CyberLink PowerDVD

CyberLink

PowerDVD

User's Guide

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Contents

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CyberLink Po w erDVD ii

Playing Media Shared on a Device/Home Media

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CyberLink Po w erDVD

Playing Media in PowerDVD with PowerDVD

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Sharing, Syncing, and

Transferring Media in the Media

Library

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PowerDVD Settings - Player

Settings

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Licensing and Copyright

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Intro ductio n

Chapter 1:

Introduction

This chapter provides an introduction to the CyberLink PowerDVD program. It outlines all of the latest features, available versions, and reviews the minimum system requirements for the program.

Note: this document is for reference and informational use only. Its content and the corresponding program are subject to change without notice.

Welcome

Welcome to the CyberLink family of digital media tools. CyberLink PowerDVD is the world's number one movie disc and digital media player, providing you with feature-rich controls, for an interactive and tailored viewing experience on your computer.

The first time you launch the program you will see a dialog welcoming you to

CyberLink PowerDVD.

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The first step of launching CyberLink PowerDVD is to import movies, TV shows, and other media files into your PowerDVD media library.

Note: if you previously had CyberLink PowerDVD 14 installed, you will be asked if you want to import your personal settings into the new version.

Select Yes, I would like to import my personal settings from my

previous PowerDVD setup to import the media library, playlists, PowerDVD settings, and more.

Click the Set up Media Library link to configure what media is imported into the library.

Note: in the welcome dialog you can also click the Video Tutorials link to view videos that outline the latest features in CyberLink PowerDVD. To

review a list of all the new features, see New Features in PowerDVD.

You can also click the Next Step button to view more information about the advantages of the PowerDVD media library, and then click the Select more folders

in the media library link to set the folders on your computer's hard drive and connected network devices that CyberLink PowerDVD will search for media in and then import into the library. For more information on importing movies, TV shows, and other media files in to the media library, see

Importing Media into the Media

Library . For a detailed overview of the media library itself, see

Media Library

Overview .

Note: once you proceed from this dialog window and close the welcome dialog, even if you didn’t change the media library preferences, CyberLink

PowerDVD will start searching the default media folders (Windows Media

Library and Downloads folder) on your computer for media files. If you don't want CyberLink PowerDVD to do this, be sure to click the Select more

folders in the media library link and remove all of the folders in the media library settings window.

Once you click the Next Step button, you are asked to participate in the CyberLink

Product Improvement Program. Select Yes, I would like to participate to help make

PowerDVD better. CyberLink will use the information collected to improve the

PowerDVD program and to develop new features.

Note: you can always change your selection later in General settings. See

CyberLink Product Improvement Program for more information.

Click Confirm to continue and launch CyberLink PowerDVD.

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New Features in PowerDVD

This section outlines the latest features within the CyberLink PowerDVD program.

Easier and more intuitive TrueTheater enhancement controls that result in better than expected video and audio quality.

All new TrueTheater Color that makes the colors in video more vivid, without affecting skin tones.

An enhanced playback engine for a smoother 4K movie playback experience.

More exclusive audio output (WASAPI Exclusive) formats supported: FLAC,

MP3, WAV, and WMA.

Supports playback of lossless copies (ISO) of Blu-ray Discs and DVDs from hard drive or network device*.

Hardware acceleration support for HEVC/H.265 video for smoother playback*.

More audio effect presets to choose from or manually create your own in the

Audio Equalizer.

TV show import and management in the PowerDVD media library.

Extract audio from imported video clips and pinned YouTube videos*.

Edit tags in the music library to fix unknown artists and missing album art.

Rip audio from CDs and import the audio into the media library*.

Customize the PowerDVD UI by setting the background wallpaper, which you can download or create using your own photos.

Mark the best moments in videos so you can always play the best part of your memories.

More effortless photo browsing using Instant Thumbnails.

More intuitive 3D playback options that auto play 3D content in 3D*.

View all video bookmarks at a glance so you can more quickly jump to your favorite moments.

A resume-able UI feature that remembers where you left off the next time you launch PowerDVD.

Adds support for video transcoding and streaming playback from CyberLink

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Cloud*.

Share a link to your photos stored on CyberLink Cloud* with your family and friends.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink

PowerDVD.

PowerDVD Versions

The features that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD are completely dependent on the version you have installed on your computer. Click the CyberLink PowerDVD logo in the top left (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard) to determine the version and build number for your copy of CyberLink PowerDVD.

To view the PowerDVD version table, please go to our web site: http://www.

cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/compare-versions_en_US.html

PowerDVD Live

PowerDVD Live is the first in its category to integrate full-featured media playback on desktop PCs and mobile devices together with cloud services. Your music, photos, and videos are always made available, no matter where, when or on which device you want to play it.

With a PowerDVD Live subscription, you get:

All the award-winning features of the Ultra version of CyberLink PowerDVD, including enhanced Blu-ray playback.

Cloud storage space on CyberLink Cloud, for instant media access anywhere.

Guaranteed updates to the latest version of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra.

PowerDVD Live is the must-have solution to access and play all your movies, videos, photos and music at their best.

CyberLink Cloud

CyberLink Cloud* is a cloud storage service from CyberLink where users can upload

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videos, photos, and music to make it available anywhere for playback on a portable device using Power Media Player. CyberLink PowerDVD can also auto sync the media in your media library with the media on CyberLink Cloud. See

Utilizing

CyberLink Cloud for more information.


PowerDVD. Users for selected versions of CyberLink PowerDVD do get a free 1 year subscription to the CyberLink Cloud service.

Updating Your Software

Software upgrades and updates (patches) are periodically available from CyberLink.

CyberLink PowerDVD automatically prompts you when either is available.

Note: you must connect to the Internet to use this feature.

To update your software, do this:

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Open the Notification Center by doing one of the following: click the button.

press the I key on your keyboard.

click the Upgrade button in the About or PowerDVD Settings window.

Note: when playing back media in Cinema mode, click and then select

Upgrades. Select Updates to view information on the latest patch updates.

2.

Click the feature you would like to upgrade to, or the patch you want to update to.

3.

A web browser window opens, where you can purchase product upgrades or download the latest patch update.

System Requirements

The system requirements for CyberLink PowerDVD vary depending on the movie content you are watching. 3D technologies require additional hardware to view 3D movie content. Please see the Hardware Support section on the CyberLink

PowerDVD web site for more details about 3D hardware and graphics card support.

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CyberLink PowerDVD optimizes performance by selecting the appropriate video deinterlacing algorithm for the available processing power. CyberLink PowerDVD maintains its support for processors below 1.6 GHz by ensuring that some

CyberLink TrueTheater technologies are turned off by default. CyberLink

PowerDVD's advanced audio and video technologies function better when used with processors above 2.4 GHz.

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, and Vista.

Note: for new Blu-ray movies from Fox studios, Windows 8.1, 8, or 7 is required.

Processor (CPU)

Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback

Blu-ray Disc playback: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz), AMD Phenom 9450

(2.10GHz) or above.

Blu-ray 3D playback: Intel Core i5, AMD Phenom II X4 or above.

TrueTheater HD** and TrueTheater 3D** for Blu-ray and HD video: Intel Core i5

(with 4 Cores), AMD Phenom II X6 or above.

DVD playback: Pentium 4 (2.4 GHz), Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8 GHz), AMD Fusion Eseries & C-series or above.

Note: ** some Fox titles released from Jul. 2013 will not support

TrueTheater HD or TrueTheater 3D.

4K UltraHD with Hardware Acceleration

Intel 3rd generation Core i5 or above.

Note: CyberLink PowerDVD supports 4K Ultra HD video in H.264 / MP4 format at bitrates up to 60 Mbps.

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Graphics Cards (GPU)

Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater HD/3D Playback

Intel HD Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 5000, NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT or above.

Note: we strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version. 3D display devices are required for TrueTheater 3D playback.

Blu-ray 3D playback

Intel HD Graphic (Intel Core i5), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 400 series and GeForce GT

240/320/330/340, AMD Radeon HD 6000 and 6000M series with UVD 3 support.

DVD Playback

PCI Express graphic accelerator supporting DirectX 9.0 or above.

Memory (RAM)


Blu-ray Disc playback: 2 GB required for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.

DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: 1 GB required for Vista, Windows 7 and

Windows 8/8.1.

Blu-ray 3D with or without Hardware Acceleration

2 GB.

Hard Disk Space

500 MB for product installation.

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Display Devices


For Blu-ray titles with AACS and DVD titles with CPRM playback, PowerDVD 15 only allows output to display devices using DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connector in order to be compliant with copy protection (HDCP).

For other DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback: HDCP compliant display for digital output. TV or computer monitor for analog output.

TrueTheater 3D playback: 3D display and 3D glasses required.

Blu-ray 3D with or without Hardware Acceleration

3D display and 3D glasses are required (NVIDIA 3D Vision, 3D Ready HDTV,

HDMI 1.4-enabled TV, Micro-polarizer LCD or Anaglyph Red/Cyan Glasses).

HDCP compliant display for digital output.

Disc Player

Blu-ray Disc playback: BD-ROM/BD-RE or Super Multi Blu combo disc drive.

DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: DVD-ROM, DVD+-R/RW, DVD-RAM or DVD

Super Multi combo disc drive.

Internet Connection

You can use your subscription software offline, however, the software requires that you connect to the Internet at least once every 30 days to ensure that your software is up-to-date and that your subscription is still active.

Internet connection required for initial software activation, CyberLink Cloud,

BD-Live, and Social Media Services (MoovieLive, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube).

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Po w erDVD M edia Library

Chapter 2:

PowerDVD Media Library

The PowerDVD media library is comprised of all the movies, TV shows, and other media files that you import from your computer's hard drive and connected network devices. It is also where you can play back your movie discs and access the latest movie information from the Internet.

To ensure the PowerDVD media library has all of your media, make sure that you tell CyberLink PowerDVD where it is so it can be imported. For information on importing movies, TV shows, and other media files in to the media library, see

Importing Media into the Media Library .

Once in the media library, you can organize, play, and share your movies, TV shows, and media, and much more. For a detailed overview of the media library itself, and what each tab contains, see

Media Library Overview

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Importing Media into the Media

Library

CyberLink PowerDVD imports the movies, TV shows, and other media files on your computer's hard drive and connected network devices into the PowerDVD media library. By default CyberLink PowerDVD imports the movies, TV shows, and other media files that are in the most commonly used media folders. However you can specify which folders CyberLink should be importing media from by clicking the

Set up Media Library link in the welcome dialog, or modifying the library folder lists in preferences. See

Media Library Preferences for detailed information on setting

which folders CyberLink PowerDVD imports movies and media from.

Once the movies, TV shows, and other media files are in the media library, you can easily play them back, share them with DLNA network and mobile devices, stream them to other devices, and much more. For more information on the PowerDVD media library and its available features, see

Media Library Overview .

Note: if you don't import media into the PowerDVD media library you can still access it on your computer's hard drive via the M y Computer tab of

PowerDVD.

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Media Library Overview

Click on the Media Library tab to access to all of the media you have imported into the media library and play back movie discs. The media library consists of four main sections:

Movies/TV ,

Videos , Photos , and Music .

See the relevant sections in

Playing Media in PowerDVD for detailed information on

playing back the media in the media library.

Movies/TV in the Media Library

Click on the Movies/TV tab to play back movie discs, movie files, TV shows, and access the latest movie information from CyberLink's movie information services.

The Movies/TV tab has four sections: Movie Info, Movie Discs, Movie Library, and TV

Library.

Movie Info

The Movie Info (iPower) section of the media library provides access to movie information from the internet. To view the latest movie releases and other information in the media window, click to collect or keep the movies watched list.

. In the pages, you can use iPower

Movie Discs

Click to access the Movie Discs section of the Movies/TV tab, which is where you play back video discs in CyberLink PowerDVD. See

Playing Movie Discs

for information on the playback of discs in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Movie Library

Click on to open the Movie Library section and access all the movie files in CyberLink PowerDVD. Movie files are DVD/Blu-ray Disc* folders and individual video files (movie files you recorded with a PVR) that are saved on your computer's hard drive. By importing them into the Movie Library section of the media library you can view movie cover art, rating information, and more. See

Browsing Through

Movies in the Movie Library for more information.

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Po w erDVD M edia Library

Note: disc folders and video files you import into the movie library are also available for playback in PowerDVD Cinema mode. * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

See

Playing Movie Files for more information on playing movie files in CyberLink

PowerDVD.

TV Shows

The TV Shows section is where TV show video files you recorded with a PVR are found in the PowerDVD media library. Click to access, organize, and play them back. See

Browsing Through TV Shows for more information.

Videos in the Media Library

Click on the Videos tab to play back the video clips that are in your media library.

These videos are home movies and other short clips that you may not want to include in the Movie Library. See

Browsing Through Photo/Video Folders for more

information.

See

Playing Videos

for information on the playback of video files in CyberLink

PowerDVD.

Photos in the Media Library

Click on the Photos tab to view all of the photos that are in your media library. You can view these photos one at a time, in slideshows, and even share them or print them out. See

Browsing Through Photo/Video Folders for more information.

See

Viewing Photos

for information on the photo features that are available in

CyberLink PowerDVD.

Music in the Media Library

Click on the Music tab to play back the music that is in your media library. You can also view album art for your music collection and create music playlists for playback. The audio that is in the music library does not have to be just music. It can be any type of supported audio that you want to play back in CyberLink

PowerDVD. See

Browsing Through Music for more information.

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See

Playing Music for information on the music playback features that are available

in CyberLink PowerDVD.

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Po w erDVD Wo rkspace

Chapter 3:

PowerDVD Workspace

This chapter outlines the CyberLink PowerDVD program workspace and its available features.

When you launch the program it displays as follows:

A - M edia Pa nel, B - M edia Window , C - Sea rch for M edia , D - Configure Pow erDVD Settings, E -

Sw itch to Cinem a M ode, F - M edia Window View , G - Pla yba ck Controls

Media Panel

The media panel is where you can play back movies discs and access all the imported photos, video clips, movie files, TV shows, and music in the CyberLink

PowerDVD media library. The media panel also lets you watch online videos

(YouTube and Vimeo), play media on portable devices and media servers* on your home network, create media playlists, access CyberLink Cloud*, and much more.

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PowerDVD.

Media Library

The Media Library tab of the media panel provides access to all of the media you have imported into the media library and is where you can play back movie discs.

See

PowerDVD Media Library

for more detailed information.

CyberLink Cloud

Click on the CyberLink Cloud* tab to view the media stored on the cloud service from CyberLink. You can use CyberLink Cloud to back up your media so you can access it anywhere, or to access the media that you uploaded via a portable device running CyberLink Power Media Player.


PowerDVD.

The media on CyberLink Cloud can be streamed or downloaded to your computer for playback in CyberLink PowerDVD. See

Utilizing CyberLink Cloud

for more information about this feature.

My Computer

Click on the My Computer tab to view all of the folders on your computer's hard drive, and any connected USB devices, network drives, and more. This tab mirrors the view seen when you click on Computer in Windows Explorer, and lets you access and play back any media that you did not import into the media library.

Note: you cannot share any of the folders or media on this tab on a network or with mobile devices. To share them, you must add them to the media

library. See Importing Media into the Media Library for more information.

Playlists

On the Playlists tab of CyberLink PowerDVD you can create media playlists that contain music, videos, and photos. See

Creating Media Playlists for more

information.

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Online Video

The Online Video* tab of the media panel lets you watch videos on YouTube and

Vimeo, without leaving the program interface.


PowerDVD.

See

Playing Online Videos for more information about using this feature.

Devices & Home Media (DLNA)

On the Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab of CyberLink PowerDVD, you can access and play back media that is on any device or DLNA media server that is connected to a home Wi-Fi network. You can also sync all the media in the media library to an

Android device that is connected via a USB cable.

See

Playing Media Shared on a Device/Home Media (DLNA) Network for more

information on playing back shared media on a network, or

Syncing Media to

Devices to learn more about syncing media to connected Android devices.

Media Window

The media window of CyberLink PowerDVD is where you view all of the media folders, files, and watch content during playback. Just select a tab in the media panel to display media files and folders in the media window.

Note: when browsing through and viewing media in the media window,

CyberLink PowerDVD will remember your place for you when you close the program. The next time you launch CyberLink PowerDVD, you will be brought back to the last media you were viewing for your added convenience.

Browsing Through Movies in the Movie

Library

When browsing through the movie files in the Movies/TV tab's Movie Library section of the media library, you can view their movie cover art, rating information, and more. Click the down arrow in the top right of the window to filter the movies by

10 Recently Played Movies or Movies Not Watched Yet if required.

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Note: use the zoom slider on the playback controls to use Instant Scale to dynamically resize the movie cover art to a desired size. If you are not seeing the latest movie files in the media library, just click to refresh.

As you browse through the library, note the icons next to each of the movie files.

Their meanings are as follows:

- indicates the movie has not yet been watched.

- indicates the movie was partly watched, but not to the end.

- indicates the movie was previously watched.

If a movie file is not displaying the cover art, you can insert an image file (in the JPG or PNG format) in the movie file's folder and name it “folder” to use it as the cover art. You can also right click on the movie file and then select Set Cover Art. In the

Select Image dialog, browse to and then select an image on your computer's hard drive to use as the cover art.

Note: if the cover art for a movie file in the library is incorrect, you can right click on it and select Hide Online Info to remove it and the related movie information.

Right-click on a movie file thumbnail in the media window and then select Locate

on Disk to view the folder where the file is located in Windows Explorer. If you'd like to remove a movie file from the media library (and from your computer's hard drive), just right click on it and select Delete from Disk.

Browsing Through TV Shows

When you go through the content in the TV Shows section of the media library, you can view their cover art, rating information, and more.

Note: use the zoom slider on the playback controls to use Instant Scale to dynamically resize the TV show cover art to a desired size. If you are not seeing the latest TV shows in the media library, just click to refresh.

CyberLink PowerDVD automatically organizes TV shows by show, season, and episode for easy browsing. If you find that the TV shows are not displaying correctly, you may need to update the file and folder names. See

Organizing TV

Shows

for more information.

As you browse through the library, note the icons next to each of the TV show episodes. Their meanings are as follows:

- indicates the episode has not yet been watched.

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- indicates the episode was partly watched, but not to the end.

- indicates the episode was previously watched.

If a TV show is not displaying the cover art, you can insert an image file (in the JPG or PNG format) in the TV show's folder and name it “folder” to use it as the cover art.

You can also right click on the TV show and then select Set Cover Art. In the Select

Image dialog, browse to and then select an image on your computer's hard drive to use as the cover art.

Note: if the cover art for a TV show in the library is incorrect, you can right click on it and select Hide Online Info to remove it and the related TV show information.

Right-click on a TV show thumbnail in the media window and then select Locate on

Disk to view the folder where the file is located in Windows Explorer.

Browsing Through Photo/Video Folders

You can browse through photos and videos in the media window in one of three views. To change the view, just click the down arrow in the top right of the window and select the one you want to use.

Note: if you are not seeing the latest photos and video files in the media library, just click to refresh.

List view: displays photos, videos, and their folders in a list, which is easily sortable by clicking on the list headings.

Folder view: displays photos, videos, and their folders as thumbnails, which can be resized.

Calendar view: displays photos and videos in a calendar. Providing a timeline for your media, just double click on a date to view all the photos and videos that were shot on that day.

Note: use the zoom slider on the playback controls or Gesture Controls to

change the calendar view to show more than one month, or click on a year at the top of the window to view media from a different year. Click to view any media that was created on today's date.

When browsing through the media folders on the Photos and Videos tabs in folder view, you can hover your mouse over a folder thumbnail to use Instant View to preview all the media inside by dragging the slider that appears.

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To view the photos or videos in a folder, just double-click on it (or right click on it for more options).

Note: when viewing a single photo, click to view the instant photo thumbnails for all the photos in the current folder.

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To play videos, or to view the photos in a folder in a slideshow, just select them in the media window and then click the play button.

Note: when browsing through photos and videos in a folder, right click on one and then select Set as Cover to set it as the thumbnail cover image for its folder.

Right-click on a video or photo thumbnail in the media window and then select

Locate on Disk to view the folder where the file is located in Windows Explorer. If you'd like to remove a media file from the media library (but not from your computer's hard drive), just right click on it and select Remove from Library. Click

Delete from Disk if you want to remove it from the library and delete it from your computer's hard drive.

Note: use the zoom slider on the playback controls to use Instant Scale to dynamically resize the folder and media thumbnails to a desired size.

For more information on playing videos and photo slideshows, see

Playing Media in PowerDVD .

Extracting Audio from Video Clips

You can extract just the audio track of a video clip and import it into the media library. To extract audio from a video clip, do this:

1.

Click on the Videos tab the media library.

2.

Right-click on the video clip you w ant to extract the audio from, and then select Extract Audio.

3.

In the Extract Audio dialog, enter a Title, or name for the audio file that will be created. If required, you can also modify the Artist, Album, and Genre fields.

Note: you can also add album art for the extracted audio by clicking on the album art box and then browsing to and locating an image on your hard drive to use it as the album art.

4.

Click the More Settings button to configure the extract audio settings as follows:

Destination directory: set the folder on your computer where the extracted audio will be stored by clicking the Change button and selecting the new folder.

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Note: if you select a folder that it is not in the media library, CyberLink

PowerDVD will auto add the folder and the extracted audio into the media library for you.

Format: select the preferred audio file format of the extracted audio.

Bitrate: set the quality of the extracted audio files.

Click OK to close the More Settings dialog.

5.

Click the Extract button to extract the audio and import it into the media library.

Browsing Through Music

On the Music tab, CyberLink PowerDVD automatically loads and displays the album art for all music that is imported into the media library, if available.

Note: use the zoom slider on the playback controls to use Instant Scale to dynamically resize the album cover art to a desired size. If you are not seeing the latest music in the media library, just click to refresh.

You can also click to view all of the individual songs in the media library. Click album view.

to view the music by the recording artist, or

to return to

Right-click on an album, artist, or song in the media window and then select Locate

on Disk to view the folder where the music files are located in Windows Explorer. If you'd like to remove music from the media library (but not from your computer's hard drive), just right click on it and select Remove from Library. Click Delete from

Disk if you want to remove music from the library and delete it from your computer's hard drive.

To view the songs in an album or for an artist, just double-click on it (or right click on it for more options). To play a song, just select it in the media window and then click the play button. For more information on playing music files and other audio, see

Playing Music .

Editing Tags

If some music is not displaying the album art or is displayed as "Unknown Artist", just right click on it and select Edit Tags to fix it.

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Note: you can edit the tags for each song one at a time, or for an entire album by selecting multiple music files.

In the Edit Tags dialog you can modify the Artist, Album, and Genre fields if required. For the album art, just click on the album art box and then browse to and locate an image on your hard drive to use it as the album art. Click Save to update the information in the music library.

Note: the edit music tags feature is supported for AAC, MP3, FLAC audio files only.

Searching for Media

If you are looking for specific media in the PowerDVD media library, you can use the search function to find it.

To search for media, do this:

1.

Enter in a keyword in the search field located in the top right of the media window.

2.

CyberLink PowerDVD filters the media in the media window based on the keywords entered.

Note: click to clear the search results and display all the media in the window.

Rating Media

When browsing though the media in the PowerDVD media library you can rate each media file by assigning it a rating from 1 and 5 stars.

To rate media, do this:

1.

Select the media file in the PowerDVD media library you want to rate.

2.

To rate it, do any of the following: when watching a movie file, click stop to view the current rating for that movie. Rate the movie by hovering your mouse over the desired star and then selecting it.

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right click on a video, photo, or music (song) file, select Rate, and then the star rating you want to set.

in the Rating column, hover your mouse over the rating you want to apply to the media file, and then click on the star rating to set it.

Note: you can only see the Rating column for videos and photos if you are in list view. For music, you can see the Rating column when viewing all the songs in an album or for an artist.

Setting 3D Source Format

When 3D* videos and photos are imported into the PowerDVD media library, you may need to change the format of the 3D source video. This is because 3D media comes in a variety of different video source formats. CyberLink PowerDVD needs to know the source format of each 3D media file so that it can display it properly in

3D.


PowerDVD.

To set the 3D source format of your 3D media in the media window, do this:

1.

Right-click on the 3D video file or photo in the PowerDVD media library.

2.

Select Change 3D Format.

3.

Change the 3D source format by selecting one of the following:

Auto Detect: if you are not sure what the source format is of your 3D media, select this item to have CyberLink PowerDVD automatically detect and set it for you.

Side by Side Format: select this option if the 3D content has two different images side by side. CyberLink PowerDVD merges the two images to produce the 3D effect.

Over/Under Format: select this option if the 3D content has two different images, one on top of the other. CyberLink PowerDVD merges the two images to produce the 3D effect.

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2D Format: select this option if the selected media file is actually 2D content.

PowerDVD Modes

CyberLink PowerDVD has three different modes available for playing back your media content: Classic mode, Mini Player mode, and Cinema mode*.


PowerDVD.

Classic mode

Classic mode is the main mode of CyberLink PowerDVD and contains all of the features listed in this document.

Mini Player mode

Mini Player mode is for playing the music in your media library and music playlists.

See

Playing Music in Mini Player Mode for more information.

Cinema mode

Cinema mode is for users who wish to view movies at a distance (10 foot) with a remote control, or utilize touch screen playback on the latest generation of

Ultrabooks. To switch to Cinema mode, click the button on the title bar. Cinema mode is a simplified version of CyberLink PowerDVD and has less features than

Classic mode.

CyberLink PowerDVD's Cinema mode also comes fully integrated in Windows Media

Center when both are installed on your computer. The CyberLink PowerDVD shortcut is found in the TV + Movies section of Windows Media Center.

Note: see the help file within the Cinema mode of CyberLink PowerDVD for a detailed description of its functions and features.

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PowerDVD Settings

Click on at any time to configure the player settings and preferences of

CyberLink PowerDVD. For a complete list of all the available options and features you can customize, see both

PowerDVD Settings - Player Settings and

PowerDVD

Settings - Preferences .

Playback Controls

The CyberLink PowerDVD playback controls provide effortless navigation of discs and media files in the media library, and quick access to all of the program's playback features. You can also use the controls to share the media in the library.

See

Playback Controls for a detailed description of all the available controls you can

use with your media, and

Sharing Media for information on sharing media on

YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Flickr, or on a network.

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Playing M edia in Po w erDVD

Chapter 4:

Playing Media in

PowerDVD

CyberLink PowerDVD supports the playback of a variety of different media. From high definition content and DVDs, to movie files and TV shows, home videos, audio

CDs, photo slideshows, and music, CyberLink PowerDVD provides you with the complete digital media playback experience.

Playing Movie Discs

When you insert a video disc into your disc drive, CyberLink PowerDVD plays it automatically. If there is a disc already in your disc drive when you opened

CyberLink PowerDVD, do this:

1.

Click on the Movies/TV tab, and then .

2.

Click the play button.

Note: see Movie Disc Controls for a list and description of the controls

available during movie playback.

Auto-Resume

If you stop or close CyberLink PowerDVD during DVD disc playback, and even play other media or discs afterwards, the next time you play that specific disc title, you may resume playback from the last viewed scene.

Note: the auto-resume feature is not available for Blu-ray Disc playback.

The auto-resume feature remembers exactly where you left off the last time you watched the disc. It includes the following options: select Resume to continue from the point where you previously stopped watching.

select Restart to watch the disc from the beginning.

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If you don't want CyberLink PowerDVD to prompt you every time a disc is inserted, you can disable the auto-resume function in settings. See the Auto-Resume setting section of

General Settings for more information.

Supported Disc Formats

The optical disc formats that CyberLink PowerDVD supports are listed below:

Optical Disc Types

Blu-ray Discs*/Blu-ray 3D**

Discs

DVD

CD

File Formats

BDAV, BDMV

DVD-Video, AVCHD*, AVCREC*, DVD-VR, DVD+VR

VCD, SVCD


PowerDVD. ** If your version of CyberLink PowerDVD supports Blu-ray 3D playback, you may have to enable playback in settings. See the

M iscellaneous section of More Blu-ray Disc Settings for information on

enabling it.

Accessing Disc Menus in PowerDVD

When playing discs with CyberLink PowerDVD you can access the disc menus in a variety of ways. Whether it is the title, root, chapter, or audio menu, you can easily access them from anywhere within the program during playback.

CyberLink PowerDVD also provides access to pop-up menus for Blu-ray Discs*, as well as for menus on DVD-VR discs.


PowerDVD.

Menus on Commercial Discs

During the playback of most commercial discs, you can access the Title Menu, Root

Menu (for special features), Subtitles Menu, Audio Menu, Angle Menu, or the

Chapter Menu from various locations.

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Note: some disc titles will not allow you to select menus other than the Root

Menu. Users will need to access the settings from within the Root Menu if this is the case.

To access these menu items: click on in the playback controls during DVD playback and then select either Title Menu or Root Menu.

click on in the playback controls during playback and then choose Select

Menu. The available disc menus are dependent on how the disc was authored.

right-click on the media window during playback to access the express menu, and then choose Select Menu.

Note: when you enter the disc menu during disc playback and you are done selecting the desired options, right-click on the media window and then select Resume to return to the point where you left off. Note that this resume from menu function is not available if you stopped playback.

Pop-up Menu for Blu-ray Discs

Most Blu-ray Disc* titles have a pop-up menu that provides quick access to scene selection and other features during playback.


PowerDVD.

If there is a pop-up menu available for the Blu-ray Disc title you are watching, you can access it by doing one of the following: during playback, click the button on the playback controls.

during playback, press the M key on your keyboard.

Blu-ray Disc Mouse Solution

Some Blu-ray Disc titles do not allow you to use a mouse to navigate through the pop-up menu. If this is the case when you are playing a Blu-ray Disc in CyberLink

PowerDVD, click during disc playback to open the More Functions dialog, and then use the navigation controls to navigate through the pop-up menu.

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Using the Menus in DVD-VR Format

You can use the Program Set Viewer to access and navigate the menus for discs in the DVD-VR video format.

1.

Click on the playback controls.

2.

Select Program Set Viewer to visually view the first frame of every title/ chapter.

3.

Click on the thumbnail that represents the title/chapter in order to begin playback or click Close to exit the viewer.

Note: if playlists are available, they are available for selection here too.

Playing Movie Files and TV

Shows

Click on the Movies/TV tab, and then to play back the movie files in the media library, or to play the TV shows. Movie files are DVD/Blu-ray Disc* folders, and individual video files (movie files you recorded with a PVR) that are saved on your computer's hard drive. TV shows are videos you recorded with a PVR.

Note: see Video Playback Controls for a list and description of the controls

and playback features available during movie file and TV show playback.

Auto-Resume

If you stop or close CyberLink PowerDVD when playing movie files or TV shows in the media library, the next time you play that specific video file, you may resume playback from the last viewed scene.

Note: the auto-resume feature is also available for DVD files on the hard drive if an IFO file is present and they are in the media library.

The auto-resume feature remembers exactly where you left off the last time you

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watched the movie file/TV show. It includes the following options: select Resume to continue from the point where you previously stopped watching.

select Restart to watch the movie file/TV show from the beginning.

Supported Movie File/TV Show Formats

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can play back movie files/TV shows in the following formats:

Movie file formats: 264, 265*, 26L, 3G2, 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, ASF, AVC, AVI, BSF*, DIV,

DIVX*, DVR-MS, FLV, H264, H265*, HEVC*, JSV, JVT, M1V, M2P, M2T, M2TS, M2V, M4V,

MK3D*, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MP4V, MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPV, MTS, MVC*, QT, TOD,

TP, TPD, TRP, TS, TTS, VC1*, VOB, VRO, WM, WMV, WTV.


PowerDVD.

Playing Movie Files in PowerDVD

You can play back movie files by doing any of the following: drag and drop a movie file directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface or the PowerDVD desktop icon.

to play a movie file in your media library, click Movies/TV in the media panel, and then . Browse to the folder that contains your movie files, and then double-click on a movie file to begin playback.

if you want to play a DVD/Blu-ray folder that is not in the media library, click

, browse to and select the folder, and then click the play button.

to play a movie file on your hard drive, click the My Computer tab in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your movie file.

Double-click on a movie file to begin playback.

if CyberLink PowerDVD is set as the default player for a movie file on your computer (see

File Association for more information), you can also just

double-click on a file in Windows Explorer to play it back.

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Note: you can also play movie files that are on a network (UPnP/DLNA/

DTCP-IP) media server. See Playing Media Shared on a Device or Home

Media (DLNA) Network for more information on playing media on a network.

Playing TV Shows in PowerDVD

You can play back TV shows by doing any of the following: drag and drop a TV show directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface or the PowerDVD desktop icon.

to play a TV show in your media library, click Movies/TV in the media panel, and then . Browse to the folder that contains your TV shows, and then double-click on a TV show to begin playback.

to play a TV show on your hard drive, click the My Computer tab in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your TV show. Double-click on a TV show to begin playback.

if CyberLink PowerDVD is set as the default player for a TV show on your computer (see



Note: you can also play TV shows that are on a network (UPnP/DLNA/DTCP-

IP) media server. See Playing Media Shared on a Device or Home Media

(DLNA) Network for more information on playing media on a network.

Playing Videos

Click on the Videos section of the media panel in CyberLink PowerDVD to play back video files in the media library.

Note: see Video Playback Controls for a list and description of the controls

and playback features available during video file playback.

Supported Video Formats

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can play back videos in the following file formats:

Video formats: 264, 265*, 26L, 3G2, 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, ASF, AVC, AVI, BSF*, DIV,

DIVX*, DVR-MS, FLV, H264, H265*, HEVC*, JSV, JVT, M1V, M2P, M2T, M2TS, M2V, M4V,

MK3D*, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MP4V, MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPV, MTS, MVC*, QT, TOD,

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TP, TPD, TRP, TS, TTS, VC1*, VOB, VRO, WM, WMV, WTV.


PowerDVD.

Playing Videos in PowerDVD

You can play back videos files by doing any of the following: drag and drop a video file directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface or the PowerDVD desktop icon.

to play a video file in your media library, select Videos in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your videos. Double-click on a video file to begin playback.

to play a video file on your hard drive, click the My Computer tab in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your video file. Doubleclick on a video file to begin playback.

if CyberLink PowerDVD is set as the default player for a video file on your computer (see



Note: you can also play video files that are on a network (UPnP/DLNA/DTCP-

IP) media server. See Playing Media Shared on a Device or Home Media

(DLNA) Network for more information on playing media on a network.

Viewing Photos

Click on the Photos section of the media panel to view the photos in your media library and play them in a slideshow.

Note: see Photo Controls for a list and description of the controls and

playback features available when viewing photos and playing slideshows.

Supported Photo Formats

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can view photos in the following photo file formats:

Photo formats: ARW, BMP, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, ERF, JPEG, JPG, JPS*, KDC, MEF,

MPO*, MRW, NEF, ORF, PEF, PNG, RAF, RAW, RW2, SR2, SRF, TIF, TIFF, X3F.

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PowerDVD.

Playing Photo Slideshows

To play back your photos in a slideshow, do one of the following:

Note: if you are already playing music in CyberLink PowerDVD, it continues to play while you view photos and play slideshows.

drag and drop photos directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface or the PowerDVD desktop icon, and then click the play button.

to play a slideshow with photos in your media library, select Photos in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your photos. Select a photo and then click the play button to play a slideshow with all the photos in the folder.

to play a slideshow with photos on your hard drive, click the My Computer tab in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your photos.

Select a photo and then click the play button to play a slideshow with all the photos in the folder.

Note: you can also play a slideshow with photos that are on a network (UPnP/

DLNA/DTCP-IP) media server. See Playing Media Shared on a Device or

Home Media (DLNA) Network for more information on playing media on a

network.

Playing Music

Click on the Music section of CyberLink PowerDVD to play audio CDs and files in the media library.

Note: see Music Controls for a list and description of the controls and

playback features available during music playback. You can also play music

in the mini player. See Playing Music in Mini Player Mode for more

information.

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Supported Audio Formats

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can play back audio in the following audio formats:

Optical Disc Types

CD

File Formats

Audio, Karaoke

Audio file formats: AAC, AC3, ADTS, AOB, APE, DTS, FLAC, M4A, MID, MKA, MP2,

MP3, MPA, OGG, RMI, WAV, WMA.

Playing Audio Discs and Music in the

Library

To play back audio in CyberLink PowerDVD, do one of the following:

Note: when you play music in CyberLink PowerDVD, it continues to play if you view photos and play slideshows, and browse through media on the other tabs. Playback stops if you start movie file, video, or movie disc playback.

insert an audio CD into your disc drive and CyberLink PowerDVD will play it automatically. If there is a disc already in your disc drive when you opened

CyberLink PowerDVD, click the My Computer tab in the media panel, browse to and select the disc drive, and then click play to begin playback.

Note: you can rip the audio on CD to your computer's hard drive using

CyberLink PowerDVD. See Ripping Audio from a CD for more information.

drag and drop audio files directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface.

to play an audio file in your media library, select Music in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your audio. Double-click on an audio file to begin playback.

to play audio files on your hard drive, click the My Computer tab in the media panel, and then browse to the folder that contains your audio files. Doubleclick on an audio file to begin playback.

Note: you can also play audio files that are on a network (UPnP/DLNA/

DTCP-IP) media server. See Playing Media Shared on a Device or Home

Media (DLNA) Network for more information on playing media on a network.

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Ripping Audio from a CD

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can rip the audio from an audio CD. To rip an audio CD using CyberLink PowerDVD, do this:

1.

Place the audio CD in the disc tray and then close it.

2.

If required, select Music in the media panel to display the tracks on the CD.

3.

Click the Rip CD button.

4.

In the Rip CD dialog, ensure that the artist and album information is correct.

You can modify the Artist, Album, and Genre fields if required.

Note: if the album art is not displayed, just click on the album art box and then browse to and locate an image on your hard drive to use it as the album art.

5.

Select the tracks that you want to rip from the audio CD by ensuring the check box next to the track name is selected.

6.

Click the More Settings button to configure the rip audio settings as follows:

Destination directory: set the folder on your computer where the ripped audio will be stored by clicking the Change button and selecting the new folder.

Note: if you select a folder that is not in media library, CyberLink PowerDVD will auto add the folder and the ripped audio into the media library for you.

Format: select the preferred audio file format of the ripped audio.

Bitrate: set the quality of the ripped audio files.


7.

Click the Rip button to rip the audio from CD and import it into the media library.

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Playing a Karaoke Disc

You can use CyberLink PowerDVD to play back Karaoke DVDs or VCDs. Be sure to look for the Karaoke Logo on the DVD/VCD title package before starting playback.

Selecting Karaoke Options

1.

Upon inserting your karaoke disc, be sure your microphone is properly connected.

2.

Click the play button to display the menu screen.

3.

Click and then select More Functions to use the navigation buttons on the menu pad or choose a song by clicking on it with your mouse.

4.

During playback, click the button within More Functions or right-click to call the Express Menu and select Karaoke.

5.

Select from dual vocal channels on (Both Channels), either Left Channel or

Right Channel.

6.

If playing a karaoke VCD, select the desired audio channel for the voice and music mixing in the Express Menu.

Adjust Pitch

You can adjust the pitch of your karaoke titles using the Adjust Pitch function.

To adjust pitch, do the following:

1.

Right click on the button within More Functions.

2.

Select Adjust Pitch and then make your selection.

Playing Media Stored on

CyberLink Cloud

You can play the media that you have stored on CyberLink Cloud* with CyberLink

PowerDVD.

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PowerDVD. Users for selected versions of CyberLink PowerDVD do get a free 1 year subscription to the CyberLink Cloud service.

For more information on CyberLink Cloud and how you can upload your media to it, see

Utilizing CyberLink Cloud .

CyberLink Cloud Media

CyberLink Cloud contains media that you uploaded using a portable device, or transferred from your computer using CyberLink PowerDVD. This media is playable on a portable device using CyberLink Power Media Player, and on your computer using the desktop version of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Click on the CyberLink Cloud tab to view and the play the media that you previously uploaded to the Videos, Photos, and Music folders on CyberLink Cloud.

For information on uploading media from your computer to CyberLink Cloud, see

Uploading Media to CyberLink Cloud .

Videos

Click on Videos to view all the video files that were uploaded to CyberLink Cloud.

Click to view the videos by folders, or to view the uploaded video playlists. If you want to view the video files that were uploaded by a portable device, just double click on the Mobile Upload folder.

Note: when playing back videos that are stored on CyberLink Cloud, the videos are streamed from the server if the source video is in the following file formats: MP4, M2TS, MTS, TS, MKV, MPG.

Photos

You can view the photos that on your CyberLink Cloud by clicking on Photos. Click

to view the photos by folders, or to view the uploaded photo slideshow playlists. Double click on the Mobile Upload folder to view the photos you uploaded from a portable device.

Right click on any of the photos stored on CyberLink Cloud and select Share Link if you want to share a photo with family and friends. CyberLink PowerDVD copies a link (that is viewable to anyone) on your clipboard. Just paste this link in e-mails,

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social media sites, etc. to share the photo.

Music

The music you uploaded to CyberLink Cloud is viewable when you click on Music. If you want to view all the music by song title, just click the music by artist you created and uploaded.

, album , or click

. You can also view

to view by the playlists

Playing CyberLink Cloud Media

To play a media file that is on CyberLink Cloud, do this:

Note: when playing media that is stored on CyberLink Cloud, the playback controls that are available depend on the type of media you are playing. See

Playback Controls for a description of the available controls and playback

features for each media type.

1.

Click on the CyberLink Cloud tab in the media panel.

2.

Select either Videos, Photos, or Music, and then browse to the media file or playlist that you want to play.

3.

Double-click on the media file to begin playback. To play multiple files, select each of them and then click the play button.

Note: if may take a few moments before the playback of media begins, as

CyberLink PowerDVD must download most media files from the CyberLink

Cloud server before playback. When playing videos (in the MP4, M2TS,

MTS, TS, MKV, or MPG format), CyberLink PowerDVD streams the video from the CyberLink Cloud server.

Downloading Media from CyberLink

Cloud

You can download the media that is stored on CyberLink Cloud to your computer.

Note: you can set the folders on your computer where the media is

downloaded to in CyberLink Cloud Settings.

To download media from CyberLink Cloud, do this:

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1.

Click on the CyberLink Cloud tab, and then the type of media you want to download (Videos, Photos, Music).

2.

Select a media folder, or the individual media files in the folder, that you want to download.

3.

Click on the button in the bottom right corner of the CyberLink

PowerDVD window to start downloading the selected folders/files.

4.

Click OK once the download is complete.

Creating Media Playlists

In the Playlists section of CyberLink PowerDVD you can create a playlist that contains your music, videos, and photos. You can also add media that is not in your media library to your playlists, by dragging and dropping folders and files from the My Computer tab or from Windows File Explorer.

Note: you can add music, videos, and photos all in the same media playlist, but you cannot add tracks from an audio CD.

To create a custom media playlist, do this:

1.

On the Playlists tab of the media panel, click on New Playlist.

2.

Enter a Name for the new playlist in the field provided, and then click OK.

3.

Browse to the media that you want to add to the playlist. Note that you can add folders and files from the My Computer tab or from Windows File

Explorer directly as well.

4.

To add media to the playlist, just drag and drop it on the playlist name in the

Playlists section of the media panel. You can also right click on a media file in the media library, select Add to, and then the playlist name to include it in the playlist.

Note: hover your mouse over the Playlists section and then click export the playlist you created or import other playlists you created

to previously in the PLS and M3U formats. Select a playlist and then click to delete it from the list.

5.

If required, you can drag and drop the media in your created playlist to new positions in the playlist to change the playback order.

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Smart Playlists

CyberLink PowerDVD also auto creates smart playlists with the media in your

PowerDVD media library. Smart playlists are like any other playlists, and are always available on the Playlists section.

The smart playlists in CyberLink PowerDVD include:

Top Rated: is a playlist made up of all the highest rated media in the library.

See

Rating Media

for more information on rating media.

Recently Played: is a playlist made up of the most recently played videos, music, and photos.

Recently Added: is a playlist made up of all the media that was most recently imported in the PowerDVD media library.

Playing Back Media Playlists

Media playlists can contain three types of media: music, videos, and photos. To play back media in a playlist, do this

1.

Select the playlist you want to play in the media panel and then click the play button.

2.

CyberLink PowerDVD will play all the files in the playlist.

3.

Use the available buttons to control the playback of the playlist. See

Playback

Controls for detailed information on the available controls.

Playing Online Videos

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can watch videos on YouTube and Vimeo, without leaving the program. Select the Online Video tab to begin watching videos on these social media web sites.

Watching Videos on YouTube

You can watch YouTube videos directly from within the Videos tab of CyberLink

PowerDVD.

To watch videos on YouTube, do this:

1.

Select Online Video section of the media panel and then YouTube.

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Note: if required, hover your mouse over the YouTube section, and then click on to sign in to your account on YouTube so you can view your subscriptions, favorites, and any videos you have uploaded.

2.

Use the drop-down menu in the top left of the media window to filter the videos from YouTube.

3.

Select a video and then click the play button to begin playing it back. See

Video Playback Controls for a description of the available playback controls

when playing YouTube videos.

4.

When watching videos on YouTube, you can set the quality of the video. To do this, select the quality of the streamed video from the YouTube quality menu to the left of the playback controls.

Note: the quality options that are available is dependent on those available from YouTube.

Pinning YouTube Videos

When browsing through the videos available on the tabs in the YouTube section, you can pin the videos that you want to watch later. These pinned videos can be played when you are not connected to the Internet.

To pin a YouTube video, do this:

1.

In the media window browse to the YouTube video that you want to pin.

2.

Do either of the following: hover your mouse over the video thumbnail and then click right-click on the video thumbnail and then select Pin.

3.

In the dialog that displays, click OK.

.

Playing Pinned YouTube Videos

To play back videos that you previously pinned, select Online Video, YouTube, and then select from the drop-down. Select the video you want to play, and then click the play button. See

Video Playback Controls for a description of the

available playback controls when playing YouTube videos.

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Note: the YouTube videos on the pinned videos tab can be reordered before playback by dragging them to a new position.

Extracting Audio from Pinned YouTube Videos

You can extract just the audio track from a pinned YouTube video and import it into the media library. To extract audio from a pinned YouTube video, do this:

1.

Select Online Video, YouTube, and then select from the drop-down.

2.

Right-click on the video you w ant to extract the audio from, and then select Extract Audio.

3.

In the Extract Audio dialog, enter a Title, or name for the audio file that will be created. If required, you can also modify the Artist, Album, and Genre fields.

Note: you can also add album art for the extract audio by double clicking on the album art box and then browsing to and locating an image on your hard drive to use it as the album art.

4.

Click the More Settings button to configure the extract audio settings as follows:

Destination directory: set the folder on your computer where the extracted audio will be stored by clicking the Change button and selecting the new folder.

Note: if you select a folder that it is not in the media library, CyberLink

PowerDVD will auto add the folder and the extracted audio into the media library for you.

Format: select the preferred audio file format of the extracted audio.

Bitrate: set the quality of the extracted audio files.


5.

Click the Extract button to extract the audio and import it into the media library.

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Watching Videos on Vimeo

You can watch Vimeo videos directly from within the Videos tab of CyberLink

PowerDVD.

To watch videos on Vimeo, do this:

1.

Select the Vimeo section of the media panel, and then sign in to your account so you can view your videos, likes, and more.

Note: you must have a Vimeo account to watch videos. If you don't have one, click the Sign up to Vimeo link in the Vimeo Account Authentication window.

2.

Use the tabs at the top of the media window to filter the videos from Vimeo.

3.

Select a video and then click the play button to begin playing it back. See

Video Playback Controls for a description of the available playback controls

when playing Vimeo videos.

4.

When watching videos on Vimeo, you can set the quality of the video. To do this, select the quality of the streamed video from the Vimeo quality menu to the left of the playback controls.

Note: the quality options that are available is dependent on those available from Vimeo and for your Vimeo account.

Playing Media Shared on a

Device/Home Media (DLNA)

Network

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can play videos, listen to music, and view photos that are shared on network (UPnP, DLNA, DTCP-IP) media servers* or devices that have

Power Media Player or PowerDVD Remote installed.

Note: when playing shared media on a network or device, the playback controls that are available depend on the type of media you are playing. See


features for each media type. * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

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Setting Up CyberLink Apps on Your

Devices

There are two apps from CyberLink you can use to access and play media on your devices:

Power Media Player: compatible with Windows, Android, and iOS devices,

Power Media Player lets you access the media on these devices for playback in

CyberLink PowerDVD on your computer. Power Media Player will also play media shared in CyberLink PowerDVD when connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

PowerDVD Remote: compatible with both Android and iOS smart phones,

PowerDVD Remote lets you play media that is on your device. PowerDVD

Remote can also be used to control playback of media in CyberLink

PowerDVD. See

Controlling Playback with PowerDVD Remote for more

information.

Setting Up Power Media Player

Power Media Player is a program from CyberLink that runs on Windows, iOS, and

Android devices. It lets you wirelessly stream videos, music, and photos from your computer to your device, or access all the media on your PC from your device.

Power Media Player* is available in the Windows Store, Apple App Store, or Google

Play.

Note: see the help file within Power Media Player for a detailed list of the available features and descriptions of the program functions. * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Before you can access and play media located on a portable device that is running

Power Media Player, you must first: connect the computer with CyberLink PowerDVD 12/13/14/15 installed to a wireless network.

connect the portable Windows, iOS, or Android device to the same wireless network.

download the Power Media Player Bundle Version* app from the online store

(Windows Store, Apple App Store, Google Play).

install the Power Media Player app on your portable device.

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on the computer connected to the wireless network, click on the Devices &

Home Media (DLNA) tab of CyberLink PowerDVD, and then select Power

Media Player. Enter the serial number** provided on this tab into the device running Power Media Player, to activate Power Media Player.

Note: * the Power Media Player Bundle Version app is free for users who have purchased the Live and Ultra versions of CyberLink PowerDVD. Those users who have a different version of CyberLink PowerDVD must purchase the Power Media Player app from the online store (Windows Store, Google

Play, Apple App Store). ** iOS users do not need to enter the serial number to activate the bundle version of Power Media Player.

Setting Up PowerDVD Remote

Before you can access and play media located on a smart phone that is running

PowerDVD Remote, you must first: connect the computer with CyberLink PowerDVD 11/12/13/14/15 installed to a wireless network.

connect the portable Android or iOS device to the same wireless network.

download the free PowerDVD Remote app from the online store (Google Play,

Apple App Store).

install the PowerDVD Remote app on your portable device.


Home Media (DLNA) tab of CyberLink PowerDVD, and then select PowerDVD

Remote.

select the Allow PowerDVD Remote to connect and control this computer option.

find and enter the 4-digit passcode provided on this tab into the device running PowerDVD Remote, so that CyberLink PowerDVD can access the media on it.

Note: if required, click Change to generate a new passcode for the connected device.

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Supported File Formats

CyberLink PowerDVD supports the playback of shared media on a network or mobile device (that was Power Media Player installed) in the following file formats:

Video:

264, 26L, 3G2, 3GP, 3GP2, 3GPP, ASF, AVC, AVI, BSF*, DAT, DIV, DIVX, FLV, H264, JSV,

JVT, M1V, M2P, M2T, M2TS, M2V, M4V, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MP4V, MPE, MPEG,

MPG, MPV, MTS, MVC, QT, TOD, TP, TPD, TRP, TS, TTS, VC1, VOB, VRO, WM, WMV.

Photo: BMP, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, TIFF.

Audio: AAC*, AC3, ADTS*, AOB*, DTS, LPCM, M4A, MKA, MP2, MP3, MPA, WAV,

WMA.


PowerDVD.

PowerDVD Remote Supported Formats

When playing media that is stored on a portable device that has PowerDVD Remote installed, CyberLink PowerDVD can play back media in the following file formats:

Device Type

Android

Android

Android

Apple iOS

Apple iOS

Media Type

Audio

Video

Photo

Video

Photo

File Formats

AAC, M4A, MID, MP3,

OGG, WAV, WMA

3G2, 3GP, 3GPP, ASF,

AVI, FLV, M4V, MKV,

MOV, MP4, MPEG, QT,

WMV

BMP, JPEG, JPG, PNG

3GP, 3GPP, MP4, MOV

BMP, JPEG, JPG, PNG

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Playing Shared Media

To play a media file that is on a network (UPnP, DLNA, DTCP-IP) media server or a device running Power Media Player* or PowerDVD Remote, do this:


PowerDVD.

1.

Click on the Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab in the media panel.

2.

Select the server/device in the list that contains the media you want to play.

Note: if you are wanting to play media that is on a computer running

CyberLink PowerDVD, you must first share the media in the PowerDVD

media library. See Sharing Media on a Network for more information.

3.

Select the type of media you want to play, and then navigate to the location of the media file on the device.

4.

Double-click on the media file to begin playback.

Downloading Shared Media

When streaming media from a network (UPnP, DLNA, DTCP-IP) media server or a device running Power Media Player* or PowerDVD Remote, you can download it to the current computer you are using.


PowerDVD.

To download shared media, do this:

1.

Click on the Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab in the media panel.

2.

Select the server/device in the list that contains the media you want to download.

Note: if you are wanting to download media that is on a computer running

CyberLink PowerDVD, you must first share the media in the PowerDVD

media library. See Sharing Media on a Network for more information.

3.

Select the type of media you want to download, and then navigate to the location of the media file on the device.

4.

Select the media file and then click on the button in the bottom right

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corner of the CyberLink PowerDVD window.

Note: if the download button is hidden, just hover your mouse over the available buttons in the bottom right to display it.

5.

In the dialog that opens, click the Browse button and then select the location on your computer where you want to save the media.

6.

Click Download to download it to your computer.

Streaming Media (Play to)

When browsing through the media files in the PowerDVD media library or on the

My Computer tab, you can select them and then click to stream them to a

Digital Media Renderer over a DLNA network, or a computer/device running

CyberLink PowerDVD or Power Media Player.

Note: you may have to give permission on the network computer/device for another computer to control its media player before you can play media on it.

To do this on a computer running CyberLink PowerDVD (making it a Digital

Media Renderer), select the button on the Devices & Home M edia

(DLNA) tab and then ensure Allow Home M edia Controller to Control

M y Player is selected.

To stream media, do this:

1.

Select all of the media files you want to stream/play.

2.

Click the button to display a list of the (UPnP, DLNA, DTCP-IP) media servers and devices running Power Media Player*.

3.

Select the server/device in the list you want to stream/play the media to.

CyberLink PowerDVD streams the media and starts playing back the media on the selected server/device.

4.

Click to return to the media library.


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Playback Co ntro ls

Chapter 5:


The CyberLink PowerDVD playback controls provide effortless navigation of discs and other media, and easy access to all of the program's playback features.

Depending on the type of media you are playing, and whether media is playing or playback is paused or stopped, the buttons available on the playback controls display differently.

Movie Disc Playback Controls

When playing back a movie disc in the BD/DVD Movie section of the Media Library tab, the playback controls display as follows:

A

Icon

Note: the below table includes the hotkey for each specific button on the playback controls, if available. For a complete list of all the hotkeys in

PowerDVD and the corresponding behavior, see PowerDVD Hotkeys.

Button

Elapsed time

Hotkey Description

Displays the time elapsed for the current movie.

Hover your mouse over it to reveal two buttons that let you jump backward and forward in the movie. Click to quickly jump

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B Navigational slider

C Access DVD menu controls/Pop-up menu

(Blu-ray* playback only)

M

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back 8 seconds, or to skip forward 30 seconds. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture Controls

to skip forward or backward during movie playback.

Visually displays elapsed playback time. Click along the navigational slider to jump to different moments in the movie, or click and drag it to use Instant Seek to quickly browse and find specific scenes in your movie.

Hover your mouse over the slider to use

Instant

Thumbnails to quickly find scenes you previously viewed during

DVD playback.

During DVD playback, this button provides quick access to

D

E

F

G


Rewind/Step backward

(when paused)

Stop

Next

[

S

N

Mute/Volume adjustment Q / + and the title and root menus on the

DVD. See

Accessing Disc

Menus in

PowerDVD for

more information.

During Blu-ray

Disc* playback, the pop-up menu button displays here.

Click or press M on your keyboard to display the popup menu over the disc content.

During playback click this button to reverse through content and access the

Play Speed

Navigator . When

playback is paused, use the

button to step backward.

Stops playback of media.

Jumps to the next chapter on the movie disc.

Click to mute the volume; click again to turn

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H

I

J

K

Enable 3D*

Movie duration/Remaining time

Go to full screen

PowerDVD settings menu

Z mute off. To manually adjust the volume, hover your mouse over this button and then use the slider to increase or decrease the volume.

Enable 3D movie playback. See

3D

Playback


Click to toggle between movie duration and remaining playback time.

Click to enter full screen mode.

Opens the

PowerDVD settings menu, where you can access player settings and

PowerDVD preferences. See

PowerDVD

Settings - Player

Settings

and

PowerDVD

Settings -

Preferences for

more information.

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L Zoom


Ctrl+mouse wheel**

Hover your mouse over this button, and then use the slider to use Instant

Zoom to digitally zoom in or out on a DVD movie's video image (note: this feature is not available during

Blu-ray Disc playback). When zoomed in, you can click and drag on the video image to view different areas of the image. ** note that this hotkey can be modified in settings, so the behavior may differ. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture Controls

to digitally zoom in or out on the video image.

Note: this feature is not supported on videos that have a resolution greater than 2560 x 1440, or when the output display is greater

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N

O

P


M

Q

R

Fast forward/Step forward

(when paused)

Play/Pause

Previous

Media playback menu

TrueTheater effects

]

Space bar

P

Return to previous window Backspace than 2560 x 1440.

During playback click this button to fast forward through content and access the

Play Speed

Navigator . When

playback is paused, use the

button to go to the next frame of video.

Plays and pauses media playback.

Returns to the previous chapter on the movie disc.

During playback, this button provides access to the media playback menu.

See

Media

Playback Menu .

Provides access to the

TrueTheater video effect controls. See

TrueTheater

Effects .

Click to stop playback and return to the media library.

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Restore from full screen

Eject disc

Z / Esc

Ctrl+E

Click to exit full screen mode.

When playback is stopped, this button is displayed. Click it to eject the disc in the selected disc drive.


PowerDVD.

Video Playback Controls

When playing back movie files or TV shows in the Movies/TV section, or video files in the Videos tab of the media library, the playback controls display as follows:

A

Icon



Button

Elapsed time


Displays the time elapsed for the current video.

Hover your mouse over it to reveal two buttons that let you jump backward and forward in the

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B Navigational slider

C Media playback menu

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video. Click to quickly jump back 8 seconds, or to skip forward 30 seconds. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture Controls

to skip forward or backward during video playback.

Visually displays elapsed playback time. Click along the navigational slider to jump to different moments in the video, or click and drag it to use

Instant Seek to quickly browse and find specific scenes in your video. Hover your mouse over the slider to use

Instant Preview to quickly find scenes you previously viewed during movie file playback.

During playback, this button

D

E

F

G


Previous

Play/Pause

Fast forward/Step forward

(when paused)

]

Zoom

P

Space bar

Ctrl+mouse wheel** provides access to the media playback menu.

See

Movie File/TV

Show/Video

Playback Menu

.

Returns to the previous video file in a folder/ playlist.

Plays and pauses media playback.

During playback click this button to fast forward through content and access the

Play Speed

Navigator

. When playback is paused, use the

button to go to the next frame of video.

Hover your mouse over the button, and then use the slider to use Instant Zoom to digitally zoom in or out on the video image.

When zoomed in, you can click and drag on the video image to view different areas of the

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H PowerDVD settings menu

I

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Video duration/Remaining time image.** note that this hotkey can be modified in settings, so the behavior may differ. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture

Controls to

digitally zoom in or out on the video image.

Note: this feature is not supported on videos that have a resolution greater than 2560 x 1440, or when the output display is greater than 2560 x 1440.

Opens the



PowerDVD

Settings - Player

Settings and

PowerDVD

Settings -

Preferences for

more information.

Click to toggle between movie

J

K

L

M

N

O


Full screen

Enable 3D*

Stop

Rewind/Step backward

(when paused)

Z

Mute/Volume adjustment Q / + and -

Next

[

N

S duration and remaining playback time.


Enable 3D video playback. See

3D

Playback for

more information.

Click to mute the volume, or to turn mute off. To manually adjust the volume, hover your mouse over this button and then use the slider to increase or decrease the volume.

Jumps to next video file in a folder/playlist.

Stops playback of media.

During playback click this button to reverse through content and access the

Play Speed

Navigator

. When playback is paused, use the

button to step backward.

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P

Q

TrueTheater effects

Return to previous window Backspace

Rotate right


Share

Ctrl+.

Z / Esc

Note: this feature is not available for some video file formats.

Provides access to the

TrueTheater video effect controls. See

TrueTheater

Effects

.


When playing back or browsing video files in the

Videos section of the media library, click to rotate the current video 90 degrees in the clockwise direction. Note: this feature is not supported on videos that have a resolution greater than 2560 x 1440, or when the output display is greater than 2560 x 1440.


When browsing through video files in the Videos

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Play to section of the media library, click this button to share the video on

Facebook,

YouTube, or

Vimeo. See

Sharing Media on

Social Networks


When browsing through video files in the Videos section of the media library, click this button to play the current video file on a home media server or device that is connected to the same network.

See

Streaming

Media (Play to)



PowerDVD.

Photo Playback Controls

When viewing photos and playing slideshows on the Photos tab of the media library, the playback controls display as follows:

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A

B

C

Icon



Hotkey Button

Enable instant photo thumbnails

Rotate left

Delete photo

Ctrl+,

Delete

Description

When viewing a single photo, click to view the instant photo thumbnails for all the photos in the current folder. Once enabled, use

gesture controls ,

your mouse's scroll wheel, the navigational slider, or the arrow keys on the keyboard to browse through all the photos in a folder.

Click to rotate the current photo 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.

Deletes the current photo from your

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D

E

Stop

Next

F

G

Enable 3D*

Configure slideshow preferences

S

N


computer's hard drive.

Stops playback of slideshow.

Jumps to next photo in the folder or slideshow. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture Controls

to go to the next photo.

Enable 3D on photos. See

3D

Playback for

more information.

Click this button to adjust slideshow preferences.

Select the

Duration each photo displays before advancing to the next photo. Select the

Effect applied to your slideshow.

Motion adds pans and zooms on each photo, while Fade adds a fade effect between the photos. Select

None if you don't

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I

H Full screen

Share, e-mail, print, or open photo in a another program

Z want any transition effect to be used.


Click to share the photo you are viewing on Flickr or Facebook. See

Sharing Media on

Social Networks

for more information. You can also share the photo by selecting E-mail to launch your default mail client and attach it to a new e-mail message. Select

Print to print the current photo out on a connected printer. When clicked, the photo is sent to your computer's default photo viewer for printing. Proceed to use your computer's default photo viewer to print off the photo as required. If you'd like to open the

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J

K



Zoom Ctrl+mouse wheel** photo you are viewing in another program, select

Open with and then select the desired program.

Opens the



PowerDVD

Settings - Player

Settings and

PowerDVD

Settings -

Preferences for

more information.

Hover your mouse over the button, and then use the slider to use Instant Zoom to zoom in or out on the photo.

When zoomed in, you can click and drag on the photo to view different areas of the photo. ** note that this hotkey can be modified in settings, so the

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L

M

N

O

Play/Pause

Previous

Rotate right

Return to previous window Backspace


Play to

Space bar

P

Ctrl+.

Z / Esc behavior may differ. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture

Controls to

digitally zoom in or out on the photo.

Plays and pauses slideshow playback.

Returns to previous photo in the folder or slideshow. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use

Gesture Controls

to go to the previous photo.

Click to rotate the current photo 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.



Select to view the current photo on a home media server or device that is connected

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to the same network. See

Streaming Media

(Play to) for more

information.


PowerDVD.

Music Playback Controls

When playing music on the Music tab, the playback controls display as follows:

A

B

Icon



Button

Navigational slider

Elapsed time


Visually displays elapsed playback time. Click along the navigational slider to jump to different moments in the song.

Displays the time elapsed in the current song.

Hover your mouse over it to reveal two buttons that let

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C

D

E

F

G

Song duration/Remaining time

Shuffle

Previous

V

P

Play/Pause Space bar

Mute/Volume adjustment Q / + and you jump backward and forward in the song. Click to quickly jump back 8 seconds, or to skip forward 30 seconds.

Click to toggle between song duration and remaining playback time.

Plays the music in a folder, playlist, or on a disc in random order.

Returns to the previous song in the folder, playlist, or on the disc.

Plays and pauses music playback.

Click to mute the volume, or to turn mute off. To manually adjust the volume, hover your mouse over this button and then use the slider to increase or decrease the

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I

J

K

L

H



Play to

Next

Stop

Repeat

N

S

Ctrl+R volume.

Opens the



PowerDVD

Settings - Player

Settings and

PowerDVD

Settings -

Preferences for

more information.

Select to play the current music file on a home media server or device that is connected to the same network.

See

Streaming

Media (Play to)


Jumps to the next song in the folder, playlist, or on the disc.

Stops music playback.

Click this button during playback to repeat one

or all of the

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M

N

Audio equalizer

Song information songs in a folder/playlist.

When the button displays as the repeat function is off.

,

When playing back music, click this button to access the

Audio

Equalizer presets

used to alter the audio.

Displays the album art and song information for the current music that is playing. If you're browsing through media on other tabs during music playback, double-click on the song information to quickly return to the music section of the media library.

Using the Audio Equalizer

During music playback, click and then select Audio Equalizer to access the equalizer and audio presets you can use to alter the audio in CyberLink PowerDVD.

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Select a preset from the Presets drop-down to change the sound of the audio. The preset you should select, depends on the type of audio or genre of music you are playing back. You can also manually adjust the sliders on the equalizer to manually set the audio output to your custom specifications. Once you have manually set the sliders to your liking, click the Save button. You can save up to three custom presets using the Custom Preset 1, 2, and 3 options.

Playing Music in Mini Player Mode

You can play music in the media library in PowerDVD Mini Player mode. This mode makes it easy to listen to music in CyberLink PowerDVD while performing other tasks on your computer.

Note: you can also use the PowerDVD Mini Player mode to play music playlists. Note that if any videos or photos are in a playlist that contains music, then the Mini Player mode is not available.

To access the Mini Player mode during music playback, right click on an empty space in the Music tab's media window and then select Mini Player. CyberLink

PowerDVD will switch to Mini Player mode and display the album art just above the task bar in Windows. Hover your mouse over the album art to display the available

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controls in the Mini Player.

You can use the controls to pause/start playback, go to the previous or next song in the folder or playlist, or click to mute the music volume. To view the current song and playback information, click in the bottom right corner to expand the Mini

Player.

You can click on an empty area of the player and drag it to a new location on your computer's desktop. Click to exit Mini Player mode and return to Classic mode.

Play Speed Navigator

When wanting to rewind or fast forward through content on movie discs, in movie files, TV shows, or when playing videos files, you can click the to access the Play Speed Navigator for easier control.

or button

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Note: you can also access this panel by right-clicking above or below the player controls.

Drag the blue control slider left to increase the rewind speed up to 16 times the normal playback speed, or right to increase the forward speed up to 32 times. You can also click seconds.

to quickly jump back 8 seconds, or to skip forward 30

Note: if you have a touch enabled display, you can also use Gesture

Controls to skip forward or backward during movie/video playback.

Press the space bar on your keyboard to close the control panel and resume normal playback.

Other UI Controls

CyberLink PowerDVD also includes the following extra playback features and controls that you may find quite useful during media playback:

When in Windowed mode, you can click anywhere in the media window during playback and then drag the program window to a new location on your computer's desktop.

When in full screen mode, move the mouse cursor to the left or right side of the screen to instantly hide the caption bar and playback controls.

When in full screen mode, the current time from your computer clock is displayed on the caption bar.

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During video file playback, you can hover your mouse over the current time on the title bar to view the estimated playback end time.

You can hover your mouse over the navigational slider to use Instant Preview to quickly find scenes during DVD and movie file playback.

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These thumbnails are generated during playback and are only available for video content you previously viewed.



The CyberLink PowerDVD volume control is independent from your computer system's audio control in the Volume Mixer.

This means, for example, if you mute the volume in CyberLink PowerDVD, the audio will not be muted in other Windows programs. Right-click on the button to open the Volume Mixer.

Gesture Controls

If CyberLink PowerDVD is installed on a computer that has a touch enabled display, you can use gesture controls to browse through your media and during media playback.

When viewing a photo, movie, or video, use the spread and pinch gestures to zoom in and out on the image. These gesture controls are also available in calendar view, so you can change the calendar view to show more than one month, or zoom in on a specific day.

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When viewing a photo, use the swipe right and left gestures to view the previous or next photo. When in calendar view you can swipe up or down to scroll through the days and months in the calendar.

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When playing movies or video files, use the swipe right gesture to quickly jump backward 8 seconds. Swipe left to skip forward 30 seconds.


Video Mark In/Out (Video Scene

Selector)

In the media library you can mark in and out positions on movie files, TV shows, and video clips to highlight the best moment in the video. CyberLink PowerDVD will remember the mark in/out positions, even if you close the program, letting you only play the part of the video that you want.


To mark a video, do this:

1.

Browse to a movie file, TV show, or video clip in the media library and then double-click on it to begin playback.

2.

Click to or press the spacebar on your keyboard to pause playback.

3.

Hover your mouse over the navigational slider and the playback markers will display.

4.

Click and drag the mark in position (icon on the left) and drag it to the desired

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starting position of the video.

Note: you can right-click on the markers to use set by time to set more

precise positions. See Set by Time for more information.

5.

Click and drag the mark out position (icon on the right) and drag it to the desired ending position of the video.

6.

Restart playback and only the video content between the playback markers will be played.

Note: to remove the playback markers from a video, right click on one of them and then select Remove M ark In/Out.

Set by Time

For a more precise placement of a mark in/out position, right click on it and then select Set by Time to open the following dialog.

Enter the time code (in hour, minute, and second) for the mark in/out position and then click OK to set the marker.

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Seek by Time

You can instantly jump to a specific point of time in a disc, movie file, TV show, video clip, or song using the Seek by Time function.

To use the Seek by Time, do this:

1.

During media playback, right-click on the navigational slider. The Seek by

Time dialog box displays.

2.

Enter the time code (in hour, minute, and second) and then click OK. Playback continues from the time you entered.

Media Playback Menu

Depending on the media you are playing, the media playback menu provides quick access to a number of useful functions and features in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Note: the media playback menu is not available during the playback of music, photo slideshows, VCDs, or SVCDs.

DVD Playback Menu

When playing back DVDs in CyberLink PowerDVD, click the the following features:

button to access

Add Bookmark: select to add a bookmark on the movie. See

Bookmark

Functions for more information.

Bookmarks/Chapters: select to jump to a chapter on the disc, or view all the current bookmarks and chapters in the respective viewer. See

Bookmark

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Viewer or

Chapter Viewer for more information.

Select Menu: provides access to the available menus on the disc.

Resume: if you go to the disc's menu during playback, select this option to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.

Note: the resume from menu function is not available if you stopped playback.

Audio Languages: lets you select from available audio streams or dialogue languages. The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself.

Primary Subtitles: lets you select the default subtitles. Primary subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.

Secondary Subtitles: lets you select additional subtitles that display along with the default (primary) subtitles. Secondary subtitles usually display at the top of the screen.

Viewing Angles: when available on some disc titles, select this option to switch among the available camera angles.

Snapshot: select to capture a frame of the DVD. The frame of video is copied to the Windows clipboard and saved as a photo snapshot on your computer.

See the

Snapshot

section in More General settings to select the photo snapshot format and set the folder on your computer where it is saved.

More Functions: select to access some additional playback features such as A-

B Repeat, Next Angle, and more. See

More Functions for more information.

Blu-ray Disc Playback Menu

When playing back Blu-ray Discs* in CyberLink PowerDVD, click the access the following features:

button to


PowerDVD.

Select Menu: provides access to the available menus on the disc.

Resume: if you go to the disc's menu during playback, select this option to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.

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Still Off: when playback is paused, but the interactive menu is active, this will resume the video.

Chapters: select to jump to a chapter on the current disc, or view a list of all the available chapters in the Browser. See

Browser


PiP Video: select to enable a picture in picture window that contains additional content, when available on certain Blu-ray Disc titles.

Audio Languages: lets you select from available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself.

PiP Audio Language: when playing PiP video, select the language of the picture in picture video from the PiP Audio Language list.

Primary Subtitles: lets you select the default subtitles. Primary subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.

Secondary Subtitles: lets you select additional subtitles that display along with the default (primary) subtitles. Secondary subtitles usually display at the top of the screen.

Viewing Angles: when available on some disc titles, select this option to switch among camera angles.

More Functions: select to access some additional playback features such as the navigational buttons and the color buttons that correspond to ones on your remote control. See


Movie File/TV Show/Video Playback

Menu

When playing back movie files, TV shows, or videos in CyberLink PowerDVD, click the button to access the following features:

Note: when playing back DVD or Blu-ray Disc folders in the Movie Library section, the button provides access to the same media playback menu

as a regular disc. See DVD Playback Menu or Blu-ray Disc Playback Menu

for more information.

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Add Bookmark: select to add a bookmark on the movie file/video. See

Bookmark Functions


Bookmarks/Chapters: select to view all the current bookmarks for the movie file/video in the Bookmark Viewer. See

Bookmark Viewer for more

information.

Audio Languages: lets you select from available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the video file itself.

Primary Subtitles: lets you import external subtitle files and provides access to

Subtitles Settings. See

Importing External Subtitle Files or

Subtitles Settings for

more information.

Secondary Subtitles: lets you import a secondary subtitle file that displays along with the default (primary) subtitles and edit the settings for the secondary subtitles. See

Importing External Subtitle Files or

Subtitles Settings


Viewing Angles: when available on some movie files, select this option to switch among camera angles.

Snapshot: select to capture a frame of the video. The frame of video is copied to the Windows clipboard and saved as a photo snapshot on your computer.

See the

Snapshot

section in More General Settings to select the photo snapshot format and set the folder on your computer where it is saved.

Note: during the playback of WTV files, these video playback menu options are not available. You can however select the preferred video and audio stream, as well as any available subtitles during WTV playback.

When video file playback is stopped, click the feature:

button to access the following

Bookmark Viewer: select to view all the current bookmarks for the current movie file/video in the Bookmark Viewer. See

Bookmark Viewer for more

information.

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Express Menu

The express menu provides quick access to many of CyberLink PowerDVD's controls and playback features during playback. To access it, simply right-click the mouse button on the media window during playback.

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Note: the features that are displayed and available in the express menu are completely dependent on the type of media you are currently playing and the features that are available for the specific media (disc title, video file, etc.).

Basic Controls

Use the basic controls to control playback, access the Go To menu, add bookmarks, and more when watching movies and videos.


Includes the basic playback controls (Play, Stop, Pause, etc.) for CyberLink

PowerDVD.

Add Bookmark

Select the Add Bookmark option to add a bookmark on the movie or video during playback.

Bookmark/Chapters

Select to view all the current bookmarks and the chapter thumbnails for the current disc. See

Bookmark Viewer or

Chapter Viewer for more information.

Go To

Use the Go To option to quickly select a chapter or navigate among available titles, when available. The check mark signifies the current playback title, while the arrows to the right of the title signify further selections in the form of chapters. You can also select the Browser or the Chapter Viewer options for easier access to chapters.

Repeat

Select to repeat the playback for the current chapter, media file, disc title, etc. It also provides access to

Say-It-Again and

A-B Repeat

during disc playback.

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Shuffle

When playing slideshows, movie files, and videos, select this option to play the media in a folder or playlist in random order.

Disc Menu Controls

The express menu provides quick access to some disc menu controls during playback.

DVD Menu Controls

During the playback of DVD titles, the following menu controls are available in the express menu.

Select Menu

Use the Select Menu option to quickly jump to one of the available disc menus. See

Accessing Disc Menus in PowerDVD for more information.

Resume

If you go to the disc's menu during playback, select Resume to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.


Blu-ray Disc Menu Controls

During the playback of Blu-ray Disc* titles, the following extra disc menu control is also available in the express menu.


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Still Off

When the playback is paused, but the interactive menu is active, this will resume the video.

Preference Controls

The preference controls provide access to features such as audio language, subtitles, viewing angles, and more.

DVD and Video Preference Controls

During the playback of discs, movie files, and videos, the following preferences are available in the express menu.

Audio Languages

The Audio Languages menu lets you select from available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself.

Subtitles

The Primary Subtitles menu is the selection menu for the default subtitles. Primary subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.

The Secondary Subtitles menu is for additional subtitles that you can choose to display along with the default subtitles. Secondary subtitles usually display at the top of the screen.

Closed Captions

Closed Captions, if supported by your disc title, is made available by national organizations and is tailored towards the hearing impaired. The captions are found in video content and in the form of text located somewhere on the picture. Closed captions, as opposed to open captions, are hidden in the video signals and need a special decoder. Select the Settings option to modify how the closed captions text is displayed. See Closed Captions Settings for more information.

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Viewing Angles

When available on some disc titles, select this option to switch among available camera angles.

Karaoke

The Karaoke option is available when playing back karaoke discs. See

Playing a

Karaoke Disc for more information.

Blu-ray Disc Preference Controls

During the playback of Blu-ray Disc* titles, the following extra preference controls are also available in the express menu.


PowerDVD.

PiP Video

Select to enable a picture in picture window that contains additional content, when available on certain Blu-ray Disc titles.

PiP Audio Language

Select the language of the picture in picture video from the list.

Primary Subtitles (for Blu-ray Discs)

When PiP Video is enabled, there may be additional subtitles available in Primary

Subtitles for the picture in picture video (indicated by (from PiP) next to it). When you select PiP subtitles, they are displayed on the main video.

Note: when the video in the PiP window ends or is closed, the displayed subtitles will revert back to the originally selected Primary Subtitles.

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Viewing Controls

In viewing controls you can set the 3D source format, adjust the aspect ratio of the media content you are playing, and more.

3D Source Format

Select this option if you need to change the viewing format of 3D content. See

Setting 3D Source Format for more information.

Aspect Ratio

In the Aspect Ratio option, you can access such features as TrueTheater Stretch,

Digital Zoom, and Pan & Scan.

Keep Aspect Ratio

Select the Keep Aspect Ratio option to keep the correct aspect ratio of your video content and window and apply a letterbox if required.

Stretch to Fit the Screen

Select Stretch to Fit the Screen to stretch the movie to fit the video window.

TrueTheater Stretch*

The TrueTheater Stretch feature is only available in full screen mode and is for DVD titles with a widescreen aspect ratio (i.e. optimal with 16:9 on a 4:3 monitor). It employs CyberLink's unique Pano Vision video technology to stretch the movie to fit the monitor size.


PowerDVD.

The available TrueTheater Stretch modes are as follows:

Smart Stretch: crops and stretches the sides of the picture slightly, while

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keeping the center as is.

Fit to Screen: keeps the center of the picture as is, while stretching the sides slightly.

Smart for 2.35:1: select this option for disc titles that have an aspect ratio of

2.35:1. This setting is specifically designed to maximize the display space of widescreen (16:9 or 16:10) display devices when viewing discs with this aspect ratio.

Custom Stretch: enables a custom created aspect ratio configured on the

Aspect Ratio tab. See

Aspect Ratio for more information on creating a custom

aspect ratio.

Pan&Scan

Pan&Scan displays the central portion of disc content and allows you to drag the display area to view all portions of the video. This feature is only available in full screen mode and is for disc titles with the 2.35:1 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios (i.e. optimal for widescreen content on a 4:3 monitor). Check the aspect ratio of your specific disc title for optimal results when using this feature.

Pan&Scan enables you to view content without the black bars, but at the expense of being unable to view the entire screen area at once. The default Pan&Scan position is centered, but you can move the video screen simply by clicking on it and dragging the screen left or right.

Full Screen/Restore

Select Full Screen/Restore to toggle CyberLink PowerDVD to and from full screen mode.

Always on Top

Select this option to have CyberLink PowerDVD play on top of all other open programs and windows on your computer.

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Feature Controls

During the playback of discs and other media files you can access the following feature controls in the express menu.

Snapshot

Select to capture a frame of the DVD or video. The frame of video is copied to the

Windows clipboard and saved as a photo snapshot on your computer. See the

Snapshot section in More General Settings to select the photo snapshot format and

set the folder on your computer where it is saved.

More Functions

Select to access some additional playback features such as A-B Repeat, Next Angle, and more. See


Share on

When viewing photos, select to share the current photo on a social network or via e-mail.

Print

Select during photo slideshow playback to print the current photo out on a connected printer. When clicked, the photo is sent to your computer's default photo viewer for printing. Proceed to use your computer's default photo viewer to print off the photo as required.

Set as PowerDVD Wallpaper

Select this option to use the current photo as custom PowerDVD wallpaper. See

Wallpaper for more information.

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Open with

If you'd like to open a photo you are viewing in another program, select Open with and then the desired program.

Delete from Disk

Select this option if you want to remove the current photo you are viewing from the library and delete it from your computer's hard drive.

Locate on Disk

Select this option to view the folder where the photo file is located in Windows

Explorer.

Playback Info & Settings

In this section of the express menu you can also toggle the OSD on/off and access the PowerDVD settings window.

Show Information

When you enable Show Information, the OSD (on screen display) displays the variable video bitrate, audio types such as Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 or DTS

5.1, and their audio bit rates. It also displays the playback time elapsed and remaining, plus the chapter and title information.


Slideshow Preferences

Select when playing a photo slideshow to adjust slideshow preferences. Select the

Duration each photo displays before advancing to the next photo. Select the Effect applied to your slideshow. Motion adds pans and zooms on each photo, while Fade adds a fade effect between the photos.

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Settings

Select to access the settings window. See

PowerDVD Settings - Player Settings for

more information.

Playback Menu

When playing back movie discs, the playback menu provides you with another shortcut for selecting chapters, and provides access to the Browser and the Chapter

Viewer.

1.

To access the playback menu, right click on the or button on the playback controls during playback. The check mark signifies the current chapter you are watching.

2.

Select the chapter you want to view to go to that chapter.

Browser

The Browser provides you with a window where you can navigate and view all your available titles, their associated chapters, and any added bookmarks.

Note: the Browser is also available through the express menu when you select the Go To option.

1.

Select Browser in the playback menu to open the Browser window for navigating between titles and chapters, and viewing bookmarks. The red pointer indicates the current playing chapter.

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2.

Simply select a chapter or a bookmark (indicated by the tack) and then click

Go To to start playback.

Chapter Viewer

The Chapter Viewer lets you view DVD chapter thumbnails in a grid view. You can also access it in the playback menu (click on , select Bookmarks/Chapters and then Chapter Viewer) or through the express menu when you select the Go To or the Bookmark/Chapters option.

Note: the Chapter Viewer is not available for Blu-ray Disc titles for content protection reasons.

Use a remote control or your mouse to browse through the chapter thumbnails.

Select a chapter thumbnail to start playback from that chapter.

Note: CyberLink PowerDVD saves all of the chapter thumbnails on your computer when you use the Chapter Viewer. If you would like to manage these thumbnails to free up disc space, see the Cache files section in

General Settings.

Controlling Playback with

PowerDVD Remote

If you have an Android or iOS device with PowerDVD Remote* installed, you can remotely control the playback of media on a computer that has CyberLink

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PowerDVD 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 installed. You can also use PowerDVD Remote to play back media on the connected devices in CyberLink PowerDVD.


PowerDVD.

Setting Up PowerDVD Remote on Device

Before you can use a portable device to remotely control the play back of media, you must first: connect the computer with CyberLink PowerDVD 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 installed to a wireless network.

connect the portable Android or iOS device to the same wireless network.

download the free PowerDVD Remote app from the online store (Google Play,

Apple App Store).

install the PowerDVD Remote app on your portable device.


Home Media (DLNA) tab of CyberLink PowerDVD and then select PowerDVD

Remote. Next, select the Allow PowerDVD Remote to connect and control this

computer option to give permission for PowerDVD Remote to control the playback of CyberLink PowerDVD on the current computer.

enter the Passcode provided on this tab into the device running PowerDVD

Remote, so that it can control CyberLink PowerDVD on this computer.

Note: if required, click Change to generate a new Passcode for the connected device.

Playing Media in PowerDVD with

PowerDVD Remote

Once you have set up your portable device by connecting it to the wireless network and installing PowerDVD Remote, you can use it to control the playback of media in CyberLink PowerDVD or on the device itself.

To remotely control the playback of media with PowerDVD Remote, do this:

1.

Open the CyberLink PowerDVD program on the computer you want to play

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the media on.

2.

Launch the PowerDVD Remote app on your portable device. PowerDVD

Remote will search for and find all the media servers connected to the network it is connected to.

3.

Select the server from the list (the name of the computer you launched

CyberLink PowerDVD on) to connect to it.

4.

If required, enter the four digit passcode to access the media server. See

Setting Up PowerDVD Remote on Device


5.

PowerDVD Remote displays the Modules window.

6.

In the Modules window of PowerDVD Remote, you can do the following: select Movie to access and play back movie discs on the Movies/TV tab of the computer running CyberLink PowerDVD.

select Video to access and play back video files on the Videos tab of the computer running CyberLink PowerDVD.

select Photo to access and view photos on the Photos tab of the computer running CyberLink PowerDVD.

select Music to access and play back music on the Music tab of the computer running CyberLink PowerDVD.

select Device to access and play back media located on the device you are using to control playback. If there are other portable devices connected to the server as well, you can access them and the device you are using to control playback on the Devices tab of the computer running CyberLink PowerDVD.

Note: when playing media remotely using PowerDVD Remote, the playback controls that are available depend on the type of media you are playing. See


features for each media type.

7.

In PowerDVD Remote, select the Touchpad tab at the bottom of the screen to access and use the touchpad. Dragging your finger across the portable device's screen controls mouse movement on the computer running

CyberLink PowerDVD. Double tapping the screen begins playback of selected media.

Note: the Touchpad gives you all the same options as a regular mouse or touchpad. You can select any button, tab, or media file that is contained in the CyberLink PowerDVD program, and use the scroll bar on the right to scroll through media in a window.

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8.

In PowerDVD Remote, select the Playback Controls tab to control the playback of the selected media using the available controls. If playing a disc on the Movies tab, tap the DVD/BD option for more controls including access to the chapter viewer, disc menus, subtitles, available languages, etc.

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Playback Features

Chapter 6:


CyberLink PowerDVD includes many playback features that are sure to enhance your movie viewing experience.

TrueTheater Enhancements

Click the button to display the TrueTheater window. TrueTheater is video and audio enhancement technologies from CyberLink that provides better than the original quality viewing during the playback of your media.

Enabling TrueTheater

During the playback of Blu-rays, DVDs, video files (including movie files and TV shows), and videos on YouTube, you can enable TrueTheater video enhancements to maximize the playback quality.

Note: if TrueTheater enhancements are not available for you during playback, check the following section for information on the possible

reason: When is TrueTheater is Not Available?

Click the options:

button to open the TrueTheater window and display the following

Smart Enhancement

On this tab you can apply all the TrueTheater enhancements automatically during playback. CyberLink PowerDVD dynamically adjusts (turns on or off) TrueTheater video enhancements to provide optimum performance, while maximizing playback quality.

Video: select this option to enable video enhancements and make the video look better. Drag the available slider left or right to adjust the amount of

TrueTheater video enhancements applied. TrueTheater Video enhances video brightness, contrast, and also the color, making it more saturated and vivid.

TrueTheater will also sharpen video (if the resolution is less than 720p) to make it look clearer.

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Audio: select this option to enable audio enhancements and make the audio sound better. Drag the available slider left or right to adjust the amount of

TrueTheater audio enhancements applied. TrueTheater Audio amplifies the movie volume, boosting movie bass and dialogue, to provide a more immersive media viewing experience.

Advanced Enhancement

Select this tab to manually enable and set the amount of TrueTheater enhancements applied to the video as follows:

Video

Select the Video option to enable the following True Theater video enhancements:

TrueTheater HD: select this option to up scale the original video to a higher resolution version, which is sharper and artifact-free. TrueTheater HD is capable of boosting 480p video to 1080p. Use the slider to adjust the sharpness to the best output that suits your configuration.

TrueTheater Lighting (CyberLink Eagle Vision 2): is a video enhancement technology developed by CyberLink that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast ratios so that you do not need to change the video settings if the video you are watching contains scenes that are overly dark or too bright. Use the level slider to adjust the TrueTheater

Lighting effect the desired amount.

TrueTheater Color: select this option to dynamically adjust the color saturation ratio in the video. Use the level slider to make the colors in the video more vivid, without affecting skin tones.

TrueTheater Motion: select this option to enable frame rate upsampling, from

24 fps up to 60 fps, to make panning scenes, particularly in action movies, play more smoothly. TrueTheater Motion can improve the frame rate of video content to 60 or 72 fps, depending on the output frame rate of your display.

TrueTheater Noise Reduction: select this option to reduce the amount of video noise when playing home video files in CyberLink PowerDVD, including

High-ISO and TV signal noise. Once enabled, drag the slider to increase or decrease the level of noise reduction on the video.

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Note: this feature is not available for disc playback.

TrueTheater Stabilizer: select this option to employ motion compensation technology when playing home video files that are shaky. This feature is ideal for use with video files taken without a tripod or recorded while moving.

Note: this feature is not available for disc playback.

Audio

Select the Audio option to enable TrueTheater audio enhancements. Drag the available slider left or right to adjust the amount applied. TrueTheater Audio amplifies the movie volume, boosting movie bass and dialogue, to provide a more immersive media viewing experience.

When is TrueTheater is Not Available?

During video playback, there are some circumstances where TrueTheater enhancements are not available:

TrueTheater video enhancements are not available during the playback of Bluray 3D discs and 3D video files.

TrueTheater video enhancements are not available when the video resolution exceeds 1080p.

TrueTheater video enhancements are not available when playing video over a

DLNA network with DTCP-IP.

TrueTheater audio enhancements are not available when the selected HDMI audio output mode in

More Audio Settings

is either of the "non-decoded" passthrough to external device options.

TrueTheater Display Modes

The display mode option is available when you enable TrueTheater video enhancements, and lets you select how they are displayed during playback.

You can select from the following display modes:

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: select to view the applied video enhancements on the entire video in normal mode.

: select to compare the applied video enhancements in split mode, with the left half of the video played back with the original video, while the right half has the video enhancements applied.

: select to preview the applied video enhancements on the entire video using compare mode, with the left side containing the original video, while the right side contains the same video with the video enhancements applied.

3D Playback

CyberLink PowerDVD supports the playback of 3D Blu-ray Discs*, DVDs*, video files*, and 3D YouTube videos*, and also lets you view JPS, MPO, and side by side

3D photos* in 3D. CyberLink PowerDVD can also convert any regular 2D Blu-ray

Disc**, DVD movie, video file, YouTube video, and photo into 3D using TrueTheater

3D*.

3D Playback Warning: if you experience headaches, dizziness, nausea, blurry eyesight or other symptoms while watching 3D video content, it is highly recommended that you stop playback immediately and see your doctor.


PowerDVD. ** Windows 7/8 only.

Before beginning 3D playback, it is recommended that you first set up your 3D display device. See

Display Device in the 3D Display preferences for more

information.

Enabling 3D Playback

To enable 3D* playback, just select the then select one of the following options:

button on the playback controls and

Play 3D Media in 3D: select this option to auto enable playback of all 3D media

(3D** Blu-ray Disc or DVD, 3D video file, 3D photos). Once enabled, CyberLink

PowerDVD will automatically play 3D media in 3D once playback starts, so that you don't need to enable 3D playback every time you play it.

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Note: ** if your version of CyberLink PowerDVD supports 3D Blu-ray Disc

playback, you may have to enable playback in settings. See Blu-ray 3D for

information on enabling it.

Convert 2D Media to 3D: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to convert all 2D media (2D Blu-ray Discs

,

DVDs, video files, YouTube videos, photos) to 3D using TrueTheater 3D when playback starts. Once enabled, you won't need to enable TrueTheater 3D every time you want to convert 2D media.

Note: 3D mode is enabled when the 3D icon on the playback controls displays as playback.

. Note that a number of features are disabled during 3D

If you need to adjust your 3D display configuration or the playback preferences, click on the playback controls and then select More 3D Preferences. See

3D

Display Preferences for details on all the available configuration options.


PowerDVD.

Adding Bookmarks

During the playback of DVDs, movie files, TV shows, and video clips, click bookmark your favorite scenes and gain access to the Bookmark Viewer.

to

To bookmark a scene, click on and then select Add Bookmark. When you add bookmarks to videos, CyberLink PowerDVD adds a graphic marker on the navigational slider so you can easily find and jump to it later.

Bookmark Viewer

In the Bookmark Viewer you can view all of the bookmarked scenes for the current

DVD, movie file, TV show, or video clip you are playing. You can also edit the existing bookmarks by adding comments, or export/import DVD bookmarks to/ from your hard drive.

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To open the Bookmark Viewer, click on and then select Bookmark/Chapters >

Bookmark Viewer during playback. If playback is stopped in the Videos tab, access it by clicking and then selecting Bookmark Viewer.

For DVDs, the Bookmark Viewer displays all of the bookmarks (if any) for the current disc you are watching. For videos, the Bookmark Viewer displays all of the bookmarks (if any) for the current video file and all of videos that have bookmarks in the left pane.

In the Bookmark Viewer, you can perform the following tasks:

Note: some of these tasks are not available for video bookmarks.

for video bookmarks, if required, select the video file in the left pane to view all of the bookmarked scenes for that video.

click on a bookmark in the main window to play from that scene, or click the

Play button to play the first bookmarked scene. See

Playing Bookmarks


click on Edit to add comments to a bookmark. Click Save to save your changes, or Cancel to discard the changes.

to delete a specific bookmark, click on the Edit button and then click the button next to the bookmark you want to delete.

for DVD bookmarks, click on Export to save the bookmarks in a MovieMark file on your hard drive. Saved in the BMK format, you can import it into another computer or e-mail it to friends.

for DVD bookmarks, click to import a set of bookmarks (MovieMarks) in the BMK format into the Bookmark Viewer. You can view a list of the movies that you have imported MovieMarks for by clicking on the drop down in the top left corner. The DVD for the movie must be in the drive to view the bookmarked scenes.

to delete imported bookmarks (MovieMark) from the list view, select it and then click .

click on Exit to close the Bookmark Viewer and return to the DVD or video.

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Playing Bookmarks

When you play a MovieMark or individual bookmark, CyberLink PowerDVD starts the playback from the bookmarked point and continues the playback of the disc/ video from the point where it was bookmarked. To view the next bookmarked scene, press the G key on the keyboard.

If the bookmarks are on a movie file, TV show, or video clip, you can just hover your mouse over the navigational slider to view the bookmarked scenes on it.

Hover your mouse over the bookmark to view a thumbnail of the scene, or click it to play the video from that bookmarked point.

More Functions

During disc playback, you can access the More Functions window for additional playback features such as A-B Repeat and Next Angle.

To display the More Functions window, click during disc playback, select More

Functions, and then click to view all the available buttons.

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C

D

A

B

Note: the below table includes the hotkey for each specific button in more functions, if available. For a complete list of all the hotkeys in PowerDVD

and the corresponding behavior, see PowerDVD Hotkeys.

Button/Icon

Navigation buttons

Enter

A-B Repeat

Hotkey

Left, Right, Up, Down arrows

F9 (red), F10 (green),

F11 (yellow), F12 (blue)

Enter

X

Description

Use to navigate through a disc menu.

Same as the corresponding colored buttons on remote control. Displayed during Blu-ray Disc playback only.

Accepts the selected option.

Repeats selected scene. See

A-B Repeat .

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E

F

G

H

I

J

Say-It-Again

Snapshot

Next angle

Expand/Collapse

1 - +10

Karaoke

W

C

A

0-9, * for +10

K

Repeats the last dialog.

See

Say-It-Again .

Captures video content as an image file. (Not supported during Bluray Disc playback.) See

Taking Photo

Snapshots

.

Switches among any available angles. See

Next Angle .

Select to display or hide buttons by expanding or collapsing the window.

Number pad.

Switches among karaoke modes. See

Playing a Karaoke Disc

.

A-B Repeat

A-B Repeat lets you select any part of the movie for repeated playback. The starting point of the repeating playback is called A and the end is called B. This is different from Say-It-Again, which only repeats the current dialog.

To use A-B Repeat, do this:

1.

During playback, click on the button to access the A-B Repeat dialog window (or press the X key on your keyboard).

2.

Set point A by clicking the would like to repeat.

button at the beginning of the segment you

3.

Click to set point B, or where you would like the segment to end. The segment will repeat and loop continuously, even if you close the A-B Repeat dialog window.

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4.

To cancel A-B Repeat, click the button again or navigate out of the segment's range (i.e. with the navigational slider or by jumping to the next or previous chapters).

Note: this feature is not supported with Blu-ray Disc titles.

Say-It-Again

You can use Say-It-Again to repeat the current dialog you are watching. To use Say-

It-Again, do this:

1.

Simply click the button during the playback of some dialog to repeat the same dialog again.

2.

Click again to turn Say-It-Again off.

Next Angle

The Next Angle feature is often available for music concert discs. Click during playback to switch among any available angles.

Menu/Number Pad

The Menu/Number pad offers navigation buttons, a pad for entering numbers, and buttons for accessing other functions.

Taking Photo Snapshots

CyberLink PowerDVD lets you capture individual frames from your favorite scenes during the playback of a DVD, movie file, TV show, or video. The frame of video is copied to the Windows clipboard and saved as a photo file on your computer. See the

Snapshot section in More General Settings to select the photo snapshot file

format and set the folder on your computer where it is saved.

Note: this feature is not available during the playback of Blu-ray Disc titles.

It is also not available in 3D mode, on videos that have a resolution greater than 2560 x 1440, or when the output display is greater than 2560 x 1440.

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Capturing a Frame of Video

To capture a frame of video and save it as a photo file, do this.

1.

During playback, do any of the following: click the button and then select Snapshot.

press the C key on your keyboard.

click the button in the

More Functions window (DVD disc playback only).

Note: to be more precise, you can pause the playback and use the step forward/backward buttons to finds and capture the exact desired frame of video.

2.

The photo is saved to the folder specified in the

Snapshot

section of More

General Settings.

Note: the Snapshot dialog displays once the photo snapshot it taken, by default. Click the Open Folder button to view the location of the captured photo on your computer's hard drive. Click on Settings to change the photo format or location.

External/Embedded Subtitles

CyberLink PowerDVD supports the use of subtitles that are embedded in MKV movie files. You can also import subtitles that are in an external file during movie file playback.

Note: the use of external subtitles files is only supported during the playback of individual video files (movie files or TV shows).

To display or change the external/embedded subtitles during playback, do this:

1.

Click on the express menu).

button (or right-click on the media window to display the

2.

Select Primary Subtitles or Secondary Subtitles, and then select the subtitle language in the list you want to use. If the subtitles you want to use are not available, you may need to import the subtitle file. See

Importing External

Subtitle Files


3.

To stop displaying the subtitles, click on the button (or right-click on the

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media window), select Primary Subtitles > Off, or Secondary Subtitles > Off.

See

Subtitles Settings

for information on changing the font style, position, and encoding for external and embedded subtitles.

Importing External Subtitle Files

You can import subtitles that are in an external file during movie file and video file playback. CyberLink PowerDVD supports the following external subtitle file formats:

ASS, PSB, SSA, SMI, SRT, SUB.

To import an external subtitle file, do this:

Note: you can also drag and drop a subtitle file onto the CyberLink

PowerDVD UI during playback to import it.

1.

During playback, click on the button (or right-click on the media window) and then select Primary Subtitles > Import, or Secondary Subtitles >

Import.

2.

In the dialog that displays, browse to and then select the subtitle file you want to import.

3.

Click the Open button to import the subtitle file.

Note: CyberLink PowerDVD will also automatically import any supported subtitle files it finds in the same directory as the movie file it is playing back.

You can import up to 10 subtitle files, but can only display a maximum of two during playback.

Once imported, you can change the font style, position, and encoding in settings if required. See

Subtitles Settings for more information.

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Utilizing CyberLink Clo ud

Chapter 7:

Utilizing CyberLink Cloud

Click on the CyberLink Cloud* tab to view the media stored on the cloud service from CyberLink. You can upload the videos, photos, and music on your computer's hard drive to CyberLink Cloud. This allows you to back it up, and make it available anywhere for playback on a portable device using Power Media Player. CyberLink

PowerDVD can also auto sync the media in your media library with the media on

CyberLink Cloud.


PowerDVD.

At the bottom of the media window CyberLink PowerDVD displays how much of each type of media you have stored on CyberLink Cloud. It also displays how much free space there is available.

Uploading Media to CyberLink

Cloud

You can quickly and easily upload media that is in the CyberLink media library and on your computer's hard drive, to CyberLink Cloud. You can even upload just the playlists you created in CyberLink PowerDVD. The media files (listed in the playlists) will automatically be uploaded with the playlists.

Note: you can play the media that is stored on CyberLink Cloud, and more.

See Playing Media Stored on CyberLink Cloud for more information.

To upload media to CyberLink Cloud, do this:

1.

Do any of the following:

Click on the Media Library tab and then browse to the media in the library that you want to upload.

Click on the My Computer tab and then browse to the media on your

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computer's hard drive that you want to upload.

Click on the Playlists tab and then select the playlist you want to upload.

Note: you can also drag media files and folders from within Windows File

Explorer and drop them on the CyberLink Cloud area of the media panel to upload them.

2.

Select the media that you want to upload. You can select individual media files, or you can select entire media folders or music albums. If you want to upload a playlist, just select the playlist name in the media panel.

3.

Drag the selected media/folders/playlist and then drop them on the CyberLink

Cloud area of the media panel. CyberLink PowerDVD will upload all the selected content to CyberLink Cloud.

Note: if you are uploading movie files to CyberLink Cloud, you will be asked if you want to upload its subtitles, if available, for the movie as well.

Syncing Media with CyberLink

Cloud

CyberLink PowerDVD will automatically sync the media in your media library with the media on CyberLink Cloud, ensuring that it is always available when and where you need it.

Note: you can configure the sync options for syncing media in CyberLink

Cloud Settings.

To sync media with CyberLink Cloud, do this:

1.

In CyberLink PowerDVD, click on the CyberLink Cloud tab of the media panel and then the Information section.

2.

Click the follows:

in the media window and then configure the options as

Automatically download videos uploaded by other devices: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to download and import any new videos it finds on CyberLink Cloud into the media library.

Automatically sync videos with CyberLink Cloud: select this option if you want

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CyberLink PowerDVD to sync the videos in the media library with the videos on CyberLink Cloud. You can choose to sync All videos, or just the Selected

playlists, folders you specify once this option is selected.

3.

Click the follows:


Automatically download photos uploaded by other devices: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to download and import any new photos it finds on CyberLink Cloud into the media library.

Automatically sync photos with CyberLink Cloud: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to sync the photos in the media library with the photos on CyberLink Cloud. You can choose to sync All photos, or just the

Selected playlists, folders you specify once this option is selected.

4.

Click the follows:


Automatically download music uploaded by other devices: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to download and import any new music it finds on CyberLink Cloud into the media library.

Automatically sync music with CyberLink Cloud: select this option if you want

CyberLink PowerDVD to sync the music in the media library with the music on

CyberLink Cloud. You can choose to sync All music, or just the Selected

playlists, artists, albums, and genres you specify once this option is selected.

5.

Click the Sync button when ready to begin the sync process. CyberLink

PowerDVD will sync all the media based on the options you selected.

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Sharing, Syncing, and Transferring M edia in the M edia Library

Chapter 8:

Sharing, Syncing, and

Transferring Media in the

Media Library

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can share all of the media in the PowerDVD media library so that is available to other computers and devices connected to the same network. You can also share videos and photos in the media library on social networking web sites, sync* all the media in the media library to an Android device that is connected via a USB cable, or transfer movie files to a device on the Devices

& Home Media (DLNA) tab.


PowerDVD.

Sharing Media on a Network

You can share the media in the PowerDVD media library so that it is available to other computers and devices that are connected to the same home network.

To share the media on your computer running CyberLink PowerDVD on a home network, do this:

1.

Ensure your computer is connected to a Wi-Fi home network.

2.

Hover your mouse over the Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab of CyberLink

PowerDVD media panel, click on the menu button, and then select Share

My Media with Home Media Devices. The Home Media (DLNA) preferences window displays.

3.

Configure all the sharing options in the Home Media (DLNA) preferences window. See

Home Media (DLNA) Preferences for detailed information on

configuring these options.

4.

Click OK to save your changes and share the media with the specified home media clients.

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Note: see Playing Shared Media for detailed information on playing media

shared on a home network.

Sharing Media on Social

Networks

In CyberLink PowerDVD you can upload the videos in your media library to

Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo, or share the photos on Facebook and Flickr.

Uploading Videos to Facebook

You can upload videos to Facebook from within CyberLink PowerDVD. To upload a non-copyrighted video to Facebook, do this:

1.

Select the Videos section on the Media Library tab to display all the available video files.

2.

Browse to and select the videos you want to upload to Facebook.

3.

Click in the bottom right of the playback controls, and then select

Facebook.

Note: you may need to hover your mouse over the share button.

button to display the

4.

Click on Sign In to grant CyberLink PowerDVD access to your Facebook account, and then sign in and complete the authorization process. Once done, click Close to continue.

5.

Enter the details about your video as follows:

Video title: enter the title of your video. If this field is grayed out, deselect the

Use file name(s) check box.

Video description: enter in a short description of your video.

Note: you must enter both a title and description before you can upload your video.

Privacy: select who has permission to view the video once it's uploaded.

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6.

Click the

Upload

button to proceed. Click on Done once your video is uploaded.

Uploading Videos to YouTube

You can upload videos in the media library directly to YouTube. To upload a noncopyrighted video to YouTube, do this:

1.


2.

Browse to and then select the videos you want to upload to YouTube.

3.

Click

YouTube.

in the bottom right of the playback controls, and then select



4.

The upload wizard opens, displaying the sign in window. To sign in to

YouTube do one of the following: if you already have a YouTube account, enter in your username and password and then click the Sign In button to sign in and authorize CyberLink

PowerDVD to upload video to your account.

if do not have a YouTube account, select the Sign up to YouTube link to create a new account and then authorize CyberLink PowerDVD to upload video to your created account.

5.

Confirm the Copyright Disclaimer and then click Next to proceed.

6.


Title: enter the title of your video. If this field is grayed out, deselect the Use

file name(s) check box.

Description: enter in a short description of your video.

Tags: enter in several tags, separated by a comma, that describe your video.

Tags are keywords that people can search for on YouTube.

Note: you must enter a title, description and at least one tag before you can upload the video.

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Video category: select the relevant video category type from the list.

Privacy: select whether to make the video Public or mark it as Private.

3D option*: select the Upload to 3D option if you want to upload the video to

YouTube 3D. If the video you are uploading is in 2D, CyberLink PowerDVD will use TrueTheater 3D* to convert it 3D before uploading.


PowerDVD.

7.

Click the Upload button to proceed and begin uploading your video to

YouTube. Click the Done button once your video is uploaded.

Uploading Videos to Vimeo

You can upload videos in the media library directly to Vimeo. To upload a noncopyrighted video to Vimeo, do this:

1.


2.

Browse to and then select the videos you want to upload to Vimeo.

3.

Click

.

in the bottom right of the playback controls, and then select Vimeo



4.

The upload wizard opens, displaying the sign in window. To sign in to Vimeo do one of the following: if you already have a Vimeo account, enter in your username and password and then click the Sign In button to sign in and authorize CyberLink

PowerDVD to upload video to your account.

if do not have a Vimeo account, select the Sign up to Vimeo link to create a new account and then authorize CyberLink PowerDVD to upload video to your created account.

5.

Confirm the Copyright Disclaimer and then click Next to proceed.

6.


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Title: enter the title of your video. If this field is grayed out, deselect the Use

file name(s) check box.

Description: enter in a short description of your video.

Tags: enter in several tags, separated by a comma, that describe your video.

Tags are keywords that people can search for on Vimeo.

Note: you must enter a title, description and at least one tag before you can upload the video.

Privacy: select whether to make the video Public or mark it as Private.

7.

Click the Upload button to proceed and begin uploading your video to Vimeo

. Click the Done button once your video is uploaded.

Uploading Photos to Facebook

To upload photos to Facebook, do this:

1.

Select the Photos section on the Media Library tab to display all the available photos.

2.

Browse to and select all of the photos you want to upload to Facebook.

3.

Click in the bottom right of the playback controls, and then select

Facebook.



4.

Click on Sign In to grant CyberLink PowerDVD access to your Facebook account, and then sign in and complete the authorization process. Once done, click Close to continue.

5.

Enter the details about your photo as follows:

Select an album: select an existing album from your Facebook page to upload the photos to. Select Create a new album to add the photos to a new album.

Album name: enter a name for a newly created photo album.

Note: if you are creating a new album, you must enter an album name before you can upload your photos.

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Location: enter in the location where the photos were taken.

Album description: enter in a short description for the photos you are uploading.

Privacy: select who has permission to view these photos once they are uploaded.

Add photo description: enter a description that will display under all of the uploaded photos.

6.

Select Upload to begin uploading your photos to Facebook. Select Done once your photos are uploaded.

Uploading Photos to Flickr

To upload photos to Flickr, do this:

1.

Select the Photos section on the Media Library tab to display all the available photos.

2.

Browse to and select all of the photos you want to upload to Flickr.

3.

Click in the bottom right of the playback controls, and then select Flickr.



4.

Click on Sign In to grant CyberLink PowerDVD access to your Flickr account, and then sign in and complete the authorization process. Once done, click

Close to continue.

5.

Enter the details about your photo as follows:

Resize: select whether you want to resize the photos or not, and then the size, if applicable.

Privacy: select who has permissions to view these photos once they are uploaded. Select Public to share them with the world.

Additional tags: enter in tags that describe your photos.

6.

Select Upload to begin uploading your photos to Flickr. Select Done once your photos are uploaded.

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Syncing Media to Connected

Device

You can sync media in the media library with the media on an Android device*.

Note: you must first connect your Android device to a computer (via USB cable) running CyberLink PowerDVD before you can sync media to it. * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

To sync media with connected devices, do this:

1.

In CyberLink PowerDVD, click on the Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab of the media panel and then select the connected device in the list.

2.

Click the General tab and then configure the options as follows:

Open PowerDVD when this device is connected via USB: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to automatically launch when the device is connected to your computer.

Auto start syncing process when device is connected via USB: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to automatically sync media on the connected device with the media in the media library.

Auto transcode video in: select this option and then select the converted video quality of the files that CyberLink PowerDVD syncs to your Android device. If selected, during the sync process CyberLink PowerDVD converts non-MP4 videos to the MP4 format to ensure they are playable on your

Android device.

3.

Click the Videos tab and then configure the options as follows:

Import newly found videos from my device: select this option if you want

CyberLink PowerDVD to import any new videos it finds on your connected

Android device into the media library.

Sync videos in library with my device: select this option if you want CyberLink

PowerDVD to sync the videos in the media library with the videos on your connected Android device. You can choose to sync All videos, or just the


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Note: you can also manually transfer videos from your connected Android device to the media library, or vice versa. Just click on the device on the

Devices tab, and then click Videos. Browse to the videos on your device, select them, and then drag and drop them onto the Videos section of the

M edia Library tab. To manually transfer videos from the media library to your device, just drag and drop them on to your device in the Devices tab.

4.

Click the Photos tab and then configure the options as follows:

Import newly found photos from my device: select this option if you want

CyberLink PowerDVD to import any new photos it finds on your connected


Sync photos in library with my device: select this option if you want CyberLink

PowerDVD to sync the photos in the media library with the photos on your connected Android device. You can choose to sync All photos, or just the


Note: you can also manually transfer photos from your connected Android device to the media library, or vice versa. Just click on the device on the

Devices tab, and then click Photos. Browse to the photos on your device, select them, and then drag and drop them onto the Photos section of the

M edia Library tab. To manually transfer photos from the media library to your device, just drag and drop them on to your device in the Devices tab.

5.

Click the Music tab and then configure the options as follows:

Import newly found music from my device: select this option if you want

CyberLink PowerDVD to import any new music it finds on your connected


Sync music in library with my device: select this option if you want CyberLink

PowerDVD to sync the music in the media library with the music on your connected Android device. You can choose to sync the All music, or just the

Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres you specify once this option is selected.

Note: you can also manually transfer music from your connected Android device to the media library, or vice versa. Just click on the device on the

Devices tab, and then click M usic. Browse to the music on your device, select it, and then drag and drop it onto the M usic section of the M edia

Library tab. To manually transfer music from the media library to your device, just drag and drop it on to your device in the Devices tab.

6.

Click the Sync button when ready to begin the sync process. CyberLink

PowerDVD will sync all the media based on the options you selected.

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Transferring Movie Files to

Devices

You can manually transfer movie files that are in your movie library to connected devices. When you do this, any subtitles that are available for the movie are also transferred to the device.

Note: the transfer of DVD and Blu-ray Disc folders to connected devices is not supported.

To manually transfer media with connected devices, do this:

1.

In CyberLink PowerDVD, click on the Movies/TV tab, and then the Movie

Library section.

2.

Select the movie file you want to transfer to the device, and then drag and drop it on the device in the Devices & Home Media (DLNA) tab of CyberLink

PowerDVD.

3.

If there are subtitles available for the selected movie file the Subtitle Copy

Options window displays with the following options:

Copy subtitles as individual subtitle file: select this option if you plan to play the movie with CyberLink Power Media Player on your device.

Blend and encode below subtitle file with the video: select this option if the movie file playback software on your connected device does not support subtitle files. If required, select the subtitle file from the available list that you want to blend/encode.

No, don't copy any subtitle files: select this option if you don't want the subtitle file copied to your device.

4.

Click OK to transfer the movie file and its subtitles to the connected device.

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Po w erDVD Settings - Player Settings

Chapter 9:

PowerDVD Settings -

Player Settings

This chapter outlines the Player Settings of CyberLink PowerDVD. Modify these settings in the program to configure CyberLink PowerDVD to your specific playback requirements.

You can access the Player Settings tab by: clicking the button at the top of the window on the caption bar.

clicking the

Settings.

button on the playback controls and then selecting Player pressing Ctrl+Shift+C on your keyboard.

Note: Dolby, Pro Logic, Surround EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS, DTS

96/24, DTS-HD are trademarks of DTS (Digital Theater Systems).

General Settings

On the General settings tab you can name your PowerDVD, set the language of the user interface, configure player options, and more. The available settings are as follows:

Name your PowerDVD

In the field provided, enter a name for CyberLink PowerDVD on the current computer you are using. You use this name to identify this computer on a network or the Home Media (DLNA) tab of another computer running PowerDVD.

UI language

The UI language option allows you to set the language for CyberLink PowerDVD's user interface. In the drop-down, select the specific language that you want

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CyberLink PowerDVD to use. Select System Default if you want the language to be the same as your operating system's.

Player options

Run PowerDVD automatically at Windows startup: select this option to have

CyberLink PowerDVD launch automatically when your computer starts.

Show OSD: select this option if you want to show the on screen display (OSD) text during playback.

Automatically play next video when video ends: select this option if you want

CyberLink PowerDVD to play the next video in finds in a folder when playback of the previous one ends.

Check for product update information: select to periodically check for updates or new versions of PowerDVD automatically.

Auto-Resume setting

The Auto-Resume setting section lets you set the behavior of CyberLink PowerDVD when you play a DVD disc or video file (in the movie/TV show library) you viewed previously. Select from the available settings in the drop-down list. To prevent

CyberLink PowerDVD from prompting, select one of the first two options. See

Auto

Resume

for more detailed information on this feature.

Select files opened with PowerDVD

Click the Set File Association button to set the file formats that CyberLink

PowerDVD is the default player for. When any of the selected file formats in the Set

File Association window are double-clicked on your computer, CyberLink

PowerDVD launches and plays it back.

Note: this feature is not available under Windows 8. Instead, you can click on the Set Associations for PowerDVD button to access the Set Program

Associations function in Windows.

The check boxes are defined as follows:

means CyberLink PowerDVD is not the default player for this type of file.

means for these file extensions, CyberLink PowerDVD is the default player

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for some, but not all of them.

means CyberLink PowerDVD is the default player for all the file extensions in this type.

Play automatically upon inserting disc: select this option to have CyberLink

PowerDVD automatically launch and start playback when a disc is inserted into the disc drive.

CyberLink Product Improvement Program

I want to participate: select this item if you would like to participate in the

CyberLink Product Improvement Program for PowerDVD. Once enabled,

CyberLink PowerDVD will collect information about the hardware and software configuration of your computer system, as well as your usage behavior and statistics related to the software. Click the Learn more link to view more detailed information about the content collected.

Note: the CyberLink Product Improvement Program for PowerDVD will not collect any personal information for purposes of identifying you.

Reset "Never show again" dialogs

Click the Reset button to reset all the "Never show again" dialogs back to the default settings. All of these CyberLink PowerDVD's dialogs will display again once the button is clicked.

Cache files

Click the Cache Files button to manage the cache used for storing chapter thumbnails, the Instant Thumbnails that are generated as you watch video content, and for pinned videos. This cache is also used to store the extra content downloaded during Blu-ray Disc playback, such as BD-Live content, Blu-ray applications, etc.

In the Cache Files window, you can modify the options as follows:

Save cache files to: if you would like to change the location where the cache files are stored, click Browse and then navigate to the folder you want to use for storage.

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Limit the size of the cache storage to: select this option and then in the field provided, enter the maximum amount of disk space CyberLink PowerDVD can use for storing cache files. Once this limit it reached, older cache files are removed to make room for the new cache files.

Current cache size: indicates the current size of the cache file storage.

Click the Clear Cache button to empty the cache and delete this extra content from your computer to free up disk space if required.

More general settings

Click the More Settings button to access additional settings, such as configuring settings for captured frames (snapshots), selecting the default movie language, and more. See

More General Settings


More General Settings

Click the More Settings button to access additional settings, such as configuring settings for captured frames (snapshots) and selecting the default movie language.

More General Settings is composed of two tabs:

Snapshot and Movie Language

. The available settings on them are as follows:

Snapshot

On the Snapshot tab you can configure the settings for capturing frames of your favorite videos or movies. See

Taking Photo Snapshots for more information.

Snapshot format: select the desired file format of the captured frame snapshots from the drop-down.

Save snapshot to: if you would like to change the location where the snapshots are saved, click Browse and then navigate to the folder you want to use for storage.

Movie Language

The Movie Language tab lets you set the default movie language for your disc content (when available).

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Default movie language settings

Select the Customize option to specify a desired default language for a disc's menu, subtitles, and audio.

Select Same as UI language if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to automatically display a disc's menu, subtitles, and audio in the same language as your operating system's.

Note: the language you select is only used if available on the disc title you are playing back.

Video, Audio, Subtitles Settings

On the Video, Audio, Subtitles settings tab you can configure settings for video and audio playback. You can also customize subtitles on movie files, and closed captions on DVDs and Blu-ray movies. The available settings are as follows:

Videos

In the Videos section you can enable hardware acceleration, apply video enhancements, and more. The available settings are as follows:

Enable hardware acceleration decoding whenever possible: select this option to use GPU acceleration to decode the video for smoother movie playback.

When the option is selected, CyberLink PowerDVD will enable (if possible) hardware acceleration whenever playing Blu-ray/DVD/video files. Whether hardware acceleration can be enabled or not depends on your computer's

GPU (ex. Intel, NVIDIA, AMD) capabilities. For more detailed information, check with your GPU manufacturer, or contact our customer support team.

Note: during video file and DVD playback, if TrueTheater video enhancements are enabled, then hardware acceleration will not be used even if this option is enabled.

Enable AMD™ Fluid Motion for Blu-ray movies: if your computer's graphics card and driver supports AMD™ Fluid Motion, this option will be available.

Select it to enable smoother Blu-ray playback.

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Note: during Blu-ray 3D playback or when in 3D mode, True Theater video enhancements are disabled when AMD™ Fluid Motion is enabled.

Click the Video Enhancements button to apply enhancements to the current video you are watching. See

Enabling Video Enhancements for a detailed

description of the available features and settings.


PowerDVD.

Click the More Video Settings button to access additional settings, such as deinterlacing and setting the playback aspect ratio. See

More Video Settings for more

detailed information.

Audio

In the Audio section you can set the audio output mode and more. The available settings are as follows:

Output: depending on your sound card and/or number of speakers, select the output that matches your configuration. See

Speaker Environment

for a definition of each output type.

Click the More Audio Settings button to access additional settings, such as setting output quality, output synchronization, and more. See

More Audio Settings for

more detailed information.

Subtitles and Closed Captions

This section lets you change font, style, position, encoding, and more for subtitles on movie files. You can also change the font face, size, and color for closed captions text. Click the Subtitles Settings button to access these settings. See

Subtitles Settings


Note: these settings only apply to external and embedded subtitles for movie files and TV shows. Subtitles on Blu-ray and DVD discs/folders cannot be changed via this setting.

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More Video Settings

Click the More Video Settings button in Video, Audio, Subtitles settings to access additional settings, such as de-interlacing and setting the playback aspect ratio.

More Video Settings is composed of two tabs:

De-interlacing and Aspect Ratio . The

available settings on them are as follows:

De-interlacing

On the De-interlacing tab you can set how and when to convert interlaced video into a non-interlaced form.

De-interlace settings

Select None if you don't wish to use de-interlacing.

Select Perform de-interlacing if you want to use de-interlacing, and then select When to apply de-interlacing from the drop-down.

Note: if video enhancements are enabled, the below de-interlacing options are disabled.

If using hardware acceleration during playback, select the de-interlacing algorithm from the second drop-down list. Try each option to see which provides you with the best results.

If using software decoding during playback, select the de-interlacing algorithm from the third drop-down list. Try each option to see which provides you with the best results.

Aspect Ratio

On the Aspect Ratio tab you can control how 4:3 video is converted to 16:9 (and vice versa).

Aspect ratio preference

Always maintain video aspect ratio: select this option to retain the original

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aspect ratio whenever you resize the video display. This option is mutually exclusive with the TrueTheater Stretch option below.

Apply stretch: select this option to stretch all parts of the video equally, resulting in noticeable distortion when the aspect ratio of the video display does not match the aspect ratio of the monitor.

TrueTheater Stretch

TrueTheater Stretch* is a non-linear video stretching technology that produces minimal distortion in the center of the picture. TrueTheater Stretch feature is only available in full screen mode and is for DVD titles with a widescreen aspect ratio (i.e.

optimal with 16:9 on a 4:3 monitor). It employs CyberLink's unique Pano Vision video technology to stretch the movie to fit the monitor size.


PowerDVD. This feature is disabled during the playback of Blu-ray Disc titles when DxVA is in use.

Once enabled, select one of the following options:

Smart Stretch: (recommended for most videos) crops and stretches the sides of the picture slightly, while keeping the center as is.

Fit to Screen: keeps the center of the picture as is, while stretching the sides slightly.

Smart for 2.35:1: for disc titles that have an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. This setting is specifically designed to maximize the display space of widescreen (16:9 or

16:10) display devices when viewing discs with this aspect ratio.

More Audio Settings

Click the More Audio Settings button in Video, Audio, Subtitles settings to access additional settings, such as setting output quality, output synchronization, and more.

More Audio Settings is composed of two tabs:

Output Quality and

Miscellaneous .

The available settings on them are as follows:

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Output Quality

On the Output Quality tab you can set your speaker environment, output mode, and the dynamic range compression used on the audio.

Speaker environment

Note: these settings are disabled in versions of CyberLink PowerDVD that use Dolby PCEE to optimize sound for media playback.

Depending on your sound card and/or number of speakers, select the speaker environment that matches how you are listening to content in CyberLink

PowerDVD:

Headphone is mainly for notebook users who listen to their audio output on headphones.

2 Speaker is the selection for most users playing discs on their desktop/laptop who only have 2 speakers or a sound card that only outputs two channels.

The 4 Speaker selection is for computers equipped with sound cards that support 4-ch output.

The 6 Speaker selection (a.k.a. 5.1 channel) is for computers equipped with sound cards that support 6-ch output and is optimal for DVD Video titles that feature multichannels encoding such as Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1.

The 8 Speaker (a.k.a. 7.1 channel) option is available for users who have multiple speakers and wish to output audio to each of them.

The Use S/PDIF option is an advanced technological Digital InterFace, as opposed to transferring signals via conventional analog interfaces, designed by the Sony and Philips corporations. To enjoy true 6 speaker output quality, you must have an external Dolby Digital or DTS decoder along with a S/PDIFcompliant sound card to make this selection available.

Note: when the Use S/PDIF audio output is enabled and the output stream is not PCM, the volume control for CyberLink PowerDVD is disabled because your decoder assumes the task.

The HDMI output selection is for users who have their audio connected with an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector.

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Output mode

This option lets you select the special processing that is used on the audio signal.

Experiment with the available settings to decide which you prefer.

Note: the selections that are available in the Output mode drop down menu are dependent on the selection made in Speaker Environment and the configuration of your computer.

Headphone Output Options

The following output options are available when the speaker environment is headphone. The option you should select depends on your personal preference and setup.

The major difference between Dolby Surround* Compatible Downmix and

Stereo is that Dolby Surround uses the Dolby Surround downmixing algorithm and the possibility exists of connecting an analogue Pro Logic decoder to the sound card so as to enable 4-ch surround sound (left, right, center, surround) for Dolby Surround. Otherwise, both are relatively similar in

2-channel output.

Dolby Headphone* is a post-processing effect designed to create a virtual surround sound experience particularly for a headphone environment, but is suitable also for both notebook and desktop environments. Select one of the following options depending on your individual listening environment.

Dolby Headphone: Small room model: this option simulates a small, welldamped private room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings. It is equivalent to the Dolby Headphone Reference Room and is provided on all Dolby Headphone equipped products.

Dolby Headphone: Conference room model: this option simulates a more acoustic live room particularly suited for music listening (e.g. intimate jazz clubs).

Dolby Headphone: Movie theater model: this option simulates larger venues like a concert hall or movie theater.

The TrueTheater Surround* option uses technology developed by CyberLink to improve the quality of audio output from a notebook over headphones.

The Advanced options simulate the very different experiences of listening to sound in a living room, a small theater or a large stadium. Select one of the

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following options depending on your individual listening environment.

Living Room: this option simulates a small, well-damped private room appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings.

Theater: this option simulates an intimate live concert environment, particularly suited for music listening.

Stadium: this option simulates a larger concert venue.


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2 Speaker Output Options

The following output options are available when you select 2 speaker. The option you should select depends on your personal preference and setup.

The major difference between Dolby Surround* Compatible Downmix and

Stereo is that Dolby Surround uses the Dolby Surround downmixing algorithm and the possibility exists of connecting an analogue Pro Logic decoder to the sound card so as to enable 4-ch surround sound (left, right, center, surround) for Dolby Surround. Otherwise, both are relatively similar in

2-channel output.

The Dolby Virtual Speaker* option allows you to experience virtual surround sound through 2 speakers. Select one of the following options depending on your individual listening environment.

Reference: this mode creates a convincingly realistic five-speaker surround sound from two speakers with the apparent width of the sound across the front image defined by the distance between the two speakers.

Wide 1: this mode provides a wider, more spacious front image when the two speakers are close together.

Wide 2: this mode is similar to Wide 1, but further emphasizes the surround speakers.

TrueTheater Surround*: is a virtual surround technology developed by

CyberLink. Select one of the following options depending on your individual listening environment.

Living Room: this option simulates a small, well-damped private room

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appropriate for both movies and music-only recordings.

Theater: this option simulates an intimate live concert environment, particularly suited for music listening.

Stadium: this option simulates a larger concert venue.


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4/6/8 Speaker Output Options

The following output options are available when you select 4, 6, or 8 speaker. The option you should select depends on your personal preference and setup.

Dolby Pro Logic IIx*: has three options. Select one of the following options depending on your individual listening environment.

Movie mode: select this option for watching movies.

Music listening: select this option for listening to music.

DDEX mode: select this option for enhanced surround sound.

TrueTheater Surround*: is an audio channel expansion technology developed by CyberLink that converts a stereo audio sound and outputs to multiple channels (converts a 2 channel source to 4, 6, 7, or 8 speakers or a 6 channel source to 7 or 8 speakers). Select one of the following options depending on your individual listening environment.

Movie playback: this mode is suitable for movies, especially those with dynamic audio position shifting.

Music mode - standard: this mode simulates a concert from inside the audience.

Music mode - onstage: this mode simulates a concert from onstage.


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Use S/PDIF Output Modes

The following output modes are available during the playback of Blu-ray Disc titles when Use S/PDIF is selected as the speaker environment. The mode that you should select depends on the external decoder (AV Receiver) connected to your computer.

Only primary audio: this mode only outputs the audio from the primary video

(e.g. no sound will be available for Picture-in-Picture, secondary video streams or director commentaries). The compressed audio format is passed-through to the external decoder unit (AV Receiver).

Note: if the primary audio format is another format besides Dolby Digital,

DD+, DTS or DTS-HD, CyberLink PowerDVD will decode it and output both audio signals simultaneously.

Dolby Digital* mixing: this mode outputs both primary video sound and secondary video sound simultaneously by mixing both audio and encodes into a Dolby Digital bitstream. Select this option if your external decoder unit

(AV Receiver) supports Dolby Digital.

DTS* mixing: this mode outputs both primary video sound and secondary video sound simultaneously by mixing both audio and encodes into a DTS bitstream. Select this option if your external decoder unit (AV Receiver) supports DTS.


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HDMI Output Modes

The following output modes are available when an external decoder (AV Receiver) is connected with an HDMI connector under Windows 8, 7 or Vista. The mode that you should select depends on the external decoder (AV Receiver) connected to your computer.

PCM decoded by PowerDVD: this mode creates a digital representation of an analog signal. Select this option if your external decoder (AV receiver) does not support Dolby Digital or DTS to produce a digital sounding output for your audio.

Non-decoded Dolby Digital/DTS audio to external device: this mode passes compressed audio through to your external decoder (AV receiver). Select this option if your amplifier/receiver supports Dolby Digital or DTS to enable either

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during playback, when available.

Non-decoded high-definition audio to external device (HDMI 1.3 and above): this mode passes lossless audio through to your external decoder (AV receiver). Select this option if your amplifier/receiver supports high definition audio to enable either during playback, when available.

Dynamic range compression

This section only applies to disc titles with Dolby Digital technology.

select the first option if you are watching in a quiet environment. All audible sound, from low frequency to high frequency audio effects, are highly distinctive and fall into the full dynamic range of Dolby Digital.

select the second option if you are watching in a normal listening environment. Audible effects that fall in the extreme ranges of Dolby Digital's audio spectrum are compressed.

select the third option if you are watching in a noisy environment, or on a notebook or laptop. For this option, low range audio signals are amplified so that the audible volume will be increased.

Miscellaneous

On the Miscellaneous tab you can synchronize the audio output and enable exclusive audio output.

Audio output synchronization

Use the audio output synchronization option to fix audio and video streams that are out of sync. This can occur if the audio and video are connected via different interfaces, because TV post-processing can delay the video. You can also use this option if you are experiencing an audio delay when using Bluetooth headphones.

Delay audio for: in the field provided, enter the duration you want the audio delayed (up to 2 seconds). If the audio is behind the video, you can advance it up a half a second by entering a negative value.

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Exclusive audio output (WASAPI Exclusive)

Note: this feature is only available when playing audio with the following codecs: ALAC, AAC (LC/HE), AMR-NB, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus,

Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, FLAC, MP3, MPEG Audio, LPCM, WAV,

WMA. This feature is not available under Windows XP.

select the available option if you want to utilize the Windows Audio Session

API (WASAPI) to mute all other audio during playback and bypass the

Windows mixer to avoid audio quality degradation by Windows sound mixing. If supported by your audio device (card/chip) and driver, the audio heard during playback will be bit perfect

.

Once selected, CyberLink PowerDVD will exclusively play the intended audio and mute all other audio on your computer, including any secondary audio that may be available on a Blu-ray

Disc.

Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings

In the Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings window you can modify settings for subtitles for movie files. You can also change the font face, size, and color for closed captions text. For additional closed captions settings, see

More Closed

Captions Settings .

Subtitles Settings

Click the Subtitles Settings button in Video, Audio, Subtitles settings to access change font style, position, encoding, and more for subtitles on movie files. The available settings are as follows:

Note: these settings only apply to external and embedded subtitles for movie files. Subtitles on Blu-ray and DVD discs/folders cannot be changed via this setting.

Font style


Font: from the drop-down select the font face and size you want to use for the subtitle text. Note that these font settings will also be used for closed

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captions text when enabled.

Font color: if required, set the color of the subtitle text. Note that this font color will also be used for closed captions text when enabled.

Border color: if required, set a border color for the subtitle text. Doing this can make subtitles more readable if the text color falls on a similar color on the video.

Position: use the arrows to set the position of the subtitles on the screen. The higher the percentage, the closer to the top of the screen they will appear.

Default encoding

if required, select the language encoding for non-Unicode subtitle files.

Imported file settings

Note: these settings only apply to the imported/embedded subtitle file that is currently being used during playback.

Current file: this field displays the location and subtitle file that was imported and is currently being used for playback.

Encoding: if required, select the language encoding used on the imported subtitles.

Delay for: if you find that the subtitles are appearing ahead of the dialog, use the up arrow to delay them a specified amount of time. If the subtitles are behind the dialog, use the down arrow enter a negative value, advancing the subtitles the specified amount of time.

More Closed Captions Settings

Click the More Closed Captions Settings button in the Subtitles and Closed Captions

Settings window to customize how closed captions on DVDs and Blu-ray Discs are displayed. The available settings are as follows:

Apply custom font style, size and color of closed captions text for DVD and Blu-

ray movies: select this option to enable the customization of the closed captions text.

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Note: once this option is selected, CyberLink PowerDVD will apply the font face, size, and color selected in the Subtitles and Closed Captions Settings window.

Border

Style: from the drop-down, select the style of the closed captions text border.

Font Background

Color: use this option to select the background color of the closed captions text. When in the Color window, select the Opacity of the closed captions text background color.

Closed Captions Window Background

Color: use this option to set the color of the background that the closed captions text is displayed on. When in the Color window, select the Opacity of the background that the closed captions text is displayed on.

Blu-ray Disc Settings

On the Blu-ray Disc settings tab* you can configure the settings for the playback of

Blu-ray Disc titles. The available settings are as follows:


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Blu-ray country and region setting

Some Blu-ray Disc titles may have features that are country specific and are enabled only when that country is selected. Selecting a country specifies which region your

Blu-ray Disc drive is set to. Setting it to a region means that you can only play titles from that region with your disc drive and CyberLink PowerDVD.

Note: you may only change the region setting of your disc drive a maximum five times.

In the drop-down, select a specific country that you want CyberLink PowerDVD to use. Select System Location if you want use the same country as your operating system uses.

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Region code

This section informs you how many more times you can change the Blu-ray country and region setting of your computer's Blu-ray Disc drive. The maximum is five times, and every time you change the Blu-ray country and region setting above, this number decreases by one.

More Blu-ray Disc settings

Click the More Settings button to access additional settings, such as configuring the

BD-Live settings, setting hybrid disc playback behavior, and more. See

More Blu-ray

Disc Settings for more detailed information.

More Blu-ray Disc Settings

Click the More Settings button in Blu-ray Disc settings to access additional settings, such as configuring the BD-Live options, setting hybrid disc playback behavior, and more.

More Blu-ray Disc Settings is composed of two tabs:

Miscellaneous and

Hybrid Disc .

The available settings on them are as follows:

Miscellaneous

On the Miscellaneous tab you can set the BD-Live options, enable Blu-ray 3D support, disable Windows Aero, and more.

Enable network for BD-Live: select this option if you want to allow Blu-ray

Discs to access and download extra BD-J content from the Internet. Disable this option for faster Blu-ray Disc start-up time.

Enable BD-J keyboard support: select this option to enable keyboard support for BD-J content.

Note: enabling this feature disables all existing CyberLink PowerDVD hotkeys.

Allow connection when certification is invalid: when accessing BD-J content on a Blu-ray Disc, if the disc's digital signature is not recognized or is invalid,

CyberLink PowerDVD will ask you if you want to continue the connection to

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the Internet. This is because the content may be unsafe. If you select this option, CyberLink PowerDVD will continue with the connection to the BD-Live site without prompting you.

Enable Blu-ray 3D* support: select this option if you want to play back Blu-ray

3D Discs in CyberLink PowerDVD. Deselect it if you want to disable Blu-ray 3D playback.


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Allow PowerDVD to automatically disable Windows Aero to optimize Blu-ray

Disc playback: when playing Blu-ray Discs on a Windows 7/Vista computer, select this option to automatically disable Windows Aero to optimize Blu-ray

Disc playback to improve performance. Once playback is stopped, CyberLink

PowerDVD re-enables Windows Aero.

Hybrid Disc

On the Hybrid Disc tab you can set the default behavior of CyberLink PowerDVD when a hybrid disc is in your disc drive.

Hybrid disc

When a hybrid Blu-ray Disc is inserted: from the drop down, select the behavior of CyberLink PowerDVD when a hybrid (DVD/Blu-ray Disc) disc is inserted into the disc drive. Select Play Format Based on Type of Disc Drive if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to play the Blu-ray Disc format if a hybrid disc is inserted in a Blu-ray Disc drive. Select Always Play DVD Video if you want

CyberLink PowerDVD to play the DVD video.

CyberLink Cloud Settings

On the CyberLink Cloud* settings tab you can select the sync options for CyberLink

Cloud, set the default download folders, and configure how CyberLink PowerDVD converts media before uploading it.


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CyberLink Cloud settings is composed of two tabs:

General and Conversion .

General Settings

On the General tab, the available settings are as follows:

Sync options

Sync when PowerDVD is not running (background sync): deselect this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to only sync media in the media library with media on CyberLink Cloud when the program is running.

Stop sync when battery is below 20%: select this option if you want CyberLink

PowerDVD to automatically stop syncing media when your laptop's/ notebook's battery life drops below 20% capacity.

Download folders

if required you can set the folders on your computer's hard drive where

CyberLink Cloud media is downloaded to. To change a folder, just click the

Browse button, navigate to the folder where you want to store the downloaded media, and then click Select Folder.

Clear CyberLink Cloud cache: click the Clear Offline Cache button to free up some disk space by emptying the temp files stored when downloading content from CyberLink Cloud.

Conversion Settings

On the Conversion tab, the available settings are as follows:

Convert videos for portable devices before uploading: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to change the resolution of the videos before uploading them to CyberLink Cloud. Once selected, select the desired video

Resolution from the drop-down.

Convert photos to JPEG format for portable devices before uploading: select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to change the resolution of the photos before uploading them to CyberLink Cloud. Once selected, select the desired photo Resolution from the drop-down.

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Convert music files to AAC format before uploading for the best listening

experience on Android/iOS devices: select this option if you want CyberLink

PowerDVD to change the bitrate of the music files before uploading them to

CyberLink Cloud. Once selected, select the desired music Bitrate from the drop-down.

Hotkeys/Mouse Wheel Settings

On the Hotkeys/Mouse Wheel settings tab you can set the function behavior for some specific keyboard hotkeys, and the mouse wheel, during media playback. The available settings are as follows:

Keyboard hotkeys

Ctrl + Right/Left: from the drop down, select the CyberLink PowerDVD behavior when you hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and then press the right or left arrow key.

Note: during the playback of video files only, this hotkey is also available by pressing just the right/left arrow key.

Shift + Right/Left: from the drop down, select the CyberLink PowerDVD behavior when you hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and then press the right or left arrow key.

Alt + Right/Left: from the drop down, select the CyberLink PowerDVD behavior when you hold down the Alt key on your keyboard and then press the right or left arrow key.

Mouse wheel hotkeys

Mouse Wheel: from the drop down, select the CyberLink PowerDVD behavior when you use a mouse's scroll wheel during playback.

Ctrl + Mouse Wheel: from the drop down, select the CyberLink PowerDVD behavior when you hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and then use a mouse's scroll wheel during playback.

Shift + Mouse Wheel: from the drop down, select the CyberLink PowerDVD behavior when you hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and then use a mouse's scroll wheel during playback.

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Movie Info Settings

On the Movie Info settings tab you can configure CyberLink PowerDVD's interaction with the CyberLink's movie information web service.

Auto sign in

This option lets you decide whether you want to automatically sign in to

MoovieLive every time CyberLink PowerDVD is launched.

Select Automatically sign in and then enter your E-mail and Password so you can always enjoy the benefits MoovieLive has to offer.

Note: if you don't have a user name and password, select Sign Up to get one now.

Movie Info features

Select the Enable advanced features option to enable the advanced features and benefits of the movie information service in CyberLink PowerDVD, including the downloading of disc information when a disc is inserted and more.

Note: when you enable advanced features, you are asked to agree to the

MoovieLive privacy policy. You may click on the associated link on the tab to review the privacy policy and terms of use in detail.

Default language for viewing movie data

This option lets you select the language for the movie information that is downloaded from the movie information service into CyberLink PowerDVD.

In the drop-down, select the specific language that you want CyberLink PowerDVD to use. Select Same as UI language to use the same language as specified on the

General Settings tab. See

UI Language for more information.

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Information

The Information settings tab lets you view detailed information regarding all aspects of the disc you are playing, your computer's disc drive and hardware configuration, and the current configuration settings CyberLink PowerDVD is using.

Note: the information displayed is completely dependent on how your individual computer is built, set up, and your current usage. In some cases, this information may only display in English.

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Po w erDVD Settings - Preferences

Chapter 10:

PowerDVD Settings -

Preferences

This chapter outlines the CyberLink PowerDVD Preferences. Modify these preferences if you want to customize the CyberLink PowerDVD UI, choose what media is displayed in the library, set what folders are shared on a home media network, or configure your 3D display.

You can access the Preferences tab by: clicking the button at the top of the window on the caption bar, and then clicking the Preferences tab.

clicking the button on the playback controls and then selecting 3D

Display, Home Media (DLNA), Media Library, or UI Customization.

pressing Ctrl+Shift+C on your keyboard, and then clicking the Preferences tab.

UI Customization Preferences

On the UI Customization preferences tab you can set the PowerDVD wallpaper, and customize what items and features are displayed on the media panel, caption bar,

Movies/TV tab, and playback controls.

UI Customization preferences is composed of three tabs:

Wallpaper

,

Media Panel

and

Others

.

Wallpaper

CyberLink PowerDVD lets you customize the UI wallpaper for your player. You can download wallpaper from MoovieLive or create your own. The available preferences are as follows:

Get new wallpaper for your PowerDVD

Click one of the wallpaper thumbnails, or the View More link, to download the

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latest custom PowerDVD wallpaper from MoovieLive. Once downloaded, click on the .pbgz file to install it and make it available in the My wallpaper section.

Note: you can also check the Notification Center for information on the latest wallpaper available from CyberLink. Just click the button and then click in the Latest wallpaper from M oovieLive section to view the latest available.

Create your own wallpaper

Click the Create button to import your own image from your computer to create a custom PowerDVD wallpaper. Just browse to the image you want to use, and then click Open to create the new wallpaper and make it available in the My wallpaper section.

Note: you can also right click on a photo in the PowerDVD media library and select Set as PowerDVD Wallpaper to create your own wallpaper.

Select wallpaper to set as PowerDVD background

To set wallpaper as the PowerDVD background, just select it in either the

PowerDVD default wallpaper section or the My wallpaper section. Click OK to apply the change.

Media Panel

On the Media Panel tab you can customize what items and features are displayed on the media panel. The available preferences are as follows:

Customize items displayed on the media panel

In the available list, select the items you want displayed on the media panel of

CyberLink PowerDVD. Deselect the ones you want to hide.

Media Library

By default all of the media library tabs are displayed in CyberLink PowerDVD, and you cannot hide them.

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CyberLink Cloud*

Select this item if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to display the CyberLink Cloud tab, providing access CyberLink's cloud service.

My Computer

Select this item if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to display the My Computer tab, providing access to all of the folders on your computer's hard drive.

Playlists

Select this item if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to display the Playlists tab, providing access to your media playlists. If selected, you can then specify which playlists are displayed/hidden on this tab.

Online Video

Select this item if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to display the Online Video tab, providing access to YouTube and Vimeo. If selected, you can then specify which of these social media web sites are displayed/hidden on this tab.

Devices & Home Media (DLNA)

Select this item if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to display the Devices & Home

Media tab, providing access to and showing all of the devices and home media clients that are connected to your computer. If selected, you can then specify what type of devices are displayed/hidden on this tab.


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Others

On the Others tab you can customize what items and features are displayed on the caption bar, Movies/TV tab, and playback controls. The available preferences are as follows:

Customize items displayed on the caption bar

Switch to Cinema Mode

Select this item if you want to display the Switch to Cinema Mode icon on the

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caption bar. Clicking it that launches the Cinema mode of CyberLink PowerDVD.

Show Help

Select this item if you want to display the help icon on the caption bar. Clicking it provides access to this help file.

Customize items displayed on the Movies/TV tab

In the available list, select the items you want displayed on the Movies/TV tab in the media library. Deselect the ones you want to hide.

Note: by default the BD/DVD Movie and Movie Info sections are displayed in

CyberLink PowerDVD, and you cannot hide them.

Movie Library

Select this item if you want to display the Movie Library section in the media library.

TV Shows

Select this item if you want to display the TV Shows section in the media library.

Customize items displayed on the playback controls

Open with

Select this item if you want to the Open with function to be available when you click the button when viewing photos and playing slideshows.

E-mail

Select this item if you want to the E-mail function to be available when you click the button when viewing photos and playing slideshows.

Print

Select this item if you want to the Print function to be available when you click the

button when viewing photos and playing slideshows.

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Play To

Select this item if you want to display the

Share on Facebook

button on the playback controls.

Select this item if you want to display the Facebook option in the share menu.

Upload to YouTube

Select this item if you want to display the YouTube option in the share menu.

Share on Vimeo

Select this item if you want to display the Vimeo option in the share menu.

Share on Flickr

Select this item if you want to display the Flickr option in the share menu.

Enable/Disable 3D

Select this item if you want to display the

Play Speed Navigator

button on the playback controls.

Select this item if you want to be able to access the Play Speed Navigator when you click the rewind or fast forward button during playback. See

Play Speed Navigator


Video Mark In/Out

Select this item if you want to be able to access the video mark in/out feature during video playback. See

Video Mark In/Out for more information.

Media Library Preferences

On the Media Library preferences tab you can set which folders on your computer and connected network devices CyberLink PowerDVD imports media from. By doing this, you can control what media is displayed in each tab in the media library.

Media Library preferences is composed of four tabs:

Movies ,

TV Shows ,

Videos/

Photos , and

Music .

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Movies

Click on the Movies tab to set what folders CyberLink PowerDVD imports movie files from. Movie files are DVD/Blu-ray Disc* folders and individual video files (movie files you recorded with a PVR) that are stored on your computer's hard drive and connected network devices.

The movie files in the folders you specify are imported into the Movie Library section of the media library. See

Movies/TV in the Media Library for more

information.

Movie library

In the Movie library list are the folders that CyberLink PowerDVD imports supported movie files from. See

Supported Movie File/TV Show Formats

for a list of the supported file formats.

Note: these folders are continuously scanned for new media, so if you add or remove media from them, the PowerDVD media library is updated automatically.

To add folders to the movie library, do this:

1.

Click the Add Movie Folder button.

2.

Browse to the folder you want to add. The folders can be on your computer's hard drive or on a connected network device.

3.

Click the Select Folder button to add it to the list.

4.

Repeat the above steps to add more folders if necessary.

5.

If required, select the Ignore videos that are under option and enter a duration in minutes in the field provided. This will help to filter out shorter home or other videos you may not want in your movie library.

6.

If required, select the Show disconnected media option if you want to see movie files on disconnected network devices in the media library.

7.

Once you are done adding folders, click OK to close the Media Library preferences window. CyberLink PowerDVD will scan the folder and import all the supported movie files.

Note: if you want to remove a folder from the movie library, hover your mouse over the folder in the list and then select .

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TV Shows

Click on the TV Shows tab to set what folders CyberLink PowerDVD imports TV shows from. TV shows are video files recorded with a PVR and saved on your computer's hard drive and connected network devices.

The TV shows in the folders you specify are imported into the TV Shows section of the media library. See

Movies/TV in the Media Library for more information.

TV show library

In the TV show library list are the folders that CyberLink PowerDVD imports supported TV shows from. See

Supported Movie File/TV Show Formats for a list of

the supported file formats.


To add folders to the TV show library, do this:

1.

Click the Add TV Show Folder button.

2.


3.


4.


5.

If required, select the Ignore videos that are under option and enter a duration in minutes in the field provided. This will help to filter out shorter home or other videos you may not want in your TV show library.

6.

If required, select the Show disconnected media option if you want to see TV shows on disconnected network devices in the media library.

7.

Once you are done adding folders, click OK to close the Media Library preferences window. CyberLink PowerDVD will scan the folder and import all the supported movie files.

Note: if you want to remove a folder from the TV show library, hover your mouse over the folder in the list and then select .

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Organizing TV Shows

For easing browsing, TV shows are organized by series and season. CyberLink

PowerDVD does this automatically based on the TV show file and folder names. For best results, ensure the TV show file and folder names are as follows: the TV show name should be in either the file name or in the name of the file's parent folder.

where "XX" indicates the season number, it should be in either the file name as

"SXX", or as "Season XX" the file's parent folder.

where "YY" indicates the episode number, it should be in either the file name as "YY" or "EYY".

Naming Examples

The following are some examples of how you can organize your TV shows so that they are organized properly in the TV show library:

Top Folder Name

TV Shows

TV Shows

The PowerDVD Show

Subfolder Name

--

The PowerDVD Show

Season 1

File Name

The.PowerDVD.

Show.S01E01.MP4,

The.PowerDVD.

Show.S01E02.MP4,

The.PowerDVD.

Show.S02E01.MP4, ...

S01E01.MP4, S01E02.

MP4, S02E01.MP4, ...

E01.MP4, S01E02.

MP4, ...

01.MP4, 02.MP4, ...

The PowerDVD Show Season 1

Note: if there is additional text in the file name between the episode number and file extension, it will be ignored and not displayed in the TV show library.

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Videos/Photos

Click on the Videos/Photos tab to set what folders CyberLink PowerDVD imports videos and photos from. It is recommended that you import video files that are home movies, or other short clips, that you may not want to include in the Movie

Library section. See

Videos in the Media Library for more information.

The photos you choose to import are available for slideshows, sharing, and other features. See

Photos in the Media Library for more information.

Video/Photo libraries

In the Video/Photo libraries list are the folders that CyberLink PowerDVD imports supported video files and photos from. See both

Supported Video File Formats and

Supported Photo Formats for a list of the supported file formats.


To add folders to the video and photo libraries, do this:

1.

Click the Add Video/Photo Folder button.

2.


3.


4.


5.

If required, select the either of the following import options:

Ignore photo files less than: select this option if you do not want to import photo files that are less than the size you select from the drop-down.

Ignore video files less than: select this option if you do not want to import video files that are less than the size you select from the drop-down.

6.

If required, select the Show disconnected media option if you want to see videos/photos on disconnected network devices in the media library.

7.

Once you are done adding folders, click OK to close the Media Library preferences window. CyberLink PowerDVD will scan the folder and import all the supported video files and photos.

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Note: if you want to remove a folder from the video or photo library, hover your mouse over the folder in the list and then select .

Music

Click on the Music tab to set what folders CyberLink PowerDVD imports audio files from. You can import any type of audio file into the music library that is a supported format, but the files are imported into the Music tab of the media library.

See

Music in the Media Library


Music library

In the Music library list are the folders that CyberLink PowerDVD imports supported music from. See

Supported Audio Formats for a list of the supported file formats.


To add folders to the music library, do this:

1.

Click the Add Music Folder button.

2.


3.


4.


5.

If required, select the Show disconnected media option if you want to see music files on disconnected network devices in the media library.

6.

Once you are done adding folders, click OK to close the Media Library preferences window. CyberLink PowerDVD will scan the folder and import all the supported audio files.

Note: if you want to remove a folder from the music library, hover your mouse over the folder in the list and then select .

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Home Media (DLNA)

Preferences

On the Home Media (DLNA) preferences tab* you can make media in the media library available on a network and allow other network devices to stream media to your computer's CyberLink PowerDVD.


PowerDVD.

Home Media (DLNA) preferences is composed of two tabs:

Access Control

and

Folder Sharing .

Access Control

On the Access Control tab you can allow other network devices to stream media to your computer's CyberLink PowerDVD, and enable the sharing of media in your library on a network. The available preferences are as follows:

Allow other home media computers or devices to play their media content to

this PowerDVD: select this option to give permission to a network computer/ device to play media with CyberLink PowerDVD on the current computer.

Stream contents of PowerDVD library to other home media computers or

devices: select this option if you want to share the media in the media library with computers and devices connected to the same network. Once selected, select one of the following two options:

Stream to all home media devices: select this option if you want to share the media in the library with all of the computers and devices connected to the network.

Stream only to the devices selected below: if you only want to share media with certain computers and devices, select this option. Next, select each of the devices in the list that you want to share the media with and then click

to add it to the Allowed list.

Note: if a computer or device you want to share is not displayed in either list, ensure it is enabled and connected to the network. Then click the list of home media computers and devices.

to refresh

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Folder Sharing

On the Folder Sharing tab you can set which folders in the media library are available on a network. The available preferences are as follows:

Note: you must first enable the Stream PowerDVD library content to

other home media computers/devices option on the Access Control tab before you can begin sharing folders.

All the media in the library: select this option if you want to share all of the media that is in the media library.

Only the selected folders below: select this option if you want to specify which media library folders are shared. You share them by selecting them from available the list.

3D Display Preferences

On the 3D Display* preferences tab you can enable 3D playback, set up your 3D display device, and more.


PowerDVD.

3D Display preferences is composed of two tabs:

General and

Display Device

.

General

On the General tab, set the 3D display configuration. The available preferences are as follows:

Play 3D media in 3D

Select this option to auto enable playback of all 3D media (3D** Blu-ray Disc or DVD,

3D video file, 3D photos). Once enabled, CyberLink PowerDVD will automatically play 3D media in 3D once playback starts. Once enabled, you won't need to enable

3D playback every time you play 3D media.

Note: ** if your version of CyberLink PowerDVD supports 3D Blu-ray Disc

playback, you may have to enable playback in settings. See Blu-ray 3D for

information on enabling it.

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Convert 2D media to 3D

Select this option if you want CyberLink PowerDVD to convert all 2D media (2D Bluray Discs

,

DVDs, video files, YouTube videos, photos) to 3D using TrueTheater 3D when playback starts. Once enabled, you won't need to enable 3D playback every time you want to convert 2D media.

3D scene depth: if required, use the slider to adjust the amount of 3D scene depth on the video image, until the resulting 3D image is optimized for your specific setup and viewing experience. The 3D scene depth slider can be used to adjust the scene depth on both native 3D and TrueTheater 3D converted content.

Swap eye view

During the playback of 3D content, if you begin to feel uncomfortable or uneasy, it may be because the layout of the 3D image is displayed differently than most standard content. If this occurs, try selecting the opposite eye view. This switches the way the 3D content is displayed on your display device, and may reduce the discomfort.

Display Device

On the Display Device tab you can set up your 3D display device. The available preferences are as follows:

Choose 3D display

Auto detect: select this option to have CyberLink PowerDVD automatically detect your device for you. If you do not have a 3D display, CyberLink

PowerDVD plays 3D content in Anaglyph Red/Cyan mode and then you can watch content in 3D with anaglyphic (red/cyan) 3D glasses.

If you want to manually select your 3D display device, select the other radio button and then select it from the drop-down menu. If you do not have a 3D display device, select Anaglyph Red/Cyan Mode and then use anaglyphic (red/ cyan) 3D glasses to watch 3D content.

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Chapter 11:

PowerDVD Hotkeys

This section lists all the hotkeys that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD.


Q

= or +

-

Ctrl+R

V

Ctrl+,

}


`

B or [

E or ,

P

S

Space bar

N

F or ]

T or .

Access the Play Speed Navigator.

Reverse through media content. Press repeatedly to increase the reverse speed.

Pause playback and step backward. Press repeatedly to step backward through video content. Note: this feature is not available for some video file formats.

Return to previous chapter or media file in a playlist/folder.

Also return to previous song on a music disc.

Stop playback.

Play/pause media playback.

Go to the next chapter or media file in a playlist/folder. Also go to next song on a music disc.

Fast forward through media content. Press repeatedly to increase the fast forward speed.

Pause playback and go to the next frame of video. Press repeatedly to step forward through media one frame at a time.

Slow forward through media content. Press repeatedly to increase the slow forward speed.

Mute on/off.

Increase audio volume.

Decrease audio volume.

Repeat one or all of the media files in a folder/playlist.

Turn music shuffle on/off.

Rotate photo 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.

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Ctrl+.

Menus

Rotate photo/video 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.

M

Ctrl+P

R

Provides access to DVD menu controls during DVD playback.

During Blu-ray Disc* playback pressing this button will display the pop-up menu.

Displays the playback menu.

Navigate up in menus.

Miscellaneous Hotkeys

F1 or ?

Open PowerDVD help.

F5

F9, F10, F11,

12

Maximize the CyberLink PowerDVD program.

Red, green, yellow, blue buttons on a remote control.

Left arrow key Navigate left in menus.

Right arrow key

Navigate right in menus.

Up arrow key Navigate up in menus.

Navigate down in menus.

Down arrow key

Enter Accepts the selected option when using the arrow keys to navigate menus.

Open the About PowerDVD window.

Ctrl+Shift+A

Ctrl+Shift+C

Ctrl+C

Ctrl+D

Ctrl+E

Ctrl+G

Open the PowerDVD settings window.

Take a photo snapshot.

Enable/disable secondary audio for Blu-ray Disc movies.

Eject the disc in the selected disc drive.

Enable/disable PG textST. When enabled, a BD-ROM player will present either a text subtitle stream or a presentation graphics subtitle stream, when available for a disc title.

Ctrl+K

Ctrl+M

Enable/disable Closed Captions.

Switch to Mini Player mode during music playback.

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Ctrl+N

Ctrl+U

Ctrl+V

Ctrl+W

K

L

I

J

G

H

C

D

Ctrl+Y

Esc

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Ctrl+Down arrow key

A

Minimize the CyberLink PowerDVD program.

Enable/disable secondary subtitles.

Enable/disable secondary video.

When the video playback is paused, but the interactive menu is active, this will resume the video.

Change secondary subtitles position (Read-it-Clearly).

Close active dialog or exit full screen mode.

Increase screen brightness** by 5 to 10%.

Decrease screen brightness** by 5 to 10%.

W

X

Z

Go to next available angle.

Take a photo snapshot.

Toggle OSD playback details on/off.

Go to bookmark.

Switch among available audio channels.

Access PowerDVD upgrade information dialog.

Go to the DVD root menu.

Switches among karaoke modes.

Access a menu that lets you quickly jump to one of the available disc menus.

Enable Say-it-Again.

Open A-B Repeat dialog window.

Toggle playback to/from full screen mode.

Extra Hotkeys for Special Keyboards

Apps

Previous

Next

Select

Displays context menu.

Time seek previous five seconds.

Time seek next five seconds.

Accepts the selected option.

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User Defined

(Can be customized in

Hotkeys/Mouse Wheel Settings

)

Ctrl+Right/

Left arrow key

Shift+Right/

Left arrow key

Skip forward 30s/backward 8s (default).

Skip forward/backward 2 min (default).

Alt+Right/Left arrow key

Skip forward/backward 5 min (default).

Mouse wheel Increase/decrease volume (default).

Instant zoom (default).

Ctrl+Mouse wheel

Shift+Mouse wheel

Fast forward/rewind (default).

Note: ** increase/decrease brightness amount is dependent on display device's capability. Some display devices do not support the brightness adjustment by CyberLink PowerDVD.

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Licensing and Co pyright Info rm atio n

Chapter 12:

Licensing and Copyright

Information

This section contains the PowerDVD licensing and copyright information. There is also a list of the third-party components used in PowerDVD.

Dolby Laboratories

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1995-2005 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

DTS

For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS

Licensing Limited. DTS, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks, and DTS Digital Surround is a trademark of DTS, Inc. © DTS, Inc. All

Rights Reserved.

DTS-HD


Licensing Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

DTS-HD-MA (DTS-HD 7.1 output)


Licensing Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks, and DTS-HD Master Audio is a trademark of DTS, Inc. © DTS,

Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Apple Lossless Audio Codec

CyberLink PowerDVD uses Apple Lossless Audio Codec. It's licensed under Apache license. Related files are located in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\ALAC.

Java

Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

BSD License

1/Under BSD license:

Redistribution of source code must retain the following copyright notice and following disclaimer:

Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009 Josh Coalson

Neither the name of the Xiph.org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS

``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED

TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR

CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,

EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,

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PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR

PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY

OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING

NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS

SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Cinavia

Cinavia Notice

This product uses Cinavia technology to limit the use of unauthorized copies of some commercially-produced film and videos and their soundtracks. When a prohibited use of an unauthorized copy is detected, a message will be displayed and playback or copying will be interrupted.

More information about Cinavia technology is provided at the Cinavia Online

Consumer Information Center at http://www.cinavia.com. To request additional information about Cinavia by mail, send a postcard with your mailing address to:

Cinavia Consumer Information Center, P.O. Box 86851, San Diego, CA, 92138, USA.

Copyright 2004-2013 Verance Corporation. Cinavia™ is a Verance Corporation trademark. Protected by U.S. Patent 7,369,677 and worldwide patents issued and pending under license from Verance Corporation. All rights reserved.

Python 27

CyberLink PowerDVD uses Python, related license files are available in C:\Program

Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicensespython27/*.txt and in C:

\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\python27

\from_pydocs\*.html.

Pthreads-win32

Cyberlink H.264 video decoder is a software work uses open-source PThread library

(namely PThreadVC2.dll) which is under LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License).

0.

Pthreads-win32 license file only deals with license of PThread library, not including the license of other parts of Cyberlink H.264 video decoder. The

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Pthreads-win32 license file could be found in C:\Program

Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\pthreads-win32/ copying.html.

1.

The PThread library is available at http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/.

2.

One copy of LGPL is provided in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\licenses\lgpl-2.1.txt. It is also available at http:// www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html.

Intel OpenCV

CyberLink PowerDVD uses Intel Open Source Computer Vision Library. The License

Agreement For Open Source Computer Vision Library is in C:\Program

Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\opencv\license.txt.

simplejson

CyberLink PowerDVD uses simplejson. It's licensed under MIT License which is attached in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\simplejson\license.txt.

CSystemTray

CyberLink PowerDVD uses "CSystemTray" in code project. It's licensed under CPOL license. Related files are located in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\systemtray and C:\Program

Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\licenses/CPOL.html.

boost C++ Libraries

CyberLink PowerDVD uses boost C++ Libraries. It's licensed under boost license.

Related file is located in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\licenses\boost_license_1_0.txt.

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multiprocessing

CyberLink PowerDVD uses multiprocessing. It's licensed under BSD license. Related files are located in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\multiprocessing\license.txt.

oauth2

CyberLink PowerDVD uses oauth2. It's licensed under MIT License which is attached in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\oauth2

\LICENSE.txt.

httplib2

CyberLink PowerDVD uses httplib2. It's licensed under MIT License which is attached in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\httplib2

\license.txt.

beautifulsoup

CyberLink PowerDVD uses beautifulsoup. It's licensed under Creative Commons

License which is attached in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\beautifulsoup\license.txt.

socksipy

CyberLink PowerDVD uses socksipy. It's licensed under BSD style License which is attached in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\socksipy\license.txt.

Monkey’s Audio

CyberLink PowerDVD uses "Monkey’s Audio" as source filter in code project. The

Monkey's Audio license file could be found in C:\Program

Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\Monkeys Audio\license.

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html.

SQLite3

CyberLink PowerDVD uses "SQLite3" as database engine in code project. The

SQLite3 license file could be found in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\licenses\sqlite3_copyright-release.html.

rapidjson

CyberLink PowerDVD uses rapidjson. It's licensed under MIT License which is attached in C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD15

\Custom\Setting\FreeLicenses\licenses\license_rapidjson.txt.

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Technical Suppo rt

Chapter 13:

Technical Support

If you require technical support, then this chapter can help. It includes all the information you need to find the answers you are looking for. You may also find answers quickly by contacting your local distributor/dealer.

Before Contacting Technical

Support

Before contacting CyberLink technical support, please take advantage of one or more of the following free support options: consult the user’s guide or the online help installed with your program. refer to the Knowledge Base at the following link on the CyberLink web site: http://www.cyberlink.com/support/search-product-result.do check the

Help Resources page in this document.

When contacting technical support by e-mail or phone, please have the following information ready: registered product key (your product key can be found on the software disc envelope, the box cover, or in the e-mail received after you purchased

CyberLink products on the CyberLink store).

the product name, version and build number, which generally can be found by clicking on the product name image on the user interface.

the version of Windows installed on your system.

list of hardware devices on your system (capture card, sound card, VGA card) and their specifications. For fastest results, please generate and attach your system info using the DxDiag.txt.

Note: here are the steps to generate the system info DxDiag.txt file: Click

Windows (start) button, and then search for "dxdiag". Click Save All

Information button to save the DxDiag.txt file.

the wording of any warning messages that were displayed (you may want to write this down or take a screen capture).

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a detailed description of the problem and under what circumstances it occurred.

Web Support

Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day at no cost on the CyberLink web site:

Note: you must first register as a member before using CyberLink web support.

CyberLink provides a wide range of web support options, including FAQs, in the following languages:

Language

English

Traditional Chinese

Japanese

Spanish

Korean

Simplified Chinese

German

French

Italian

Web Support URL

http://www.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://tw.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://jp.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://es.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://kr.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://cn.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://de.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://fr.cyberlink.com/cs-help http://it.cyberlink.com/cs-help

Help Resources

The following is a list of help resources that may assist you when using any of

CyberLink's products.

Access CyberLink's Knowledge base and FAQ (frequently asked questions): http://www.cyberlink.com/cs-resource

View video tutorials for your software: http://directorzone.cyberlink.com/ tutorial/

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Ask questions and get answers from our users on the CyberLink Community

Forum: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/forums/list/ENU.page

Note: CyberLink’s user community forum is only available in English and

German.

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Index

2

Index

2D to 3D 158

7

7.1 channel 131

3

3D 158 changing format 22, 88 configuration 158 display device 159 enabling 100, 158 enabling Blu-ray playback 141 movie playback 52 option 116 photos 63 playback 100 preferences 158 slideshows 63

TrueTheater 158 video file playback 59

YouTube 116

4

4K 6

5

5.1 channel 131

A

A-B Repeat 105

Adjust pitch 35

Album art 20

AMD™ Fluid Motion 127

Android device syncing media to 113

Angles

Blu-ray Disc 81

DVD 80 video files 82

Aspect ratio 88 settings 129

Audio 33

5.1 channel 131

7.1 channel 131

Blu-ray Disc language 81 default language 126 delay 136 discs 33

DVD language 80 enhancing 97 equalizer 70 exclusive output 137 extracting 19, 41 high definition 135 menu 26 output synchronization 136

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Audio 33 passthrough 135

PiP language 81 playing back 32 presets 70 ripping 33, 34 settings 127, 130 streaming 42 supported formats 33 video file language 82

WASAPI 137

Auto transcode video 119

Auto-resume options 25, 28 setting 124

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B

Backgrounds changing 147

BD-J content 140

BD-Live 140

Bluetooth 136

Blu-ray 3D enabling 141

Blu-ray Discs angles 81 audio language 81 country code 139 hybrid 141 menus 26 mouse solution 27

PiP video 81 playing back 25 pop-up menu 27, 50 region code 140 settings 139 subtitles 81

Bookmarks adding 101 exporting 102 playing back 103 viewer 101

Brightness increase/decrease 163

TrueTheater 98

Browser 92

C

Cache files 125

Calendar view 17

Capture file format 126 screen shots 107 settings 126

CDs playback 33 ripping 33 ripping audio 34

Chapters menu 26 viewer 93

Cinema mode 23

Closed captions settings 138

Color profile 127

Configure

Index

Configure

3D display 158 player settings 123 preferences 147

Controls playback 49 volume 73

Country code 139

Cover art movies 15

TV shows 16

Customize

UI 147

CyberLink Cloud downloading 37 format support 36 media 36 overview 4 playing 35 playing media 37 settings 141 streaming 35, 37 sync 141 syncing media 110 uploading media 109

D

De-Interlacing 129

Delay audio 136

Denoise 98

Devices syncing media to 113

Digital zoom 53, 57, 65

Discs

3D playback 52 auto playback 124 default language 126 digital zoom 53 hybrid 141 information 145 playback controls 49 playing back 25 supported formats 26

Display device

3D configuration 159

Display mode 99

DLNA playing media 42 preferences 157

Dolby Digital mixing 135 to external device 135

Dolby Headphone 132

Dolby Surround 132, 133

Dolby Virtual Speaker 133

Download

DTS shared media 46 mixing 135 to external device 135

Duration slideshow 63

DVDs angles 80 audio language 80 menus 26 playing back 25 subtitles 80

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Dynamic range compression 136

E

Edit tags 20

Effects audio presets 70 slideshow 63

E-mail 64

Enable

3D 100

Blu-ray 3D 141

TrueTheater 97

Environment speaker 131

Equalizer 70

Exclusive audio output 137

Export

Bookmarks 102 playlists 38

Express menu 83

Extract audio 19

YouTube 41

F

178

Facebook uploading photos to 117 uploading videos to 114

Features 3

File association 124

Flickr uploading photos to 118

Folders cover 17 playing back 29 sharing 158

G

Gesture controls 75

Go to 84

GPU acceleration 127

H

Hardware decoding 127

HDMI 131

1.3 135 output modes 135

Headphone

Dolby 132

TrueTheater Surround 132

Help 172

High definition audio 135 playing back 25 supported discs 26

Home media downloading 46 playing media 42 preferences 157 supported file formats 45

Hotkeys 161

Hybrid disc 141

Index

I

Import media 9 playlists 38 subtitles 108

Information settings 145

Instant photo thumbnails 61

Instant preview 56

Instant scale 15, 16, 17, 20

Instant seek 49, 56

Instant thumbnails 50, 73 cache files 125

Instant view 17

Instant zoom 53, 57, 65

Interlace 129 iPower 10

K

Karaoke 35 accessing controls 105 adjust pitch 35 playing discs 35

Keep aspect ratio 88

Keyboard hotkeys 161 settings 143

L

Language

Blu-ray Disc audio 81 default movie 126

DVD audio 80

MoovieLive 144

UI 123 video file audio 82

Library importing media to 9 movie files 10 searching 21

TV shows 11

Local storage 125

M

Mark in/out 77

Media importing 9 library 14 playback menu 79 playing back 25 rating 21 searching for 21 sharing 158 sharing on network 113 streaming 47 syncing to device 119 syncing with CyberLink Cloud 110 window 15

Media library overview 10 preferences 151 welcome 1

Menus 26

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180

Menus 26 accessing 26 default language 126 disc 26

DVD-VR 28 express 83 media playback 79 pop-up 27 root 26

Mini player mode overview 23 using 71

Mixer 73

Modes

Cinema 23

Classic 23

Mini Player 23, 71

MoovieLive data language 144 movie library 10

Mouse

Blu-ray Disc solution 27 scroll settings 143

Movie library importing 152 overview 10

MovieMarks 101

Movies

3D playback 52 cover art 15 default language 126 library 10 playback controls 49 transferring to devices 121

Music album art 20 edit tags 20 equalizer 70 importing 9

Mini Player mode 71 playback controls 67 playing back 32 sharing 158 sharing on network 113 syncing to device 119 syncing with CyberLink Cloud 110

Movie files importing 152

My computer 14 overview 10 playback controls 55

N playing back 29 sharing 158

Navigation buttons 104 subtitles 82 supported formats 29

Network downloading from 46 syncing with CyberLink Cloud 110

Movie info playing media 42 movie library 10 supported file formats 45

New features 3

Next angle 106 settings 144

Index

Noise reduction 98

Number pad 105

NVIDIA 127

O

Online video 39

Output mode 132

P

Pan&Scan 89

Pano Vision 88

Passthrough 135

PCM 135

Photos

3D 63

3D source format 22 capturing 107 digital zoom 65 e-maling 64 importing 9 instant thumbnails 61 open with 64 playback controls 61 printing 64 rotating 66 sharing 117, 158 sharing on network 113 slideshows 32 streaming 42 supported formats 31 syncing to device 119 viewing 31

Pin YouTube video 40

PiP audio language 81 video 81

Play back

3D content 100 movie discs 25 music 32 photo slideshows 32 videos 30

Play speed navigator 72

Playback controls 49

Player settings 123

Playlists 38 creating 38 importing/exporting 38 playing 39 smart 39

Pop-up menu 27, 50

Power Media Player setting up 43

PowerDVD changing background 147 new features 3 update 5 welcome 1

PowerDVD Live overview 4

PowerDVD Remote overview 93 playing media with 94 setting up 43, 94 supported file formats 45

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182

Preferences 147

3D 158

DLNA 157 home media 157 media library 151

UI customization 147

Print 64

Product Improvement Program 1, 125

Set associations 124

Set by time 78

Settings 127

3D 158 aspect ratio 129 audio 127, 130

Blu-ray Discs 139

R general 123 home media preferences 157 information 145

Movie info 144

Rate media 21

Region code 140

Repeat 69

Resume player 123, 143 subtitles 137

TrueTheater 127 video 127 disc playback 28 movie file playback 25 setting 124

Rip audio 34

Share media on network 113 on social networks 114

Shuffle 68

Rotate photos 66 videos 60

Skins 147

Slideshows playback controls 61 playing back 32

S preferences 63

Smart playlists 39

Snapshots file format 126

S/PDIF output modes 135

Say-It-Again 106

Search media library 21

Seek by time 79

Set as cover 17 taking 107

Software decoding 127

Source format

3D video 22

Speaker environment 131

Stabilizer 99

Still off 81, 86

Stream 35

Index

Stream 35 media to devices 47

Stretch to fit 88

Subtitles

Blu-ray Discs 81 default language 126

DVDs 80 external/embedded 107 importing 108 menu 26 secondary 80, 81 settings 137 transferring to devices 121 video files 82

Supported formats audio 33 discs 26 movie files 29 photos 31 videos 30

Sync audio 136

CyberLink Clould 141 media to device 113 subtitles 137 with CyberLin Cloud 110

System requirements 5

T

Tags editing 20

Technical support 171

Time seek 79

Transfer movie files 121 subtitles 121

TrueTheater

2D to 3D 158 audio 97 display mode 99 enabling 97 enhancements 97

HD 98 not available 99 overview 97 settings 127 stretch 88, 130 surround 132, 134 video 97

TV shows cover art 16 organizing 154 overview 11 playing back 30

U

UI changing background 147 customization 147 language 123

Upgrade 5

Upload photos 117 videos 115, 116

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184

V

Version table 4

Video Scene Selector 77

Videos

3D playback 59

3D source format 22 angles 82 audio delay 136 audio language 82 auto transcode 119 digital zoom 57 enhancing 97 extracing audio 19 importing 9 video files 82

Vimeo uploading videos to 116 viewing videos 42

Virtual speaker 133

Volume 73

W

Wallpaper changing 147 downloading 147 setting 90 using custom photo 90

WASAPI exclusive 137

Web support 172 mark in/out 77 online 39

Windows Aero 141

Workspace 13 playback controls 55 playing back 30 rotating 60 settings 127

Y sharing 115, 116, 158 sharing on network 113

YouTube extracing audio 41 streaming 37, 42 subtitles 82 pinning videos 40 playlists 38 supported formats 30 syncing to device 119 uploading 3D video 116 uploading videos to 115 syncing with CyberLink Cloud 110

Vimeo 42

YouTube 39

Z

Viewing angles

Zoom 53, 57, 65

Blu-ray Disc 81 viewing videos 39

DVD 80

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