PowerDVD

PowerDVD is a media player software for Microsoft Windows created by CyberLink, for DVD movie discs, Blu-ray movie discs, and digital video files, photos and music.

PowerDVD

Screenshot of PowerDVD 22
Developer(s)	CyberLink
Initial release	1996; 29 years ago (1996)[1]
Stable release	PowerDVD 23 (2024-03-07) [±]
Preview release	none [±]
Operating system	Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8/8.1 Windows 7
Available in	11 languages
List of languages English, French, German, Italian, Peninsular Spanish, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese
Type	Media player
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd

PowerDVD is offered in various versions, which vary greatly in terms of functionality, and can be expanded to include additional functions such as playback of licensed audio formats or power-saving functions for use on notebooks using plug-ins and so-called “enhancement packs”.

During 2016, PowerDVD achieved certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for the playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs, and became the world's first software player to pass the BD-ROM 4.0 PC Application Software License process.^[2] Playback of UHD Blu-ray discs requires an SGX-capable Intel CPU; with SGX support removed in newer generations of Intel CPUs, playback of UHD Blu-rays is no longer possible on newer PCs.

Features

• 8K video playback: added in PowerDVD 19
• Ultra HD Blu-ray disc playback: PowerDVD 17 is the first software that supports 4K UHD Blu-ray drives, however this feature only worked on PCs with Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX). In January 2022, Intel deprecated support for SGX for the Rocket Lake and Alder Lake generation desktop processors, leading to Ultra HD Blu-ray discs being unplayable on those systems. Cyberlink permanently removed Ultra HD Blu-ray disc playback with PowerDVD 22 version 3526.^[3][4][5]
• 360-Degree VR: PowerDVD 17 supports 360-degree camera such as Samsung Gear 360 and the Nikon KeyMission. Available to watch VR content on an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset.
• Blu-ray 3D disc playback: added in PowerDVD 10^[6] and removed in PowerDVD 20.^[7]
• Blu-ray disc playback: added in PowerDVD 6.^[8]
• TrueTheater: PowerDVD adds TrueTheater image/color correction and enhancement, also motion enhancement to make motion smoother. TrueTheater HDR enhancement provides a larger color space.
• Media Casting to Streaming Devices: supported devices as Roku, Chromecast, and Apple TV.

Decoders

Native video decoders H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (including MVC for Blu-ray-3D) H.265/MPEG-H HEVC (Media File Type) MPEG-4 ASP (DivX, Xvid) MPEG-2/HD MPEG-1 VC-1 WMV HD

Native audio decoders Dolby Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP) Dolby TrueHD (7.1 Channel) Dolby Digital Plus (7.1 Channel) Dolby Digital EX (7.1 Channel) Dolby Digital (2 & 5.1 Channel) DSD (In PowerDVD 16) DTS-HD (7.1 Channel) DTS-ES (Discrete & Matrix) DTS 96/24 Decoding DTS (5.1 Channel) LPCM AAC MP3 Surround MP2

Audio effects Dolby Pro Logic IIx Surround Sound Dolby Virtual Speaker CyberLink TrueTheater Surround

Version history

Version	Release date	EOL date	Latest patch
23	2024-01-25		2024-03-07, build 1406
22	2022-05-12		2024-01-22, build 3526
21	2021-04-15
20	2020-04-14		2023-01, build 4830
19	2019-04-16[9]		2019-12-23, build 2403
18	2018-04-18[10]		2019-06-26, build 3010
17	2017-04-11[11]		2019-01-01, build 3605
16	2016-04-13[12]		2017-11-13, build 3403
15	2015-04-14[13]		2017-11-28, build 4630
14	2014-04-08[14]		2018-01-02, build 8413
13	2013-04-02[15]		2018-04-22, build 8703
12	2012-01-31[16]		2018-04-22, build 8705
11	2011-04-18[17]	2015-09-08[18]	2014-02-25, build 5012
10	2010-03-17[19]	2015-09-08[18]	2013-12-11, build 5816
9	2009-03-02[20]	2015-09-08[18]	2011-05-18, build 4105
8	2008-04-02[21]	2010-04[18]	2010-04-21, build 3228
7	2006-05-04[22]	2009[18]	2008-01-04, build 3613
6	2004-11-08[23]		2007-11-12, build 3430
5	2003-06-18[24]		2007-11-12, build 3430
4.0 XP	2001-11-05[25]		2003-08-22
3.0	2000-11-06[26]		2001-10-15
2.5	1999-12[27]		2000-03-23, v2.55
1.5	1998-3-12[28]
1	1996[29]

See also

• Comparison of video player software^[30]