Cybelrink PowerDVD 8 online help

• What's the system requirment?
• How to register Power DVD?
• How to upgrade trial version to full version?
• How to play DVD Files from Hard Disk Drive?
• How to play DVDs?
• How to set player configuration?

1. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
2. Intel Pentium II 350MHz or above or any Athlon processor

Note:To use sophisticated video processing technologies, such as CLPV and CLEV-2, that require higher CPU power, it is recommended that you have a Pentium-M/Centrino, Pentium 4, Athlon 1.0GHz, or a system with equivalent or higher performance, especially if these video effects are enabled together with the audio effects PowerDVD offers DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DVDDual, DVD-Multi, or a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive with 1394 USB2.0, ATAPI, SCSI, or CardBus interface , PCI sound card, USB audio box or motherboard built-in audio device , 64MB RAM, Note: To enable advanced audio effects, or to play DVD titles with DTS digital surround tracks, it is recommended that you use a 400MHz or higher processor system and at least 128MB of system RAM

3. Hard Disk requirement of at least 40MB
4. Display card supporting DirectDraw overlay
5. Minimal desktop resolution at 800x600 or 1024x768 recommended.

How to register Power DVD?

1. Enter your personal information in the First Name , Last Name , and Email entry boxes. Check one or both of the options to receive information from CyberLink, or uncheck if you do not wish to receive this information.
2. Click Register Now .a).If you have previously registered this product, click I Have Already Registered . The registration box will no longer open when you run the program. b)If you would like to register this product at a later time, click Remind Me Later . The registration box will open each time you run the program until you register.

The first time you run PowerDVD, you are prompted to upgrade immediately from the trial version to the version you have purchased.

To activate PowerDVD's features, do this:

1. Open PowerDVD.
2. The Upgrade Information dialog box opens.
3. Enter your activation key, then click OK .

How to play DVD Files from Hard Disk Drive?

PowerDVD supports playing your own personal DVD files on your hard disk drive so you can preview it before burning it onto a DVD-writable or CD-writable disc. All you need to do is specify the video source and select the folder that contains your video.

1. Click Select source on the user interface and then select Open DVD File on hard disk drive .
2. Select the folder that contains your video and then click OK when you are done. Your DVD file will begin playback just like any other DVD title.

How to play DVDs?

Now you are ready to play DVD Video titles.

1. Insert your DVD disc. Click Play . Be sure that the source is correct. If not, click Select source and choose the right drive.
2. A warning message or copyright information will appear depending on the DVD title. Usually, this content cannot be skipped over.
3. After the promotional content, you will be presented with the main menu. With your mouse, select by clicking once.
4. The DVD will begin playing.
5. To use the Menu/Number pad, click the outer button to the farthest right of the user interface and a pad will appear (located to the right of the Control Wheel).
6. To Stop or Pause , click them accordingly.

If you click Stop or Exit during playback, and even play other files or DVDs immediately afterwards, the next time you click Play for that specific DVD title, users may resume from the last scene depending on their DVD Auto-Resume setting found in the Player Setting configuration. This Auto-Resume feature remembers exactly where you left off and allows users great leeway when playing multiple discs at a time or if prematurely exiting PowerDVD.

How to set player configuration?

After you click on Configuration , the default is the Player configuration which controls the behavior of the DVD player itself.

1. The first selection is if you have multiple drives, the Default CD/DVD-ROM Drive option lets you select the most appropriate drive. Otherwise, the default setting should be correct and will display the title of the current disc.
2. The next section is for certain behaviors that you may turn on or off.
   • Check the Play automatically upon inserting disc if you would like PowerDVD to automatically play discs whenever they are inserted.
   • When Run PowerDVD automatically at Windows startup is checked, every time you turn on your computer, PowerDVD will start (in Windows OS mode) and then reside in the system tray.
   • Show tooltips will display a hint, in the form of a yellow text box, that will reveal what the function is whenever your cursor is positioned over a specific function or feature.
3. The next section is the DVD Auto-Resume Setting . If you click Stop or Exit during playback, and even play other files or DVDs immediately afterwards, the next time you click Play for that specific DVD title, users have the option of resuming from the last scene. The Auto-Resume feature remembers exactly where you left off and allows users great leeway when playing multiple discs at a time or if prematurely exiting PowerDVD. Select an option from below.
   • The Always play DVD title from the beginning selection does not utilize the Auto-Resume feature.
   • The Resume playback from the last scene utilizes the Auto-Resume feature.
   • If you want flexibility in choosing, select Prompt before playback resumes . Thus, whenever playback will resume, a prompt will allow users to select if they want to play from the beginning or from the last scene.
4. The last section is for hybrid DVDs that contain both audio and video.
   • The Play DVD-Audio plays only the audio portion of the disc.
   • The Play DVD-Video plays only the video portion of the disc.