PowerDVD users?

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:45 am

any powerdvd users had the problem where you stop watching a subtitled movie part way thru, exit powerdvd after bookmarking, and when you come back to the movie, the subtitles won't play from your bookmark (or resume)? had this problem with house of flying daggers (and passion of the christ). if i start the movie over, the subtitles show fine, but the option to display them is greyed out and unchecked if i try to play from the bookmark

anyone know how to fix this? i've googled this issue without any success btw

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:40 am

i just tried this with my copy of House Of Flying Daggers and PowerDVD 5 on two seperate occasions and had no such issue. :/

Post by **Zyte** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:50 am

So when you press u while playing no subtitles are popping up?

never had such thing.

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:28 pm

i've tried U shortcut but that doesn't work either. the subtitles are fine if i start the movie over again, but if i try to pick up from my bookmark they're off with no option to turn them on (greyed out right-click menu option plus the control bar button doesn't work either.

oh fuck it, flying daggers was pretty good i'll just watch it from the start in one sitting

oh, i'm using powerdvd v4 (OEM). perhaps an update is in order?

Post by **shiv4** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:06 pm

just checked with PDVD 6 dlx and had no problem with bookmarked start and subtitles.

I'm not so sure about it yet, but I remember when using PDVD 4 there were some issues with XP, so they put out an updated XP version later.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:08 pm

Purely out of curiosity - why were you watching Passion of the Christ?

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:38 pm

R00k wrote:why were you watching Passion of the Christ?

R00k wrote:Purely out of curiosity

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:39 pm

shiv4 wrote:just checked with PDVD 6 dlx and had no problem with bookmarked start and subtitles.

I'm not so sure about it yet, but I remember when using PDVD 4 there were some issues with XP, so they put out an updated XP version later.

ok, i'm getting pdvd 6 as we speak. see if that improves matters

Post by **Duhard** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:08 pm

god powerdvd is a piece of shit..

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:42 pm

sure thing, f@g

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 3:17 am

Duhard wrote:god powerdvd is a piece of shit..

bollocks

Post by **glossy** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:21 am

why not just remember the mark that the bookmark is at ("0:50:19" or whatever), and put on the subtitles and skip to that part ?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:00 am

glossy wrote:why not just remember the mark that the bookmark is at ("0:50:19" or whatever), and put on the subtitles and skip to that part ?

A: because he shouldn't have to

Post by **dnoyc** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:38 pm

power dvd is in fact shit.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:48 pm

it plays dvds.

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:55 pm

dnoyc wrote:power dvd is in fact shit.

seremtan wrote:bollocks

if you can suggest something better i'm all ears

Post by **Foo** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:59 pm

I dont agree with dnoyc, but there doesn't have to be something better out there for a piece of software to be rightly called 'shit'.

Battlecruiser 3000 was peerless, but still shit.

Post by **dnoyc** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:40 pm

seremtan wrote:
dnoyc wrote:power dvd is in fact shit.

seremtan wrote:bollocks
if you can suggest something better i'm all ears

windvd

Post by **dnoyc** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:41 pm

Foo wrote:I dont agree with dnoyc, but there doesn't have to be something better out there for a piece of software to be rightly called 'shit'.

Battlecruiser 3000 was peerless, but still shit.

excellent use of bc3k as an example.

edit: and for what it's worth you're right, it's not really shit, as there are much worse programs out there. it's just not especially good.

Post by **shadd_** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:48 pm

i use windvd platinum. has auto bookmarking whenever you shut it down.

happy enough with it not to be bothered to use anything else.

Post by **DRuM** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:53 pm

I use InterVideo WinDVD 6. Works a treat.

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:06 pm

riddla wrote:I prefer intervideo windvd to powerdvd.

as it happens i checked out some reviews comparing various software DVD players and windvd always seemed to come a close second to powerdvd. I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE

anyway, i got powerdvd 6 deluxe from....erm....somewhere. will try it out later

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:46 pm

ze people wit windvd have it because they have it, not because they prefer it. i've used windvd before and the interface is no better than powerdvd. lol if you start in on video quality.

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:01 pm

well yeah, i've gotten powerdvd oem with every dvd player/burner, hence i use it. according to reviews, powerdvd has the best video quality of the lot. FACT.

Post by **seremtan** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:36 am

DRuM wrote:I use InterVideo WinDVD 6. Works a treat.

i tried windvd 7. wouldn't even play a disk. also powerdvd 6, which has video and audio stutters and wouldn't even show subtitles at all

i think i'm just gonna go back to pdvd4 oem. AT LEAST IT FUCKING DOES SOMETHING