How to Create A Censor Blur PowerDirector 8 Tutorial

[jmcu6969]

Excellent video.. Thanks

[PDtoots]

@jmcu6969 - Thanks for the kind comment!

[jmcu6969]

Excellent video.. Thanks

[headbang108]

So instead of the blur if i wanted to add for example a small line of text, a label if you want, would it be similar to this?

[PDtoots]

@headbang108 - Yes, in a way. (But not with the motion/animation properties in PD's Title Designer)

But all other motion graphics in PD are created by importing an image (could be text on a transparent background), and then create a motion path. Just like the "blur" was given a motion path.

Please see the Highlighting tutorial, and imagine that the Circle Image/Object, is a "small line of text" image/object, or a "label" image/object , instead of the circle object shown in the tutorial.

[headbang108]

@PDtoots Thanks alot!!, that definitely helped

[headbang108]

Thanks alot!

[PDtoots]

@headbang108 - Thank You.

[mofobucs]

Thanks

[PDtoots]

@mofobucs - Thanks for watching.

[bigs8888]

Dont think it works the same way in pd 10...

[PDtoots]

@bigs8888 - Works the exactly the same. It's just that the user interface for PD9 &PD10 is little different.

See the quick addendum to this tutiorial I made, showing the slightly different interface, by going to my " sparetoob " channel. Look for the addendum video titled... Create Censor Blur in PD9.

[bigs8888]

@PDtoots Ok. Sorry for that then. Thanks for the help.

[PDtoots]

@bigs8888 - There is also a link embedded into in the tutorial at the start, that you can click on, that will take you to the other addednum tutrial for PD9/10

[lukessummerguitar]

Now that is how you do a tutorial...informative and straight to the point.

5*****

[PDtoots]

@lukessummerguitar - Thanks! We tutorial contributors here, peer review, critique, and usually re-edit each of our toots (per that input), to try to help us tighten them up before posting. Receiving a kind comment like yours, really helps make that extra effort feel worthwhile. So thanks again.

[buthe1979]

That's just the effect I'm looking for. Didn't realised I could do that in PowerDirector. Thanks

[PDtoots]

@buthe1979 - Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Glad the tutorial helped.

[ericaroane]

That's a neat trick~

[PDtoots]

@ericaroane - Many feats of prestidigitation are possible in PD, hahaha.

[express375]

Super tut :)

[PDtoots]

@express375 - Thanks!

[RenaissanceMotoko89]

Thanks u TToTT

[PDtoots]

@RenaissanceMotoko89 - Thank you for the comment.

[EveryOneHatesNelly]

how can you make the red circle can you show how to do that please

[PDtoots]

@EveryOneHatesNelly The red circle that appears with the cursor is part of the screen capture software used to make the toot. You can make your own by drawing a red circle and making the outside & inside transparent. Check out our See Through tutorial.

Cheers - Tony (for PDtoots)

[PDtoots]

@Nelly - Create a circle on a transparent background in a photo editing app. Place it in a track below what you want to highlight. Now instead of using the Blur effect, open the circle in PIP Designer and create a motion path (just as shown in the Blur tutorial), using keyframes.

Please see the Key Frames &PIP Motion Basics tutorial here on PDtoots. Substitute the star shown, with your red circle. A Highlighting With Circle tutorial, is coming soon. Maybe sub, if you don't to miss it.

[EveryOneHatesNelly]

@EveryOneHatesNelly mmk i was able to find out how to fix the red circle :) the other questions is do you know if this program is able to make a light Saber Effect? and if so can you show how? :)

[AbdullahAkron]

thank you so much! you help me a lot :)

[PDtoots]

@AbdullahAkron - Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

[overcastwithshowers]

you make it look so easy.

[JsCrzyMix]

Can you show how to do this in the power director 9 version plz? ty =)

[PDtoots]

@JsCrzyMix - The yellow annotation at 00:16 to 00:25 on this video, leads to a PD9 version.

Or you can go the PD9 Censor Blur on my other “Sparetoob” channel, to see a quickie PD9 addendum video, which shows the technique in PD9’s new interface. The technique shown here, is exactly the same in PD9. It’s just PD9’s new user interface that’s slightly different.

There is link in the description below the Sparetoob PD9 tutorial, leading to a forum thread which may also help.

[JsCrzyMix]

@PDtoots I figuered it out! ty =) i had my car showing on a vlog i did and my license plate was showing didnt want to expose that 2 everyone thanks again man! =)

[PDtoots]

@JsCrzyMix - Glad it worked.

[WokingTrafficSafety]

My Powerdirector 96 64bit is completly different to this. All the keyframe stuff is different.

[PDtoots]

@WokingTrafficSafety - Yes. That's because this tutorial was created in PD8. The PD9 user interface does have a few changes. Type the word... Sparetoob ...in the Youtube search box above, and go to my PD9 Censor Blur addendum tutorial. It shows how to access the key frames in PD9. But remember, the exact same procedure and principles shown in this tutorial to accomplish a censor blur, also apply in PD9. It's all the same thing, just a different user interface between the two versions of PD.

[capturedbytee]

Hi Tony! How do I create more than one box of blurring? Thanks ever so much as always. :-)

[PDtoots]

@capturedbytee I'd like to be able to take credit for this toot, but it was my colleague Cranston who made it... cputb1 - he's the best guy to ask about this.

Cheers - Tony (for PDtoots)

[capturedbytee]

@PDtoots Thanks muchly Tony! :-)

[PDtoots]

@capturedbytee - In the tutorial, you'll notice that the Blur Effect was dragged down into the Effects Track.

To add a 2nd independent Blur Effect, just drag a 2nd Blur Effect down, and drop it directly "into" the video clip (not in the already occupied Effects Track). Then use the same procedures demonstrated, to customize the 2nd Blur.

-CP- (PDtoots)

[capturedbytee]

@PDtoots Thanks heaps Cranston!

[jenzeppelin]

thank you!!!

[PDtoots]

@jenzeppelin - Thanks for viewing!

[riscy90]

Thanks a million for the wonderful tutorial video. It's so simple and lucid .:)

[PDtoots]

@riscy90 - Thank you!

[kyusclips]

do u know if you can do this with a black box or a picture or something?

[PDtoots]

@kyusclips - Yes. Just create a motion path for your "black box or picture or something", in PIP Designer. It's basically the same technique where Key Frames control the parameters of the motion, movement ans size.

See the Key Frames & PIP Motion Basics tutorial here on PDtoots, for instruction in creating a motion path.

[flexnds]

@PDtoots Ya, figured it out now.. Got incredibly frustrated with the keyframes editor being different..

[flexnds]

The interface has apparently changed coz none of what you are showing is in the interface anymore rendering this video officially useless now..

[PDtoots]

@flexnds - Good call on figuring out that PD9's interface has indeed changed. Which means there may be hope for you in now being able to figure out that every thing is exactly the same, it's just that the interface layout has changed a bit. So keep practicing, and I know you'll officially "understand it all", sooner or later.

But I sent you a PM with link to a PD9 version of Censor Blur. It will be available here soon.

[AfriKonArtist]

thank u so much theres so many videos on censoring on youtube but most show how to bleep audio which is just crap tbh.. but this is great as i have powerdirector and never thought it would do this :-)

[PDtoots]

@AfriKonArtist - Thanks for the comment!

[Mishappp]

How tedious, motion tracking please.

[PDtoots]

@Mishappp - Please send your request to Cyberlink Customer Support.

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[darrenmvtube]

Is is possible to have 2 masks at the same time tracking 2 different faces?

[PDtoots]

@darrenmvtube - Yes. An effect can be either be placed in the Effects Track, or dragged/dropped directly into the Clip. So to have 2 separate blur effects, place the first blur effect in the Effects Track, and drop the second blur effect directly "into" the Clip. To modify the effect "in" the clip, click on the Effect button (directly above the time line), to open the Effects Setting window, then on the Key Frame button.

[idz135]

only a circle or box to modify, no adjustable polygon shapes?

[PDtoots]

@idz135 - Not when using the Blur Effect. Box or Circle is all that's available. The same holds true in PD9.

[josseline9090]

Nice tutorial! :D

This was really helpful ^^

Can you make a tutorial on how you can do videos in full screen?

and without the black margin thingies in the side ^^

Thank you! >w<

[PDtoots]

@josseline9090 - Thanks! PM sent about the "black thingies".

[isntchrisl]

Awesome, I'll be needing this in one of my upcoming videos. Thanks!

[PDtoots]

@isntchrisl - Thanks for the comment.

[BOOMhaha5433]

perfect! thanks a lot!

[PDtoots]

@BOOMhaha5433 - Thanks for (stepping) by .

[Xolette]

I think I attached my video using the censor blur. Very helpful. Thanks again!

[jsycrf]

You have mentioned using this for full motion tracking. I am looking to try and motion track a title (text) next to a moving object. Any ideas how to do this? Thanks for any help

[PDtoots]

@jsycrf - I meant that using Key Frames, is the same whether it’s an effect, or PIP Motion. For what I think you are trying to do, I would create my text on transparent background in PhotoShop, or Paint.net (free), etc. Now place this text image in a PIP track and use the same Key Frames techniques, in PIP Designer, to animate the text to follow an object in motion. See the Key Frames & PIP Motion Basics tutorial also here on PDtoots.

[jsycrf]

@PDtoots Thanks for that. I was thinking that was the way to do it but wasn't sure. I will post the results once I have had an opportunity to try it out. Thanks for the help.

[PDtoots]

@jsycrf - No problem. Hope it works out for what you're trying.

[Xolette]

I've been trying to figure this out for the last hour! Thank you so much. It looks like a pain... but THANK YOU!

[xlllbebita]

grrrrrrrrrrreat!

[PDtoots]

@xlllbebita- thhhhhhhhnanks! 

[TheEngine9Experience]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. I love using Power Director. Your tutorial was so easy to follow and very well put together. Thanks again!

[terrencej20v2]

so that's how to do it. Thanks for the video. Powerdirector is definitely one of my favorite programs to use.

[PDtoots]

@terrencej20v2 - Thanks for dropping by.

[peopleware]

Thank you SO much! That was really helpful!

[nomedivulgues]

thank

[MrMarvin3671]

Thank you very much for this wonderful toot!!!

Do you have one that shows how to blur more than one face (or object) in the clip?

Thanks to your toot, I now can censor a "single" object, but I would like to know how to do (blur) more than one object in the clip.........

Thanks again for your help.

[PDtoots]

@MrMarvin3671 - In the tutorial, you’ll notice that the Blur effect was dragged into the Effects track.

To add a 2nd independent Blur, just drag another Blur effect down, but this time, place it directly “into” the video clip (not in Effects track). Then use the same procedures demonstrated to customize this 2nd Blur. Do the same again if you want any other/additional Blurs.

If you need further details or clarification, just send us a PM, and we’ll try to help. -CP- (PDtoots team)

[JakeRulzDude]

when i try to do this the blur thing expands and it wont work right >_<

[PDtoots]

@JakeRulzDude - Are following each step exactly as demonstrated? It sounds like you are just moving the scrubber and sizing and positioning the blur, but not creating a Key Frame point/marker (little yellow diamond) ,at each position. You must add a key frame for each and every blur position.

[JakeRulzDude]

@PDtoots I do that but they never save onot the clip lol

[PDtoots]

@JakeRulzDude - @JakeRulzDude - Then I'm not sure what the problem maybe be. the demonstrated technique works fine for me every time. Perhaps do a Screen Capture of your actions > upload it to a file sharing site for me to access (or post on your YT channel) > PM us the link, and I'll have look. That's the best I can do without seeing what you are doing.

-CP- (for the PDtoots team)

[TheRealBrandyn]

OMG I LOVE POWERDIRECTOR 8 DELUX!!!!!! or plus, i forget what its called but i love it!!!!! its soooo much better than sony vegas and its sooo much less money too! i love your effects. i made a video that looked like i was smoking but it was all just effects! it was so cool! you guys rock!

[RobertTheShadow1]

CP, you make it look so easy. A great video

[PDtoots]

It actually is quite easy. I just takes a little practice.

Thanks Robert!

-CP-(PDtoots Team)

[jerbar120]

@PDtoots is this power power director 8

[PDtoots]

Yes jerbar120, this tutorial was created with PowerDirector version 8.

[jerbar120]

@PDtoots thank you for replying can this be for beginners and dost this come with a booklet on how to use everything that is in the cd. such as how to censed faces and such stuff like that i never use this before so .

[PDtoots]

@jerbar120 (PM sent)

[kkevinC]

What about PIP tracking like this?

[SisterSunnshine]

awesome I have wanted to know how to do this for a long time now!!!!!

[PDtoots]

Hope it helps.

[CubbyHouseFilms]

Thanks

[PDtoots]

No, thank you, for checking it out!

[SoftDeko]

Excellent video Carsten, now we know how to add a faceless moron to our video ;)

[PDtoots]

Thanks!