PowerDVD´s playback software. It is currently the only software in the Japanese market to support Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) on the PC. CPRM is an extremely hot topic in Japan, as awareness grows for protection of digital television (TV) content in the lead up to the complete introduction of digital terrestrial broadcasting by 2011.

A user's player needs to support CPRM in order to playback a disc containing copy-controlled information.

"The Japanese market is a place of early technology adaptors who demand high quality and state-of-the-art engineering," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "CyberLink is a world leader in DVD software solutions. Our products meet the stringent Japanese standards and we feel honored to bundle our award-winning products in Panasonic's LF-700 Series DVD Super Multi drives."

PowerProducer 2 Gold is an easy-to-use software that enables users to turn movies and photos into stunning DVDs or CDs. The software carries the DVD-Video PC Authoring logo, a symbol of DVD-Video format compliance and legitimacy.

Panasonic is a leading producer of DVD Super Multi drives. The latest LF-700 Series continues to uphold Panasonic's reputation for providing superior performance, reliability, and speedier results with 8X DVD+R/-R, 4X DVD+RW/-RW, and 5X DVD-RAM support. The LF-700 Series is comprised of two models: LF-M721 JD and LF-M760 JD. They are scheduled for release in Japan on July 10, 2004, and July, 24, 2004, respectively.

About CyberLink PowerProducer 2.0 Gold

The world's first software that carries the DVD-Video logo for PC Authoring to assure users that their software has passed the strict requirements set by the DVD Forum. PowerProducer 2 Gold is an easy-to-use software designed for producing movies and photos on DVDs and CDs. Targeted at the consumer level, PowerProducer 2 Gold is a wizard-style program that offers full support for DVD+/- VR including importing, producing and editing. Special features include an intuitive user interface and the following advanced technologies: Streaming Rendering to render video on the fly; Accu-Chapter technology to allow creation of chapter points with exact detail; Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT™) to speed up the rendering process and maintain video quality; Disc Defragmentation to optimize disk space; and Right-to-Disc™ Recording for converting files directly from DV, TV or VCR to DVDs without buffering to a hard disk.

About CyberLink PowerDVD 5.0 CPRM

PowerDVD is the world's leading DVD software player. 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 into full screen (4:3) display or vice versa with minimal distortion.

From Computex