CyberLink PowerDirector Help

You can completely customize the aspect ratio of the images in your video production or crop out unwanted portions of a photo, using the crop image function.

To crop an image, do this:

1.Select the image in the timeline and then click the button above the timeline. You can also right-click on the image and then select Edit Image > Crop Image.

2.Set the size of the crop area by selecting one of the following:

•4:3: gives the crop area, and the resulting cropped image, a 4:3 aspect ratio.

•16:9: gives the crop area, and the resulting cropped image, a 16:9 aspect ratio.

•9:16: gives the crop area, and the resulting cropped image, a 9:16 aspect ratio.

•1:1: gives the crop area, and the resulting cropped image, a 1:1 aspect ratio.

•2:1: gives the crop area, and the resulting cropped image, a 2:1 aspect ratio.

•Freeform: select if you want to manually resize the crop area on the image and give the resulting cropped image a custom aspect ratio.

•Custom: select if you want to set a custom aspect ratio for the cropped image using the Width and Height fields.

3.Use the Crop size controls to set the size of the crop area, and the resulting cropped image. You can also manually drag the edges of the crop area on the image to resize it as required.

4.Click OK to set your changes and crop the image.