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Overview ............................................................................................1
Home Page ..........................................................................................1
Navigation Controls ...........................................................................2
Browsing for Media Content ..........................................................2
Player Controls for Mouse Use .......................................................3
Settings ................................................................................................4
General Settings ..........................................................................4
Display Settings ..................................................................................5
Audio Settings ....................................................................................6
Chapter 2
TV .....................................................................................................7
Watching TV ....................................................................................7
Instant Replay ..................................................................................8
TV Recording Schedules .................................................................8
TV Preview .......................................................................................8
TV Settings .......................................................................................9
Signal Settings .............................................................................9
Channel Settings..........................................................................9
Recording Settings ..........................................................................10
Chapter 3
DVD ..................................................................................................11
Watching Movies .............................................................................11
Movie Settings .................................................................................12
Chapter 4
Videos ..............................................................................................13
Watching Videos .............................................................................13
Browsing for Videos .......................................................................13
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 Overview ..................…..1 Home Page ..................1 Navigation Controls ................2 Browsing for Media Content ........….....……2 Player Controls for Mouse Use .........…....…..3 Settings ....................4 General Settings ………………….............4 Display Settings ..................5 Audio Settings ..................6 Chapter 2 TV .....................7 Watching TV ..................7 Instant Replay ..................8 TV Recording Schedules ..............8 TV Preview ..................8... - Page 2 Video Settings ..................14 Chapter 5 Music....................15 Listening to Music ................15 Browsing for Music ................15 Watching Visualizations ..............16 Ripping Audio CDs ................16 Music Settings .................17 Chapter 6 Pictures ....................19 Viewing Pictures ................19 Browsing for Pictures ..............20 Editing Pictures ...........…......20 Picture Settings ...........…......21 Chapter 7 Edit Video ............…......23 Selecting Scenes ..........……....…25...
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Page 3: Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1: Overview PowerCinema is an integrated multimedia player. The Home page displays the available media types, which you can scroll through using your mouse's scroll wheel, the keyboard up/down arrows, and the Up/Down buttons on the remote. To begin enjoying media, select a media type on the Home page. PowerCinema switches to the media type you have chosen, providing playback controls and other options. -
Page 4: Browsing For Media Content
Videos, Music, TV, and Radio functions continue to play as you navigate around PowerCinema, allowing you to enjoy your media while performingother tasks. To return to the media that is playing, selectthe Now Playing pane in the bottom left corner. Browsing for Media Content Media pages have functions on the left and a content browsing area on the right. -
Page 5: Settings
Settings Selecting Settings on the Home page opens a page of options for configuring PowerCinema. General Settings PowerCinema Help opens this help system. Display Settings opens a page with options for configuring your display device. (See "Display Settings" on page 5.) Audio Settings opens a page with options for configuring your computer's audio. -
Page 6: Audio Settings
that dynamically adjusts the brightness, contrast, and saturation if the movie you are watching contains scenes that are overly dark or bright. Options other than Original require more system resources to run. Load Default Settings returns the settings on this page to their original values. -
Page 7: Watching Tv
Chapter 2: PowerCinema allows you to watch TV on your computer. You can watch TV programs, schedule recordings, and watch recorded TV shows. Select TV on the Home page to open the main TV page. Watching TV Select Video Input to choose the source of your TV broadcasts. The TV program will be displayed in display window. -
Page 8: Instant Replay
TeleText (displays TeleText information), Record (records TV content as a video file). Instant Replay By default, the instant replay function is enabled in PowerCinema. To create an instant replay, PowerCinema records the TV broadcast as a file, creating a slight lag between the broadcast and the TV content that you watch. -
Page 9: Signal Settings
Signal Settings In the Video Input option, select if your TV receives signals from an antenna or a cable. The Region option allows you to select the country or region where your cable provider is located. Audio allows you to set your audio output. Options depend on your TV's signal type, but may include Mono, Stereo, or SAP. -
Page 10: Dvd
Chapter 3: You can play movies on disc in PowerCinema's DVD function. This function has the features and controls of a normal living-room DVD player. Select DVD on the Home page to open the DVD function. Watching Movies When you insert a disc into your computer's disc drive, the movie begins to play automatically. -
Page 11: Movie Settings
available camera angles). When you press Stop during a movie, the main DVD page appears. Functions on the left that are used to control playback include Resume (starts the movie from the point it was stopped), Restart (starts the movie from the beginning), Disc Menu (displays the disc's menu page), and Eject (opens the disc drive door). -
Page 12: Videos
Chapter 4: Videos PowerCinema allows watch video files (in .dat, .mpg, .mpe, .mpv, .avi, .asf, .asx, .mpeg, .div, .divx, .wm, .wmv, . m1v, .m1s, .m2v, .vro, .vob, .dvr-ms, MPEG-1, and MPEG-2 formats) on your computer. (You may need to install a special driver to view .divx and .dvr-ms files.) Select Videos on the Home page to open the Videos function. -
Page 13: Video Settings
My Videos. To display videos that you have recently viewed, select Recent Videos. Playback resumes from the point you stopped watching. To view videos that are located in other folders, select More Videos. Browse through the drives and folders to locate the videos you want to watch. -
Page 14: Music
Chapter 5: Music For convenient access to your music collection, use PowerCinema's Music function. The Music function allows you to listen to music files (in .asf, .mp3, .wav and .wma formats), rip Audio CDs, and even use playlists (in .asx, .m3u, and .wmp formats) to listen to your favorite songs in any order you like. -
Page 15: Watching Visualizations
Browse through the drives and folders to locate the music you want to listen to. Watching Visualizations Visualize allows you to watch computer-generated visualizations while you listen to music. To exit the visualization, press Esc or Backspace on the keyboard. Ripping Audio CDs Note: This function is only available when an Audio CD is inserted in your disc drive. -
Page 16: Pictures
Note: It is recommended that you set this option to either the folder you most commonly use or to a top-level directory (such as your C: drive) to reduce the number of folders you need to search through. Load Default Settings returns the settings on this page to their original values. -
Page 17: Browsing For Pictures
Pan Down. Browsing for Pictures To change the order in which items are displayed, use the Sort By... option. To view pictures in the My Pictures folder on your computer, select My Pictures. To display pictures that you have viewed recently, select Recent Pictures. -
Page 18: Edit Video
(such as your C: drive) to reduce the number of folders you need to search through. When the Play Pictures in Subfolders option is set to Yes, images in all of the subfolders contained in the slideshow directory are also displayed in the slideshow. -
Page 19: Selecting Scenes
music you want to occupancy your movie. Select the Back icon to return to the movie editing process. Background Music/Audio Mix: Click and select the desired ratio between background music and the video file's original audio. Fit Movie to Music: When set to Yes, this option stops playing the video portion as soon as the audio portion ends. -
Page 20: Edit Video Settings
the most interesting moments, while discarding sections of lesser importance. Depending on the Movie Style you select, importance will be placed on dialog or camera motion. Note: You can also use your mouse to control MagicDirector in the Select Scene option. If you are using a mouse, the Playback Control Bar will be displayed when the mouse is moving. -
Page 21: Chapter 8 Makedvd
Chapter 8: MakeDVD CyberLink MakeDVD is a handy utility for quickly creating DVDs or other discs containing video, pictures, or music. In just a few easy steps, you can design, organize, then burn your disc. Adding Content When you click MakeDVD on the Home page, the Select Media page appears, allowing you to select the kind of media that you want to include on your disc. -
Page 22: Add Pictures
Add Pictures If you select Pictures, the following options are available: Sort By...: changes the order in which items are displayed. My Pictures: displays pictures in the My Pictures folder on your computer. More Pictures: displays pictures that are located in other folders on your computer. -
Page 23: Makedvd Settings
entry box, or click Virtual Keyboard, then click the letters individually to enter a name. (Click Enter to accept the name.) Menus allow you to navigate around on your final disc. To add a menu theme to your disc, click Select Menu. In the page that opens, select a theme, then select an individual image from within that theme. -
Page 24: Chapter 9 Extras
show is displayed.Select Burner: Select the DVD burner connected to your computer. Chapter 9: Extras The Extras function displays extra features for enhancing the functionality of PowerCinema. Select Extras on the Home page to open the Extras function. Note: You must be connected to the Internet to explore many of these extra features.