Taipei, Taiwan----Mar. 26, 2004----CyberLink Corp., a leading developer of digital video software and training solutions, announced today an agreement with Honnic International Technology, the Hong Kong distributor of NEC storage products, to bundle CyberLink's customized all-in-one integrated media creation solution, CyberLink DVD Solution, with Honnic's dual DVD burner. The selected software in CyberLink DVD Solution including PowerDVD 5 for DVD playback, PowerProducer 2 for DVD authoring, PowerDirector 3 for video editing, and Medi@Show for multimedia content creation.
"The CyberLink DVD Solution is a clear choice for us," said Danny Shung, Director of Honnic International Technology. "CyberLink provided every video application we wanted to complement our hardware. Their product makes it very easy for users to access each application via a media launcher. We were impressed."
"CyberLink DVD Solution is tailored for OEM bundling markets," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp. "It is designed to be completely flexible so that each hardware supplier can customize it to include a combination of our software that provides the most value to their hardware. With CyberLink DVD Solution, users of Honnic dual DVD burner will enjoy the means to edit and author video, as well as create streaming multimedia content and play DVDs."
CyberLink DVD Solution is a total solution offering a full range of award-winning, easy-to-use multimedia software in the one application. CyberLink DVD Solution was specifically developed for bundling with various PC hardware, and supporting functions such as DVD playback, TV recording, CD/DVD movie creation, slideshow creation, video editing, and music/data burning. Applications can be selected to meet OEM customers' individual needs. The selected software in CyberLink DVD Solution from Honnic including PowerDVD 5 for DVD playback, PowerProducer 2 for DVD authoring, PowerDirector 3 for video editing, and Medi@Show for multimedia content creation. All these applications are integrated and conveniently accessed via CyberLink's Media Launcher. The Media Launcher enables users to access any application quickly and easily from desktop window.
About PowerDirector 3
PowerDirector 3 is "from start to finish" video-editing software that
provides the best way for both advanced and entry-level users to create eye-catching
movies. By offering a dual-mode timeline and storyboard user-interface with
a broad range of new movie production features, PowerDirector 3 ensures moving
editing is easy too. New technologies in version 3 include CyberLink's fourth
generation MPEG engine to help maintain source video quality, SVRT™ 2
to render the edited video or audio individually for better quality and reduced
production times, and DV QuickScan to quickly select and capture specific video
segments without manually positioning the tape.
About PowerProducer 2
PowerProducer 2 is easy-to-use software for producing movies and photos on DVDs
and CDs. Targeted at the consumer level, PowerProducer is a wizard-style program
that features an intuitive user interface and technologies including: SVRT™
(Smart Video Rendering Technology) to speed up the rendering process and maintain
video quality; Disc Defragmentation to optimize disk space; an editable DVD
function to allow users to work on new projects from existing work; Right-to-Disc
Recording and Direct DSC support to convert files directly from digital camcorders/digital
cameras to DVDs without buffering to hard disc
About PowerDVD 5
PowerDVD is the world's leading DVD playback software. The new release PowerDVD
5 features breakthrough technologies to deliver a theater-like DVD experience
on a PC or notebook. The new technologies include: CLEV™ to enhance color
and contrast of movies displayed on LCDs; CLPV™, which easily adjusts
wide screen movies to fit standard screen (4:3) displays or vice versa with
minimal distortion; and CLMEI™, which converts 2-channel audio and output
to multi-channel speakers for a surround sound effect.
About CyberLink Medi@Show
Medi@Show is an advanced program that lets you create, show and share multimedia
presentations. It allows you to create presentations containing images, video,
audio clips and even PowerPoint files, then add a bit of pizzazz with loads
of special effects. Medi@Show is an ideal solution for creating streaming multimedia
content for the web or a CD-ROM.
About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced
digital video and audio software applications to market. The products are categorized
into two major lines: Digital Multimedia Solutions and Training Solutions. Digital
Multimedia Solutions includes Media Creation Products focusing on media creation
by advancing technologies to capture, edit, author and record all types of media,
and Digital Entertainment products providing high quality media enjoyment on
the PC by perfecting state-of-the-art audio-video technologies. These award-winning
software applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers
into home theaters and digital video centers. The company's Training Solutions
include authoring tools for creating training content and training management
systems that offer an easy and cost effective way to deliver and manage training
programs over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's
solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October
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. http://www.gocyberlink.com/
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