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CyberLink PowerDirector Help

Select the Device tab if you want to output your video production back to a DV or an HDV* tape.

Note: you must manually locate the position on your HDV camcorder tape where you want to write back your content to before proceeding.

You can also output your production to a file that you can then copy back to an HDD (hard disk drive) camcorder*. Or output it in a file format that is compatible with a number of portable devices, including for an iPod/iPhone/iPad, PS3*/PSP/Walkman, Xbox/Zune, and a wide variety of mobile phones*.

To output your video production to a device, do this:

Note: if there is any 2D media in your video production, you must convert it to 3D before production. See Converting 2D to 3D for more information.

1.Click on the Produce button, and then the Device tab.

2.Select a device type by clicking it. If you are writing back to a DV or HDV camcorder, ensure it is connected and turned on.

3.Select the Profile Type or Profile name/Quality you want to use to create the file. This selection determines the video resolution, file size, and overall quality of the outputted file. See Video Profiles for more information.

4.Configure the production options as required. See Configuring Production Options for more information.

5.Check the production details and that the file will be exported to the folder on your computer where you want it. Click if you want to select another export folder or change the name of the produced file.

6.Click the Start button to begin producing your file.

Video Profiles

Video profiles determine the quality of video you produce in CyberLink PowerDirector. To select the video profile you want to use, select it from the Profile name/Quality drop-down. Once selected, you can click the button to view its full details, including the video and audio codecs that will be used, and the outputted video's bitrate.

Customizing Profiles

Some video formats allow you to customize your our video profile. To customize a video profile, do this:

1.After selecting a file format, click the button.

Note: the AVI and WMV file formats do not allow you to create a new video profile. For the AVI format, you can click to make some edits to the existing AVI profile settings.

2.Enter a custom Profile name and Description.

3.Click on the Video tab and set the Resolution, Frame rate, etc. as required. The options that are available depend on the file format you selected.

4.Click on the Audio tab and set the Audio compression type, Audio channel, and Audio compression rate. The options that are available depend on the file format you selected.

5.Click OK to save the new profile. This new profile will be available in the Profile name/Quality drop-down.

You can modify the custom profile at any time by selecting it in the Profile name/Quality drop-down and then clicking the button.

Configuring Production Options

Before you begin producing, you can select from the following production options:

Note: the preferences that are available depend on the file format you selected and the version of CyberLink PowerDirector that is installed on your computer.

•Fast video rendering technology: SVRT and hardware acceleration are options that can reduce production time. SVRT speeds up production by only rendering the clips (or portions of clips) that were edited. This option is only available when outputting to the MPEG-2, H.264, and H.265 formats and if the conditions for using SVRT are met. The hardware acceleration option is only enabled if your computer supports hardware video encoding, and you are outputting in a file format that supports it (MPEG-4).

Note: on computers that have more than one GPU, CyberLink PowerDirector allows you to perform GPU switching by selecting the preferred GPU from a drop-down when enabling Hardware acceleration. This is ideal for users that are running PowerDirector on laptops that have both an integrated and discrete GPU.

•Surround Sound: select this preference if you want your produced video file to have surround sound.

•x.v.Color: x.v.Color is a new color system that can display a wider color range than usual (available for creating an HDD camcorder file only). CyberLink PowerDirector can generate an x.v.Color-compliant stream, which is backward compatible with RGB displays, while offering the opportunity to achieve better visual quality if your playback environment is x.v.Color ready.

•Upload a copy to CyberLink Cloud*: if you have a CyberLink Cloud subscription, select this option if you also want the program to upload the produced file to your CyberLink Cloud* storage space after production.

Note: if you selected to upload a copy of the produced file to CyberLink Cloud, PowerDirector will ask you if you want to convert it before uploading. Click Yes to convert it to an .MP4 file that is playable on a portable device, or No if you want to upload the original produced file.

•Delete the file after the write back is complete: select this option to have CyberLink PowerDirector delete the produced video file after it has written it back to your DV or HDV camcorder.

•Enable preview during production: select this option to preview your video during production. Selecting this option will increase the time required to produce your file.

Note: * optional feature in CyberLink PowerDirector. Check the version table on our web site for detailed versioning information.