The media panel is where you select the type of media you want to play in CyberLink PowerDVD. From this panel you can play movie discs and access all the photos, video clips, movie files, TV shows, and music in the CyberLink PowerDVD media library.

In the media panel, you can also access the media files stored on CyberLink Cloud*, or watch YouTube videos without leaving the program.

To navigate through the media panel, you can:

•use a compatible remote control that is connected to your computer.

•use touch gestures on a tablet or touch screen. Swipe left and right to navigate, and tap an option to select it.

•use the arrows keys on your keyboard to navigate through the options. Press the Enter key to select an option.

•use your mouse's scroll wheel to browse the available options. Click an option to select it.

TV Shows

The TV Shows option is where TV show video files you recorded with a PVR are found in the PowerDVD media library. See Playing TV Shows for more information.

Movies

Select Movies to access all the movie files in the CyberLink PowerDVD media library. Movie files are DVD/Blu-ray Disc* folders, DVD/Blu-ray Disc* ISO files, and individual video files (movie files you recorded with a PVR) that are saved on your computer's hard drive.

See Playing Movie Files for more information on playing movie files in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Discs

Select Discs to play back video discs in CyberLink PowerDVD. See Playing Movie Discs for information on the playback of discs in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Videos

Select the Videos option to play back the video clips that are in your media library. These videos are home movies and other short clips that you may not want to include in the movie library. See Playing Videos for information on the playback of video files in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Photos

Select Photos to view all of the photos that are in your media library. You can view these photos one at a time or in slideshows. See Viewing Photos for information on the photo features that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Music

Select the Music option to play back the music that is in your media library.  The audio that is in the music library does not have to be just music. It can be any type of supported audio that you want to play back in CyberLink PowerDVD.

See Playing Music for information on the music playback features that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD.

My Computer

Select My Computer to view all of the folders on your computer's hard drive, and any connected USB devices, network drives, and more. This tab mirrors the view seen when you click on Computer  in Windows Explorer, including the default Windows library shortcuts. This lets you access and play back any media that you did not import into the media library.

Home Network

Select Home Network* to play back the media files that were shared on computers on the same network running CyberLink PowerDVD or PowerPlayer. For more detailed information, see Playing Media Shared on Home Network.

CyberLink Cloud

Select the CyberLink Cloud* option to view the media stored on the cloud service from CyberLink. You can use CyberLink Cloud to back up your media so you can access it anywhere, or to access the media that you uploaded via a portable device running CyberLink Power Media Player.

The media on CyberLink Cloud can be streamed to your computer for playback in CyberLink PowerDVD. See Playing Media Stored on CyberLink Cloud for more information about using this feature.

YouTube

The YouTube option of the media panel lets you watch videos on YouTube.

See Playing YouTube Videos for more information about using this feature.

Settings

Select the Settings option to configure the available settings in TV mode of CyberLink PowerDVD. See PowerDVD Settings for more information.