To open the TrueTheater window, click 
and then select TrueTheater Settings, or right-click on 
. In the TrueTheater settings window, the following options are available:
GPU Video Super Resolution
If your computer's GPU supports it, select GPU Video Super Resolution* option to improve the quality of video files and YouTube* videos, by upscaling the video resolution and removing blocky compression artifacts.
Note: before you can use this feature in PowerDVD, you'll need to enable the "Super resolution" option under RTX video enhancement in the NVIDIA Control Panel. * this feature is not available in some editions of CyberLink PowerDVD 23. |
Auto
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 Enhancement: 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 Enhancement: 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.
Advanced
Select this tab to manually enable and set the amount of TrueTheater enhancements applied to the video as follows:
Video Enhancement
Select the Video Enhancement option to enable the following TrueTheater video enhancements:
•TrueTheater HD: select this option to upscale 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 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 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 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. |
•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 video being played to another device. This feature is not available in some editions of CyberLink PowerDVD 23. |
Audio Enhancement
Select the Audio Enhancement 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.
Display Mode
The Display mode option is available when you enable TrueTheater video enhancements. It lets you select how enhancements are displayed during playback.
You can select from the following display modes:
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: select to view the applied video enhancements on the entire video in normal mode.
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: select to compare the applied video enhancements in split mode, with the left half of the video played back with the original video, while the right half has the video enhancements applied.
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: select to preview the applied video enhancements on the entire video using compare mode, with the left side containing the original video, while the right side contains the same video with the video enhancements applied.
