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Navigation: Playback Controls

Photo Playback Controls

When viewing photos and playing slideshows on the Photos tab of the media library, the playback controls display as follows:

Note: the below table includes the hotkey for each specific button on the playback controls, if available. For a complete list of all the hotkeys in PowerDVD and the corresponding behavior, see PowerDVD Hotkeys.

 

Icon

Button

Hotkey

Description

A

Enable instant photo thumbnails

 

When viewing a single photo, click to view the instant photo thumbnails for all the photos in the current folder. Once enabled, use gesture controls, your mouse's scroll wheel, the navigational slider, or the arrow keys on the keyboard to browse through all the photos in a folder.

B

Rotate left

Ctrl+,

Click to rotate the current photo 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.

C

Rotate right

Ctrl+.

Click to rotate the current photo 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.

D

Stop

S

Stops playback of slideshow.

E

Next

N

Jumps to next photo in the folder or slideshow.

F

More buttons

 

Click to reveal additional buttons, including enabling play to options.

G

Full screen

Z

Click to enter full screen mode.

H

Zoom

Ctrl+mouse wheel**

Click on this button and then drag the slider to use Instant Zoom to zoom in or out on the photo. When zoomed in, you can click and drag on the photo to view different areas of the photo. Click to access the zoom menu where you can quickly select a zoom amount, or select Fit Window to resize the photo to fit in the window.  ** note that this hotkey can be modified in settings, so the behavior may differ.

I

Play/Pause

Space bar

Plays and pauses slideshow playback.

J

Previous

P

Returns to previous photo in the folder or slideshow.

K

Return to previous window

Backspace

Click to stop playback and return to the media library.

 

Play to

 

Click and then this button to view the current photo on another device or display. See Playing Media on Another Display or Device (Play to) for more information.

 

Configure slideshow preferences

 

Click and then this button to adjust slideshow preferences. Select the Duration each photo displays before advancing to the next photo. Select the Effect applied to your slideshow. Motion adds pans and zooms on each photo, while Fade adds a fade effect between the photos. Select None if you don't want any transition effect to be used.

 

Restore from full screen

Z / Esc

Click to exit full screen mode.

 

Download media

 

When viewing a photo on CyberLink Cloud or a device on a local home network, click this button to download it to your computer.

Note: * this feature is not available in some editions of CyberLink PowerDVD 22.