1. download and install PE Explorer from Heaventools
2. start PE Explorer and open BlackSatin.DLL file
3. view, resources
4. replace the pngs of the skin in section IMAGE:

INITIAL\PDVD_1280x1024.PNG, ...1280X720.PNG and 1280X800.PNG to a png of your choice (eg. Photoshop)

5. replace INITIAL\SKINTHUMBNAIL.BNP to a small preview of 200x137 px bmp (this will be shown in PDVD configuration menü)

6. edit the PRELOADSKIN.XML using an app like UltraEdit (the dolby, surround, HD etc. icons will not be shown this way)

remove this section :

<!-- Video -->

<ImageArranger name="FeatureIcon" left="10" top="10" right="774" bottom="427" ResizeStretchX="100" ResizeStretchY="100"
Show="1" Anchor="Bottom" DrawingDirection="BottomLeft to TopRight"
ItemCountPerRow="100" IconDiffX="5" IconDiffY="5" IconWidth="75" IconHeight="50" Alpha="150"
ShowInVideo="FALSE" ShowInVisualization="FALSE" FullScreenShiftX="0" FullScreenShiftY="-90">
<Command name="ImageArranger"/>
</ImageArranger>

7. repeat above procedure with the file BlackSatin_HighDPI.DLL

Note: sizes of INITIAL\PDVD_1280x1024.PNG, ...1280X720.PNG and 1280X800.PNG are different due to the high definition:

INITIAL\PDVD_1280x1024.PNG = 1920 x 1536

INITIAL\PDVD_1280X720.PNG = 1920 x 1080

INITIAL\PDVD_1280X800.PNG = 1920 x 1200

The PRELOADSKIN.XML section to remove is slightly different:

<ImageArranger name="FeatureIcon" left="15" top="15" right="1161" bottom="640" ResizeStretchX="100" ResizeStretchY="100"
Show="1" Anchor="Bottom" DrawingDirection="BottomLeft to TopRight"
ItemCountPerRow="100" IconDiffX="7" IconDiffY="7" IconWidth="112" IconHeight="75" Alpha="150"
ShowInVideo="FALSE" ShowInVisualization="FALSE" FullScreenShiftX="0" FullScreenShiftY="-90">
<Command name="ImageArranger"/>
</ImageArranger>

Thank you.
Really useful information. Could also be useful for other software.
I just wonder why the change logo function has been removed in Version 10. Probably the only media player without that function.
Now to sort out video tearing playing DVD's and other media files. I will post this as a new topic.