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Page 1: ...CyberLink PowerDVD 11 User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ed in accordance with the laws of Taiwan Republic of China PowerDVD and other company and product names mentioned in this publication are registered trademarks used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential...

Page 3: ...dquarters Copyright 2011 CyberLink Corporation Mailing Address CyberLink Corporation 15F No 100 Minquan Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan R O C Web Site http www cyberlink com Telephone 886 2 8667 1298 Fax 886 2 8667 1300 ...

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Page 5: ...werDVD 13 Playing Media 14 Playing Movie Discs 14 Playing Videos 16 Viewing Photos 19 Playing Music 23 Playing Shared Media on a Network 26 Playing Media on a Device 28 Playback Controls 31 Movie Video Tab Controls 31 Photo Tab Controls 35 Music Tab Controls 37 Media Playback Menu 38 Express Menu 41 Playback Menu 47 PowerDVD Remote 48 Playback Features 51 TrueTheater Effects 51 ...

Page 6: ...r Useful Features 68 Miscellaneous Hotkeys 68 Extra Hotkeys for Special Keyboards 69 Time Search 69 Loading External Subtitles 70 PowerDVD Movie Extras 71 Movie Info 71 MoovieLive 71 Movie Information 72 MovieMarks 73 Personal Notes 73 Disc Info 74 Movie Collection 74 Collection 75 MovieMarks 76 Watched with PowerDVD 76 Settings 77 User Interface 77 Player 77 Advanced Player Settings 78 Video Sett...

Page 7: ... Aspect Ratio 90 DVD Settings 91 Blu ray Disc Settings 92 Advanced Blu ray Disc Settings 93 MoovieLive Settings 94 Information 95 Mobile Power Settings 95 Technical Support 97 Before Contacting Technical Support 97 Web Support 98 Index 99 ...

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Page 9: ... such as a mobile phone watch YouTube videos within CyberLink PowerDVD and much more If that isn t enough CyberLink PowerDVD converts regular 2D videos and photos to 3D lets you create MovieMarks and share them comments and reviews of movies in real time CyberLink PowerDVD also keeps track of your discs and movie viewing history in the Movie Collection CyberLink PowerDVD is the complete and compre...

Page 10: ...Movie tab Video play back video files on your computer stream video from DLNA UPnP media servers or watch your favorite YouTube videos without leaving CyberLink PowerDVD Photo view the photos on your computer network or favorite social media site Facebook or Flickr and then play them in stunning slideshows Music play back all your music whether it is on your computer a network or on a disc Device ...

Page 11: ... Library when playing back audio and video files or viewing photos 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 A on your keyboard to determine the version and...

Page 12: ...Theater Surround Virtual Surround Mode Yes Yes Yes Yes TrueTheater Surround Multi channel Environment Impression Mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Dolby Headphone Yes Yes Dolby Virtual Speaker Yes Yes Dolby Digital EX Yes Yes Dolby Digital Decoder 5 1 ch 5 1 ch 5 1 ch 2 ch Dolby Pro Logic IIx Yes Yes Dolby Digital Plus 7 1 ch 5 1 ch 5 1ch Dolby TrueHD 7 1 ch DTS Decoding 5 1 ch 5 1 ch 5 1 ch DTS 96 24 Yes Yes ...

Page 13: ...D Discs Yes BD ROM Yes BD R 1 1 RE 2 1 Yes BD Profile 1 1 Bonus View Profile 2 0 BD Live Yes AVCHD Yes AVCREC Yes DivX Files Yes Yes WMV HD Files Yes Yes Yes Yes H 264 Files Yes Yes Yes MKV H 264 Files Yes Yes Yes FLV Files Yes Yes Yes CPRM Yes Yes DVD VR on DVD RAM RW Yes Yes Yes Yes DVD VR on DVD R Yes Yes Yes Yes DVD VR Random Access Yes Yes Yes Yes IFO DVD on HDD Yes Yes Yes Yes Feature Ultra ...

Page 14: ... Photo Slideshow Yes Yes Add photos comments on Facebook and Flickr Yes Yes Yes Yes PowerDVD Cinema playback mode Yes Yes Yes PowerDVD Cinema playback mode with Stereo View 3D UI Yes Yes PowerDVD MCE plug in Yes Yes Yes PowerDVD MCE plug in with Stereo View 3D UI Yes Yes Dual Subtitles Bilingual Captions Yes Yes Yes Yes Subtitle Support for Video Files SMI ASS SSA PSB SRT and SUB Yes Yes Yes Yes M...

Page 15: ...e your software do this Short Comments Yes Yes Yes Yes BookMarks Yes Yes Yes Yes Upload 2D video to YouTube and Facebook Yes Yes Yes Upload 3D video to YouTube Yes Yes Upload photos to Facebook and Flickr Yes Yes Yes Yes Say It Again Yes Yes Yes Yes See It All Yes Yes Yes Yes Read It Clearly Yes Yes Yes Yes BookMarks on DVD Yes Yes Yes Yes BookMarks on Video Files Yes Yes Yes Yes Digital Zoom Yes ...

Page 16: ...phics 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 pr...

Page 17: ...play Devices DVD and Blu ray Disc playback HDCP compliant display for digital output TV or computer monitor for analog output TrueTheater 3D playback display and 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 playback DVD ROM DVD R RW DVD R...

Page 18: ...naglyph 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 Grap...

Page 19: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 11 Note CyberLink PowerDVD with NVIDIA 3D Vision is not supported under Windows XP ...

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Page 21: ...d shortcuts This chapter also outlines how to access a disc s menu and other useful playback features in CyberLink PowerDVD The Classic mode of CyberLink PowerDVD displays as follows A About PowerDVD 11 B Upgrade Update PowerDVD C Media Playback Tabs D PowerDVD Settings E Switch to Cinema Mode F Share Short Comments G 3D Playback H TrueTheater Controls I Player Controls J More Functions K BookMark...

Page 22: ... media content remotely on or with an Android device or iPhone Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD 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 select the Movie tab BD DVD VCD etc click select the drive that contai...

Page 23: ...erwards 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 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 if you are watching a DVD use a ...

Page 24: ...deo Files 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 to play a video file in your Windows 7 Library select Library in the source pane and then browse to the folder that contains your videos Double click on a video file to begin playback Note click on to browse videos in thumbnail view or for a detailed...

Page 25: ...in the playlist Note click in the Playlists section to export the playlist you created or import other playlists you created previously in the PLS and M3U formats To delete a playlist hover your mouse over it and then click Watching YouTube Videos You can watch YouTube videos directly within the Video tab of CyberLink PowerDVD Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerD...

Page 26: ...eo or select 2D Convert to 3D if it is a 2D video that you want CyberLink PowerDVD to convert to 3D using TrueTheater 3D Click Next to continue 5 The Upload Videos to YouTube 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 select the Next button to sign in and authorize Cyber...

Page 27: ...ideo to Facebook do this Note you can only upload one video at a time 1 Click on the Video tab 2 Browse to and select the video you want to upload to Facebook in either the Windows Library or Computer section of the source pane 3 Click 4 Click on OK to grant CyberLink PowerDVD access to your Facebook account and then sign in and complete the authorization process Once done click Close to continue ...

Page 28: ...hotos directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface and then click the play button to play a slideshow with photos in your Windows 7 Library select Library in the source pane 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 click on to browse through photos in thumbnail view or for...

Page 29: ...w Note click in the Slideshows section to export the slideshow you created or import other slideshows you created previously in the PLS and M3U formats Click to delete a slideshow from the list Viewing Online Photos You can view photos on Facebook and Flickr from within the Photo tab of CyberLink PowerDVD Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD To view online phot...

Page 30: ...os that you want to upload to Facebook in either the Windows Library or Computer section of the source pane 3 Click Click on OK to grant CyberLink PowerDVD access to your Facebook account and then sign in and complete the authorization process Once done click Close to continue 4 The Upload to Facebook wizard opens displaying the describe your media window Enter the details about your photo as foll...

Page 31: ...thorization process Once done click Close to continue 4 The Upload to Flickr wizard opens displaying the describe your media window 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 Additiona...

Page 32: ...ic tab click Computer and then the drive that contains the disc in the source pane Click play to begin playback drag and drop audio files directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface to play an audio file in your Windows 7 Library select Library in the source pane and then browse to the folder that contains your audio Double click on an audio file to begin playback Note click on to browse t...

Page 33: ...CyberLink PowerDVD will play all the files in the playlist Note click in the Playlists section 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...

Page 34: ... of the available controls and playback features for each media type this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD In CyberLink PowerDVD Tunes you can share the videos in your Media Library on a home network or upload them directly to YouTube and Facebook Sharing Media on Your Computer You can make all the media on the Video Photo Music tabs available to other computers on a...

Page 35: ...ant to share on the network as follows Note these options are available once you select to share media with home media clients on the Access Control tab Click to share additional folders on the network Just browse to the location of the folder on your computer and then click Select Folder To remove a folder from the list select next to its folder name 4 Click OK to save your changes and share the ...

Page 36: ... the media files you want to download 2 Click on the button in the bottom right corner of the CyberLink PowerDVD window 3 In the dialog that opens click the Browse button and then select the location on your computer where you want to save the media 4 Click Save to download it to your computer Playing Media on a Device Click on the Device tab of CyberLink PowerDVD to play videos and view photos on...

Page 37: ...e or iPhone to the same wireless network download the free PowerDVD Remote app from the online store Android App Market iPhone App Store install the PowerDVD Remote app on your portable device on the computer connected to the wireless network click on the Device tab of CyberLink PowerDVD You must enter the Passcode provided on this tab into the device running PowerDVD Remote so that CyberLink Powe...

Page 38: ...am will automatically display the shared photos section on the device 6 In the View Media on Device pane select whether you want to view photos or play videos on your device and then browse through the shared content Note click on to browse through media in thumbnail view or for a detailed list view of all the media files 7 Double click on a media file to begin playback Note when playing media on ...

Page 39: ...ety of playback control options including with pop up controls and remotely using PowerDVD Remote Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD 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 Video Tab Controls When playing back a disc on...

Page 40: ... Play Pause Enter Space bar Plays and pauses media playback F Fast forward Step forward when paused T F Fast forwards through the content at incremental speeds When playback is paused use the button or press F on your keyboard to go to the next frame of video G Volume adjustment Increase or decrease volume H Enable 3D Enable 3D movie video file playback See 3D Playback on page 54 for more informat...

Page 41: ...le in a folder playlist O Stop S Stops playback of media P Rewind Step backward when paused B E Reverses through content at incremental speeds When playback is paused use the button or press E on your keyboard to go to the previous frame of video Q BookMark functions BookMark your favorites scenes of DVD movies and videos and access the BookMark Viewer See BookMark Functions on page 57 for more in...

Page 42: ...Info on page 71 for more information Movie collection When disc playback is stopped select this button to access the Movie Collection window See Movie Collection on page 74 for more information Pop up menu Ctrl P During Blu ray Disc playback click this button to display the pop up menu over the disc content Eject disc Ctrl E Ejects the disc in the selected disc drive Icon Button Hotkey Description...

Page 43: ...ncing to the next photo Select the Effect applied to your slideshow Fading adds a fade effect between the photos while Motion adds pans and zooms on each photo B Rotate right Click to rotate the current photo 90 degrees in the clockwise direction C Zoom slider Click and drag the slider to zoom in or out on the current photo D Previous P Returns to previous photo in the folder or slideshow E Play P...

Page 44: ...uration on page 55 for more information J Volume adjustment Increase or decrease volume of music K Next N Jumps to next photo in the folder or slideshow L Stop S Stops playback of slideshow M Zoom In Click to zoom in on the current photo you are viewing N Zoom Out Click to zoom out on the current photo you are viewing O Rotate left Click to rotate the current photo 90 degrees in the counterclockwi...

Page 45: ... this button provides access to the media playback menu See Media Playback Menu on page 38 C Repeat Ctrl R Click this button during playback to repeat one or all of the songs in a folder playlist D Stop S Stops music playback E Next N Jumps to the next song in the folder playlist or on the disc F Volume adjustment Increase or decrease music volume G Enable TrueTheater Provides access to the TrueTh...

Page 46: ...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 available audio streams or 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 I P...

Page 47: ...access to detailed information and reviews for the current movie See Movie Info on page 71 for more information Movie Collection provides access to your Movie Collection See Movie Collection on page 74 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 vers...

Page 48: ...for more information Movie Collection provides access to your Movie Collection See Movie Collection on page 74 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 available audio streams i e the dialogue language The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself Prim...

Page 49: ...ght click the mouse button on the video content window Note the features that are displayed and available in the Express Menu is 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 The Express Menu is separated into multiple sections which are outlined below Basic Controls Viewing Controls DVD Menu...

Page 50: ...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 use the Browser or the Chapter Viewer windows for easier access to chapters BookMark Use the BookMark option to add bookmarks or jump to existing bookmarked scenes in the BookMark Viewer or the Browser See BookMark Functions on page 57 or Browser on p...

Page 51: ...ly 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 on page 90 for more information on creating a cust...

Page 52: ...ick and choose Aspect Ratio Keep Aspect Ratio or any of the other aspect ratio viewing controls Preference Controls The preference controls provide access to features such as audio language subtitles viewing angles and more 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 Sub...

Page 53: ...lby 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 Blu ray Disc Preference Controls During the playback of Blu ray Disc titles the following extra preference controls are available in the Express Menu Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD PiP Video...

Page 54: ...owerDVD on page 66 for more information Resume Select Resume 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 PowerDVD Controls In the Express Menu you can also access settings window and the following CyberLink PowerDVD controls related to the progra...

Page 55: ...ton on the playback controls The check mark signifies the current chapter 2 Select the chapter you want to view to go to that chapter Note you can also select the Browser or the Chapter Viewer for a more detailed view of the available options 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 No...

Page 56: ...apter thumbnails in the Chapter Viewer See Chapter Viewer on page 65 for more information Note the Chapter Viewer is also available through the Express Menu when you select the Go To or the BookMark option PowerDVD Remote If you have an Android device or iPhone with PowerDVD Remote installed you can remotely control the playback of media on a computer that has CyberLink PowerDVD 11 installed You c...

Page 57: ...t 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 on a server on the network 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 the media on 2 Launch the PowerDVD Remote app on your portabl...

Page 58: ...scription of the available controls and playback features for each media type 6 Within PowerDVD Remote select the Mouse Pad tab at the bottom of the screen to access and use the mouse pad 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 Mouse Pad gives you...

Page 59: ...experience TrueTheater Effects Click the button to display the TrueTheater Effects window Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD TrueTheater effects are a group of video and audio enhancement technologies from CyberLink that help provide the best viewing experience possible during the playback of your media ...

Page 60: ...r computer supports NVIDIA CUDA AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing technology select Enable NVIDIA CUDA AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing to use GPU acceleration to decode the video for smoother playback when TrueTheater HD is enabled TrueTheater Lighting CyberLink Eagle Vision 2 is a video enhancement technology developed by CyberLink that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brig...

Page 61: ...ed TrueTheater effects on the entire video in normal mode select to compare the applied TrueTheater effects 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 TrueTheater effects on the entire video using compare mode with the left side containing the original video while the right ...

Page 62: ...nk PowerDVD can also convert any regular 2D DVD movie video file and photo into 3D using TrueTheater 3D Note CyberLink PowerDVD does not support the conversion of 2D Blu ray Discs to 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 Not...

Page 63: ...it CyberLink PowerDVD also automatically converts all 2D DVDs and video files to 3D using TrueTheater 3D once 3D mode is enabled Note you must manually enable 3D playback when viewing 3D photos or if you want to convert 2D photos to 3D To enable 3D playback just select the button on the playback controls Note 3D mode is enabled when the 3D icon on the playback controls displays as If you need to a...

Page 64: ...tects that you are playing a 2D DVD or video file it uses TrueTheater 3D to convert the 2D video to 3D Side by side format select this option if the 3D content has two different video 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 video images one on top of the other CyberLink PowerDVD m...

Page 65: ...short comment on and then click the Share button Follow the steps on the user interface to complete the sharing for each selected web service Note if you previously selected Do not show this when paused click on the media playback menu DVD or Blu ray and then select Short Comments to display the field You can view all of the short comments you entered for the current movie in the Movie Info window...

Page 66: ...ers To open the BookMark Viewer click on and then select BookMark Viewer Note when you create a series of BookMarks for a DVD they are packaged into a MovieMark and saved in your Movie Collection See MovieMarks on page 73 for more information When you open the BookMark Viewer when watching a DVD it displays as follows A DVD BookMarks B MovieMarks Available C Select Movie D Import MovieMarks E Book...

Page 67: ... MovieMarks for this DVD click on to import downloaded MovieMarks into the BookMark viewer double click on a specific BookMark in the main window to play it and view the associated comments click the Play button to play all of the BookMarks in the current MovieMark in order click on Share to upload all of the BookMarks to MoovieLive and Facebook packaged as a MovieMark Note this feature is not ava...

Page 68: ...ayback from the bookmarked point and displays the comments below the video image CyberLink PowerDVD continues the playback of the movie video from the point where it was bookmarked To view another BookMark select one in the sidebar on the right Click on Exit to hide the BookMarks and comments or just to hide the comments ...

Page 69: ...nctions window click and then click to view all the available buttons Button Icon Hotkey Description A Navigation buttons Left Right Up Down arrows Use to navigate through the disc menu B OK Enter Accepts the selected option C F9 red F10 green F11 yellow F12 blue Same as the corresponding colored buttons on remote control Displayed during Blu ray Disc playback only F A B G I K J D E H C ...

Page 70: ...and loop continuously D AB Repeat X Repeats selected scene AB Repeat on page 62 E Say It Again W Repeats the last dialog See Say It Again on page 63 F Capture frame C Captures video content as an image file Not supported during Blu ray Disc playback See Capturing Frames From Your Favorite Scenes on page 63 G Next angle A Switches among any available angles See Next Angle on page 64 H Expand Collap...

Page 71: ...mes From Your Favorite Scenes CyberLink PowerDVD lets you capture individual frames from your favorite scenes during the playback of a DVD Note this feature is disabled during the playback of Blu ray Disc titles and DVDs in 3D mode Configuring Capture Options CyberLink PowerDVD lets you select your desired capture type and size quickly and conveniently before you are ready to capture a frame Note ...

Page 72: ...s desktop 4 Set the capture size options as follows Original Video Source Size select this option to capture the image at the size of the original video e g 720X480 or 720X576 for most DVD titles Current Video Window Size select this option to capture the image at the same size you are currently viewing it at Custom Size select this option to capture images in the customized size specified on the ...

Page 73: ...elect Chapter Viewer to open it in CyberLink PowerDVD Note the Chapter Viewer is not available for Blu ray Disc titles for content protection reasons FancyView click on to display the chapter thumbnails in FancyView Use a remote control the arrow keys on a keyboard a mouse s scroll wheel or a notebook touch pad to browse through the thumbnails Select a chapter thumbnail to start playback from that...

Page 74: ...e Menu or the Chapter Menu from various locations 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 select the media playback menu DVD or Blu ray on the playback controls and then choose Select Menu The available disc menus are dependent on how the disc wa...

Page 75: ...op up menu If this is the case when you are playing a Blu ray Disc in CyberLink PowerDVD click to open More Functions and then click to use the navigation controls to navigate through the pop up menu Using the Menus in DVD VR Format You can use the Program Set View 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 ...

Page 76: ... a presentation graphics subtitle stream when available for a disc title Ctrl N Minimize CyberLink PowerDVD Ctrl P Displays hides pop up menu for Blu ray Disc titles only Ctrl U Enable disable second subtitles Ctrl V Enables disables secondary video Ctrl W When the video playback is paused but the interactive menu is active this will resume the video Ctrl X Close shut down CyberLink PowerDVD progr...

Page 77: ...function To use the Time Search do this 1 Right click on the navigational slider The Time Search dialog box displays 2 Enter the time code in hours minutes and seconds and then click OK Playback begins from the time code you entered D Toggle OSD DVD playback details J Takes you to the DVD root menu Hotkey Description Select Accepts the selected option Prior Time seek previous five seconds Next Tim...

Page 78: ...re the video file is located If a file is found the subtitles are loaded and the Subtitles option is enabled in the Express Menu CyberLink PowerDVD supports the following subtitle formats SMI ASS SAA PSB SRT SUB Note CyberLink PowerDVD also provides support for different languages if there is a language identifier in the file name e g xxxx cht sub ...

Page 79: ...w the Movie Info page during move playback click the media playback menu DVD or Blu ray and then select Movie Info Or click the button when playback is stopped MoovieLive MoovieLive is a web service that lets you share your movie viewing experience with other CyberLink PowerDVD users When signed into MoovieLive you can view movie ratings reviews and viewing statistics view detailed information abo...

Page 80: ...it To add a movie to MoovieLive simply enter in the movie information in the fields provided and then click Save Next click Upload to add it to the MoovieLive web site Adding a Movie to My Movies If you enjoyed watching a particular movie and you are interested in reading other CyberLink PowerDVD users short comments or watching MovieMarks in the future you can add it to your Movie Collection To d...

Page 81: ...e appropriate star Viewing record The viewing record contains your viewing history for a movie Every time you watch a movie with CyberLink PowerDVD it enters the date watched If you watched a movie outside of CyberLink PowerDVD i e at a theater on TV etc you may also add this date to your viewing history by clicking on Add Watched select how you watched the movie Date enter the date you watched th...

Page 82: ...Edit Chapter Titles on the Disc Info tab 2 Click in a chapter s title field and enter a title 3 When you are done entering the chapter titles click the Save button Movie Collection The Movie Collection displays a list of your favorite movies movies you own and your movie viewing history with CyberLink PowerDVD The Movie Collection also contains a complete list of all of the MovieMarks you created ...

Page 83: ... information about a specific movie within your Collection click on the button to open in the Movie Info window See Movie Info on page 71 for more information Note movies that you previously watched with CyberLink PowerDVD are indicated by a chapter icon next to them Click this icon to view the movie s chapter thumbnails in the Chapter Viewer even if the disc is not in the drive Adding Movies to M...

Page 84: ...n with your friends MovieMarks The MovieMarks tab displays a complete list of all the MovieMarks you added or downloaded from MoovieLive To view the BookMarks in a MovieMark click the button to open the BookMark Viewer See BookMark Viewer on page 58 for more information Watched with PowerDVD The Watched with PowerDVD tab displays your complete disc viewing history with CyberLink PowerDVD Click the...

Page 85: ...ace tab lets you set your language preferences for CyberLink PowerDVD Language The Language option allows you to set the language for CyberLink PowerDVD s user interface Select Use system default language to use the same language as your operating system Select User defined and select a specific language that you want CyberLink PowerDVD to use from the drop down menu Player On the Player tab you c...

Page 86: ... back a custom DVD VR disc select this option to enable the use of its created menus and playlists Automatically connect to the Internet for product information select this option to allow CyberLink PowerDVD to receive product information and show advertisements from CyberLink Display the rating dialog when playback stops deselect this option if you don t want to display the pop up dialog only dis...

Page 87: ...operties of your mouse scroll wheel button and keyboard when used in CyberLink PowerDVD Keyboard setting Use this option to set the time seek interval when you press the Page Up rewind or Page Down forward key on your keyboard The time in seconds that you enter is the amount CyberLink PowerDVD jumps forward or backward in the video content you are watching Default Settings The Default Settings tab...

Page 88: ...lected file formats in the file association list are double clicked on your computer CyberLink PowerDVD launches automatically and plays it back Play automatically upon inserting disc select this option to have CyberLink PowerDVD automatically launch when a disc is inserted into the disc drive Video Settings On the Video tab you have full control over the video playback settings in CyberLink Power...

Page 89: ... content and dynamically adjusts the brightness contrast saturation ratios so that you do not need to change the color settings if the movie 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 Motion select this option to enable frame rate upsampling from 24 fps up to 60 fps to make pannin...

Page 90: ...deo Settings CyberLink PowerDVD also includes Advanced Video settings on the Video tab Click the Advanced button to access the additional settings Smart De Interlacing Mode This configuration allows for modifications according to display screen preferences De Interlacing mode Select None if you don t wish to use de interlacing Select Perform de interlacing if you want to lower your CPU usage Note ...

Page 91: ...nels 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 7 Speaker and 8 Speaker options are 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 transfe...

Page 92: ... desktop environments For more information see Dolby Headphone on page 87 The TrueTheater Surround CyberLink Headphone 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 For more information see True...

Page 93: ...ormat 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 m...

Page 94: ...d Audio Settings On the Audio tab click Advanced to access extra settings for configuring your playback audio Note the available advanced audio settings displayed are dependent on the selected Speaker Environment See the settings that match your selected environment Miscellaneous This tab is displayed for all selections and allows you to configure audio properties for DVD titles equipped with mult...

Page 95: ...en using the Dolby Headphone output Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD Mode Select one of the following modes depending on your individual listening environment DH1 this option simulates a small well damped 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 Hea...

Page 96: ...vironment in Audio configuration Dolby Virtual Speaker Dolby Virtual Speaker technology allows you to experience virtual surround sound through 2 speakers Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD Mode 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...

Page 97: ...ion 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 Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD Mode Movie playback this mode is suitable for movies especially those with dynamic audio position shifting Music mode standard t...

Page 98: ...y resulting in noticeable distortion when the aspect ratio of the video display does not match the aspect ratio of the monitor TrueTheater Stretch CyberLink Pano Vision 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 op...

Page 99: ... you find a custom stretch that fits your specific display device DVD Settings On the DVD tab you can configure the settings for the playback of DVD titles DVD features The DVD features option lets you configure some special settings when playing DVDs or VCDs Note you can only configure these options when playback is paused Automatically enable Read It Clearly in full screen mode select this optio...

Page 100: ...DVD Country code Some Blu ray Disc titles may have features that are country specific and are enabled only when that country code is selected Select Use system default country to use the same country as your operating system Select User defined and select a specific country that you want CyberLink PowerDVD to use from the drop down menu Region code The Region code section provides you with easy ac...

Page 101: ...erDVD also has Advanced Blu ray Disc settings on the Blu ray Disc tab Click the Advanced button to access the additional settings BD Live On the BD Live tab you can select the folder CyberLink PowerDVD stores content downloaded from the Internet Local storage Local storage is used to store the extra content downloaded from the Internet such as virtual packaged media If you would like to change the...

Page 102: ... 3D Discs in CyberLink PowerDVD Deselect it if you want to disable Blu ray 3D playback Note this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD MoovieLive Settings On the MoovieLive tab you can configure CyberLink PowerDVD s interaction with the MoovieLive web service Auto sign in This option lets you decide whether you want to automatically sign in to MoovieLive every time CyberL...

Page 103: ...80 for more information To select another language for the imported movie deselect Same as UI language and select the desired language from the Default language for viewing movie data drop down menu Information The Information 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 ...

Page 104: ...shorter battery life LCD brightness Configure your LCD brightness when playing content on a notebook laptop that is running on a battery Note this feature is not available under Windows XP Use ambient light sensor to adjust LCD brightness if your notebook laptop has an ambient light sensor and is running under Windows 7 select this option to auto adjust the brightness of the LCD based on the curre...

Page 105: ...d helpful hints that are more current than the User Guide and online help When contacting technical support by email or phone please have the following information ready registered activation key Your activation key can be found on the CD cover the Box cover or in the email received after you purchased CyberLink products on the Cyberlink store the product name version and build number which genera...

Page 106: ...languages Note CyberLink s user community forum is only available in English and German Language Web Support URL English http www cyberlink com prog support cs index do Traditional Chinese http tw cyberlink com prog support cs index do Japanese http support jp cyberlink com Italian http it cyberlink com prog support cs index do German http de cyberlink com prog support cs index do French http fr c...

Page 107: ... 31 Always on top 72 Ambient light sensor 90 AMD 45 Anaglyph 49 Android 22 41 Angles 32 33 37 55 menu 59 Aspect ratio 35 36 custom 36 settings 84 TrueTheater 84 Associate file formats 74 Audio advanced settings 80 Blu ray Disc language 32 DVD language 31 enhancing 30 high definition 80 language 37 menu 59 pass through 80 PiP language 32 38 playing back 17 settings 77 streaming from network 20 supp...

Page 108: ...90 Browser 35 40 C Capture configuration 73 destination 73 file format 73 frame 55 56 options 56 CDs 17 Certification BD J 87 Chapter viewer 35 settings 86 Chapters browser 35 40 editing title 68 menu 59 viewer 35 41 58 Cinema mode 1 Classic mode 1 7 Closed captions 33 38 DVD 32 Collection my movies 69 Color profile 76 Configuration 3D 48 Controls extras 54 Country code 86 CyberLink Pano Vision 36...

Page 109: ...lideshow 28 DVD folders 9 DVD VR enabling playback 72 DVDs 3D 48 playback 8 playback menu 31 settings 85 Dynamic range compression 80 E Elapsed time 25 Equalizer 33 Export 52 BookMarks 52 playlists 11 19 slideshows 15 Express menu 34 F Facebook 50 uploading photos 16 uploading videos 13 viewing photos 15 FancyView 9 58 movie collection 68 Features new 2 File association 74 Flickr uploading photos ...

Page 110: ...lideshows 15 subtitles 62 Information 89 iPhone 22 41 K Karaoke 19 37 55 Keep aspect ratio 36 Keyboard configuration 73 settings 73 special 62 L Language audio 37 Blu ray Disc audio 32 DVD audio 31 MoovieLive 89 setting 71 Laptop power settings 89 LCD brightness 90 LFE boost 81 Library Windows 7 10 14 18 Living room 82 Local storage 87 M Media 25 30 playback 8 playback menu 25 30 31 playing on dev...

Page 111: ...okMarks 70 FancyView 68 MovieMarks 70 movies watched 70 search 69 Movie Info 32 33 65 accessing 27 Movie tab 8 MovieMarks 51 70 downloading 52 Movie Collection 70 playing back 53 sharing 52 tab 67 Movies 3D playback 25 enhancing 26 playback controls 24 playing back 8 searching for 66 supported formats 8 Music album art 31 playback controls 30 playback menu 33 playing back 17 streaming from network...

Page 112: ...m network 20 supported formats 14 uploading to Facebook 16 uploading to Flickr 17 viewing 13 zoom 28 29 PiP audio language 32 38 video 32 38 Pitch 20 Playback 3D content 47 audio 17 automatic 74 Blu ray Disc folders 9 BookMarks 53 controls 35 DVD folders 9 extra features 60 menu 40 music 17 resume 31 32 39 59 slideshows 13 videos 10 Playback controls 24 movies 24 music 30 PowerDVD Remote 41 slides...

Page 113: ... movies 66 time 62 Secondary subtitles 32 37 See It All 55 Settings 39 71 advanced audio 80 advanced Blu ray Disc 87 advanced player 72 advanced video 76 aspect ratio 84 audio 77 Blu ray Disc 86 chapter viewer 86 device 22 Dolby Headphone 81 Dolby Virtual Speaker 82 DVD 85 information 89 laptop 89 mobile 89 MoovieLive 88 notebook 89 player 71 rating discs 72 speakers 46 77 user interface 71 Setup ...

Page 114: ...titles Blu ray Discs 33 DVD 31 importing 62 menu 59 primary 37 Read It Clearly 85 secondary 32 37 Supported formats audio 18 discs 8 photos 14 videos 10 SVCDs playback 8 Sync with MoovieLive 70 System requirements 4 T Theater 82 Time elapsed 25 remaining 25 search 62 Title menu 59 Titles searching for 66 TrueTheater 26 47 3D 47 audio 47 auto adjust 45 75 display mode 46 75 effects 44 enabling 30 H...

Page 115: ...s 24 playback menu 33 playing back 10 primary subtitles 33 streaming from network 20 supported formats 10 TrueTheater 45 uploading to Facebook 13 uploading to YouTube 12 View BookMarks 51 chapters 35 Viewing controls 35 history 70 records 67 Viewing angles 32 33 37 Virtual Speaker 78 mode 82 W Windows 7 library 10 14 18 Windows Aero 87 WTV 33 Y YouTube 3 playing videos 11 uploading videos 12 Z Zoo...

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