Icon

Button

Hotkey

Description

A

Elapsed time

Displays the time elapsed for the current video. Hover your mouse over it to reveal two buttons that let you jump backward and forward in the video. Click to quickly jump back 8 seconds, or to skip forward 30 seconds. If you want these two buttons to always be available, you can enable them in UI preferences.

If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use Gesture Controls to skip forward or backward during movie playback.

B

Navigational slider

Visually displays elapsed playback time. Click along the navigational slider to jump to different moments in the video, or click and drag it to use Instant Seek to quickly browse and find specific scenes in your video. Hover your mouse over the slider to use Instant Preview to quickly find scenes you previously viewed during movie file playback.

C

Media playback menu

During playback, this button provides access to the media playback menu. See Movie File/TV Show/Video Playback Menu.

D

Previous

P

Returns to the previous video file in a folder/playlist.

E

Play/Pause

Space bar

Plays and pauses media playback.

F

Fast forward/Step forward (when paused)

]

During playback click this button to fast forward through content and access the Play Speed Navigator. When playback is paused, use the button to go to the next frame of video.

G

Zoom

Ctrl+mouse wheel**

Hover your mouse over the button, and then use the slider to use Instant Zoom to digitally zoom in or out on the video image. When zoomed in, you can click and drag on the video image to view different areas of the image.** note that this hotkey can be modified in settings, so the behavior may differ. If you have a touch enabled display, you can also use Gesture Controls to digitally zoom in or out on the video image.

Note: this feature is not supported on videos that have a resolution greater than 3300 X 1900, or when the output display is greater than 3300 X 1900.

H

Enter VR mode/ Enable 3D*

Click to enter PowerDVD VR Mode, enable 3D video playback, and more.

I

Share

When browsing through video files in the Videos section of the media library, click this button to share the video on YouTube or Vimeo. See Sharing Media on Social Networks for more information.

J

Video duration/Remaining time

Click to toggle between movie duration and remaining playback time.

K

Full screen

Z

Click to enter full screen mode.

L

Play to

Select a movie file, TV show, or video in the media library and then click this button to play it on another device or display. See Playing Media on Another Display or Device (Play to) for more information.

M

PowerDVD settings menu

Opens the PowerDVD settings menu, where you can access player settings and PowerDVD preferences. See PowerDVD Settings - Player Settings and PowerDVD Settings - Preferences for more information.

N

Crop to fill

When watching videos on an ultra wide 21:9 monitor, click this button to crop out the black areas on all four sides of the video for a better fit. Crop to fill can also be used on standard 16:9 monitors to zoom in on the video.

Click to restore the view and reset it to the default aspect ratio.

O

Mute/Volume adjustment

Q / + and -

Click to mute the volume, or to turn mute off. To manually adjust the volume, hover your mouse over this button and then use the slider to increase or decrease the volume.

P

Next

N

Jumps to next video file in a folder/playlist.

Q

Stop

S

Stops playback of media.

R

Rewind/Step backward (when paused)

[

During playback click this button to reverse through content and access the Play Speed Navigator. When playback is paused, use the button to step backward. Note: this feature is not available for some video file formats.

S

TrueTheater effects

Provides access to the TrueTheater video effect controls. See TrueTheater Effects.

T

Return to previous window

Backspace

Click to stop playback and return to the media library.

More buttons

When the CyberLink PowerDVD UI and playback controls are reduced in size, the more button displays. Just click it to reveal buttons that are hidden to accommodate the reduced program window size.

See Playing Videos in the Mini Player for more information about the UI and controls available.

Rotate right

Ctrl+.

When playing back or browsing video files in the Videos section of the media library, click to rotate the current video 90 degrees in the clockwise direction. Note: this feature is not supported on videos that have a resolution greater than 3300 X 1900, or when the output display is greater than 3300 X 1900.

Restore from full screen

Z / Esc

Click to exit full screen mode.