Media Playback Menu

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

Note: the media playback menu is not available during the playback of VCDs or SVCDs.

DVD Playback Menu

When playing back DVDs in CyberLink PowerDVD, select the PowerDVD dvdmpm32 Media Playback Menu menu to access the following features:

Select Menu: provides access to the available menus on the disc.
Resume: select to return to the last scene you were previously watching. This function is best if you stopped playback to go to the disc menu, and then you want to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.
Audio Languages: lets you select from the available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself.
Primary Subtitles: lets you select the default subtitles. Primary Subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.
Secondary Subtitles: let’s you select additional subtitles that display along with the default (primary) subtitles.
Viewing Angles: when available on some disc titles, select this option to switch among camera angles.
Closed Captions: if supported by your disc title, close captioning is made available by national organizations and is tailored towards the hearing impaired. The captions are found in video content and in the form of text located somewhere on the picture. Closed captions, as opposed to open captions, are hidden in the video signals and need a special decoder.
Chapter Viewer: provides access to the chapter thumbnails for a disc title. For more information, see Chapter Viewer.
Short Comment: add short comments about the current movie and share them in real-time on Facebook, Twitter and MoovieLive. For more information, see Short Comments.
Movie Info: provides access to detailed information and reviews about the current movie. See Movie Info for more information.
Movie Collection: provides access to your Movie Collection. See Movie Collection for more information.
Movie Remix Room: provides access to the Movie Remix room. See Movie Remix Room for more information.

Blu-ray Disc Playback Menu

When playing back Blu-ray Discs* in CyberLink PowerDVD, select the PowerDVD bluray34 Media Playback Menu menu to access the following features:

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

Select Menu: provides access to the available menus on the disc. During playback, you can select the Pop-up Menu option to display the menu over the movie during playback.
Resume: select to return to the last scene you were previously watching. This function is best if you stopped playback to go to the disc menu, and then you want to quickly return to the scene you were just watching.
Still Off: when playback is paused, select this item to resume playback.
PiP Video: select to enable a picture in picture window that contains additional content, when available on certain Blu-ray Disc titles.
Audio Languages: lets you select from the available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the disc
title itself.
PiP Audio Language: when playing PiP video, select the language of the picture in picture video from the PiP Audio Language list.
Primary Subtitles: lets you select the default subtitles. Primary Subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.
Viewing Angles: when available on some disc titles, select this option to switch among camera angles.
Closed Captions: if supported by your disc title, close captioning is made available by national organizations and is tailored towards the hearing impaired. The captions are found in video content and in the form of text located somewhere on the picture. Closed captions, as opposed to open captions, are hidden in the video signals and need a special decoder.
Short Comment: add short comments about the current movie and share them in real-time on Facebook, Twitter and MoovieLive. For more information, see Short Comments.
Movie Info: provides access to detailed information and reviews about the current movie. See Movie Info for more information.
Movie Collection: provides access to your Movie Collection. See Movie Collection for more information.

Video Playback Menu

When playing back videos in CyberLink PowerDVD, select the PowerDVD videop38 Media Playback Menu menu to access the following features:

Audio Languages: lets you select from the available audio streams, i.e. the dialogue language. The number of audio streams depends on the disc title itself.
Primary Subtitles: lets you select the default subtitles. Primary Subtitles usually display at the bottom of the screen.
Secondary Subtitles: let’s you select additional subtitles that display along with the default (primary) subtitles.
Viewing Angles: when available on some DVD folders, select this option to switch among camera angles.

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

Music Playback Menu

When playing back music files or an audio CD in CyberLink PowerDVD, select the PowerDVD musicm40 Media Playback Menu menu to access the equalizer presets used to enhance audio. The audio preset you should select, depends on the type audio or genre of music you are playing back.

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