Cyberlink PowerDVD - 10.0 User’s Guide

CyberLink

PowerDVD 10

User’s Guide

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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, the "AAC" logo, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1992-2004 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; 7,003,467; 7,212,872 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks and the DTS logos, Symbol and DTS 96/24 are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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886-2-8667-1300

Contents

Introduction............................................ 1

Main Features ...........................................................................................................2

New in this Version ........................................................................................... 2

PowerDVD Modes ............................................................................................. 3

PowerDVD Versions .......................................................................................... 3

System Requirements ........................................................................................... 4

Using PowerDVD.................................... 9

Playing Media .........................................................................................................10

Supported Media Types and Formats ......................................................10

Playing Movie Discs ........................................................................................11

Playing Videos ..................................................................................................12

Playing Music ....................................................................................................15

Playing a Karaoke Disc ...................................................................................16

Playback Controls .................................................................................................17

Main Controls ....................................................................................................17

Media Playback Menu ....................................................................................20

Chapter Viewer .................................................................................................23

Short Comments ..............................................................................................23

BookMark Functions .......................................................................................24

More Functions ................................................................................................27

TrueTheater Effects Window .......................................................................32

3D Playback .......................................................................................................35

Express Menu ....................................................................................................38

Playback Menu .................................................................................................44

Miscellaneous Hotkeys and Functions ....................................................45

Extra Hotkeys for Special Keyboards ........................................................46

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Accessing Disc Menus in PowerDVD .............................................................46

Menus on Commercial Discs .......................................................................47

Pop-up Menu for Blu-ray Discs ...................................................................47

Using the Menus in DVD-VR Format ........................................................48

Other Useful Features ..........................................................................................48

Time Search .......................................................................................................48

Mini Player Mode .............................................................................................49

Loading External Subtitles ...........................................................................49

PowerDVD Movie Extras....................... 51

Movie Info ................................................................................................................51

MoovieLive ........................................................................................................51

Movie Information ..........................................................................................51

MovieMarks .......................................................................................................52

Personal Notes ..................................................................................................53

Disc Info ..............................................................................................................53

Movie Remixes .................................................................................................54

Movie Collection ...................................................................................................54

Collection ...........................................................................................................55

MovieMarks .......................................................................................................56

Watched with PowerDVD .............................................................................56

Movie Remixes .................................................................................................57

Movie Remix Room ..............................................................................................58

Selecting Scenes ..............................................................................................59

Adding Effects to Scenes ..............................................................................59

Trimming Scenes and Editing Effects .......................................................62

Finalizing Your Remix ....................................................................................66

Settings ................................................ 69

User Interface .........................................................................................................69

Player .........................................................................................................................70

Advanced Player Settings .............................................................................71

Video Settings ........................................................................................................74

Contents

Advanced Video Settings .............................................................................75

Audio Settings ........................................................................................................78

Advanced Audio Settings .............................................................................82

Aspect Ratio ............................................................................................................86

DVD Settings ...........................................................................................................87

Blu-ray Disc Settings ............................................................................................88

Advanced Blu-ray Disc Settings .................................................................89

MoovieLive Settings ............................................................................................90

Movie Remix ...........................................................................................................91

Information .............................................................................................................91

Mobile Power Settings ........................................................................................92

Technical Support................................. 95

Before Contacting Technical Support ...........................................................95

Web Support ..........................................................................................................96

Index .................................................... 97

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CyberLink PowerDVD

Chapter 1:

Introduction

Welcome to the CyberLink family of home entertainment products. CyberLink PowerDVD is a software disc player with all the features and controls of a regular living-room disc player. CyberLink PowerDVD offers feature-rich navigation controls for an interactive and tailored viewing experience.

This chapter introduces CyberLink PowerDVD’s main features and provides an overview of what is new in this version. It also outlines the minimum system requirements for using the program.

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

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Main Features

CyberLink PowerDVD supports the playback of Blu-ray 3D Discs*, Blu-ray Discs*, DVDs, VCDs and a number of video and audio file formats. You can also play back AVCHD* and AVCREC* discs in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

If that isn’t enough, CyberLink PowerDVD can convert regular 2D video to 3D, lets you create and share MovieMarks and Movie Remixes*, share comments and reviews of movies in real-time, and helps you keep track of your discs and movie viewing history in the Movie Collection*.

CyberLink PowerDVD is the complete and comprehensive movie viewing experience for the PC.

New in this Version

The new features in this version of CyberLink PowerDVD include:

• Play back 3D Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and video.

• Convert 2D video to 3D using TrueTheater 3D*.

• Use TrueTheater™ video enhancement technologies to enhance video during

the playback of DVDs and video files*.

• Use TrueTheater™ audio enhancement technologies to improve audio quality

during the playback of Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, videos and audio*.

• Apply TrueTheater™ Noise Reduction and Stabilizer to fix your personal videos

during playback*.

• Support for GPU acceleration (NVIDIA CUDA and AMD Accelerated Parallel

Processing) for video

• Share comments and reviews of movies in real-time on Facebook, Twitter, and

MoovieLive using the Short Comment feature*.

• Add BookMarks with comments and share them as MovieMarks on Facebook

and MoovieLive.

• Use media tabs to quickly access and play back movies, videos and music.

• Support for MKV, WTV, FLV, 3GP, 3G2 video file formats.

• Play back video files with DTS-HD, DD+, Dolby TrueHD audio*.

• Support for the Windows 7 Library when playing back audio and video files.

• Upload videos to YouTube*.

• Utilize ambient light sensor on supported notebooks/laptops to maximize

battery life.

decoding when TrueTheater HD is enabled.

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

PowerDVD Modes

CyberLink PowerDVD has two different modes available for playing back your media content, Classic mode and Cinema mode*.

• Classic mode: Classic mode is the main mode of CyberLink PowerDVD and

contains all of the features listed in this document.

• Cinema mode: Cinema mode is for users who wish to view movies at a

distance (10 foot) with a remote control. To switch to Cinema mode, select the

button on the title bar. Cinema mode is a simplified version of CyberLink

PowerDVD and has less features than Classic mode.

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

CyberLink PowerDVD 10’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 features.

PowerDVD Versions

The features that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD are completely dependent on the version you have installed on your computer.

The version information is located beside the Upgrade button on the title bar when playback in CyberLink PowerDVD is stopped. Click the CyberLink PowerDVD logo on the top left or press Ctrl+A on your keyboard to determine the build number of your version.

Check the readme file for detailed versioning information.

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Upgrading Your Software

Software upgrades and enhancements 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 u pgrade you r soft ware, do this :

1. Open the Upgrade Information window by doing one of the following:

• click the button.

• press the I key on your keyboard.

• click and then click the Upgrade button.

2. Click the feature you would like to upgrade to.

3. A web browser window opens, where you can purchase product upgrades and enhancements.

System Requirements

The system requirements for CyberLink PowerDVD vary depending on the movie content you are watching. New 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.

CyberLink PowerDVD optimizes performance by selecting the appropriate video de-interlacing 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.

System Requirements for Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and TrueTheater 3D Playback

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP SP3* (Windows XP Service Pack 3 is required).

Processor (CPU)

• Blu-ray Disc playback: Pentium 4 541 (3.2 GHz), Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or above.

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• TrueTheater 3D playback: Pentium D 950 (3.0 GHz), AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or

above.

• DVD playback: Pentium 4 (2.4 GHz), Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8 GHz) or above.

Graphics Cards (GPU)

• Blu-ray Disc playback: Intel G45, AMD Radeon HD 2400, NVIDIA Geforce

7600GT or above.

• TrueTheater 3D playback: Intel G45, AMD Radeon HD 2400, NVIDIA Geforce

8800GT or above.

• DVD playback: AGP or PCI Express graphic accelerator supporting DirectX 9.0

or above.

Note: we strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version. A 3D display device is required for TrueTheather 3D playback.

System Memory (RAM)

• Blu-ray Disc playback: 2 GB required for Vista and Windows 7; 1 GB required for

Windows XP.

• DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: 1 GB required for Vista and Windows 7; 512

MB required for Windows XP.

Hard Disk Space

• 300 MB required

Display Devices

• 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 are required. HDCP

compliant display for digital output. TV or computer monitor for analog output.

Disc Drives

• 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.

Microphone

• A microphone is required for recording voice-overs in Movie Remix mode.

Internet Connection

• An Internet connection is required for web services.

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Note: * CyberLink PowerDVD with NVIDIA 3D Vision is not supported under Windows XP.

System Requirements for Blu-ray 3D with Hardware Acceleration

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP SP3* (Windows XP Service Pack 3 is required).

CPU

Intel Pentium D 950 (3.0 GHz), AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (2.4 GHz) or above.

System Memory (RAM)

• 2 GB.

Graphics Cards (GPU)

• Intel Graphic Media Accelerator HD (Intel Core i3/i5), NVIDIA Geforce GTX 400,

series and Geforce GT 240/320/330/340.

Display Devices

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

Micro-polarizer LCD, or anaglyph red/cyan glasses). HDCP compliant display for digital output.

Note: * CyberLink PowerDVD with NVIDIA 3D Vision is not supported under Windows XP.

System Requirements for Blu-ray 3D without Hardware Acceleration

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP SP3* (Windows XP Service Pack 3 is required).

CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66 GHz), AMD Phenom 9450 (2.10 GHz) or above.

System Memory (RAM)

• 2 GB.

Graphics Cards (GPU)

• Intel G45, AMD Radeon HD2400, NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT or above.

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Display Devices

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

Micro-polarizer LCD, or anaglyph red/cyan glasses). HDCP compliant display for digital output.

Note: * CyberLink PowerDVD with NVIDIA 3D Vision is not supported under Windows XP.

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Using PowerDVD

This chapter provides a complete overview of all the features and controls of CyberLink PowerDVD. It reviews the various types of media that you can play back and provides a detailed list of all the various controls and keyboard shortcuts. This chapter also reviews the various ways to access a disc’s menu and outlines other useful features of CyberLink PowerDVD.

The Classic mode of CyberLink PowerDVD displays as follows:

A - About PowerDVD 10, B - Media Playback Tabs, C- Version/Playback Info, D - Upgrade, E- Switch to Cinema Mode, F - Share Short Comments, G - 3D Playback, H - TrueTheater Controls, I - Player Controls, J PowerDVD 10 Settings, K - More Functions, L - BookMark Functions, M - Media Playback Menu, N - Short Comments

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Playing Media

CyberLink PowerDVD supports the playback of a variety of different media for your convenience. From high definition content and DVDs, to video files, audio CDs, and music files. CyberLink PowerDVD provides you with the complete digital media playback experience.

When CyberLink PowerDVD is launched, there are three media playback tabs available. Select the Movie tab (BD*, DVD, VCD) to play movies on a disc, Video to access and play back your video files, or Music to play audio files in a variety of formats.

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

Supported Media Types and Formats

The optical discs and file formats that CyberLink PowerDVD supports are listed below:

Optical Disc Types File Formats

Blu-ray Discs/Blu-ray 3D Discs* BDAV, BDMV

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

DVD+VR

CD VCD, SVCD, Audio

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

Audio formats: MP3, M3U, MP2, M4A, WAV, WMA, AOB, AC3, CDA, MID, RMI. Video formats: MPG, MPEG, AVI, DAT, WMV, ASF, VOB, DVR-MS, MOD, TOD, M2TS,

MP4, DV, EVO, DIV, DivX*, MPV, M1V, TRP, M2V, AVC, MOV, RMX, TIVO, VRO, WTV, FLV, MKV, 3GP, 3G2.

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

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Playing Movie Discs

When you insert a video disc (Blu-ray 3D Disc*, Blu-ray Disc*, DVD, VCD, SVCD) into your disc drive, CyberLink PowerDVD plays it automatically. If there is a disc already in your disc drive when you opened CyberLink PowerDVD, select the

Movie tab (BD*, DVD, VCD, etc.,) click , select the drive that contains the disc, and then click the play button.

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

Auto-Resume

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

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

• if you are watching a DVD, use a remote control, notebook touch pad, your

keyboard, or click and drag a thumbnail with your mouse to scroll through the chapter thumbnails in FancyView. Select a specific chapter to begin playback from that chapter.

Note: the resume function is not supported for video files and only for DVD files located on the hard drive if an IFO file is present.

If you do not wish to see this feature every time you insert a disc, you can configure the Auto-resume setting on the Player settings tab. See "Player" on page 70 for more information.

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Playing Movie Remixes

Movie Remixes are parodies or alternate versions of movies. You can create them within the Movie Remix room* of CyberLink PowerDVD or download existing ones from the MoovieLive web site.

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

After you have finished watching a movie with CyberLink PowerDVD, you can go to MoovieLive.com to find Movie Remixes for the movie. You can then download, import and then watch them in CyberLink PowerDVD for additional enjoyment of the current movie.

Note: the original movie’s disc must be in your disc drive to play a Movie Remix.

To play a downloaded or created Movie Remix*, do this:

1. Make sure the original movie disc is in your disc drive and that you have imported the Movie Remix into CyberLink PowerDVD (see "Importing and Exporting Movie Remixes" on page 67 for more information).

2. Select the media playback menu on the playback controls (BD or DVD).

3. Select Movie Info from the menu and then click on the Movie Remixes tab.

4. Select the Movie Remix that you want to watch and then click Play to begin playback.

Playing Videos

Click on the Video tab when CyberLink PowerDVD is open to play video files or a DVD folder that is located on your hard drive. You can play back videos in one of the following ways:

• drag and drop a video file directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user

interface.

• to play a video file on your hard drive, click the Video tab, select Computer in

the Source pane, and then browse to the folder that contains your video file or DVD folder. Double-click on a video file to begin playback. To play a DVD folder, select it and then click the play button.

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Note: click on to view all the video files in the selected folder in the thumbnail

view, or to view a detailed list of all the video files.

• to play a video file that is on a network (UPnP), click the Video tab, select

Network in the Source pane, and then navigate to the location on the network

that contains your video file or DVD folder. Double-click on a video file to begin playback. To play a DVD folder, select it and then click the play button.

• right click on a video file and select Open With. Select CyberLink PowerDVD

from the available list of programs.

Creating Video Playlists

On the Video tab of CyberLink PowerDVD you can create a playlist of your videos, so that they play back one after the other.

To create a playlist, do this:

1. Click on the Video tab.

2. In the Playlists pane, click on to create a new playlist. Double-click on the playlist to give it a custom name, if required.

3. Browse to the folders that contain the video files you want in the playlist.

4. To add a video file to the playlist, select it, click the Add to Playlist button and then select the playlist you just created from the pop-up list. You can also drag and drop the video files on to the playlist name in the Playlists pane.

5. To begin playing the videos in your created playlist, select it in the Playlists pane and then click the play button. CyberLink PowerDVD will play all the files in the playlist.

Note: click in the Playlists pane to export the playlist you created or import other playlists you created previously in the .PLS and .M3U formats. Click to delete a playlist from the list.

Uploading Videos to YouTube

You can upload non-copyrighted video directly to YouTube* from within the Video tab of CyberLink PowerDVD.

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

To upload a non-copyrighted video to YouTube*, do this:

Note: you can only upload one video at a time.

1. Click on the Video tab.

2. Select the video you want to upload to YouTube and then click . The Upload Videos to YouTube wizard opens, displaying the sign in window.

3. 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 select the Next 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 button to

create a new account and then authorize CyberLink PowerDVD to upload video to your created account.

4. The describe your video window displays. Enter the details about your video as follows:

- Title: enter the title of your video.

- Description: enter in a short description of your video.

- Tag s: 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 your video.

- Video category: select the relevant video category type from the available

list.

- Broadcast: select whether to share your video with the world or mark it as

private.

5. Click the Next button to proceed. The copyright disclaimer window is displayed.

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6. Read and confirm the copyright information by selecting the corresponding check box and then click the Next to begin uploading your video to YouTube. Select the Done button once your video is uploaded.

Playing Music

Click on the Music tab to play audio CDs and files in CyberLink PowerDVD. If you insert an audio CD into your disc drive, CyberLink PowerDVD plays it automatically on this tab. If there is a disc already in your disc drive when you opened CyberLink PowerDVD, click on the Music tab, select the drive that contains the disc in the Source pane and then click play.

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

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

• to play audio files on your hard drive, click the Music tab, select Computer in

the Source pane, and then browse to the folder that contains your audio files. Double-click on an audio file to begin playback.

• to play audio files that are on a network (UPnP), click the Music tab, select

Network in the Source pane, and then navigate to the location on the network

that contains your audio files. Double-click on an audio file to begin playback.

• right click on an audio file and select Open With. Select CyberLink PowerDVD

from the available list of programs

Creating Music Playlists

On the Music tab of CyberLink PowerDVD you can create a playlist that contains all of your favorite music.

Note: you cannot add tracks from an audio CD to a playlist.

To create a music playlist, do this:

1. Click on the Music tab.

2. In the Playlists pane, click on to create a new playlist. Double-click on the playlist to give it a custom name, if required.

3. Browse to the folders that contain the music files you want in the playlist.

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4. To add a music file to the playlist, select it, click the Add to Playlist button and then select the playlist you just created from the pop-up list. You can also drag and drop the music files on to the playlist name in the Playlists pane.

5. To begin playing the music in your created playlist, select it in the Playlists pane and then click the play button. CyberLink PowerDVD will play all the files in the playlist.

Note: click in the Playlists pane to export the playlist you created or import other playlists you created previously in the .PLS and .M3U formats. Click to delete a playlist from the list.

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. Use the navigation buttons on the menu pad in the More Functions window 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.

Note: for more information on using More Functions see "More Functions" on page 27, and for using the Express Menu, see "Express Menu" on page 38.

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.

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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.

Playback Controls

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

Main Controls

CyberLink PowerDVD main playback controls give you access to some of the most commonly used functions. Depending on the type of media you are playing, the playback controls display differently.

When playing back media, the main playback controls display as follows:

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

A Navigational slider Visually displays elapsed

playback time. Click along the slider to jump to different times in the movie, video, song, etc.

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

B Media playback

C BookMark

Functions

D Settings Ctrl+C Provides access to CyberLink

E Previous P Returns to previous chapter.

F Stop S Stops playback of media.

When playing movie discs and videos you can select subtitles, set playback language, or choose a viewing angle. When playing movie discs you can also access the Chapter Viewer, Short Comments, and the Movie Info, Movie Collection and Movie Remix windows. When playing music, this menu provides access to the equalizer presets you can apply to audio.

BookMark your favorites scenes of DVD movies and videos, and access the BookMark Viewer. See "BookMark Functions" on page 24 for more information.

PowerDVD settings. See "Settings" on page 69 for more information.

G Next N Jumps to next chapter.

HMute Q Mute volume.

I Volume adjustment +,- Increase or decrease volume.

J TrueTheater

effects*

K Elapsed/remaining

time

Provides access to the TrueTheater video effect controls. See "TrueTheater Effects Window" on page 32.

Click to toggle between elapsed and remaining playback time.

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

L Eject Ctrl+E Ejects the disc in the selected

disc drive.

M 3D Display

Configuration*

Set 3D display configuration and playback. See "3D Display Configuration" on page 36 for more information.

N Enable 3D* Enable 3D playback. See "3D

Playback" on page 35 for more information.

O Fast forward/Step

forward (when paused)

T/F Fast forwards through the disc

content at incremental speeds. When playback is paused, use

button or press F on your

the keyboard to go to the next frame of video.

P Play/Pause Enter/Space bar Plays and pauses media

playback.

Q Rewind/Step

backward (when paused)

B/E Reverses through disc content at

incremental speeds. When playback is paused, use the button or press E on your keyboard to go to the previous frame.

R More Functions Provides access to more

functions, including the number pad and extra buttons. See "More Functions" on page 27.

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

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Extra Playback Buttons

The following buttons are available on the playback controls during the playback of videos and music.

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

Shuffle V Plays the media in a video or music

playlist in random order.

Repeat Ctrl+R Repeats the music in music playlist or on

an audio CD.

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 VCDs or SVCDs.

DVD Playback Menu

When playing back DVDs in CyberLink PowerDVD, select the menu to access the following features:

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

• Resume: select to return to the last scene you were previously watching. This

function is best if you stopped playback to go to the disc menu, and then you want to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.

• Audio Languages: lets you select from the available audio streams, i.e. the

dialogue language. 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: let’s you select additional subtitles that display along

with the default (primary) subtitles.

• Viewing Angles: when available on some disc titles, select this option to

switch among camera angles.

Chapter 2: Using PowerDVD

• Closed Captions: if supported by your disc title, close captioning 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.

• Chapter Viewer: provides access to the chapter thumbnails for a disc title. For

more information, see "Chapter Viewer" on page 23.

• Short Comment: add short comments about the current movie and share

them in real-time on Facebook, Twitter and MoovieLive. For more information, see "Short Comments" on page 23.

• Movie Info: provides access to detailed information and reviews about the

current movie. See "Movie Info" on page 51 for more information.

• Movie Collection: provides access to your Movie Collection. See "Movie

Collection" on page 54 for more information.

• Movie Remix Room: provides access to the Movie Remix room. See "Movie

Remix Room" on page 58 for more information.

Blu-ray Disc Playback Menu

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

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

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Select Menu: provides access to the available menus on the disc. During playback, you can select the Pop-up Menu option to display the menu over the movie during playback.

• Resume: select to return to the last scene you were previously watching. This

function is best if you stopped playback to go to the disc menu, and then you want to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.

• Still Off: when playback is paused, select this item to resume playback.

• 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 the 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.

CyberLink PowerDVD

• Primary Subtitles: lets you select the default subtitles. Primary Subtitles

usually display at the bottom of the screen.

• Viewing Angles: when available on some disc titles, select this option to

switch among camera angles.

• Closed Captions: if supported by your disc title, close captioning is made

• Short Comment: add short comments about the current movie and share

them in real-time on Facebook, Twitter and MoovieLive. For more information, see "Short Comments" on page 23.

• Movie Info: provides access to detailed information and reviews about the

current movie. See "Movie Info" on page 51 for more information.

• Movie Collection: provides access to your Movie Collection. See "Movie

Collection" on page 54 for more information.

Video Playback Menu

When playing back videos in CyberLink PowerDVD, select the menu to access the following features:

• Audio Languages: lets you select from the available audio streams, i.e. the

dialogue language. 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: let’s you select additional subtitles that display along

with the default (primary) subtitles.

• Viewing Angles: when available on some DVD folders, select this option to

switch among camera angles.

Note: during the playback of WTV, 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.

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