03/24/2008
Thank you for using CyberLink PowerDVD 8.
This Readme file contains the latest information about CyberLink PowerDVD 8. For complete instructions on using CyberLink PowerDVD 8, please refer to the user's guide or online help.
This Readme is divided into the following sections:
* - Available in Ultra Edition (Blu-ray Disc) only
** - Available in Deluxe version and Ultra Edition (Blu-ray Disc)
To find the version of your copy of CyberLink PowerDVD, click on the logo within the CyberLink PowerDVD player or press Ctrl+A on your keyboard. The version is displayed at the top of the dialog box that opens. To upgrade CyberLink PowerDVD to a different version, click Activate on the About page and then enter an activation key in the dialog box. This will upgrade to a new version of CyberLink PowerDVD in order to activate even more features.
| Feature | Ultra | Deluxe | Standard | OEM 6ch | OEM 2ch | Trial | |
| Audio Features and Processing Technologies | |||||||
| TrueTheater™ - Surround (Headphone Mode) | After registration | After registration | After registration | Optional | Optional | After registration | |
| TrueTheater™ - Surround (Virtual Surround Mode) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| TrueTheater™ - Surround (Multi-channel Environment Impression Mode) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| Dolby Headphone | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| Dolby Virtual Speaker | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| Dolby Digital EX | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | -- | Yes | |
| Dolby Digital Decoder | 5.1 ch | 5.1 ch | 5.1 ch | 5.1 ch | 2 ch | 5.1 ch | |
| Dolby Pro Logic IIx | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | -- | Yes | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Dolby TrueHD | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| MLP Decoding | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| DTS Decoding | 5.1 Ch | 2 CH | -- | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| DTS 96/24 | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| DTS-HD | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Audio Time Stretch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Audio Equalizer Presets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Audio Pitch Scaling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video Features and Processing Technologies |
| Adaptive Dynamic Video Enhancement Technology (TrueTheater™ - Lighting) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Smart Video Stretching (TrueTheater™ - Stretch) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Smart Video De-Interlacing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Supported Disc and File Formats | |||||||
| BD-ROM | Yes | -- | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| BD-RE | Yes | -- | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| AVCHD | Yes | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| DivX Files | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| WMV-HD Files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| H.264 Files | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| DVD-Audio | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| DVD-VR on DVD-RAM/RW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| DVD-VR on DVD-R | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| DVD-VR on DVD-RW/ DVD-RAM with CPRM | -- | -- | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| DVD-VR on DVD-R with CPRM | -- | -- | -- | Optional | Optional | -- | |
| DVD+VR/Random Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| IFO (DVD on HD) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| General Playback Controls and Features | |||||||
| Dual Subtitles/Bilingual Captions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| UPnP Support | Yes | Yes | -- | -- | -- | Yes | |
| Movie Remix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| Movie Library | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Yes | |
| Say-It-Again | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| See-It-All | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Read-It-Clearly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Bookmark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Digital Zoom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pan & Scan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Snapshot | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
* - Not supported for Blu-ray Disc content
CyberLink PowerDVD 8 offers complete multi-channel (4/6/7/8), S/PDIF and HDMI sound device support, including (but not limited to) devices from Analog Devices, Aureal, Creative, Cirrus/Crystal, CMedia, ESS, Fortemedia, KCTech, Philips/VLSI, Realtek, IDT, SiS, TI, Yamaha, VIA, and any other sound device that supports the Microsoft WAVEFORMATEXTENSIBLE interface.
It is recommended that you install the latest driver from the original card/device maker, not a Windows built-in driver, in order for multi-channel output to work properly.
CyberLink PowerDVD 8 supports Microsoft DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) in display chips or integrated chipsets from Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, SiS, and VIA/S3. Acceleration functions include Entropy Decode, Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform, Hardware Motion Compensation and Subpicture Alpha Blending units.
If "Hardware Acceleration" is enabled, some systems might display subtitles incorrectly. This is because the display driver only supports an old format of the Microsoft DXVA interface. It is recommended that you install the latest drivers from the original card/chip maker in order for this function to work flawlessly.
CyberLink PowerDVD 8 is fully optimized for multimedia instruction sets, such as AMD 3D Now! Professional, Enhanced 3D Now!, 3DNow!, Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions 2/3/4 (SSE/2/3/4), MMX, the Hyper-Threading technology, dual-core and quar-core CPU supported.
CyberLink PowerDVD 8 is compatible with new DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW, DVD-Multi, DVD-Dual, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drives, BD-ROM drives with IEEE 1394, USB 2.0, ATAPI, SCSI or CardBus interface, as long as the drive conforms to the SFF8090 command set and SBP-2 (if applicable).
CyberLink PowerDVD 8 is compatible with all Centrino, Socket 478, Socket 423, Socket 370, Slot 1, Socket A and Slot A chipsets from Intel, VIA, SiS, ALi, NVIDIA, and AMD.
The features for hardware deinterlace and "Read it clearly" may need updated drivers to support them. If you find problems when using these features, please update your drivers to latest version and then try again.CyberLink PowerDVD 8 is capable of high-definition audio decoding. However, due to the industries lack of common secure audio path technology, all protected audio content (eg. DVD-Audio, Blu-ray Disc) will force audio to be down-sampled to 48Khz/16bit output resolution. This constraint will be removed once an approved secure audio path is deployed for the PC ecosystem.
External subtitle loading: For loading external subtitles, you should name the subtitle file with the same file name as the playback video file.
It is HIGHLY recommended that you enable the DMA function of your DVD-ROM in order to reduce CPU loading when accessing DVDs. Windows XP and Windows 2000 both contain built-in DMA support.
To ensure that CyberLink PowerDVD works properly, please install DirectX version 9.0 or higher.
It is highly recommended that you NOT run CyberLink PowerDVD below 1024x768 resolution, since DVD video resolution is best at 1024x768 or higher.
CyberLink smart deinterlace is a sophisticated video processing technology that requires a lot of CPU power. If both bit stream analysis method and pixel adaptive are used, it is recommended that you have at least a 1.8 GHz system for optimal performance.
Some 3rd party software (such as AnyDVD®) may affect the normal functionality of CyberLink PowerDVD. For example, causing interference so CyberLink PowerDVD is unable to recognize DVD media/titles. It is recommended that you disable such applications before using CyberLink PowerDVD.
To use TrueTheater™ - Stretch, it is highly recommended that you use a graphic card with 8MB or more video memory.
TrueTheater™ - Stretch and TrueTheater™ - Lighting are sophisticated video processing technologies that require higher CPU power. If both of these functions are enabled (especially in conjunction with other audio effects), it is recommended that you use at least a 1.0GHz system for optimal performance.
TrueTheater™ - Stretch and TrueTheater™ - Lighting are implemented within a CyberLink proprietary video decoder, thus, they are not available when hardware video acceleration is enabled.
TrueTheater™ - Stretch and TrueTheater™ - Lighting are not available under Blu-ray Disc playback due to the limitation of platform horsepower.
Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day at no cost on the CyberLink web site (http://www.cyberlink.com).
Technical Inquiry Form
For your assistance, you may complete the Inquiry Form (http://www.cyberlink.com/english/cs/support/form/index.jsp) in the Support section of the CyberLink web site. The more accurate and detailed the information you provide, the better we can help to solve your problem.
General Support
Please visit the support section (http://support.cyberlink.com) of the CyberLink web site to view all the support options that are available to you. In addition to frequently asked questions, the CyberLink web site also provides troubleshooting techniques, the latest in product news and other relevant information.
Dolby
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, MLP Lossless, The "AAC" logo, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1992-2004 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
DTS
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535; 7,003,467; 7,212,872 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS, DTS Digital Surround, ES, and Neo:6 are registered trademarks and the DTS logos, Symbol and DTS 96/24 are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,226,616; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2008 CyberLink Corp. All rights reserved.
Dolby, Pro Logic, MLP Lossless, Surround EX, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.