CyberLink Launches PowerDVD Ultra for Playback of HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
Taipei, Taiwan----December 22, 2006----CyberLink
Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, today launched
the HD DVD and Blu-ray version of its industry-defining movie player software,
PowerDVD. Featuring optimized hardware acceleration for graphics processors,
and compatibility with leading HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc drives, PowerDVD
Ultra delivers the ultimate high-definition movie experience on both desktop
and notebook computers.
New features for PowerDVD Ultra include:
Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback on leading
drives, including the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD external drive
Playback of high-definition Hollywood movie content
Optimized performance for playback of high-definition
video content on graphics cards featuring NVIDIA PureVideo, ATI Avivo,
and Intel Clear Video technology
Support for new next-generation disc features, like Picture-in-Picture
movie mode, networking, interactive BD-J and iHD features, bookmarks,
and advanced disc navigation
High-definition audio with support for Dolby Digital
Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD technologies
6.1-channel surround sound, ensuring compatibility with
home theater audio systems, and audio expansion of up to 8 channels
Support for double-layer HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
Conformance to the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
(HDCP) specifications for the playback of premium content through DVI
and HDMI connectors
Support for BUS Protection ensures premium content protection
via VGA systems.
PowerDVD Ultra also offers leading player features:
Say-it-Again – one-click DVD dialog looping
Read-it-Clearly – moveable DVD subtitles
See-it-All – automatically activated DVD time stretching
for when mobile PCs run low on power
Power-saving settings for notebooks and an onscreen battery
meter
Five control modes, a choice of skins and interface colors
UPnP media player support.
"CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra prepares consumers for the huge next wave
of PC-based entertainment: high-definition content delivered on HD DVDs
and Blu-ray Discs," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "In
doing so CyberLink is offering a totally new experience, with even more
ways to access and interact with movie content, as well as new support for
audio technologies that help users maximize use of their home theater audio
hardware."
Product Availability
CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra English version is available online, and the following
languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Italian,
Korean, and Spanish, will be launched next week.
About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia
on PCs and CEs. Backed by a group of high caliber software engineers, CyberLink
owns its core codec and a number of patented technologies. Today, CyberLink
has built a solid reputation for delivering high-quality, interoperable,
and fast time-to-market solutions that keep our OEM partners on the leading
edge. Our business partners include leaders in the PC industry: drive manufacturers,
graphics-card makers, and top-5 desktop and notebook brands. Today, CyberLink
Software Solutions include: complete applications for Blu-ray Discs and
HD DVDs, Digital Home entertainment, Mobile TV and eHRD solutions. With
customers spanning from multi-national corporations to small/medium-sized
businesses, and from power users to home users, CyberLink has enjoyed rapid
and consistent growth leading to a record breaking IPO in 2000 on the Taiwan
Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). Currently, CyberLink is listed on
the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW). CyberLink's worldwide
headquarters is in Taipei. To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has
operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including
Japan. For more information, please visit CyberLink's website at http://www.cyberlink.com
