CyberLink PowerDirector 8, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Pre-Production
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File Preferences
To set your file preferences, click > Edit > Preferences . The Preferences
window opens, displaying the File tab. Available options are as follows:
Default locations
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Import folder : indicates the last folder that media was imported from. To
change this folder, click Browse and then select a new folder.
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Export folder : set the folder where captured media is saved. To change this
folder, click Browse and then select a new folder.
File name
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Captured video prefix : enter a default name for captured video files.
CyberLink PowerDirector automatically appends a sequential number to this
name to create a unique filename for each captured file.
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Always prompt me to confirm file name : Check this option if you would like
CyberLink PowerDirector to prompt you to enter a file name each time you
capture a video clip.
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Production file prefix : enter a default name for your produced files.
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Snapshot file name : enter a default name for captured snapshots. CyberLink
PowerDirector automatically appends a sequential number to this name to
create a unique filename for each captured file. Select a file format from the
drop-down list for your snapshots. You have the choice between BMP, JPG, GIF
and PNG formats.
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Always prompt me to confirm file name : select this option if you would like
CyberLink PowerDirector to prompt you to enter a file name each time you
take a snapshot.
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Snapshot destination : select a destination for captured snapshots from the
drop-down list if you don’t want to save them as a file.
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Use master video size whenever possible : select this option for the snapshot
be the same size as the original video, instead of the smaller preview window it
is taken in.
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Number of recently used project(s) : enter the number (between 0 and 20) of
recently used projects that you would like to make available in the File menu
when you open CyberLink PowerDirector.
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Automatically load the last project when PowerDirector opens : select this
option to automatically load the last project you were working on.
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Automatically load sample clips when PowerDirector opens : select this
option to have the sample media files load into the media library every time
the program opens.