PowerDirector - ABCs of using key frames

The Sharper Turtle provides concise (4-8 min.) software tutorials for video editing software (PowerDirector - Edius - Media Composer First - Premiere Elements), Office products and other applications.

[@DrinkingStar]

Excellent tutorial, especially for beginners. I wish I had seen this video when I first became aware of key frames.

[@SharperTurtle]

Thanks! I found keyframes confusing when I started video editing. But when you break the concept down it's not quite as hard to understand. --Jim

[@Timoha-zc1fk]

Thanks for all your tutorials! They are very helpful 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!

[@SharperTurtle]

You are very welcome. Glad you have found this channel. --Jim

[@KTHKUHNKK]

I find it amazing the people that write this software.
And yes key framing is awesome

[@SharperTurtle]

Key framing is one of those tools that is unique to video editing. Once you understand how it works, it is quite useful indeed. --Jim

[@KTHKUHNKK]

@@SharperTurtle I agree it's great

[@cncnutz]

Thanks for the tutorial. Very well explained and easy to follow.
Cheers
Peter

[@SharperTurtle]

Thanks. Love to make learning easy for you and others -- Jim

[@drravindraupadhyay6937]

Excellent tutorial, especially for beginners. I wish I had seen this video before......

[@SharperTurtle]

Key frames are not easy to understand at first. I am very pleased that this tutorial helped you in your understanding of this feature. --Jim

[@higgsy48]

really well explained, many thanks

[@SharperTurtle]

Key frames are odd for anyone who has never done video editing. I'm glad I could make the basics clear for you. --Jim

[@thegameon4112]

Awesome tutorial mate🎉

[@SharperTurtle]

Great! Thanks for your feedback. Glad this was helpful. --Jim

[@mrrhg]

Thank you for another helpful tutorial. Happy New Year.

[@SharperTurtle]

You're welcome. Hope 2018 is a great year for you too. --Jim

[@williampalenikjr8433]

A very well taught tutorial

[@RichardVarno]

Awesome tutorial, thanks so much for making this!

[@SharperTurtle]

You are welcome. Key Frames can be confusing at first--at least they were for me. Once you see how they work they are less intimidating. --Jim

[@mrbeanz63]

Thanks a lot man! This helped me save a lot of frustration. Nice clear tutorials. I always view your vids when I need help! ;-)

[@SharperTurtle]

I am very pleased that you have found these tutorials to be helpful. Thanks for allowing me to assist you in your video editing learning. --Jim

[@steve30b]

Thanks for the tutorial. Very well explained..............

[@SharperTurtle]

When I first started using keyframes, I found them to be difficult. I'm glad this was clear to you. --Jim

[@Jegenye]

Very good tutorial thanks buddy!

[@SharperTurtle]

Glad you found this helpful. --Jim

[@WritewheelUK]

Tanks Jim. Very clear. I'm off to play with keyframes.
One thing; 'moment in time' can be replaced by moment, and time as well. Why not instant? Pleonasms can be very irritating.

[@SharperTurtle]

Harvey,
Hope this helps you get a handle on keyframes. As for the pleonasms, I'm horribly guilty at times, though I'm trained in English. I've tried to break that habit in subsequent videos. So please bear with the ones where this crept in. :) --Jim

[@markoli2455]

In other words a keyframe is a timeline marker. What makes it special is that it contains instructions as to how an object will behave. I hope I got it right.

[@SharperTurtle]

That's the core of it. Each keyframe track controls a different attribute, such as scale, position, and rotation, depending on the element that is being keyframed. --Jim

[@torahsingingwoman]

Hello! Thank-you for these very helpful videos. I need to know if you have a video on borders. Many of the videos I make for my channels end up with unsightly black borders when I upload them to RUclips. I don't know how to tell if that is a setting in Power Director or on Y/T. Thank-you!

[@SharperTurtle]

I have a few questions. Where are your borders? Top, bottom, left right? When you produce for RUclips what aspect ratio are you using? 4x3 or 16x9? What file format are you using? WMV, MP4, etc.? --Jim

[@empressthechildlike]

This was very helpful, Thank You! In colour-adjustment, we're asked "keyframe" vs. "apply to all". I want a clip (I have multiple clips in my project) to have those adjustments. If I click "apply to all" (but I only want it applied to that clip), will my other clips be affected?

[@SharperTurtle]

Great question. "Apply to All" will make the changes to all the clips in your timeline. --Jim

[@empressthechildlike]

@@SharperTurtle Yes, thanks for the reply; I found out by experimenting (without saving, of course).

[@SharperTurtle]

Experimenting is a great way to learn. --Jim

[@GantzIsSloppy]

O-o-ohhhhh! I see now

[@SharperTurtle]

When I first started video editing I had no clue what a key frame was or what it did. Glad this helped you out. --Jim