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Quick Guide: How to Use AI Storytelling in PowerDirector

Six steps from raw clips to a narrated story.

Updated Oct. 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Import your media

Type a name in Story Title and click Import Media to add your videos or photos, up to 10 minutes in total.

The Import Media stage with the Story Title field and the Import Media button highlighted

2Outline your story

Pick a Theme, write a short description, and click Generate Story at the bottom right.

The Outline Your Story stage with Story Order, the Travel theme, and the story description highlighted
The Generate Story button boxed at the bottom right of the AI Storytelling outline stage in PowerDirector.

3Review the AI-generated scenes

Edit any scene prompt, or drag a scene by the handle at its top left into a new order. Then click Apply Changes & Re-Generate below the scenes.

The drag handle boxed at the top left of Scene1 in the AI Storytelling Check Story stage in PowerDirector.
The Check Story stage with the first scene prompt and its clip highlighted, and the Apply Changes & Re-Generate button highlighted

4Edit the subtitles

On the left, edit each scene's subtitle text directly.

The Edit Storyboard stage with the first scene's subtitle text field highlighted

5Set the narration, subtitle styles, and music

Use the Narration, Subtitle Styles, and Background Music tabs under the preview.

The Narration, Subtitle Styles, and Background Music tabs boxed under the Storyboard Preview in AI Storytelling in PowerDirector.

Click the music note under the preview to turn the music off or change its volume.

The Background Music tab with Auto match with AI selected, and the music note under the preview highlighted

6Export your story

Click Export at the bottom right. Or click Edit more in Timeline next to it to keep working in PowerDirector's timeline.

The Edit Storyboard stage with the Edit more in Timeline and Export buttons highlighted

We tested these steps in PowerDirector 365 version 25.0.10 on Windows.