Hot FAQs About PowerDVD 8

• How to change the PowerDVD startup image?
• When I activate PowerDVD 8, there's an error message indicating that my Activation Key is invalid.
• Does PowerDVD 8 support HD DVD playback?
• Can PowerDVD 8 and PowerDVD 7.x/Ultra co-exist on the same computer?

Changing the PowerDVD startup image is one of the new features of PowerDVD 8. You can use a custom image as the startup image of CyberLink PowerDVD. Whenever
CyberLink PowerDVD is launched or the playback of content is stopped, this image will be displayed.
There are two methods to change the PowerDVD startup image.

I. Set a specific photo:

1. Click on the  button to open the configuration window and then click on the User Interface tab
2. Select Use this image as startup image and then click Browse to set a specific photo as the startup image.

II. Capture as Startup Image:

1. 1. During the playback of video content, right-click on the Capture button, select
   Capture as Startup Image.
2. 2. Click on Capture button to capture the current image as CyberLink PowerDVD’s startup image.

File Format Support:

BMP, .JPG, .JPEG, .JPE, .JIFF, .GIF, .PNG, .TIF and .TIFF

Issue:

CyberLink PowerDVD cannot be activated with your Activation Key.

Cause:

If you purchased the downloaded version of CyberLink PowerDVD 8, it needs to be activated via the Internet.

Solution:

1. Please check that your environment is currently connected to the Internet.

2. Please try and disable the Windows Firewall or any other 3rd party firewall software when activating CyberLink PowerDVD.

If you still cannot activate CyberLink PowerDVD successfully, please contact the CyberLink Support Team. Ensure to provide them with the exact error message received and your Activation-Key.

After Toshiba made their announcement that it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD format discs and the fact that there will be limited new title releases in HD DVD format, CyberLink has decided to remove HD DVD support from PowerDVD 8. However, CyberLink will continue to support and maintain HD DVD movie playback in PowerDVD Ultra (version 7.3).

For the PowerDVD Ultra users who wish to keep HD DVD capabilities, we highly suggest them to purchase a full version of PowerDVD 8. The full version of PowerDVD 8 does not uninstall the previous version and will allow users to have both Blu-ray and HD DVD players. Users can use PowerDVD 8 to playback BD and DVD titles, and use PowerDVD Ultra to playback HD DVD movies.

For the PowerDVD Ultra users who want Blu-ray capabilities only, they can purchase the upgrade version. The upgrade version replaces PowerDVD Ultra with version 8. Hence, they will no longer be able to have HD DVD movie playback. Since this is an upgrade version, the price is relatively lower.

The full version of CyberLink PowerDVD 8 can coexist with previous versions of PowerDVD. However, the upgrade version cannot coexist, which means the upgrade version will uninstall previous versions and then install CyberLink PowerDVD 8. If you want to continue to play back your HD DVDs, you will have to purchase the full version of CyberLink PowerDVD 8.