CyberLink Launches All-in-One Media Suite 8

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Dec. 7, 2009

CyberLink Launches All-in-One Media Suite 8

Offers complete package of leading applications including PowerDVD, PowerDirector and photo face-tagging application MediaShow 5

Taipei, Taiwan—December 7, 2009—CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), an innovative solutions provider for the connected media lifestyle, today launched CyberLink Media Suite 8, an all-in-one software suite for enjoying photos, videos, music and movies, and burning data on the PC.

In this latest version, CyberLink has rebranded its all-in-one software package from DVD Suite to Media Suite. "Media Suite 8 focuses on a broad range of media," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "The latest version contains 39 tasks for consumers to capture, organize, create, burn, and share their digital media. Media Suite 8 brings the best applications in one suite to turn the PC into a central hub for experiencing the ultimate digital lifestyle."

By building on the powerful media creativity and disc burning features of the previous version, Media Suite 8 expands options for organizing photos, editing audio and converting videos for mobile devices. A refreshed interface ensures that features are even friendlier to access, with 39 tasks listed for creating, playing, organizing and sharing multimedia content via the PC, as well as burning data.

CyberLink Media Suite 8 features the following applications:

Organizing Photos and Videos

MediaShow – speedy photo and video organizer
Sort photos by faces, convert videos quickly, and fix photos and videos with one click.

Video Editing and Disc Authoring

PowerDirector—HD video editing
Edit high-definition video content and create stylish photo slideshows.
PowerProducer—Blu-ray and DVD disc authoring
Author high-definition videos onto Blu-ray Discs, AVCHD discs and DVDs.

Audio Editing

WaveEditor—easy audio editing
Enhance, copy, crop, and trim audio files, whether for editing sound tracks or mobile phone ring tones.

Movie Entertainment

PowerDVD – Blu-ray Disc and DVD playback
Experience the number one Blu-ray disc software player with the highest quality movie playback performance, DTS and Dolby Digital home theater audio, and support for interactive BD-Live and BonusView features.
Watch high-definition videos, upscale DVD quality, and access Blu-ray movie playback on Windows Media Center. Build a personal database of movie information about Blu-ray Disc and DVD movies.

Disc Burning and Data Backup

Power2Go for secure burning to Blu-ray Discs and DVDs.
PowerBackup for archiving application data and files to discs.
PowerDVD Copy for duplicating non-protected DVDs and shrinking video content onto discs.
InstantBurn for using a Blu-ray Disc or DVD as a secondary hard disk-like storage device.
LabelPrint for creating customized disc labels and cover inlays.

Online Communities

DirectorZone.com, for downloading thousands of free resources for video projects, for illustrating movie-making techniques, and for sharing customized effects and templates with other PowerDirector users.
MoovieLive.com, for sharing movie information online, including movie ratings, reviews, and Movie Remixes created by PowerDVD.

Product Versioning and Pricing

CyberLink Media Suite 8 is available on CyberLink’s web store, supporting the following languages: English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Retail versions will be available worldwide starting early 2010.

CyberLink Media Suite 8 Ultra USD 129.95
CyberLink Media Suite 8 Pro USD 89.95
CyberLink Media Suite 8 Centra USD 79.95

CyberLink also offers OEM versions to PC and CE manufacturing customers. More information about CyberLink Media Suite 8, and the complete range of CyberLink software, is available at www.cyberlink.com.

About CyberLink
CyberLink Corp is the leader and pioneer in enabling digital multimedia on PCs and CEs through the use of video editing software, DVD player software, and other multimedia solutions. 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, digital home entertainment, TV-on-PC and human resource 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 on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). Currently, CyberLink is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 5203.TW). CyberLink's worldwide headquarters is located 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 www.cyberlink.com.

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CyberLink Contacts:

Corporate: Nhi Sung at press@cyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 2316

CyberLink Japan: Emi Kinoda at contact_pr_jpn@cyberlink.com

CyberLink USA: Tom Vaughan at contact_pr@cyberlink.com or by phone: +1-510-668-0118, ext. 53

Germany: Volker Maxisch at contact_pr_deu@cyberlink.com or by phone: +31-43-306-0797

United Kingdom: Maggie Zaboura at contact_pr_uk@cyberlink.com or by phone: +44-7990-527-278