Chapter 4: Creating Your Story

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•

use 

 and 

 in magnifier tools to set the magnification level on the video 

clip. The size of the timeline magnifier will change based on the magnification 
level selected.

•

drag the timeline magnifier along the timeline to find the section of video you 
want to trim.

•

use the timeline slider to find the starting and end points of your video clips 
that you want to trim. You can also use the playback controls to find the exact 
frames in the frame display area.

•

click on 

 in the trimming tools to mark the starting point of a trim, and 

to mark the end point.

Note: 

the portions of video that CyberLink PowerDirector will insert into the timeline 

are indicated in blue. If currently it is these sections that you want to omit from the 
timeline, click the 

Invert

 button in the trimmed portions area. 

•

move the timeline slider over a trimmed portion and click the 

 button in 

the trimming tools to split it into two clips.

•

click on 

in the trimming tools to detect all the scenes in your video clip. 

You can then choose to just mark them on the timeline or have CyberLink 
PowerDirector automatically trim them for you.

Trimming Audio/Video Clips

To trim an audio/video clip, select the clip on the timeline that you want to trim 
and then click 

Trim

.

Within the trim window, you can perform the following functions:

•

use 

 and 

 to decrease or increase the magnification level on the clip.

•

use the timeline slider or the playback controls to find the starting and end 
points of your clip that you want to trim.

•

click on 

 to mark the starting point of a trim, and 

 to mark the end point.

Setting Clip Duration

Within the timeline click the 

Duration

 button (or right click on the clip and select 

Set Duration

) to set the amount of time photos, title effects, and PiP media are 

displayed, or how long a transition takes to complete.