Making Your Own Movies; Powerdirector Workspace - BenQ Joybook R53 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!
Click the button on the QMedia Bar to open PowerDirector.

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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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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