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PowerDVD 17 Live disables Aero on windows 7 playing blu-ray disc + performance issues
Hoover1979
Newbie Location: Australia Joined: Jun 01, 2016 07:25 Messages: 9 Offline
[Post New] Jun 11, 2017 01:50
when I play a blu-ray disc windows Aero disables. Windows Aero doesn't disable playing a video file, but a physical blu-ray disc always disables aero.

I have noticed some troubling issue regarding performance too. on video files it is a gamble. some times the run fine, other times they run aa a <10FPS slideshow.

blu-rays seem to always be below the 24FPS they natively are designed for. feels like 18-20fps, and the rest of the frames are being dropped.

Rather disapointing for an liquid cooled Octo-Core i7-4790k @4.4Ghz , 32Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 2,400Mhz DDR3 RAM and a liquid cooled 8Gb Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming GTX1080. I am really considering terminating my PowerDVD Live subscription if these issues can't be rectified.

Has Cyberlink sold out to Microsoft to inhibit performance on Windows 7 and 8/8.1 and only deliver full capabilities on Windows 10?



On a positive note at least 3D MVC video files are supported, rather than just 3D Side-By-Side or Under-Over. But TrueTheater HDR won't work on a monitor, only a HDR Tv plugged into a PC.

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If you give up a little liberty for extra security you deserve neither and get none
Bogdan_D [Avatar]
Senior Member Joined: Mar 30, 2014 12:49 Messages: 167 Offline
[Post New] Jun 11, 2017 16:46
I like the way people post their hardware specifications just to show how cool they are and how much money they have.

Funny. Not all of them, but some.
Hoover1979
Newbie Location: Australia Joined: Jun 01, 2016 07:25 Messages: 9 Offline
[Post New] Jun 11, 2017 20:57
Quote I like the way people post their hardware specifications just to show how cool they are and how much money they have.

Funny. Not all of them, but some.


And I bet an idiot like you would say "post your specs if you create a help thread noob" if i didn't post my specs.

Nice of you to just post with a troll comment and no contribution to the discussion at all. Go play in traffic, during rush hour, and rid the world of your stupidity, you filthy Troll!

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If you give up a little liberty for extra security you deserve neither and get none
QC2.0 [Avatar]
Senior Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2016 04:02 Messages: 610 Offline
[Post New] Jun 12, 2017 03:35
Quote when I play a blu-ray disc windows Aero disables. Windows Aero doesn't disable playing a video file, but a physical blu-ray disc always disables aero.

I have noticed some troubling issue regarding performance too. on video files it is a gamble. some times the run fine, other times they run aa a <10FPS slideshow.

blu-rays seem to always be below the 24FPS they natively are designed for. feels like 18-20fps, and the rest of the frames are being dropped.

Rather disapointing for an liquid cooled Octo-Core i7-4790k @4.4Ghz , 32Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro 2,400Mhz DDR3 RAM and a liquid cooled 8Gb Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming GTX1080. I am really considering terminating my PowerDVD Live subscription if these issues can't be rectified.

Has Cyberlink sold out to Microsoft to inhibit performance on Windows 7 and 8/8.1 and only deliver full capabilities on Windows 10?



On a positive note at least 3D MVC video files are supported, rather than just 3D Side-By-Side or Under-Over. But TrueTheater HDR won't work on a monitor, only a HDR Tv plugged into a PC.




How about checking powerdvd setting > blu-ray disc > more setting? and disable the "Turn off Aero" setting for playing BD?

Performance concerns? Turn off TrueTheater video effect (software decoding), and use your powerful NVIDIA HW decoding.
stevek
Senior Contributor Location: Houston, Texas USA Joined: Jan 25, 2011 12:18 Messages: 4663 Offline
[Post New] Jun 12, 2017 08:05
Hi QC2.0

Could you post an image showing the turn off Aero setting? Thanks. I can;t seem to find it. .
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QC2.0 [Avatar]
Senior Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2016 04:02 Messages: 610 Offline
[Post New] Jun 21, 2017 23:19
Quote Hi QC2.0

Could you post an image showing the turn off Aero setting? Thanks. I can;t seem to find it.


Per help file, this option is only available in pdvd setting on Windows 7 or Vista.
Bogdan_D [Avatar]
Senior Member Joined: Mar 30, 2014 12:49 Messages: 167 Offline
[Post New] Jun 22, 2017 02:43
There is a bug in PowerDVD that disables Aero shadows.

I talked about this issue with Cyberlink many times (because it is annoying)... and I helped them find the bug in the program file. Finally!

They gave me a registry file that corrects this issue. In the attached file you'll find registry for PowerDVD 16 and 17.

Until there is a new patch, this is the workaround.
 Filename
WinShadowOFF.zip
[Disk]
 Description
 Filesize
835 bytes
 Downloaded:
416 time(s)
 Filename
Shadow ON.zip
[Disk]
 Description
Activates Windows shadows when opening PowerDVD.
 Filesize
645 bytes
 Downloaded:
322 time(s)

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