CyberLink PowerDirector Help

Click the button to open the Preferences window, and then select the Capture tab. The available options are as follows:

Capture:

•Add captured files to media library: select this option to import captured files into the media library directly after capture.

•Add captured files to empty workspace: select this option to automatically import captured files into an empty area in the workspace (timeline).

•Enable automatic file replacement when recording voice-over: select this option to overwrite existing audio if the voice-over overlaps during recording.

Auto scene detection:

•Do not detect scenes after capture: select this option if you do not want to activate the auto scene detection function after video is captured.

•After capture, detect scenes by change of video frames: select this option to perform scene detection after video capture. Once capture is complete, the Detect Scenes window is opened, displaying the captured video. See Detecting Scenes in a Video Clip for more information.

•During capture, detect scenes by timecode, and then save each scene as a separate file (DV-VCR mode only): select this option to detect scene break signals and to save each scene as a separate file. (DV camcorders generate a scene break signal on the tape whenever users release the REC button.) This feature is only available in DV camcorder capture.

DV parameters setup:

•click the DV Parameters button to set the buffer time (in the Batch capture/ Writing to tape sections) for your DV camcorder. Setting a buffer time ensures that your DV camcorder and the batch capture/ writing to tape function begin at the same time. Without a buffer, batch capturing or writing to tape may begin before the camcorder is engaged. In the DV auto stop section of the DV Parameters Setup window, select whether you want CyberLink PowerDirector to automatically stop scanning/capturing after a specified interval of blank tape. You can specific the interval, in seconds, in the field provided.