Quick Guide: How to Use Timeline Tracks in PowerDirector

The fast version of working with tracks in PowerDirector.

Updated Oct. 25, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Add a track

Click the add track button in the upper-left corner of the timeline. In Track Manager, set how many tracks to add and where, then click OK.

Add track button in the upper-left of the timeline — Click the add track button.

The Track Manager window with the Video + Audio Add box and Position list, the Audio Add box, and the OK button highlighted

2Reorder tracks

Select a track, then drag it up or down. Lower tracks sit on top unless you turn on Reverse timeline track order in Preferences.

Dragging a selected track to reorder it — Select and drag to reorder.

Preferences window with the Reverse timeline track order option checked under Editing — Reverse timeline track order is under Preferences > Editing.

3Hide or mute a track

Click the eye icon to hide a track's video, or the audio icon to mute its sound. Hidden tracks are left out of the export.

Eye and audio icons on a track — The eye hides video and the audio icon mutes sound.

4Lock a track

Click the lock icon to lock a track so its media can't be moved or edited. Click it again to unlock.

Lock icon on a track — Lock a track to protect finished sections.

5Zoom the ruler

Hover the ruler until the cursor becomes a clock, then drag to zoom. Or click View entire video at the top left of the timeline to fit the whole project.

The clock cursor on the timeline ruler, with the ruler slider and the View entire video button highlighted — Drag the ruler to zoom. Or click View entire video to fit the whole project.

We tested these steps in PowerDirector 365 versions 23.2 and 25.0.10 on Windows.

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