Talk:PowerDVD

This article was nominated for deletion on 19 September 2008. The result of the discussion was keep.

leaked player and title keys

is it worth mentioning that powerdvd was the leak for the in-the-wild HD-DVD and BluRay player and title AACS keys being leaked? The Xing Technology page (and if there was a page for the Xing Player too) mentions the CSS key leaking.

shareware?

powerdvd isnt shareware... ive never edited or even commented on wikipedia so i'll leave it at that...

I don't think it is either. I'm changing the license type to proprietary 131.230.53.188 18:56, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

more needed here

- We need a screenshot from latest PowerDVD version 7. - We need a list of feature and some descriptions of the Cyberlink exclusive technologies, like CDEV and such.

- There s a 15 days trial for PowerDVD for Vista (didnt check if it's version 7 or only for Vista). This is a commercial DVD player software, payware.

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Cyberlink Power DVD 8 Released

http://www.cyberlink.com/eng/press_room/view_1661.html Danielmolina (talk) 21:41, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

32bit vs 64bit

If a good reference can be found, it may be worth mentioning if the software comes in a 64bit version or only a 32bit version. Some people are wanting to move towards the 64bit version of Vista, so they will care if they software they are researching will run under the 64bit version. --StuffOfInterest (talk) 19:11, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Recorded DVD-playing glitch

Sometimes, when I play a recorded DVD on this program, if I click on the last recorded title, the program instead plays the first title on the disc for some reason. I can only seem to get it to play properly if I turn on the Configuration and disable DVD VR, which prevents me from being able to move the navigational slider. Why does the player do this? The official website doesn't seem to mention anything about this glitch, and they don't provide a phone number to call the company for advice. Can someone tell me what it is I'm doing wrong, or at least tell me what causes this glitch?! --74.167.107.134 (talk) 05:18, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Powerdvd Sleazy sales policy

I bought powerdvd 8.0 ultra edition one week before powerdvd 9.0 ultra was released. Why you ask? Because cyberlink was selling version 8.0 at full price right up to that date. What's more when I enquired about an update. They sent me an update email asking me to pay full upgrade price. Shame on you cyberlink. Do yourselve a favoir and buy windvd instead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.86.13.193 (talk) 03:36, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You could have just installed VLC... (free and open source) SF007 (talk) 16:50, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

why would he want that when it doesn't play blu-ray? that's the only reason one would buy the "ultra" version rather than default --06:59, 5 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kittins floating in the sky yay (talk • contribs)

Doesn't PowerDVD 8 do everything he wanted it to do? If not, then why did he buy it?? ...so why is he whining? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.208.155.41 (talk) 14:00, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't waste your time with the trial version of this software.

Don't waste your time with the trial version of this software. It cannot handle routine formats. It is limited to 30 minute DVD's. Further it loads a bunch of supporting software programs on your hard drive all at once. When you are dis-satisfied and want to remove the software you have to take the time to remove them one at a time.

Gandalf bearded one (talk) 17:52, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Upscaling DVDs to 1080p and 2D to 3D

The article mentions that PowerDVD 12 "allows users to upscale DVD to 1080p quality, and up convert 2D Blu-ray, DVD, video and photos to 3D." Both of these things are impossible. But sure enough, the PowerDVD website does claim both things. Can we instead say something like "Provides enhancements which Cyberlink claims to be comparable to 1080p"? Much as I'd love to say "Cyberlink makes a bunch of sleazy, trumped up claims that violate common sense in an attempt to sucker you into buying their products," I don't think that would be in keeping with the goals of wikipedia... 96.49.104.187 (talk) 15:58, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but the official site definitively does such an affirmation; this one says literally:

"Watch Movies and Videos in HD and 3D:

With the award-winning TrueTheater Technology, you can upscale your DVDs to HD quality, or turn all your 2D videos or movies to 3D, including Blu-ray, DVD, videos or even YouTube content!"

Check http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/features_en_US.html?&r=1

Also review the videos of the official channel of CyberLink in youtube:

Some Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTsqLRmwRtY -> PowerDVD 12 - How to Watch Your 2D media in 3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i9uau8gKLk -> PowerDVD 10 - TrueTheater 3D: Converting 2D to 3D (This technology was first implemented in PowerDVD version 10).

Additionally, the rival company Corel offers similar features in their product WinDVD Player.

Check http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4090069&cid=catalog3440075&segid=5400084&languageCode=en#tab3

Some Examples:

http://vimeo.com/29449558 -> Corel WinDVD Pro 11 3D Conversion

http://vimeo.com/29488638 -> Corel WinDVD Pro 11 - HD Upscaling

EmpatojayosBrand (Sorry, forgot my password) 186.106.10.100 (talk) 21:26, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't deny that Cyberlink CLAIMS to be able to do those things. But if I were to claim to have a unicorn, there's no reason why Wikipedia should have to take my word for it and state it as fact. I believe the same is true here. If the article is going to reproduce Cyberlink's advertising claims verbatim, it should at least cite a third party source which shows the claims to be true. The only video you linked to show upscaling has got to be simulated by Corel's marketing department, as it's just not possible to do that sort of thing in the real world. You can't add detail that isn't there, only highlight detail which is less prominent than desired. 24.84.40.164 (talk) 12:54, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

While I did not see these features in PowerDVD, these features are pretty common now. My 3D TV offers to render TV or other input in 3D from 2D sources. And a videosource smaller than ones diplay always has to be upscaled. Many 3D movies are shot in 2D (there is a comparison on wp somewhere). So Cyberlink has these features in its software and they advertise it. How good 2D->3D conversion or their implementation of it is and how good their upscaler is in comparison to others is another topic. But these techniques are no unicorns.(anon)188.105.19.156 (talk) 22:17, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request/Suggestion/Argument...

Dear DVD Dealers!

                Your products are so simple and easy to handle that they became the icons/standards in the history ,you should introduce the latest release as free on the internet/home for students & unemployed people.. i am a student too and students often ,do not have much money to buy the products of their desire! i tried to download the DVD 13 Ultra for free and now writing this thing..! think of that please.
                                          Regards:
                                                  aim malik
                                                  BEE(Present)
                                                  Pk.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.32.191.252 (talk) 12:21, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Intel SGX

I think it should be mentioned that PowerDVD utilizes Intel SGX to read UHD Blu-Ray disks and that 11th gen Intel CPUs do not have SGX, resulting in PowerDVD being unable to play those disks. Chamtion (talk) 07:56, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I added this under version notes. I also added it to the lead. I'd like to add more technical details on this and several other features when I have the time. Perhaps info on AACS keys as it relates to initial decryption of Blu-rays. —danhash (talk) 15:54, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Make sure you add sources though. I removed that sentence initially since it seemed trivial and very anecdotal in that context. When you have time to expand and improve the article, just keep in mind to reference it well enough. Cfsprt (talk) 18:03, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I added a source for it in the article and added a condensed mention in the lead since it seems very significant: the software is advertised as playing 4K and even 8K video, yet it can't play 4K Blu-ray on modern systems. I think the wording could potentially be better in the lead though, and I agree more sources would be better as well. I'm also trying to work through how to update the description of features to add more detail, while keeping the tone encyclopedic (as it reads a bit more like marketing at the moment) and adding more sources for each feature. Definitely open to your suggestions and ideas. —danhash (talk) 14:06, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good work. I'm definitely not as knowledgable about PowerDVD as you seem to be. All I'd like to point out is to make sure that it stays well encyclopedic and sourced, and yes it does sound like marketing right now. One suggestion I have is to take a look at other media player articles to help with formatting. Cfsprt (talk) 14:12, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I don't have specific experience with PowerDVD in particular but with a lot of other adjacent/similar software. Since PowerDVD is the only one officially able to play UHD Blu-rays, it's of particular interest to me, which is why I'm trying to look up as much as I can to improve the article. However, I'm finding it pretty difficult to find sources considered reliable; there is a lot of info on enthusiast forums, but there seems to be very little official info from the appropriate licensing organizations, since they don't really want anybody watching Blu-rays on PC at all. I'll keep digging, though, and I'm sure we can improve it together! —danhash (talk) 21:58, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]