Making Your Own Movies; Powerdirector Workspace - BenQ Joybook 5000 Series User Manual

Making Your Own Movies

Your Joybook can help you edit video files to create a movie that you can share
with family and friends. With a digital video camera or other source of digital
video footage, you can take advantage of the PoweDirector to produce your very
own cinematic masterpiece-or if you're less ambitious, just the coolest home video
ever!
To open PowerDirector, click the Start button on Windows taskbar, and then
select CyberLink PowerDirector (or similar item) from All Programs.

PowerDirector Workspace

The PowerDirector Program
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1 Mode Buttons Click to switch working modes.
2 Library Menu Contains media clips, effects and transitions.
Provides playback controls to preview clips and
3 Preview Window
movies.
Edit Function
4 Open editing rooms dedicated to a specific task.
Buttons
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Description
Workspace View Click to switch between Timeline and Storyboard
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Buttons views.
6 Smart Guide Provides function-specific tips.
7 Media Tracks Insert media clips here.
Capture Mode
When you click the button, PowerDirector enters Capture mode, in
which you can capture media from a variety of capture devices.
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Capture Pre-
1 Displays media clips during capture.
view Window
Capture Device Allows you to switch capture devices and set cap-
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Selection Area ture limits.
Captured Clips
3 Displays media clips after capture.
Area
Information Dis- Displays information about captured file size and
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play Area available hard disk space.
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Description
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