CyberLink
PowerDVD
Copy
User’s Guide
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Contents
PowerDVD Copy....................................... 1
PowerDVD Copy’s Main Features .......................................2
System Requirements .............................................................3
The PowerDVD Copy Program ............................................4
Setting Your Preferences ........................................................5
Audio Stream Preferences ................................................5
Subtitle Preferences ...........................................................6
Project Preferences ............................................................7
Selecting a Copy Source & Destination ................................8
Previewing DVD Titles ...........................................................9
Selecting DVD Titles .............................................................10
Copying a DVD .....................................................................12
Technical Support................................... 13
Web support ...........................................................................13
Fax support ............................................................................14
Telephone support ................................................................14
Index ..................................................... 15
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1
PowerDVD
Copy
CyberLink PowerDVD Copy is a specialized tool for copying DVD
movies from disc or hard drive onto a back-up DVD. You can
likewise create a DVD folder on your hard drive, or burn it to a DVD
as a movie. Easy-to-select options and an uncomplicated interface
simplify the DVD-copying process.
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PowerDVD Copy’s Main
Features
PowerDVD Copy’s main features include the following:
• Support for DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs.
• Compression of DVD9 movies onto DVD5 discs.
• Support for customized disc capacity.
• Disc and title preview.
• Selection of specific DVD movie titles from source disc.
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System Requirements
The system requirements listed below are recommended as
minimums for copying DVDs.
Minimum System Requirements
OS
Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE
(Windows XP/2000 recommended)
DirectX
Versio n 9
Screen Resolution
800x600 pixels or above
Memory
128MB (256MB recommended)
CPU
Intel Pentium 3, 500 MHz or above or
compatible CPU
HDD Space
40 MB for setup
5-9GB of working space
Burner
DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW burner
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The PowerDVD Copy
Program
When you first open PowerDVD Copy, the program appears as
follows:
The PowerDVD Copy program displays several buttons and other
functions, which are described in the following sections.
Preview window
Preferences button
Copy button
About button
Disc selection area
Options button
Help button
Information display area
Disc capacity indicator
Preview window
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Setting Your Preferences
To set your preferences, click . A dialog box opens, in which you
can select your preferences from three categories.
Audio Stream Preferences
When you first open the Preferences dialog box, the Audio Stream
preferences appear.
This tab allows you to select the audio streams that you want to
include on your final DVD. By unchecking unwanted languages, you
can filter out unnecessary audio streams, which can save disc space
and production time, while ensuring that the languages you want are
present.
To create a list of audio streams, open this dialog box, uncheck one or
more audio streams, then click OK. If you then return to this dialog
box and accidentally modify the list, you can reset the list to its
previous state by clicking Restore. To select all of the listed audio
streams, click All. To uncheck all of the listed audio streams (and thus
deselect them if they are present on the DVD you are copying), click
None.
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Subtitle Preferences
To set your subtitle preferences, click the Subtitles tab.
This tab allows you to select the subtitles that you want to include on
your final DVD. By unchecking unwanted languages, you can filter
out unnecessary subtitles, which can save disc space and production
time, while ensuring that the languages you want are present.
To create a list of subtitles, open this dialog box, uncheck one or more
subtitles, then click OK. If you then return to this dialog box and
accidentally modify the list, you can reset the list to its previous state
by clicking Restore. To select all of the listed subtitles, click All. To
uncheck all of the listed subtitles (and thus deselect them if they are
present on the DVD you are copying), click None.
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Project Preferences
To set your project preferences, click the Project tab.
Enter a folder for use as the project’s working directory, or click to
browse to the desired location. (The working directory is where the
program saves temporary files while working.)
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Selecting a Copy Source &
Destination
You can copy to and from disc drives or hard drive directories.
To set a source or destination drive, select it from the drop-down
boxes. To set a source or destination folder, click to locate the
folder on your computer.
Note: Your source movie must be in DVD-Video format.
You may fit the movie precisely to the size of the DVD you are using
by checking the Auto fit option. To set a custom disc capacity, select
the Customize... option. In the dialog box that opens, enter the
capacity of the DVD you want to use, then click OK.
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Previewing DVD Titles
After you have selected your source, you can preview the titles it
contains in the preview window to ensure which titles you want to
copy.
The controls in the preview window are the same as those on a
normal DVD player:
• Press to play titles. Press to stop playback.
• Press to skip to the previous chapter, or to skip to the
next chapter on the DVD.
• Press to rewind, or to fast forward.
The current video timecode position is displayed in the box in the
bottom right-hand corner.
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Selecting DVD Titles
To display options for selecting specific DVD titles to copy, click
. This page allows you to select the titles that you want to
include on your final DVD. You can even select specific audio streams
and subtitles contained in the DVD’s titles and main menu.
Click inside the Content box to display the titles and menu on the
current DVD.
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Uncheck any titles that you do not want to include on your final
DVD. If a title or menu contains audio streams or subtitles, these
appear in the boxes on the right-hand side.
Uncheck the audio streams and subtitles you do not want to include
when you copy the DVD. (Those that remain checked will be
included on your final DVD.)
Click to return to the main page.
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Copying a DVD
To begin the DVD copy process, click . The Make Production
dialog box opens, displaying the real-time progress of the copying
process.
When the copy process is complete, a message appears, alerting you
to this fact and asking if you want to save the temporary files that are
created during the burning process. (These files constitute a DVD
folder that can be played using DVD playback software, such as
CyberLink PowerDVD.) Click Yes to save the files or No to close the
message box without saving the temporary files.
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Technical
Support
Before asking CyberLink for technical support, please refer to this
user's guide or online help for information. It contains all the
information you generally need to use the program. You may also
find answers quickly by contacting your local distributor/dealer.
If your problem is not resolved using the above methods, please feel
free to contact CyberLink for technical support.
Web support
Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day and at no cost
on our Web sites:
support.gocyberlink.com
www.gocyberlink.com
In addition to frequently asked questions, we also provide
troubleshooting techniques, the latest in product news, and other
relevant information.
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Fax support
Use our fax support number to get technical support quickly without
spending time on the phone:
(886) 2-8667-1300
Note: Technical support is only offered to registered users, so
please make sure to include your CD-key (located on your CD
case) when faxing.
Telephone support
You are welcome to call the CyberLink's Technical Support Hotline at
the phone number listed below during hours of availability:
Note: Technical support is only offered to registered users. Please
be sure to have your CD-key (located on your CD case) on hand
when calling.
When calling for support, please have your computer ready and
provide us with the following information:
• your registered CD-key
• the product version
• the version of Windows installed on your system
• the hardware devices on your system and their specifications
• the wording of any warning messages that were displayed
(You may want to write this down or make a screen capture.)
• a detailed description of the problem and under what
circumstances it occurred
CyberLink Technical Support Information
Support Phone
Number
(886) 2-8667-1298
Support Hours
9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Taiwan time (GMT +8:00)
Monday to Friday, excluding holidays
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Index
A
audio stream preferences 5
Auto fit option 8
B
burning 12
C
capacity of disc, customizing 8
CD key, location of 14
copy process 12
custom disc capacity 8
Customize... option 8
D
destination, selecting 8
disc capacity, custom 8
DVD titles, selecting 10
DVD5 2
DVD9 2
F
fax support 14
features in PowerDVD Copy 2
P
phone number, tech support 14
preferences
audio stream 5
project 7
subtitles 6
preview window 9
program overview 4
project preferences 7
S
selecting DVD titles 10
selecting source or destination 8
source, selecting 8
subtitle preferences 6
system requirements 3
T
technical support 13
temporary files, saving 12
V
visual overview 4
W
Web sites for technical support 13
working directory 7
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