How to Use Action Camera Center in PowerDirector

Q: How do I change the effects after clicking OK?

Select the clip on the timeline and open Action Camera Center again. The window reopens with your fixes and effects in place, so you can adjust them or add new ones, then click OK again. To remove a time shift or freeze frame, select it on the filmstrip and click the trash can icon next to Add freeze frame .

Q: Can I add more than one slow-motion segment or freeze frame?

Yes. Move the playhead to the next moment and click Create time shift or Add freeze frame again. Each one keeps its own settings.

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Updated Oct. 24, 2026 · 5 min read

In a hurry? Use the Action Camera Center quick guide instead.

PowerDirector's Action Camera Center fixes and highlights action footage in one window. Its Fix tab reduces camera shake, corrects lens distortion, and adjusts white balance. Its Effect tab adds freeze frames, slow motion, replays, and stop motion to part of a clip. Use it on ride or run footage when one moment deserves a closer look.

⚡ Quick Answer: How to Use Action Camera Center

Select the clip on the timeline, click Edit, then Video > Tools > Action Camera Center.
On the Fix tab, check Lens Correction and choose your camera's Maker and Model.
Check Video Stabilizer, set Strength, and wait for the analysis to finish.
Check White Balance and drag Temperature to warm or cool the colors.
On the Effect tab, click Add freeze frame to hold a moment, or Create time shift to mark a segment.
For the segment, check Apply speed effect, Apply replay and reverse, or Apply stop motion.
Click OK to apply the changes to the clip.

Steps to Fix Action Camera Footage

Step 1: Open Action Camera Center

Select the video clip on the timeline and click Edit in the toolbar above the timeline. On the Video tab at the top left, open Tools and click Action Camera Center near the bottom of the list.

The PowerDirector editor with the clip on the timeline, the Edit button, the Video tab, the Tools tab, and Action Camera Center in the Tools list highlighted — Edit, Video, Tools, then Action Camera Center.

The window opens on the Fix tab, which lists three fixes: Lens Correction, Video Stabilizer, and White Balance. Use one or all of them. Checking a fix also shows its settings.

The Action Camera Center window with the Fix tab and its three fixes, Lens Correction, Video Stabilizer, and White Balance, highlighted — The three fixes on the Fix tab.

Step 2: Choose Your Camera Maker for Lens Correction

A wide action camera lens bends straight lines near the edges of the frame. Check Lens Correction, then open the Maker menu and choose the company that made your camera. The list is longer than the menu, so scroll for more. This example uses GoPro.

Lens Correction checked on the Fix tab, with the Maker menu open listing camera makers from None and Apple to Rollei — The Maker menu, with more makers below.

Step 3: Choose the Camera Model

Open the Model menu below Maker and choose your camera and the lens mode you shot in. This example uses GoPro HERO10 Black (Wide). PowerDirector applies that lens profile, and the handlebar and the horizon straighten out in the preview.

The Model menu open under Maker GoPro, with GoPro HERO10 Black (Wide) highlighted among the HERO10 and HERO11 lens modes — Pick the model and lens mode you shot with.

Here is the same frame before and after Lens Correction.

Before

A handlebar view of a gravel trail where the wide lens curves the handlebar and the edges of the frame — The original, with the fisheye bend.

After

Step 4: Steady the Shot with Video Stabilizer

Check Video Stabilizer and drag Strength to the right for a steadier result. This example uses 74. Keep Fix rotational camera shake checked when the camera rolls from side to side. Use enhanced stabilizer can improve the output on some clips, but it needs more computing power.

Checking Video Stabilizer starts an analysis of the clip, and the window doesn't respond to clicks until it finishes. It took about 20 seconds for the 30-second example clip.

Video Stabilizer checked on the Fix tab, with Strength at 74, Fix rotational camera shake checked, and Use enhanced stabilizer highlighted — Video Stabilizer at a Strength of 74.

The stabilized ride shakes less, and the frame is slightly zoomed in.

Step 5: Warm Up the Colors with White Balance

Check White Balance. Drag Temperature to the right for warmer colors or to the left for cooler ones. Tint shifts the colors between green and magenta. This example sets Temperature to 68 and leaves Tint at 50.

When the fixes look right, click OK at the lower right to apply them. Or switch to the Effect tab first to add the time effects below.

White Balance checked on the Fix tab, with Temperature at 68 and Tint at 50 highlighted, and the OK button highlighted at the lower right — Temperature at 68, then OK.

Before

A handlebar view of a gravel trail in the original daylight colors — The original colors.

After

Steps to Add Time Effects

Time effects change how part of the clip plays. You can hold a frame, slow down a segment, replay it, or make it choppy. To change the speed of a whole clip instead, see the video speed tutorial.

Step 1: Open the Effect Tab

In Action Camera Center, click the Effect tab next to Fix at the top left. If you closed the window, open it again as in Step 1 above. The filmstrip at the bottom of the window shows the clip, and the playhead above it marks where an effect starts.

The Action Camera Center window with the Effect tab highlighted, showing Time Shift Effect in the panel and the filmstrip below the preview — The Effect tab.

Step 2: Hold a Moment with Freeze Frame

Drag the playhead to the frame you want to hold and click Add freeze frame below the preview. A diamond marker appears on the filmstrip.

In the panel on the left, set how long the frame holds in Duration. This example uses 2 seconds. Check Apply zoom effect, then resize the box on the thumbnail to the part of the frame to zoom into.

Freeze Frame settings with Duration at 2 seconds and Apply zoom effect checked with its focus box, plus the Add freeze frame button and the diamond marker on the filmstrip highlighted — A 2-second freeze frame with a zoom.

The ride stops on that frame, zooms in, and then plays on.

Step 3: Mark a Segment with Create Time Shift

Drag the playhead to where the effect should start and click Create time shift below the preview. An orange block appears on the filmstrip. Drag its ends so it covers only the part you want to change.

The panel on the left lists the effects for that segment. The next steps cover Speed, Replay, and Stop Motion.

The Effect tab after a time shift was created, with the Create time shift button, the orange time shift block on the filmstrip, and the list of time shift effects highlighted — The orange block is the time shift.

Step 4: Slow It Down with Speed

With the time shift selected, open Speed and check Apply speed effect. Drag Speed to the left to slow the segment down, or to the right to speed it up. Or type a new Duration for the segment.

At 0.450, about 3.7 seconds of riding in this example stretches to just over 8 seconds, and the block on the filmstrip shows 0.450 X.

The Speed section with Apply speed effect checked, a Duration of 8 seconds, and Speed at 0.450 highlighted, with the time shift block showing 0.450 X — Speed below 1 means slow motion.

For a smoother change, scroll down in the panel and check Ease in and Ease out below the Speed slider. The segment then ramps into the slow motion and back out of it, instead of changing speed all at once. The clip above uses neither.

The Speed section scrolled down, with Ease in and Ease out checked and highlighted below the Speed slider, and the time shift block on the filmstrip — Ease in and Ease out smooth the speed change.

Step 5: Play It Again with Replay

Open Replay and check Apply replay and reverse. Play times sets how many times the segment plays, and this example uses 2. Check Add reverse effect to play it forward, then backward.

When the segment also has a speed effect, Apply effect to sets which play gets it: the First Play or the Last Play.

The Replay section with Apply replay and reverse checked, Play times at 2, Add reverse effect checked, and the Apply effect to menu open with First Play and Last Play — Two plays, with the second in reverse.

Step 6: Make It Choppy with Stop Motion

Open Stop Motion and check Apply stop motion. The segment holds each frame for a moment before it jumps to the next. Drag the slider to the right for longer holds and a choppier look. This example uses 23.

When the effects look right, click OK at the lower right. PowerDirector applies your fixes and effects to the clip on the timeline.

The Stop Motion section with Apply stop motion checked and the slider at 23 highlighted, and the OK button highlighted at the lower right — Stop Motion at 23, then OK.

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

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FAQ About Action Camera Center

1. How do I change the effects after clicking OK?

Select the clip on the timeline and open Action Camera Center again. The window reopens with your fixes and effects in place, so you can adjust them or add new ones, then click OK again. To remove a time shift or freeze frame, select it on the filmstrip and click the trash can icon next to Add freeze frame.

2. Can I add more than one slow-motion segment or freeze frame?

Yes. Move the playhead to the next moment and click Create time shift or Add freeze frame again. Each one keeps its own settings.

3. Why doesn't the window respond after I check Video Stabilizer?

PowerDirector is analyzing the clip for the stabilizer, and the window ignores clicks until the analysis finishes. Wait for it. The 30-second example clip took about 20 seconds.