Bookmarking scenes using PowerDVD

During playback of a DVD, you can bookmark important scenes for easy access the next time you use that DVD. Additionally, PowerDVD allows you to transport a collection of bookmarks from one computer to another.

Creating bookmarks

• While the DVD is playing, click the Add Bookmark button on the PowerDVD interface
  • While it is not necessary to pause the playback while creating a bookmark, you may find it useful to do so.
  • To pause playback press the space bar on your keyboard
  • To resume playback, press the space bar again

Using bookmarks

• You may access your bookmarks sequentially
• Alternatively, PowerDVD can display a list of bookmarks from which to choose

To access bookmarks sequentially:

• Click the Go to Bookmark button on the interface
• Click the button again to advance to the next bookmark

To access bookmarks non-linearly, the bookmarks may be:

• displayed as thumbnail screenshots of the opening scene for each bookmark (the Viewer)
• as a list of bookmarks referenced by title and time (the Browser)

Using the Browser

• The Browser provides access to the DVD via titles and chapters
  • Chapters that have a bookmark in them are displayed with a pushpin icon
• Right-click anywhere on the playback screen
• Select Bookmarks
• Select Browser
• Find the desired bookmark, you may need to scroll
• Double-click the bookmark
• PowerDVD launches the DVD at the point specified by the bookmark

Using the Viewer

• The Viewer provides access to the DVD via thumbnail pictures of the opening frame of the bookmarked scene
  • This provides an easy-to-use overview of the bookmarks
• Right-click anywhere on the playback screen
• Select Bookmarks
• Select Viewer
• Find the desired bookmark
• Double-click the bookmark
• PowerDVD launches the DVD at the point specified by the bookmark

Deleting bookmarks

• Point your cursor over the Add Bookmark button
• Right-click
• A list of bookmarks by title and time appears
• Left-click on the bookmark you want to delete
• Alternatively, you may them all at once by clicking on Delete All

Sharing bookmarks/transporting bookmarks to another computer

PowerDVD makes it possible to use bookmarks created on one computer (e.g., in your office or at home) on another computer (e.g., in a classroom). This powerful feature allows teachers to prepare DVD-based course content in an environment other than that in which they will be teaching.

The process involves two steps:

• exporting the bookmark file (e.g., from the home or office computer)
• importing the bookmark file (e.g., on the classroom computer)

Exporting bookmark collections

• Click the Configuration icon
• Select the General tab
• Click Advanced
• Select the Bookmarks tab
• Click Export Bookmarks
• A dialog box appears
  • Replace the * in the *.bmk shown in the File name: field with the name you want to use for your bookmark collection (e.g., dsjbookmarks.bmk)
  • Choose the location in which the file will be saved by clicking the down arrow to the right of the Save in: field
• The most logical place to save would be to a folder in your P: drive or T: drive, so you will have access to this from any campus location. You can also save the file to a floppy disk. Remember where you save it, for you will need this file to import the bookmarks into the other computer
• Click Save
• The .bmk file is a collection of all bookmarks saved on the computer up to that point, regardless of the number of DVDs or DVD titles
• It is not specific to the DVD you are working on at the time the bookmarks were exported

Importing bookmark collections

• Click the Configuration icon
• Select the General tab
• Click Advanced
• Select the Bookmarks tab
• Click Import Bookmarks
• Navigate to the location of the file containing your bookmark collection (e.g., dsjbookmarks.bmk)
• Click once on the file name to select the file
• Click Open
• Click OK, to close the remaining windows