Adding Video Effects, PiP Objects, Particle Effects, Titles and Transitions

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Adding Video Effects, PiP Objects, Particle Effects, Titles and Transitions

Adding Video Effects, PiP Objects, Particle Effects, Titles and Transitions

The sections below describe the procedures for adding video effects, PiP objects, particle effects, titles and transitions into the workspace.

Note: if required, you can download and import addition PiP objects, particle effects and titles from DirectorZone. See Downloading Templates from DirectorZone for more information.

Adding Video Effects

To add a video effect to a portion of a clip in the timeline, do this:

select an effect and then click to add it to the Effect Track at the current position of the timeline slider.
drag an effect from the Effects Room into the Effect Track directly beneath the clip(s) in the Master Video Track that you want to apply it to.
right-click on an effect and select Add/Replace in Timeline to add or replace the Effect Track at the current position of the Timeline slider as required.

You can add a random video effect at the current position of the Timeline slider by clicking PowerDirector librar36 Adding Video Effects, PiP Objects, Particle Effects, Titles and Transitions and then selecting Add Random Video Effect.

Note: click the Modify button to edit the effect’s options. See Modifying a Video Effect.

To add a video effect to an entire clip in the timeline, do this:

select an effect, drag it to the Master Video Track and then drop it on top of the clip you want to apply it to. The video effect is applied to the entire duration of the clip.

Note: click the Effect button to edit the effect’s options. See Modifying a Video Effect for more information.

Adding PiP Objects

To add a PiP object to the timeline, do this:

Note: you can add additional PiP tracks to your project’s timeline in the Track Manager, allowing you to have up to nine PiP objects displayed on a video at the same time. See Track Manager for more information.

select an object and then click to add it to the PiP Track at the current position of the timeline slider.
drag an object from the PiP Objects Room into the desired position in the PiP track.
right-click on an object and select Add/Replace in Timeline to add or replace the object at the current position of the Timeline slider as required.

Note: you can download additional PiP objects from the DirectorZone web site. See Downloading Templates from DirectorZone for more information.

Once you add objects to the PiP Track, click the Modify button to edit its placement, motion and more in the PiP Designer. See Modifying PiP Effects in the PiP Designer for more information.

Adding Particle Effects

To add a particle effect to the timeline, do this:

select an particle effect and then click to add it to the PiP Track at the current position of the timeline slider.
drag a particle effect from the Particle Room into the desired position in the PiP Track.
right-click on an object and select Add/Replace in Timeline to add or replace the particle effect at the current position of the Timeline slider as required.

Note: you can download additional particle effects from the DirectorZone web site. See Downloading Templates from DirectorZone for more information.

Once you add a particle effect to the PiP Track, click the Modify button to edit its properties in the Pa
rticle Designer. See Modifying Particle Effects in the Particle Designer for more information.

Adding Title Effects

To add a title effect to the timeline, do this:

select a title template and then click the button to add it to the Title Track at the current position of the timeline slider.
drag an effect from the Title Room to the desired position in the Title Track.

You can add a random title effect at the current position of the timeline slider by clicking PowerDirector librar10 Adding Video Effects, PiP Objects, Particle Effects, Titles and Transitions and then selecting Add Random Title Effect.

Note: you can download additional title templates from the DirectorZone web site. See Downloading Templates from DirectorZone for more information.

Once you add a title template to the Title Track, click the Modify button to edit it in the Title Designer. See Modifying Title Effects in the Title Designer for more information.

Adding Transitions

To add a transition to the timeline, do this:

select a transition effect and then drag it to between the clips in the Master Video Track where you want it applied.

Note: you can manually set the duration of the transition. See Setting Clip Duration for more information.

To add random transitions to all clips in the timeline:

click on a transition and then on the button to add a random transition to all clips in the timeline.
click on a transition and then on the button to add the fading transition to all clips in the timeline.

Click on PowerDirector librar90 Adding Video Effects, PiP Objects, Particle Effects, Titles and Transitions in the library window and selecting Apply Random Transition Effect to All or Apply Fading Transition to All.

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