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Dec. 14, 2004
CyberLink Announces Support for DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2/4 AAC Audio Formats, Embracing the Digital Broadcasting Boom in Japan

Taipei, Taiwan----Dec. 14, 2004---- CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced today its support for DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2/4 AAC audio. DVD-R (VR mode) is the latest format approved by the DVD-Forum, allowing the recording of copy-once protected content in DVD-VR format. MPEG 2/4 AAC is a high quality audio format featuring a low bit-rate, and has been widely used among Japanese digital TV and mobile phone companies.

With the growing popularity of digital broadcasting and the increasing prevalence of MPEG 2 AAC in Japan, users are now able to record digital TV content featuring MPEG 2 AAC to disc. However, playback is restricted to software and hardware supporting the Content Protection of Recordable Media (CPRM) standard and MPEG 2 AAC audio. CPRM technology scrambles broadcast programs and only allows single recording of content to DVD-R or RW discs formatted for Video Recording (VR).

CyberLink PowerDVD 5 already incorporated CPRM support for DVD-RW disc playback, and PowerDVD 6 has further added DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2 AAC support, ensuring the best experience on the PC for replaying recorded digital TV content. PowerDVD 6 also add the MPEG 4 AAC decoder for .3gp and .3g2 streaming video, a popular video format among Japanese cell phone companies.

"Digital TV is a reality, with many countries already upgrading their technologies and broadcasting content, and consumers looking to record and playback their programs via DVD," said Alice H. Chang. "CyberLink enables customers to embrace this trend in digital entertainment by supporting playback of protected content in accordance with the latest audio and video standards."

About CyberLink Corp.

Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solution for the Digital Home. The products are categorized into two major lines: Digital Multimedia Solutions and Training Solutions. Digital Multimedia Solutions includes DVD Burning and Creativity Products focus on media creation by advancing the technologies to capture, edit, author and record all types of media, and Digital Entertainment products provide 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 Stock Exchange (5203.TW). To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink?s worldwide headquarter is in Taipei. http://www.gocyberlink.com/

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Germany: Regina Glaser,r.glaser@konzept-pr.de or by phone + 49-821-34300-17.

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