# CyberLink PowerDVD 9 Readme

02/24/2009

Thank you for using CyberLink PowerDVD 9.

This Readme file contains the latest information about CyberLink PowerDVD 9. For complete instructions on using CyberLink PowerDVD 9, please refer to the user's guide or online help.

This Readme is divided into the following sections:

- What's New in CyberLink PowerDVD 9
- CyberLink PowerDVD Versions
- Hardware Compatibility
- General Playback Performance and Quality Issues
- TrueTheater™ Technology (HD/Motion/Lighting/Stretch) Related Issues
- Technical Support
- Licensing and Copyright Information

## What's New in CyberLink PowerDVD 9

### Video

- New!- TrueTheater™ HD (High-definition) - up scales the original video to a higher resolution version, which is sharper and artifact-free. It is capable of up sampling 480p video up to 1080p.
- New!- TrueTheater™ Motion - enables frame rate up sampling, from 24 fps up to 60 fps, to make panning scenes, particularly in action movies, play smoother.
- New!- TrueTheater™ Lighting (CyberLink Eagle Vision2) - video enhancement technology that dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation ratios in scenes that are overly dark or too bright. It is optimized for LCD displays.
- New!- TrueTheater™ Stretch (CyberLink Pano Vision) - video stretching technology that produces minimal distortion in the center of the picture. It provides the best stretching solution for 2.35:1 content in widescreen.
- SMPTE VC-1 High-Definition Video*
- MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) High-Definition Video**
- Smart Video De-interlacing

### Audio

- Dolby Digital Plus*
- Dolby TrueHD*
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- Dolby Digital EX**
- Dolby Pro Logic IIx**
- Dolby Headphone**
- Dolby Virtual Speaker**
- DTS-HD*
- DTS**
- DTS 96/24**
- AAC Channel support**
- TrueTheater™ - Surround (Multi-channel Environment Impression Mode)
- TrueTheater™ - Surround (Virtual Speaker Mode)
- TrueTheater™ - Surround (Headphone Mode)
- Pitch scaling technology
- Audio equalizer presets
- Audio visualizations
- Direct 96/24 output

### Playback Formats

- New! - AVCHD playback*
- New! - AVCREC playback*
- New! - BD-R 1.1 playback*
- New! - BD-RE 2.1 playback*
- New! - BD Profile 1.1(Bonus View) playback*
- New! - BD Profile 2.0(BD Live) playback*
- BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc) playback*
- BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc) playback*
- VCPS for DVD+VR with content protection
- CPRM for DVD-VR with content protection**
- External subtitles
- DVD files (DVD-Video, DVD-VR, DVD+VR) from any folder on your hard drive

### Advanced Features

- New! - PowerDVD Cinema playback mode (with full remote control support)
- New! - PowerDVD MCE plug-in (seamless integration with Windows Media Center)
- Movie Collection Support
- Movie Remix
- Integration with MoovieLive Service
- UPnP Support - Access your media from a Home Network
- Say-It-Again - Automatically repeats the last movie scene
- See-It-All - Automatically speeds playback to show as much of the movie as possible
- Read-It-Clearly - Moves subtitles from the viewing screen

* - Available in Ultra Edition (Blu-ray Disc) only

** - Available in Deluxe version and Ultra Edition (Blu-ray Disc)

## CyberLink PowerDVD Versions

The version name of CyberLink PowerDVD is displayed at the top left of the user interface. To find the version build number of CyberLink PowerDVD, press Ctrl+A on your keyboard. It 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 BD 2ch | OEM DVD 2ch | Corporate
Video Features and Processing Technologies
TrueTheater™ - HD (High-definition) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | --
TrueTheater™ - Motion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | --
TrueTheater™ - Lighting (CyberLink Eagle Vision2) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Optional
TrueTheater™ - Stretch (CyberLink Pano Vision) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Optional
Smart Video De-Interlacing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Audio Features and Processing Technologies
TrueTheater™ - Surround (Headphone Mode) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | Yes
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 | --
Dolby Virtual Speaker | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | --
Dolby Digital EX | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | -- | --
Dolby Digital Decoder | 5.1 ch | 5.1 ch | 5.1 ch | 2 ch | 2 ch | 2 ch
Dolby Pro Logic IIx | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | --
Dolby Digital Plus | 7.1 ch | -- | -- | 2 ch | -- | --
Dolby TrueHD | 7.1 ch | -- | -- | 2 ch | -- | --
DTS Decoding | 5.1 ch | 2 ch | -- | 2 ch | Optional | Optional
DTS 96/24 | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | Optional
DTS-HD | 5.1 ch | -- | -- | 2 ch | -- | --
Audio Time Stretch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Audio Pitch Scaling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Supported Disc and File Formats
BD-ROM | Yes | -- | -- | Yes | -- | --
BD-R 1.1/RE 2.1 | Yes | -- | -- | Yes | -- | --
BD-Profile 1.1(Bonus View)/Profile 2.0(BD Live) | Yes | -- | -- | Yes | -- | --
AVCHD | Yes | -- | -- | Yes | -- | --
AVCREC | Yes | -- | -- | Yes | -- | --
DivX Files | Yes | Yes | -- | Optional | Optional | --
WMV-HD Files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
H.264 Files | Yes | Yes | -- | Yes | Optional | --
CPRM | 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/Random Access | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
IFO (DVD on HD) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
General Playback Controls and Features
PowerDVD Cinema playback mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | --
PowerDVD MCE plug-in | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | --
Dual Subtitles/Bilingual Captions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
UPnP Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Movie Collection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | --
Movie Remix | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional | --
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

## Hardware Compatibility

CyberLink PowerDVD 9 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 manufacturer, not a Windows built-in driver, in order for multi-channel output to work properly.

CyberLink PowerDVD 9 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 9 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 9 is compatible with new DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW, DVD-Multi, DVD-Dual, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drives, BD-ROM, BD-RE, BD-R, BD combo 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 9 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 of hardware deinterlace and "Read it clearly" may need driver support. If you find problems when using these features, update your driver to latest one and then try again.

CyberLink PowerDVD 9 is capable of high-definition audio decoding. In the past, 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 48 kHz/16 bit output resolution. CyberLink PowerDVD 9 now supports HDMI 1.3, which can transport lossless audio streams with 192 kHz/24 bit output resolution for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio formats for Blu-ray Disc content.

CyberLink PowerDVD 9 compatible sound cards are Realtek ALC885 and ALC889, and Auzentech X-Fi HomeTheater HD. CyberLink will keep updating the compatible sound card list.

## General Playback Performance and Quality Issues

External subtitle loading: For loading external subtitles, you should name the subtitle file with the same file name as the playback video file.

### DMA Mode:

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.

### Display Issues:

To ensure that CyberLink PowerDVD works properly, please install DirectX version 9.0 or higher.

### Deinterlace issues:

CyberLink smart deinterlace is sophisticated video processing technologies that requires a lot of CPU power. If both bit stream analysis method and pixel adaptive are used, it is recommended that you use at least a 1.8 GHz system for optimal performance.

### Blu-ray Disc Playback Capability and Limitation:

- Due to the high computation requirement for Blu-ray Discs, you may experience some video quality drop, frame drops or lower performance on particular titles. Make sure your hardware meets the minimum system requirements for Blu-ray Disc playback.
- It is also recommended that all non-critical applications are closed before starting Blu-ray Disc playback. Full CPU/GPU clock-rate is reserved for CyberLink PowerDVD Blu-ray Disc playback.
- Blu-ray Disc playback on an external monitor via a DVI/HDMI connector requires an HDCP capable display device.
- Advanced Access Content System (AACS) is supported for commercial content playback. Occasional renewals of AACS keys are required. An Internet connection is required for this operation.

## TrueTheater™ - Technology Related Issues

TrueTheater™ Technology (HD/Motion/Lighting/Stretch) are sophisticated video processing technologies that require higher CPU power. If TrueTheater™ HD or TrueTheater™ Motion is enabled (especially in conjunction with other audio effects), it is recommended that you use at least a 2.0 GHz system for optimal performance. CyberLink PowerDVD 9 can dynamically adjust the TrueTheater™ technology (HD/Motion/Lighting) for users according to CPU usage.

TrueTheater™ Technology is implemented within a CyberLink proprietary video decoder. Thus, this technology is not available when hardware video acceleration is enabled.

TrueTheater™ Technology is also not available under Blu-ray Disc playback due to the limitation of platform horsepower.

## Technical Support

Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day at no cost on the CyberLink web site (http://www.cyberlink.com).

Note: You must first register the software before using CyberLink web support.

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.

## Licensing and Copyright Information

Dolby

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic, 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 and DTS Digital Surround 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 © 2009 CyberLink Corp. All rights reserved. Dolby, Pro Logic, Surround EX, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.