BlazeVideo BlazeDVD 6 User manual

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BlazeDVD 6 Manual
Content
I. Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Brief Introduction................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Major Features ....................................................................................................................................................................1
Ⅱ. Appearance..............................................................................................................................................................................2
ⅢOperation Guide.......................................................................................................................................................................3
3.1Record DVD ........................................................................................................................................................................3
3.2Picture Playback...................................................................................................................................................................4
3.3 Play from Video Devices....................................................................................................................................................4
3.4Picture in Picture Playback ..................................................................................................................................................5
3.5 Record DVD .......................................................................................................................................................................7
3.6 Convert Recording Files .....................................................................................................................................................9
3.7 Bookmark Management....................................................................................................................................................10
3.8 Special Functions..............................................................................................................................................................12
3.9 Use Media Detector ..........................................................................................................................................................14
Ⅳ． Settings...............................................................................................................................................................................17
4.1 General Settings................................................................................................................................................................17
4.2 Power Settings...................................................................................................................................................................18
4.3 File Association.................................................................................................................................................................20
4.4 Video Settings...................................................................................................................................................................20
4.5 Audio Settings...................................................................................................................................................................22
4.6 Record Settings.................................................................................................................................................................23
4.7 Parent Control...................................................................................................................................................................24
4.8 System Information...........................................................................................................................................................25
Ⅳ.Technical Support..................................................................................................................................................................25
I. Overview
1.1 Brief Introduction
BlazeDVD is a full-featured and easy to use DVD, Video CD, Audio-CD and media file player. It can provide superior video and
audio (Dolby) quality, together with other enhanced functions: e.g. record DVD, optional skins, playback image and DV, image
capture and bookmark, etc. Furthermore, it supports DIVX, MPEG4, RM, QuickTime, WMV, WMV-HD, MacroMedia Flash and
popular media formats of Internet. BlazeDVD can be extensively compatible with hardware, which is operated stable, smoothly
under Windows XP\Vista\7 operating systems.
1.2 Major Features
BlazeDVD can determine disc type in the DVD drive automatically and choose the right play mode for DVD titles, video
CDs, audio CDs or DivX/XviD Discs
Auto-resume and Bookmarks let you jump right to the last viewed location of DVD
Record your favorite DVD movie into MPEG2 video or MP3 audio file
Capture, browse and save the pretty pictures from your favorite movie

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Smart Stretch lets you enjoy any movie with 16:9 aspect ratio on any screen mode, without distortion
Visualization enables BlazeDVD to display multi-colored shapes and patterns that change in harmony with the audio track
being played
Freely select Echo, Amplify special audio effect and 10 bands preset Equalizer value
Watch movie and meanwhile improve your foreign language by contrasting subtitle
Repeat Mode and Leaning Mode let you loop playback or repeat the word and phrase you want to learn
Playing your favorite digital photo as slide show with background music
Playing video device such as DV, Web Cam, allows you to capture video frame
Desktop Video enables you to watch DVD and work simultaneously!
Convert recording file to ASF file, AVI file, iPod file, iPhone file, MPEG file, PSP file and 3GP file
And much more...
Ⅱ. Appearance
BlazeDVD Free is designed with user-friendly interface, the default video window and main control are as below:

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ⅢOperation Guide
3.1Record DVD
BlazeDVD enables you to record DVD movie as MPEG2 video or record DVD audio as MP3 audio files.
Record DVD as MPEG2 Video File
You can record a wonderful episode of DVD movie as MPEG2 video file for future playback, video clipping or foreign language
learning.
Note: To protect DVD copyright, BlazeDVD allows you to record DVD video within a time limitation: 15 minutes for BlazeDVD
Professional, 5 minutes for BlazeDVD Free).
Record DVD as MP3 Audio File

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You can record your favorite DVD movie audio as MP3 audio file, which is useful for your future playback, audio clipping or
foreign language learning
Note: BlazeDVD Professional allows you to record DVD audio without time limitation; otherwise, BlazeDVD Free only allows you
to record DVD audio for 5 minutes.
3.2Picture Playback
BlazeDVD supports to play pictures as slideshow.
1. .Click "Open" button, select "Play photos as Slide Show" from the appearing Open Menu. Select the picture images from the
open file message box, click "Ok".
2. Or right click video window, select "Play From"-> "Play photos as Slide Show".
3. You can set background music, effect times and interval times between two pictures in the Slide Show Setting.
Click "Ok" when you finish setting, play the slide show.
4. .If there is only one picture or mixed with other non-image formats files in the playlist, the file(s) could only be played in the
single form but not in slide show.
3.3 Play from Video Devices
Video Capture Devices include PC Camera, Digital Camera (DC), Digital Vidicon (DV),Video Card and so on.
Click "Open" button in the Main Control Panel, select the 2nd item in the following message box to play Video Capture Device
directly.

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If you haven't installed Video Capture Device or the relevant driver, the second item could not be seen in the Open Menu.
3.4Picture in Picture Playback
Please follow either one of below steps for PIP Setting:
Go to Options->Video, you can select or deselect "Enable Picture in Picture" check box, and freely specify sub video position and
size:
Or right click the sub video to pop up below menu for sub video setting:

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3.4.1 Picture in Picture Control
All playback controls are for main video, the operations of sub video are as following:
PIP playback - Firstly open a media file that supports PIP to play and select "Enable Picture In Picture" option, then open
another media file that supports PIP, you will playback the medias by PIP mode. Please note that all of the playback
controls on the Control Panel are only for main video.
Swap Main/Sub Video - Double click sub video, or right click sub video and select "Activate" in the popup menu, you will
swap the main and sub video.
Change sub video file size and position - Go to Options->Video, select your desired sub video file size and position; or
right click sub video to change.
Hide/Show Sub Video - Right click sub video and select "Hide", or right click main video window to perform "Show/Hide
Sub Video":
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Close sub video - right click sub video and select "Close". The sub video will be closed, unless you open the media once
again.
Enable/Disable Picture In Picture - Go to Options->Video or right click the main video for PIP setting. If disabled PIP, you
will stop playback the current playing media when you try to open another media file to play.
3.4.2 Media Types Supported in Picture in Picture
The media type that supports PIP are listed as below:
DVD, but simultaneously playing two DVD movies is disallowed;
VCD, SVCD;
MPEG 1, MPEG 2 file;
TS file, but simultaneously playing two TS files is disallowed

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3.5 Record DVD
Clck in Floating Panel to activate Record page, and then click the record button，or the record button on Main Control
Panel directly, users will begin to record the DVD movie instantly.
3.5.1Record DVD Video
You can record DVD movie into MPEG2 video file, please refer to Record Setting to set record type as MPEG2 file first, then begin
to record, the record file will be saved as ".mpg" file in the folder you have preset in Record Setting page for your future viewing.
Note: To protect DVD copyright, BlazeDVD only allows you to record DVD video for 5 minutes(for Professional version) or 1
minutes (for Standard version).
3.5.2 Record DVDAudio
Or you can just record DVD audio as MP3 audio file, please refer to Record Setting to set record type as MP3 file first, then begin
to record, the record file will be saved as ".mp3" file in the directory you have specified in Record Setting.page.

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Record
Start to record
During recording, the file size will keep dynamically changed
Stop Record
Then the record file will be auto saved by record time in the specified folder you have set in Record Option page.
Play Record
Playback the selected record file
Delete:
Right-click Menu

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3.6 Convert Recording Files
You can convert the record file into new file with other format and smaller file size, thus you will directly play the media file even if
no third party's decoder installed on your PC, just follow below steps to convert:
Record file, please see "Record DVD Video/Audio " for record operation;
In Record Floating Panel, right click the record file that you desire to convert to pop up below menu, then select a target
file format to start converting.

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Select "Setting..." in above menu to pop up below box:
The converted file will be saved in the preset destination folder, default saved in My Documents, please see "Record
Setting" for output setting of converted file.
3.7 Bookmark Management
Bookmarks lets you save the location of your favorite scenes, so that you can jump right to them. Click on the bookmark will
playback the tagged position of the movie. You can create multiple bookmarks without confusion, for we support the preview of
each bookmark's tagged position.
Click , switch to Bookmark.

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Note: Bookmark is available only for DVD playback.
Add Bookmark
This step will create a new menu item in the pop-up menu of bookmark. Click on the new bookmark will jump directly to that
location.
Go to and Play
Play from the position you have selected.
Remove Bookmark
Delete the bookmark you have selected.
Remove All Bookmarks
Clear all the bookmarks you have saved in the list.

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3.8 Special Functions
Besides the DVD player’s standard functions you wish, BlazeDVD also provides multiple special functions.
3.8.1. Visualization
BlazeDVD supports Visualization effect, displays multi-colored shapes and patterns that change in harmony with the audio track
being played.
Right click video window, select "Visualization"->"Alchemy"->"Random" to launch Visualization.
Click "Off" to exit Visualization, video window will resume to default BlazeDVD logo window.
3.8.2. Video Control
BlazeDVD supports multiple video display mode, right click video window and select Video Window, you can freely switch among
different video modes:
Keep Aspect Ratio: Keep aspect ratio of the video
Smart Stretch: Watching any DVD movie at 16:9 ratio on any screen mode, remove distortion and improve video quality
Video Desktop: DVD video full screen display at desktop, enables you to work and watch DVD simultaneously
Always on Top: Always on top display video
3.8.3. Repeat
You can repeat watching a chapter or a title by selecting the Repeat option from right-clicking menu or click the Repeat button
on Navigator Panel.
4. AB Repeat
BlazeDVD supports AB Repeat function, which allows you to freely repeat your favorite segment.
a. Set A Point
Click AB Repeat button on Navigator Panel, or go to right click menu, select "Repeat"-> "Set A Point" to set A point;
b. Set B Point
Click again, or go to right click menu, select "Repeat"-> "Set B Point" to set B point, BlazeDVD will repeat playback from A
point to B point.
c. Repeat Off

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Click once again, or go to right click menu, select "Repeat"-> "Repeat Off", you will turn off AB repeat, resume to normal
playback status.
3.8.5. Learning Mode:
BlazeDVD supports learning mode, which is helpful for you to learn foreign language.
Go to right click menu, click "Repeat"-> "Learning Mode" to popup below learning mode setting dialog:
Duration: Set repeat duration time.
Repeat Times: Set repeat times.
Click OK, BlazeDVD will begin to repeat playback as per you have set in Learning Mode Setting.
3.8.6. Auto Resume Play
During playback status, click Stop , BlazeDVD will stop playing the current DVD movie, click Play again, BlazeDVD
will auto resume play DVD to eject below dialog:

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Play from last posiiton: Auto resume play DVD from last position
Play from beginning: Not resume play, play from the beginning
3.8.7. Play at Specified Time
Go to right click Menu, click "Go to" -> "Specified Time" to pop up below box:
You can input the accurate time to jump to play the specified position.
3.8.8. BlazeDVD Audio options
BlazeDVD offers many audio output modes for your choice. You may select the right audio output mode according to your
computer configurations. Choices for output mode include:
3.9 Use Media Detector
If you have loaded disc in the default drive, Media Detector will auto launch BlazeDVD to play the disc, thus simplify the operation.

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After launching Media Detector, there is an icon in Taskbar, right click the icon to popup below menu:
Start BlazeDVD: Run BlazeDVD
Search Disc and Play: Search and auto play files in disc
AutoPlay DVD: If DVD disc loaded, auto play the disc
AutoPlay VCD: If VCD disc loaded, auto play the disc
AutoPlay AVI Disc: If AVI disc loaded, auto play the disc
AutoPlay RM Disc: If RM disc loaded, auto play the disc
AutoPlay MP3 Disc: If MP3 disc loaded, auto play the disc
AutoPlay CD: If CD disc loaded, auto play the disc
Start with Windows: Auto launch Media Detector when Windows start
Exit: Exit Media Detector, do not auto play the loaded disc
Click "Option" to popup below menu：

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AutoPlay: Auto play the checked disc type
Directory Depth: Set the sub folder depth for searching disc
File Amount: Set the maximum file number for searching disc
Start with Windows: Click on to launch Media Detector with Windows

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Ⅳ． Settings
4.1 General Settings
DVD Drive
Default drive
If there are many drives in the computer, set the default CD/DVD Drive Option to assign a drive for playing. BlazeDVD
will play DVD/VCD movies from this drive by default.
Properties
Press this button you will see a dialog box, you can modify the properties of the default DVD/VCD drive.
You can change the region code of your DVD drive here.
AutoPlay
Enable autoplay
Check this option to enable the autoplay function of BlazeDVD. If BlazeDVD is running, a disc will be played
automatically shortly after insert it into the default drive.
Enable autorun
Check this option to enable the autorun function of BlazeDVD. If BlazeDVD is not running, it will be launched

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automatically shortly after you insert a DVD disc into your DVD drive.
If both ‘Enable autoplay’and ‘Enable autorun’are checked, when you insert a DVD disc into the dvdrom, BlazeDVD will
be run if it is not running, then play the disc automatically.
Auto Resume Play
From this option, you can choose one of the following auto resume mode when you play a disc you have played before.
Not Setting
It will start play from the beginning of the newly inserted disc.
Prompt before Playback
A dialogue box ejects to prompt user to play from beginning or play from the last memorized point.
Play from Beginning
It will start play from the beginning of the newly inserted disc.
Play from Last Position
It will start play from the ending point of the last play when a disc is re-inserted, it will start to play from the memorized
point. If it is inserted the first time, it will start to play from beginning.
Default language
Select default language type for audio, subtitle and menu. If the disc supports the selected language, it will be used as priority.
Default
Restore all options above to their initial/default values.
4.2 Power Settings
Click "Options..." button in the control panel to eject "Options" box, then activate "General" and click "Power Setting" button,
you will enter "Power Setting" box as below:

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Power Scheme:
Enable Windows Power Scheme: Select this option and click "Show Power Shceme", the "Power Options Properties"
box of the windows system will pop up for you to perform system power setting.
Enable Additional Power Scheme: there are three options as below:
a. High Power Saving: offers the best power savings, but may affect the performance of other applications
running at the same time.
b. Normal Power Saving: offers some power savings without significantly affecting other applications.
c. Low Power Saving: offers less power savings but allows maximum flexibility to run other applications.
Mixmum Battery to play
Prevents your computer from unexpectedly shutting down while playing movie due to depletion of the battery. Once the battery life
reaches the level, a dialog will pop up to prompt you with low power info. Defautl level is 15%, you also can drag the slide bar to
set your desired level.
Default
clcik "Default", you will resume the default setting. Ok-Submitting the setting, power-saving technology adopted for Laptop PC.
Cancel-Cancel the reseting, keep the original selecting

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4.3 File Association
Click the "Option" button in the control panel, select the "General" when the message box shows, then choose the "Files
Association" button, the following message box appeared
Select All-Choose BlaveDVD Free as the default autoplay for all the files formats listed above.
Select None-Release the files you have selected, cancel the BlazeDVD Free's association of these files formats.
Default-BlazeDVD Free has selected several files formats as the default options.
Okay-Submitting the selecting files formats, BlazeDVD Free will play the files by default.
Cancel-Cancel the resetting, keep the original selecting.
4.4 Video Settings
Video Mode
For this option, recommend to select "Auto";
Auto: According the movies source BlazeDVD will automatically select the deinterlace mode (Bob or Weave) to obtain
better video quality.
Force Bob: The movie is coded from interleaved signal (i.e. 30fps/NTSC or 25fps/PAL) and played under this mode.
Force Weave: It is suited for the movies content coded from the original film (i.e. 24fps).
General
Enable hardware accelerating: check this option to utilize hardware accelerating to obtain better performance.