CyberLink Features a new and Intuitive solution to produce home movies onto DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs and MiniDVDs
Taipei, Taiwan----September 26, 2002----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and e-learning solutions, announced toady the total wizard style software that enables anyone to produce home movies & photo slideshows. This latest development offers step-by-step guide for users with little time or knowledge of video editing and burning, to produce movies and photos onto CDs or DVDs. With PowerProducer, in just 3 easy steps, users can import photo or video files from video capturing devices, then perform basic editing functions like adding special effects and creating chapters to the video clip. It also features the "QuickBurn" solution, a one-click step to capture video from DV camcorders directly into DVD disks.
According to the Jon Peddie reports, over 1.3 million DVD Recordable drives were shipped in 2001 and anticipated to swell to over 30 million by 2004. "Digital video applications will be one of the stimuli for Media recording growth", stated Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp. "Home users would want to store their home videos into lasting digital disks. Yet they need software solutions with the least learning curve to produce home DVDs or CDs for sharing and storing. PowerProducer is exactly the software to fulfill this need."
PowerProducer is designed with the users in mind. Based on the HTML interface, it features a wizard-style interface with detailed instructions and information to guide users start to finish. According to Alex Weng, Product Manager of PowerProducer, "Even first timers will be able to produce movies with PowerProducer. We want to give them the best out-of-the-box experience."
Main Features of PowerProducer
Auto Capture Device Detection: PowerProducer auto-detects the users' video capture devices and displays the options available only.
Versions and Availability
PowerProducer is scheduled to be released in October. It will be available in
retail and OEM bundled versions.
About PowerProducer
PowerProducer is a totally wizard style software program that is ideal for today's
fast paced society. It enables people to quickly produce their home movies &
photos onto CD or DVD, without sacrificing quality and style. PowerProducer
is the best way to take those precious moments and transform them into stylish
presentations, with customizable menus, that can be viewed or shared with friends
and family.
About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced
digital video and audio software products to market. The products are categorized
into two major lines: Digital Video Entertainment and E-Training Solutions.
Digital Video Entertainment products focus on providing video/audio playback
and recording capabilities on the personal computer. These award-winning software
applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers into
powerful home theaters and digital video centers. The company's E-Training Solutions
offer breakthrough technologies to stream and manage high-quality, media-rich
contents over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's
solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October
of 2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). To
keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe
and the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters
are in Taipei and its Web site is located at www.goCyberlink.com.
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