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Nov. 7, 2008
CyberLink PowerDirector 7 Optimized for NVIDIA CUDA is Now Available

Taipei, Taiwan—November 7 , 2008—CyberLink Corporation (5203.TW), an innovative solutions provider for the connected digital lifestyle, announces today that its HD video editing software CyberLink PowerDirector 7— optimized with NVIDIA® CUDA™ Technology is now available on CyberLink’s online store. Existing PowerDirector 7 users can download an update for free to enhance their HD video editing experience.

CyberLink PowerDirector 7 delivers up to five-times faster video previewing and rendering performance by using NVIDIA CUDA technology to utilize the power of the NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs).   CyberLink PowerDirector supports CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GeForce®, NVIDIA Quadro® and NVIDIA Tesla™ graphics solutions. Applied with advanced video effects, the new version of PowerDirector 7 provides an improved user experience in HD video processing by dramatically reducing video processing time and lowering CPU utilization.

“PowerDirector 7 perfectly illustrates how NVIDIA CUDA technology can accelerate complicated PC tasks and improve the PC experience for consumers,” said Michael Steele, General Manager, Visual Consumer Solutions at NVIDIA. “CyberLink PowerDirector 7 is on the cutting-edge of the visual computing movement and is the first of many innovations we expect CyberLink to deliver for video enthusiasts.”

 "We are pleased to co-work with NVIDIA to optimize CyberLink PowerDirector for the CUDA technology, which greatly improves users experience in video editing,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “With video rendering up to 5 times faster on the CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPUs, users will get much faster results with the accelerated performance.”

Highlights of CyberLink PowerDirector 7 Optimized for NVIDIA CUDA
CyberLink PowerDirector 7 optimized for NVIDIA CUDA technology provides consumers with an accelerated HD video editing experience, from editing to production. PowerDirector 7’s advanced NVIDIA CUDA-enabled video effects include: Gaussian Blur, Kaleidoscope, Radial Blur, Color Edge, Light Ray, Replace Color, Pen Ink, Color Painting, Abstractionism, Glow.

PowerDirector 7 is a powerful video editing software featuring easy-to-use features for enhancing users’ videos and producing polished video and slide show productions. PowerDirector 7 is also the first open video editor that allows users to share and download custom designed PiP effects, animated objects and DVD templates from Directorzone, the community website for video editors
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Product Availability
CyberLink PowerDirector 7 is now available on CyberLink’s web store. An update for existing users can be downloaded at PowerDirector 7’s product page.

For more information about CyberLink’s HD video editing solution and its complete line of digital multimedia solutions, please visit our website, www.cyberlink.com.

 

About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia on PC's and CE's. Backed by a group of high-caliber software engineers, CyberLink owns its core codec and a number of patented technologies. 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's software solutions include: complete applications for Blu-ray Discs and DVD’s, digital home entertainment, Mobile TV and human resources development. 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. 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

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