CyberLink PowerDirector 5 Supports Creation of Widescreen High-Definition Movies and the Latest MPEG-4 Formats

Taipei, Taiwan-CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced that CyberLink PowerDirector 5 enables the production of widescreen and high-definition movies, and the output of video files using CyberLink’s optional MPEG-4 AVC encoder or the Sony PSP-compliant MPEG-4 SP format.

High-definition widescreen TVs promise to revolutionize the home entertainment experience, with better image quality and cinema-like screens. PowerDirector 5’s ability to import, edit, and output high definition video, and support for HDV camcorders and native 16:9 aspect ratios, turns home-video editors into Hollywood directors, letting them create videos for playback on the latest TVs in 1080i or 720p resolution.

Support for MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-4 SP, via optional plug-in packs, allows the creation of high-quality, compressed video files with low bit-rates. Both formats are designed for new mobile devices where storage is limited. With over 10 million Sony PSP units sold worldwide, CyberLink has licensed Sony’s Memory Stick Video Format for the production of MPEG-4 SP video for playback on the Sony PSP.

PowerDirector 5 also allows burning to a complete range of DVD and CD media via a CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, or DVD+R/RW burner. Users can burn their high-definition widescreen movies to a DVD, play it on their home DVD player and view in a 16:9 native aspect ratio on their widescreen HDTV.

“CyberLink PowerDirector 5 takes consumer video editing to the next level with an incredible combination of format upgrades and user-centric improvements,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “With the increasing popularity of LCD and plasma TVs and the growth in sales of high-definition video cameras, users now have an easy way to create stunning movies that are designed for playing on larger, more detailed displays.”

CyberLink PowerDirector 5’s High Definition Format Support:

- Capturing: HD MPEG-2 from HDV camcorders

- Importing: HD MPEG-2, WMV-HD

- Output: HD MPEG-2, WMV-HD, MPEG-4 AVC

CyberLink PowerDirector 5 offers the following features:

- New Magic Tools: Magic Style and Magic Fix

- Improvements to existing Magic Tools: Magic Cut, Magic Clean, Magic Motion, and Magic Music

- Enhanced CyberLink RichVideo technology, featuring Smart Captions

- Support for high-definition video

- Support for HDV camcorders

- Support for 16:9 aspect ratio video content

- Optional support for MPEG-4 AVC and MPEG-4 SP

- Faster previewing of clips with a new low-resolution preview setting and the ability to disable specific timeline tracks while viewing others

- Upgraded Title Designer featuring multiple text layers

- CyberLink Virtual Speaker settings for DVD audio

About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions 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 focused on media creation by advancing the technologies to capture, edit, author and record all types of media; 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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