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Playing Files

Playing Files

CyberLink PowerDVD not only lets you play back your disc titles, but also your video and audio files as well. You can play back your video and audio files in one of the following ways:

  • drag & drop a file directly onto the CyberLink PowerDVD user interface.
  • click on the user interface, select
    Open movie file on hard disk drive     and then browse to the folder that contains your media. Click
    OK     to begin playback.
  • right click on a media file and select
    Open With    . Select PowerDVD from the available list of programs.

Note: If you insert a data CD while CyberLink PowerDVD is in disc mode (the first option under the Select source button menu), CyberLink PowerDVD will play back all of the media files on your disc.

Creating Playlists

With CyberLink PowerDVD you may also create a playlist that contains selected media files that will play back one after the other. This is ideal for playing your audio files, but you can choose to include video files as well.

To create a playlist, do this:

  1. Click on the user interface and then select
    Open media files    . The
    Edit Playlist     window opens.
  2. Begin selecting your files by browsing your hard disk drive (left pane) and selecting the folders that have video and audio content. Media files are displayed in the upper right hand pane.
    • Select the
      Browser       tab to navigate through your local drives and directories for media content.
    • Select the
      File Types       tab and select the desired displayed file types in order to speed up your search.
    • Select the
      UPnP Browser       tab for access to media stored on an UPnP digital home network. Use this tab to play back media content on your UPnP network.
  3. Select files in the upper right pane and then click
    Add     to add to your playlist.
    • You can add all the media files in a folder (subfolders not included) by dragging and dropping the folder from the left pane to your playlist.
    • Click
      Load List…       if you have playlists in the PLS or M3U format. This function will replace all previously loaded files. However, after loading this playlist file, you may add extra files to the list without altering the original playlist file.
    • If you would like to save your newly created playlist, click
      Save List…       after you are done. Choose a location and click
      Save      .
  4. Click
    OK     when you have selected all the media files you want in your playlist. CyberLink PowerDVD will play the files in the playlist.
PowerDVD 9 Help Playing Files