CyberLink PowerDirector Help
In CyberLink PowerDirector you can add audio clips to your project, including music, sound effects, or a narrative voice-over. You can import your own audio files into the media library, or use the background music and sound clips provided.
Background Music and Sound Clips
You can find the background music and sound clips in your media library by clicking the Background Music/Sound Clips folders, or by clicking 
to open explorer view and then selecting Background Music or Sound Clips.
Before you can use a background music track or sound clip in your project, you must first click 
to the right of it to download it to your computer.
Note: select a specific background music track or sound clip, and then click the play button to preview it if required. |
Adding Audio Clips to the Timeline
You can add audio clips to the audio portion of a video track or any available audio track.
Note: you can add additional audio tracks to your project's timeline in the Track Manager. See Track Manager for more information. |
To insert audio into the workspace, use the timeline slider to set the position where you want the audio, select the audio file in the library, and then click 
to add it to the audio portion of the selected video track.
Note: if you want to add audio to a precise position on the timeline, consider using timeline markers. See Adding Timeline Markers for more information. |
You can also manually drag and drop an audio clip to a desired position on any of the audio tracks available it the timeline.
Note: you can add transitions between two audio clips on any of the available audio tracks. To do this, go to the Transitions Room and then select Audio from the transition library filter drop-down. See Using Transitions for more information on adding transitions between two clips. |
When adding audio to the timeline (inserting or dragging and dropping), if the timeline slider is over an existing clip, or you drop it on an existing clip, you are prompted to use one of the ripple editing options to insert the clip:
Note: hold down the Alt key on your keyboard when moving or resizing clips on the timeline to temporarily turn off the snap to feature for smoother clip movement and placement. If you'd like to duplicate an audio clip on the timeline, hold down the D key on your keyboard and then click and drag your mouse to a new position in the timeline. A duplicate audio clip will be placed at the new position. |
•Overwrite: select to overwrite the existing clip with the newly added audio clip.
•Insert: select to split the clip and insert the new audio clip between the two portions. CyberLink PowerDirector also only moves the clips on the same track to the right.
•Insert and Move All Clips: select to split the clip and insert the new audio clip between the two portions. CyberLink PowerDirector also moves all of the media clips on the timeline that lie to the right of the inserted clip, right.
•Crossfade: select to lay the audio over a portion of the existing clip and auto add a constant gain transition between the two clips.
Note: the Crossfade option does not overwrite the content on the track, instead adding a transition between the two clips. The Crossfade option is only available if the end of the new clip is not over any existing content on the track. |
•Replace: select to replace the current audio clip on the timeline with the new audio clip. Use this option if you don't want to change the structure of the current content on the timeline.
Note: if the duration of the audio clip you are replacing is shorter than the newly added audio clip, CyberLink PowerDirector automatically trims it to fit the original clip's duration. |
If the timeline slider is in a gap between two clips on an audio timeline track when inserting audio, you are prompted to use one of these ripple editing options to insert the clip:
•Trim to Fit: select to have CyberLink PowerDirector auto trim off the end of the audio clip to fit the gap to the right of the timeline slider.
•Speed up to Fit: select to have CyberLink PowerDirector auto speed up the audio clip so that it fits the gap to the right of the timeline slider.
