Enabling TrueTheater

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Enabling TrueTheater

During the playback of Blu-rays, DVDs, video files (including movie files and TV shows), and videos on YouTube, you can enable TrueTheater video enhancements to maximize the playback quality.

Note: if TrueTheater enhancements are not available for you during playback, check the following section for information on the possible reason: When is TrueTheater is Not Available?

Click the button to open the TrueTheater window and display the following options:

Click to view help contentSmart Enhancement

On this tab you can apply all the TrueTheater enhancements automatically during playback. CyberLink PowerDVD dynamically adjusts (turns on or off) TrueTheater video enhancements to provide optimum performance, while maximizing playback quality.

•Video: select this option to enable video enhancements that make the video look better. Drag the available slider left or right to adjust the amount of TrueTheater video enhancements applied. TrueTheater Video enhances video brightness, contrast, and also the color, making it more saturated and vivid. TrueTheater will also sharpen video to make it look clearer, and boost the video's dynamic range to HDR, if your system and display device support it.

Note: if the video resolution is greater than 720p, you'll need to move the video enhancement slider beyond 50% to see any results.

•Audio: select this option to enable audio enhancements and make the audio sound better. Drag the available slider left or right to adjust the amount of TrueTheater audio enhancements applied. TrueTheater Audio amplifies the volume, boosting the bass and dialogue, to provide a more immersive media viewing experience.
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Select this tab to manually enable and set the amount of TrueTheater enhancements applied to the video as follows:

Video

Select the Video option to enable the following TrueTheater video enhancements:

•TrueTheater HD: select this option to up scale the original video to a higher resolution version, which is sharper and artifact-free. TrueTheater HD is capable of boosting 480p video to 1080p. Use the slider to adjust the sharpness to the best output that suits your configuration.

•TrueTheater Lighting (CyberLink Eagle Vision 2): is a video enhancement technology developed by CyberLink that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast ratios so that you do not need to change the video settings if the video you are watching contains scenes that are overly dark or too bright. Use the level slider to adjust the TrueTheater Lighting effect the desired amount.

•TrueTheater Color: select this option to dynamically adjust the color saturation ratio in the video. Use the level slider to make the colors in the video more vivid, without affecting skin tones.

•TrueTheater HDR*: if your graphics processor and display device support high dynamic range (HDR), select this option to boost the video's dynamic range to HDR.

Note: * this feature is only available on systems that support HDR. TrueTheater HDR cannot be applied to HDR video and is not available on 3D video, or video being played to another device. This feature is not available in some editions of CyberLink PowerDVD 18.

•TrueTheater Motion: select this option to enable frame rate upsampling, from 24 fps up to 60 fps, to make panning scenes, particularly in action movies, play more smoothly. TrueTheater Motion can improve the frame rate of video content to 60 or 72 fps, depending on the output frame rate of your display.

•TrueTheater Noise Reduction: select this option to reduce the amount of video noise when playing home video files in CyberLink PowerDVD, including High-ISO and TV signal noise. Once enabled, drag the slider to increase or decrease the level of noise reduction on the video.

Note: this feature is not available for disc playback.

•TrueTheater Stabilizer: select this option to employ motion compensation technology when playing home video files that are shaky. This feature is ideal for use with video files taken without a tripod or recorded while moving.

Note: this feature is not available for disc playback.
Audio

Select the Audio option to enable TrueTheater audio enhancements. Drag the available slider left or right to adjust the amount applied. TrueTheater Audio amplifies the movie volume, boosting movie bass and dialogue, to provide a more immersive media viewing experience.