meia onda. Tem habilitar a onda cheia? Obrigado.
Hi Team, love the helpful videos and pleased with the new layout of PD. I just wanted to ask something which you or someone else may be able to advise. I am currently attempting to improve the quality of some of my old pre-recorded VHS tapes. I wondered if there was a go-to method for this in PD, any particular setting that one would use straight away which would help improve. It is more to remove as much of the drop out on the picture and improve stereo audio. Any ideas would be great or a link to a video for this subject. Thanks.
I love PowerDirector 😍😍❤️❤️
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Hi, would you know how to zoom in on the preview window on the 2024 version? The older version had a "fit/size%" option which was very helpfull sinking ADR sound on actors far way. Thank you
Thanks Jim, that was helpful. I was hoping to see some of the content from the PD Mobile version but have not found anything yet.
Good to find the tutorial helps! We will migrate suitable features from PC version to mobile version from time to time. Thanks for your feedback!
Thank you for ur video and kind explanations :)
btw.. can I add the fonts to PowerDirector in Mac?
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Great vid! New here, are these flashy callouts you use in powerdirector? Referring to the ones you use to highlight to show us what you're referring to. Thx
In the old version you were able to adjust the transparency (increase/ decrease/fade in/out) of the video by pulling down as you do with the sound files. You cannot do that now without going into some sub menu = entirely cumbersome. This new version is a disaster! I hope this is fixed in an update soon because I am about done with this program. I heavily depended on that feature for my social media posts and its just gone.
It's so uncomfortable that I'm going crazy.
I would not recommend upgrading PD. The UI changes make editing take much longer because you have to click so many more times. MANY, MANY more. You'll eventually find the function your looking for, if it wasn't removed, but you'll still be wasting time with a lot of extra clicks to get there. No respect for editor time.
It's like a completely different program now. Who the heck approved this?
What is the last good version number of the program? I'm just coming to the table needing a decent video making program so I can build videos for my family's weddings and funerals. I am so lost, everyone points elsewhere, when you get there, the Keke at that new program hate it, what do I try and use?
In the 2024 version, I cannot find the Storyboard accessed by the TAB button. Another concern is the Continuous Thumbnail on the video timeline. I used to disable it from the Preferences, but now I cannot find it to disable it. Can I have two versions of PD on my PC at one time? Thanks.
don't fix what's not broken there are so many basic things you can do in the old version that you cant do now. The main thing was when you split a clip the play head would automatically move to the clip you clicked on which was one of the main things I liked about power director
the fact that's now gone is crazy, if I cant revert back to the old version then its bye bye cyberlink.
I have owned power director for over 10 years . What’s sad about it , the fact that there are no well made tutorials of the software - like adobe products . Marketing for the product lacks immensely and most beginners leave soon after the free trail
I agree with you. PD has video tutorials, but they are like an advertisement for Pepsi- here's a tool, it's great and buy it quickly. And how to use it in detail will not tell you.They are not very good at product promotion (PD).They also have great AI tools that they were one of the first to create.But for some reason they didn't develop them.and have just now caught up:).
Now all of the tutorial videos that other people have spent time producing just went out the window and we have to work twice as hard to learn a new program. They should have just left it alone instead of trying to add all of these AI Kiddie features. If I can't go back to the older version that worked for what I needed then I will have to find another program. Downloading this new version was the worst thing I have done in a very long time.
i agree 👍
Any links to an actual video for true PowerDirector beginners? These guys sound like they’re speaking nerd Martian.😢
Hi after your done with your time line and you want to produce a video to a thumb drive how do you do that Thanks.
Sadly there are changes that reduce the ease of use.
1. When clicking on any of the clips in the timeline, the time line marker does not move automatically to thd beginning if that clip you are trying to view. Now you have to move your timeline marker over. You sometimes get lost as to which clip as you need to move your eyes off the clip to click on timeline marker..very frustrating.
2. There used to be small lines diferentiating the different tracks assisting you to drop clip on right track... now is very frustrating since the tracks all are black.
Maybe you can assist me in helping find the setting to change this
Thanks for your feedback regarding the new interface. So far there is no settings for the points you mentioned but I will make sure to pass on your feedback to the team to check what we can do.
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll hold off updating since that would drive me nuts.
I was just about to mention this as well, when clicking on a clip the marker would move the the start of the clip which was very useful, now this has gone it makes it less user friendly😢
@@0calvinyeah it's a bit annoying I hope they fix it...
I am about to get rid of PowerDirector 365 for THIS EXACT REASON. Your update has made your software much more cumbersome. Please put back the ability to SNAP-TO your clips while editing!!!!!! You have also removed the ability to speed up "Fast-Forward" by double-clicking on the button....WHY??? lol I'm a wee bit baffled that you guys consider this an upgrade. Don't mean to be snide...but I'm going back to using my Powerdirector 16 until you right this wrong!! lol @@PowerDirectorOfficial
Can u buy the programme instead of subscription if so which version and does the titles and any effects come with it?
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Is it possible to speed up the preview (not the end result) so I can simply watch my video while editing at a faster speed to save time?
Using 2024 Ultimate and not seeing LUT's in the Effects tab. Are they available in this version?
went a little fast for me. A few things when you zoom in and out of clips back squashing the timeline what does that do ? Also how do you save a title you've edited ?
Is there anyway to overlay a jpeg photo on a color board?. The board always covers entire photo. I like Power Director for slide shows as opposed to Media show and Power Producer
4:42 更新前，可以複選多段圖片，同時套用平移縮放+淡入淡出。更新後只能單選編輯，是取消了這功能，還是移到其他頁面？
改版造成非常大的困擾，希望能儘速改回，感謝！
How do I enable "Fix/Enhance" tool in Power Director Ultimate 2024?. Some videos show it just above the timeline, not in my case.
I found the program easy to use but I am unable to upload it TH-cam. It won't accept the format. How do I reformat? Can you help me please?
I'd like to know more about how to use the Video Collage Designer: How about sound ? How do I adjust levels, if I have made 3 windows all with different sound. I would like to have a quire in one window, singing low, and two windows with people speaking one after the other, but I don´t see any posibilities to adjust and mix sound.
One Moment, to download PD for mac is necessary to download first the CyberLink downloader and will make my mac full of virus and keystroke recorders? and at Apple store it is only available for iPad and iPhone? Please provide a direct link for Mac, May thanks.
Can't see where to edit the video's length, cut and use or discard parts of the video. I don't know where to go! Surely, we can still do this? After working with it some more, I am seriously considering changing, since I have to kind of start over learning how to edit videos anyway. They said to make comments below, but I don't see where they are answer all of them...At least, not mine.
In the old version you were able to adjust the transparency of the video by pulling down as you do with the sound files. how is this done now? I received the update in middle working on a project so a little discouraging. Is there a way to switch back and forth from the old version if you're unable to find something?
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Hi there, select a clip on your timeline and then access Edit -> Opacity/Fade/Blend to adjust opacity or using Keyframe to do it.
@@PowerDirectorOfficial Before you could just pull down seems it takes much more time for a simple task when you have multiple stacked videos
@@PowerDirectorOfficial Is there an easier way to do this then going into the edit menu. This is a much longer and clunkier process. I pay for the yearly subscription is it difficult to go back to the old version? The new version seems to crash quite often.
@@mikerochesternope. The new ui requires a lot more button clicks for just about every task. A real time waste for end users.
@photoguy777 I feel like video editing is not something I want to spend more time on.. It may just be time to learn something else.
How did you blue highlight the borders and arrow?
Thanks guys for the update.The interface is much better! I have also noticed that the generation of images in the PD has become better.The images themselves have become higher quality.
It would be great if could add own models to generate. For example, from Civetai's website.
Also if your team can make it so that the person himself can choose the color of files, text, audio and other things. I know can't do it all at once, but ...:)
And there is a technical question.I bought myself a nice PC, with a great 16GB video card.For some reason when I add effects, text, transitions, the program starts to slow down and automatically turns on rendering. I mean not just one or two effects, but decent on 4K video.And there is enough memory both in the RAM and in the graphics card. I understand that all editing programs are already quite old and all slow down from time to time. But maybe you can somehow make it so that as long as the memory is enough everything works fine.It doesn't always happen, but it does happen nonetheless.
Thanks again for the work.
Thanks for your feedback and good to see you like the new interface! 😃
I will make sure to pass on the suggestions to the team for consideration. Cheers!
How do we edit the length of the effects.... I only want the effect to be a short intro... Not the entire video...
What's the easiest way to blank out or mask intrusive date/time text on old videos I'm editing?
the blue video-overlay effect at 1:00. Is this a new effect?
Thanks for new UI.
One suggestion,
Timeline goes from top to bottom, yes we can change it from settings.
The default settings should be bottom to top like all other popular video editing software.
Thanks for your suggestion. We will consider it. Cheers!
Upon this new update, I cannot find the masking device or pip. Where did they go?
I had a custom title that I was using for years and I was able to quickly edit and "save as" a new custom title. I can't do that in this new update. How can I save custom titles?
I have the same problem. How I can save some of the custom title or efects? It's very dificult now to edit videos when you have to create every time the same titles etc.
Where is edge enhancement button? I can't find it in this new version. (I update from powerdirector 20)
You can use Edge enhancement in Keyframe -> Adjustment.
What happened to the PIP designer? I do a slide show at the end of my videos and I could just right-click on the image to access the PIP Designer and then animate the slide.
Double click on the clip on a project timeline and then click on the "Advanced" button to access PIP Designer.
I thought there was a "blur faces" option but I can't find it, is it in the free version?
I'm going to purchase the pro version after familiarise myself with 365. I would like to see a guide how to modify my face in a video .. from beautifying it to replace with a comic face sadly all I see is guides for beginners. thank you.
Is there a free trial of this?
what happened to the keyframes that you could use when cropping a clip?
It is in Edit->Pan/Zoom function now.
@@PowerDirectorOfficial where are the keyframe attributes ? eg ease in / out ?
Also, trying "user defined" item, I can use mouse to size the frame grabbing the corners, but I can't move the frame with the mouse, but need to use the arrow keys.
I'm not liking this new version! We used to be able to crop and reposition the video frame within the same area. Now cropping and repositioning are in two areas. This makes my work twice as hard. Is there a way to remove this new update???
The new user interface is based on suggestions from many of our users. All the features are still available in PowerDirector, which is now more intuitive and user friendly. We also value the opinions from users who have different habits and ways of editing. We will carefully consider your feedback and try to satisfy all users and their have different opinions. Thanks again for sharing your feedback and trying to help us make the product better.
If you need more help, you may contact our tech support team via the below website. The team will help you out.
www.cyberlink.com/support-center/home
@@PowerDirectorOfficial I WILL ASK MY QUESTION AGAIN. IS THERE A WAY TO REMOVE THIS NEW UPDATE?
But you can take a closer look at Movavi Video Editor.
Who said "hey make my job harder" and why would you listen to them? @@PowerDirectorOfficial
This update is a disaster. I cannot believe how fundamentally they changed many original workflows of their users?
Is the conversion that was downloaded before gone?
If I understand your question correctly, you are asking the produced videos. The produced videos will still be in the folder where they are saved. Update your PowerDirector 365 will not make they disappeared.
How do you get to storyboard on new 365 version?
Is the background music copyright free?
I can't find the voice-over feature in this new version
Which version of powerdirector compatible with Windows 11...I just have Windows 11 I'm not sure what Windows 365 if it's an update version I don't have that so
Shout out
Hi im new in using PowerDirector.. quick question..if I edit a video and upload it in youtube where I used the music or sound effects that is included here, will I get a copyright strike?
You can use the music and sound effects in your video and upload the video on TH-cam.
TH-cam also has royalty-free music that you can use on their platform. In your TH-cam Studio area look for the Audio Library.
How do I name my neu project on Power director
The playback marker doesn't automatically jump to the clip I need to edit, now editing a wedding has become complicated. I hope they resolve it soon so I can accurately select the beginning of each clip and not get lost in the timeline. Sad.
Make a tutorial how you are annotating with neon arrow and rectangle etc in video.
Sounds interesting. We will see what we can do. Thanks!
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Can't seem to find how to stabilize a video clip once you have uploaded into Powerdirector.
Put your video on a project timeline and then double click on it. You will find "Video Stabilizer" button on the Tools bar on left.
I can't get any of my videos taken with my iPhone to import. I'm not very tech savvy and was hoping this would be simpler :-(
My audio went out as soon as I uploaded towards the end and it was replaced by a generator sound, how do I fix that? If anyone can help
When I load PowerDirector 365 I’m still greeted with the old interface tried looking in the application manager and no new updates there went to the website tried installing from there and it’s still giving me the old interface
What am I doing Wrong?
I am using a Mac book pro someone please help!!
is this app is free for editing videos
How do I send the finished video to my You Tube channel?
How do you add watermarks in PowerDirector 365?
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I have got the free version of this for android and have created a video on it but want to edit it, how can I do this, as there doesn't seem to be an option. Please can you help
We perpared a playlist for PowerDirector beginners. Check here!
th-cam.com/video/YVAxyfJz7jw/w-d-xo.html
Have you created a playlist for the desktop version as well? 😅
@@PowerDirectorOfficial yes I know have been through it but nothing about how to edit a video already created I don't think? The steps involved
It's so much more cumbersome than what these two show. I got so frustrated that I'm giving up and going back to VSDC Video Editor
I really, really like the contents of the tutorial, but when I want to use the PowerDirector 365 software, it turns out my PC can't because it still uses Windows 7 64bit OS, so what's the solution?? Thank you very much.🤔😊❤🧡💛💚💙💜💯
How do I add a watermark??
Looks like the effects button is gone. I was looking for blur tracking for object blurring or face blurring.
I’m sorry, I couldn’t understand your explanation. This is my first time editing. I thought this app was easy to use.
What I’d like to do is make a film from a series of 1 to 3 minutes short videos and photos. I’d like to be able to joint them together harmoniously, adding narrative in some areas, so that it presents itself as an interesting story. Is it possible with PowerDitector?
If so, how?
If not, what app would you recommend to use?
Thank you for responding,
Mario Morin
possible to edit in 8k ??
the new version just wont let me play or edit any media
will not play at all
have uninstalled and then installed again still the same trouble
put titles in or audio and then nothing will play
very frustrating with this new one
windows 11 and a new fast laptop still freezing the play option
Hi there, may I suggest you to contact us via the below website so we can help you better? Thank you.
www.cyberlink.com/support-center/home
have done that with no reply as well as to why
paid the new sub and now it dont work
@@PowerDirectorOfficial
still no fix from them
think i got it sorted
very poor help with it
@@PowerDirectorOfficial
I'm a Luddite. I need you to explain it like I'm a 5 year old. LOL I appreciate your tutorials.
Thanks! 🙂
Is there a video about how to add watermark/logo to my video?
Hi there, you may create your wartermark.logo and put it on top track (the track has the biggest track number) to overlay the watermark/logo on other contents.
You can add watermark/logo to your video in Movavi Video Editor.
Can PowerDirector PC create automatic clip like Microsoft Photo?
I recently want to try ai features in Powerdirector, but I still using I5 3470 :(
You may try the Slideshow Creator in PowerDirector. That is a good tool to automatically create photos to video footage.
@@PowerDirectorOfficial does it also need AVX2?
@@HokgiartoSaliem Works on I5 without any problems.Only need to have more RAM.But I used to use PD with I5 8GB RAM and a very bad video card.Everything worked.
@@michail_777 to use the ai features you need gen 4 from 2012. I have gen 3 from 2011.
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How do you remove hot pixels from video?
available for MAC?
The new interface is currently available on Windows version only.
will be available soon?, thx@@PowerDirectorOfficial
can anyone help me out? need some advice? regarding video lagging ???
PLEASE SPEAK SLOWLY! YOUR PRONUNCIATION IS NOT CLEAR. SOME WORDS ARE NOT PRONOUNCED! PLEASE SPEAK SLOWLY, AND IT WILL BE THE BEST TUTORIAL! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORT!
Good information but spoken a bit too fast.. Very hard to keep up with for a beginner.
All their tutorials are like that. Never watch them.
So mucho changes this versión... the timeline need to be Big, the graphic sound was better ... were its the zoom for the vídeo ??😢😢😢 Big changes need more time for the users....
Put a video on a project timeline and then double click on it. You will find "Pan / Zoom" button on the Tools bar on left.
More details of the new features and interface can be found in the Online Help. Check it out! 😀
help.cyberlink.com/stat/help/powerdirector/2024/win/enu/01_02_00_whats_different.html
@@PowerDirectorOfficial after and hour... founded😂😂😂 now i understand Who the new interface works....
I don’t understand how now I can transfer to TH-cam?
Explíquelo en español plis
Some things I like, and some things I absolutely hate. Looking at the putrid color for the video for several hours is sickening. The white on blue on the sound track makes it very difficult to sync video and sound tracks, there needs to be more contrast there. Background colors need to be muted to reduce eye strain. They also removed features that saved me time, like clicking on the clip and the time marker moving to that location. They have yet to fix the bug for PD apps remaining active after closing, necessitating having to open Task Manager and closing them there in order to start working again. How do I go back to the previos version?
I like the colorful ones.) But the colors I would like to choose myself.
@@michail_777 I agree, I would like to choose the color.
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us! The new user interface is based on suggestions from many of our users. All the features are still available in PowerDirector, which is now more intuitive and user friendly. We also value the opinions from users who have different habits and ways of editing. We will carefully consider your feedback and try to satisfy all users and their have different opinions. Thanks again for sharing your feedback and trying to help us make the product better. Cheers!
how to remove video background?
Taking away the functionality of the play head aka time line marker makes the editing suite virtually unusable. Can this be re-instated please asap.
Thanks for your feedback. We will check how we can improve it.
Where is the CAPTURE Button?
Is there a way to go back to the previous version? this version is buggy for me, clips will randomly stop playing, both play heads sometimes stop moving even though the video still playing, everything freezes up when I download new fonts and some clips will auto render even though they play fine with no lag or stutter
Sorry for the experiences you have encountered. May I suggest you to contact our tech support team via the below website so we can help you better? Thanks.
www.cyberlink.com/support-center/home
@@PowerDirectorOfficial It's ok figured out why it's doing it, they were 120fps clips, my aging computer can't handle it to well😆it's fine with my usual 60fps...thanks for replying and this is such a good editor, really enjoying using it, was using VSDC pro for a few years and this just blows it away and is not that much expensive
But you can take a closer look at Movavi Video Editor.
I too have owned power director over 10 years. It is sad and disappointing to finally realize that it is owned and manage by incompetent folks. The changes you made to 365 makes it a completely different programs. Yet you market it under the same name. Completely ignorant of the impact that has on your current customers. You had a good product but it was much too big for you and apparently you weren’t smart enough to get professional help.
Please adding anime filter to powerdirector app on android....😢
Ugh I was all ready to buy and then I see that you can only buy a lifetime license if you're a Windows user. The better value was all part of the appeal, that's disappointing for Mac users.
With the new update became useless in my computer. Can't edit anything cause it freeze and the audio it's delayed. I like it better before you all did this.
..2024
Full Interface is inspired by filmora 12/13 😂
Shave.
is it a virus?
La versione 2024 rallenta notevolmente il lavoro! Senza la barra di fade in/out direttamente sulle clip nella timeline è un delirio. Orrendo. Orrendo. Orrenda scelta fatta da chi non lavora con più fotocamere sincronizzate per audio: orrendo (ripeto). Deluso. Non suggeritemi di cliccare sulla clip per poi passare ad "avanzato" per il fade in/out: già fatto: ORRENDO MODO DI CONCEPIRE IL LAVORO.