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What are the limitations of CyberLink PowerDVD Essential?

Certain premium features are accessible during the 7-day trial period. However, once the trial period ends, these premium features will no longer be available.

Limitations:

  • VC-1/H.264/Blu-ray format playback in the Essential version is limited to systems with hardware acceleration.
  • Does not support the playback of HEVC/H.265/VP9/HDR video content.
  • Does not support audio extraction from video files.
  • Does not support CD audio ripping.
  • Does not support DSD audio.
  • Does not support TrueTheater HDR.
  • Does not support HEIF/HEIC photo file.
  • A CyberLink account is required.
  • Video playback quality to media casting devices may be reduced due to hardware encoding limitations.

The following premium features unlocked for 7 days:

  • Video disc and ISO playback (Blu-ray, DVD).
  • AVCHD/AVCREC playback.
  • Media Casting to Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV.
  • Upload, download, and sharing media to CyberLink Cloud.
  • TrueTheater Video and Audio enhancement.
  • 360 Video/Photo playback and VR headset support.
  • Photo Face Recognition
  • YouTube/Vimeo content playback.
  • Media library sharing via home network
  • Advanced audio codec and effects support.
  • Video mark in/out.
  • Alpha MOV video playback.
  • Karaoke Tool.
  • 2GB of free storage on CyberLink Cloud (Media content on CyberLink Cloud may be deleted when the trial expires)

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