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Navigation: Playback Controls

Video Playback Controls

When playing back movie files or TV shows in the Movies/TV section, video files in the Videos tab of the media library, or YouTube videos on the Source > YouTube tab, 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

Jump back/ forward

 

Click to quickly jump back 8 seconds, or to skip forward 30 seconds.

B

 

Elapsed time

 

Displays the time elapsed for the current video.

C

 

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.

D

Media playback menu

 

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

E

Previous

P

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

F

Play/Pause

Space bar

Plays and pauses media playback.

G

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.

H

More buttons

 

Click to reveal additional buttons, including enabling TrueTheater effects and play to options.

I

 

Video duration/Remaining time

 

Click to toggle between movie duration and remaining playback time.

J

Full screen

Z

Click to enter full screen mode.

K

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.

L

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.

M

Next

N

Jumps to next video file in a folder/playlist.

N

Stop

S

Stops playback of media.

O

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.

P

Trim and convert

 

Click to trim the movie/TV show/video file you are playing and convert it to an MP4 or audio file. See Trimming Videos and Converting to MP4/Audio Clips for more information.

Q

Return to previous window

Backspace

Click to stop playback and return to the media library.

 

TrueTheater effects

 

Click and then this button to enable TrueTheater Enhancements.

 

VR mode

 

When playback is stopped, click and then this button to enter PowerDVD VR Mode.

 

Play to

 

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

 

Restore from full screen

Z / Esc

Click to exit full screen mode.

 

Rotate right

Ctrl+.

When browsing video files in the Videos section of the media library, click to rotate the current video 90 degrees in the clockwise direction. During the playback of a video file, click and then to rotate it.

 

Download media

 

When viewing a TV show, movie file, or video on CyberLink Cloud or a device on a local home network, click this button to download it to your computer.

 

Repeat

Ctrl+R

Click this button during playback to repeat one or all of the videos in a folder/playlist. When the button displays as , the repeat function is off.

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