Cyberlink PowerDVD - 14.0 Instruction Manual

CyberLink

PowerDVD

User's Guide

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Contents

..................................................	1
Introduction
Welcome................................................................................................	1
New Features..............................................................................................in PowerDVD	2
PowerDVD..............................................................................................Versions	3
System Requirements................................................................................................	4
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PowerDVD Media Library
Importing................................................................................................Media into the Media Library	9
Media ................................................................................................Library Overview	10
Movies..............................................................................................in the Media Library	10
Videos..............................................................................................in the Media Library	11
Photos..............................................................................................in the Media Library	11
Music..............................................................................................in the Media Library	11
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PowerDVD Workspace
Media ................................................................................................Panel	13
Media..............................................................................................Library	14
My Computer..............................................................................................	14
CyberLink..............................................................................................Cloud	14
Devices..............................................................................................	14
Store..............................................................................................	15
Home..............................................................................................Media	15
Social..............................................................................................Media	16
Playlists..............................................................................................	16
Media ................................................................................................Window	16
Browsing..............................................................................................Through Movies in the Movie Library	16
Browsing..............................................................................................Through Photo/Video Folders	17

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Browsing..............................................................................................Through Music	18
Searching..............................................................................................for Media	18
Rating..............................................................................................Media	19
Setting..............................................................................................3D Source Format	20
PowerDVD................................................................................................Modes	20
PowerDVD................................................................................................Settings	21
Playback................................................................................................Controls	21
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Playing Media in PowerDVD
Playing................................................................................................Movie Discs	23
Auto..............................................................................................-Resume	23
Supported..............................................................................................Disc Formats	24
Accessing..............................................................................................Disc Menus in PowerDVD	24
Playing................................................................................................Movie Files	26
Auto..............................................................................................-Resume	26
Supported..............................................................................................Movie File Formats	26
Playing..............................................................................................Movie Files in PowerDVD	26
Playing................................................................................................Videos	27
Supported..............................................................................................Video File Formats	27
Playing..............................................................................................Videos in PowerDVD	27
Viewing................................................................................................Photos	28
Supported..............................................................................................Photo Formats	28
Playing..............................................................................................Photo Slideshows	28
Playing................................................................................................Music	29
Supported..............................................................................................Audio Formats	29
Playing..............................................................................................Audio Discs and Music in the Library	29
Playing..............................................................................................a Karaoke Disc	30
Playing................................................................................................Media on CyberLink Cloud	31
CyberLink..............................................................................................Cloud Media	31
Playing..............................................................................................CyberLink Cloud Media	32
Downloading..............................................................................................Media from CyberLink Cloud	32
Playing................................................................................................Media on a Device	33
Setting..............................................................................................Up PowerDVD Remote on a Device	33

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Supported..............................................................................................File Formats	33
Playing..............................................................................................Media	34
Downloading..............................................................................................Shared Media	35
Playing................................................................................................Shared Home Media	35
Sharing..............................................................................................Media on Your Computer	35
Setting..............................................................................................Up Power Media Player on a Device	36
Supported..............................................................................................File Formats	37
Playing..............................................................................................Shared Media	37
Downloading..............................................................................................Shared Media	38
Streaming..............................................................................................Media (Play to)	38
Accessing................................................................................................Social Media	39
Viewing..............................................................................................Photos on Facebook	39
Viewing..............................................................................................Photos on Flickr	40
Watching..............................................................................................Videos on YouTube	41
Watching..............................................................................................Videos on Vimeo	42
Creating................................................................................................Media Playlists	42
Smart..............................................................................................Playlists	43
Playing..............................................................................................Back Media Playlists	43
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Playback Controls
Movie ................................................................................................Disc Playback Controls	45
Video Playback................................................................................................Controls	49
Photo Playback................................................................................................Controls	53
Music Playback................................................................................................Controls	57
Play Speed................................................................................................Navigator	59
Other UI................................................................................................Controls	60
Gesture..............................................................................................Controls	62
Playing................................................................................................Music in Mini Player Mode	64
Media ................................................................................................Playback Menu	65
DVD..............................................................................................Playback Menu	65
Blu-ray..............................................................................................Disc Playback Menu	67
Movie..............................................................................................File/Video Playback Menu	68
Express................................................................................................Menu	70

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Basic..............................................................................................Controls	71
Disc..............................................................................................Menu Controls	71
Preference..............................................................................................Controls	72
Viewing..............................................................................................Controls	74
Feature..............................................................................................Controls	75
Playback..............................................................................................Info & Settings	76
Playback................................................................................................Menu	77
Browser..............................................................................................	77
Chapter..............................................................................................Viewer	78
PowerDVD................................................................................................Remote	78
Setting..............................................................................................Up Device	78
Playing..............................................................................................Media with PowerDVD Remote	79
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Playback Features
TrueTheater................................................................................................Enhancements	81
TrueTheater Video Enhancements and Hardware
Decoding..............................................................................................	81
TrueTheater..............................................................................................Audio Enhancements	83
3D Playback................................................................................................	84
Enabling..............................................................................................3D Playback	84
Bookmark................................................................................................Functions	85
Bookmark..............................................................................................Viewer	85
Playing..............................................................................................Bookmarks	87
More Functions................................................................................................	87
A-B Repeat..............................................................................................	89
Say-It..............................................................................................-Again	90
Taking..............................................................................................Photo Snapshots	90
Next..............................................................................................Angle	90
See-It..............................................................................................-All	90
Menu/Number..............................................................................................Pad	91
Seek by................................................................................................Time	91
External/Embedded................................................................................................Subtitles	91
Importing..............................................................................................External Subtitle Files	92

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Utilizing CyberLink Cloud
Uploading................................................................................................Media to CyberLink Cloud		93
Syncing................................................................................................Media with CyberLink Cloud		94
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Syncing Media to Devices
Syncing................................................................................................Media to Connected Device		97
Transferring................................................................................................Movie Files to Devices		99
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Sharing Media on Social Networks
Uploading................................................................................................Videos to Facebook		101
Uploading................................................................................................Videos to YouTube		102
Uploading................................................................................................Videos to Vimeo		103
Uploading................................................................................................Photos to Facebook		104
Uploading................................................................................................Photos to Flickr		105
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PowerDVD Movie Extras
Movie................................................................................................Info		107
Movie..............................................................................................Information Services		107
Movie..............................................................................................Information		108
MovieMarks..............................................................................................		108
Personal..............................................................................................Notes		108
Disc..............................................................................................Info		109
Movie................................................................................................Collection		110
Collection..............................................................................................		110
MovieMarks..............................................................................................		111
Watched..............................................................................................with PowerDVD		111
PowerDVD Settings - Player
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Settings
General................................................................................................Settings		113
More..............................................................................................General Settings		116
Video,................................................................................................Audio, Subtitles Settings		116
More..............................................................................................Video Settings		118
More..............................................................................................Audio Settings		119

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Subtitles..............................................................................................and Closed Captions Settings	125
Blu-ray................................................................................................Disc Settings	127
More..............................................................................................Blu-ray Disc Settings	128
CyberLink................................................................................................Cloud Settings	129
General..............................................................................................Settings	129
Conversion..............................................................................................Settings	130
Hotkeys/Mouse................................................................................................Wheel Settings	130
Movie................................................................................................Info Settings	131
Information................................................................................................	132
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PowerDVD Settings - Preferences
UI Customization................................................................................................Preferences	133
Media..............................................................................................Panel	133
Others..............................................................................................	135
Media................................................................................................Library Preferences	137
Movies..............................................................................................	137
Videos/Photos..............................................................................................	138
Music..............................................................................................	139
Home................................................................................................Media (DLNA) Preferences	139
Access..............................................................................................Control	140
Folder..............................................................................................Sharing	140
3D Display................................................................................................Preferences	141
General..............................................................................................	141
Source..............................................................................................Format	141
Display..............................................................................................Device	142
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PowerDVD Hotkeys
Licensing and Copyright
..................................................	147
Information
..................................................	153
Technical Support
Before................................................................................................Contacting Technical Support	153
Web Support................................................................................................	154

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Introduction

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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In this dialog you can 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.

The first step of launching CyberLink PowerDVD is to import movies and media into your PowerDVD media library. Click the Media Library Preferences link to configure what media is imported into the library. Or click the Continue button to have CyberLink PowerDVD import media from the default folders. For information on importing movies and media 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.

Once you click the Continue 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.

New Features in PowerDVD

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

Adds support for the H.265/HEVC* video codec and ALAC (Apple lossless) audio playback.

Utilizes the new RAW and JPEG decoder for faster photo importing and slideshow playback.

Lets you pin YouTube videos so you can play them when you are not connected to the Internet.

Adds support for video upload to Vimeo or watching Vimeo videos from within the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface.

Plays MP4 video files with embedded subtitles and multiple audio tracks.

Lets you browse through photos and videos in the media library in a calendar view.

Adds support for MKV files with multiple video tracks.

Lets you change the user interface background by setting the PowerDVD

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background image.

Includes subtitles for movies when syncing with a USB device.

Lets you use gesture controls with touch screen displays when browsing through media, viewing photos, and during video playback.

Enhances program support for high DPI displays.

Utilizes audio exclusive mode (WASAPI) for improved audio during movie playback.

Adds improved meta data for music playback, including support for embedded album art for FLAC, APE, OGG audio.

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.

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.

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CyberLink Cloud

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

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

1.Open the Upgrade Information window 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.

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.

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

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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, Vista, and XP SP3* (Windows XP Service Pack 3 is required).

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 E- series & 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.

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.

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PCI Express graphic accelerator supporting DirectX 9.0 or above.

Memory (RAM)

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

Blu-ray Disc playback: 2 GB required for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8; 1 GB required for Windows XP.

DVD and TrueTheater 3D playback: 1 GB required for Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8; 512 MB required for Windows XP.

Blu-ray 3D with or without Hardware Acceleration

2 GB.

Hard Disk Space

400 MB for product installation.

Display Devices

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

For Blu-ray titles with AACS and DVD titles with CPRM playback, PowerDVD 14 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

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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, 7digital music store, and Social Media Services (MoovieLive, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube).

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

Windows XP.

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PowerDVD M edia Library

Chapter 2:

PowerDVD Media Library

The PowerDVD media library is comprised of all the movies and media files that you import from your computer's hard drive. 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 and media 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 and media, and much more. For a detailed overview of the media library itself, and what each tab contains, see Media Library Overview.

Importing Media into the Media

Library

CyberLink PowerDVD imports the movies and media on your computer's hard drive into the PowerDVD media library. By default CyberLink PowerDVD imports the movies and media that are in the most commonly used media folders. However you can specify which folders CyberLink should be importing media from by clicking the Media Library Preferences 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 and 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, 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 in the Media Library

Click on the Movies tab to play back movie discs, movie files, and access the latest movie information from CyberLink's movie information services. The Movies tab has three sections: BD/DVD Movies, Movie Library, and Movie Info.

BD/DVD Movies

The BD/DVD Movies section of the Movies tab is where you play back discs in CyberLink PowerDVD. See Playing Movie Discs for information on the playback of discs in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Movie Library

Click on the Movie Library section to access all the movie files in CyberLink PowerDVD. Movie files are DVD/Blu-ray Disc* folders and individual video files (movie files or TV show 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.

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.

Movie Info

The Movies tab of the media library also provides access to movie information from the internet. To view the latest movie releases and other information in the media window, click the Movie Info section.

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Videos in the Media Library

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

See Playing Music for information on the music playback features that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD.

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PowerDVD Workspace

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 PowerDVD Settings, E - Switch to Cinema 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, videos, movie files, and music in the CyberLink PowerDVD media library. The media panel also lets you view content on social media web sites (Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, and Vimeo), portable devices, media servers* on your home network, create playlists, access CyberLink Cloud* and the 7digital** online music store, and much more.

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Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD. ** Access to this tab and the 7digtal store is only available in select countries. Check the 7digital web site for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Devices

On the Devices tab of CyberLink PowerDVD, you can access and play back media that is on any device that is connected to a Wi-Fi network and has PowerDVD Remote installed. 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 on a Device for more information on playing back media on

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devices, or Syncing Media to Devices to learn more about syncing media to connected Android devices.

Store

Click on the Store* tab and then select Music Store to access the 7digital* online music store. From within the CyberLink PowerDVD interface you can directly search for, purchase, and download music from the 7digital online store into the PowerDVD media library. Any music you purchase is also put in your 7digital locker, so that you can download it multiple times on different computers and devices.

Note: * access to this tab and the 7digtal store is only available in select

countries. Check the 7digital web site for more information.

Click on to sign in and authorize your 7digital account, or to sign up for an account if you don't have one yet.

Once signed in, you can:

click to view all the new music in the 7digital store.

click to view on the top music in the 7digital store.

click to view on the top artists in the 7digital store.

use the search field in the top right corner to search for music in the 7digital store.

select an artist, album, or song in the preview window to listen to a preview or purchase the music.

click on My Account to view your Purchase History, Add Payment information, or to Sign Out.

For more detailed purchasing and help information on the 7digital online music store and all the available services, please see the Help section of the 7digital web site: http://www.7digital.com/help.

Home Media

On the Home Media tab you can connect to, play, and download media that is on DLNA media servers connected to a home network. See Playing Shared Media on a Network for more information.

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Social Media

The Social Media* tab of the media panel lets you view photos on Facebook and Flickr, without leaving the program interface. You can also watch videos on YouTube and Vimeo.

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

PowerDVD.

See Accessing Social Media for more information about using this feature.

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.

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.

Browsing Through Movies in the Movie

Library

When browsing through the movie files in the Movie 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.

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 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 movie library is incorrect, you can right click on it and select Hide Online Info to remove it and the related movie information.

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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 (but not from your computer's hard drive), just right click on it and select Remove from Library.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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

You can also click to view the music by the recording artist, or to view all of the individual songs in the media library. Click to return to album view.

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.

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.

Searching for Media

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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.

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*.

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

PowerDVD.

Classic mode

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

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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.

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 other media, 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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