CyberLink Announces Full Video Support for Panasonic 4.7GB DVD-RAM.Business/High Tech Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 Booth No. L6459 MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2000 PowerDVD, PowerDVR II and Medi@Show Software Technology Enable Users to Easily, Economically Produce, Play Back High-quality Video on Panasonic Rewritable DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Panasonic and CyberLink announced today that CyberLink's complete line of high-performance, easy-to-use DVD and MPEG-2 video capture, editing, production and playback solutions support Panasonic's 4.7GB DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. drives and media. With CyberLink advanced video and audio technology, users can produce DV and MPEG- 1 or -2 video output that can be economically stored and played back on removable, rewritable DVD discs. Panasonic and CyberLink will be demonstrating the products at the COMDEX DVD-RAM Pavilion, Booth L6459. CyberLink's personal and professional video authoring and production software products include PowerDVR II, PowerDVD and Medi@Show. Used with Panasonic's DVD-RAM drives, up to 2 hours of theater-quality business, educational and home videos can be stored on a bare, single-sided 4.7GB disc. The videos can then be played back on the Panasonic DVD-RAM drives, newer-generation DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. drives and the recently announced DVD players and DVD recorders. PowerDVR II offers a superior alternative to television time shifting with a VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. and hardware-based MPEG-1, -2 encoding technologies for real-time video recording. Taking advantage of today's faster PCs, CyberLink provides users with the ability to record a program onto DVD-RAM media, leave for a period of time, then come back and watch what they missed, while the program is still being recorded. In addition, users can record programs in real-time in MPEG-1 or 2 format for high quality, easy and low-cost archiving. PowerDVD incorporates a proprietary MPEG-2 video decoding engine that supports full 720 x 480 resolution for NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. video playback and 720 x 576 for PAL. The 5.1-channel or 2-channel Dolby Digital audio decoded streams are sent through S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard. to the external Dolby Digital decoder for high-fidelity decoding and playback. PowerDVD also supports VR, allowing users to record video, save it to DVD-RAM discs and later playback the recorded video by using PowerDVD. The latest version of PowerDVD includes features such as i-Power service that provides users with direct access to unlimited multimedia resources on the Internet as well as multiple skin selections, bookmark viewer functions, close caption, multiple subtitles, screen capture and many other functions to maximize DVD enjoyment on the PC. With Medi@Show, users can directly import media clips from a multitude of sources including a PC camera, scanner or camcorder. Files can be quickly and easily arranged using the drag & drop method. After the files have been placed, Medi@Show lets the user carry out their creative editing work with a full range of authoring, editing and effects tools. When they are satisfied with the multimedia presentation, they can store it to DVD-RAM for later presentation or streaming over the Internet. "CyberLink's advanced software products allow users to turn their desktop or notebook computer into a very comprehensive, very easy to use, very economical digital video center," said Alice H. Chang, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CyberLink Corp. "There's no longer a division between computer and consumer technology. Business and home videographers want to produce video that has the same quality they see at the theater. With Panasonic's 4.7GB DVD-RAM drives and media, users can store and playback exciting, educational, informational and persuasive digital content on their PCs, notebooks, and TVs," she noted. "They can even stream the video over the Internet. And, unlike videotape, the content quality doesn't deteriorate no matter how many times you use the bare disc media." "CyberLink offers one of the most complete, feature-rich and robust DVD software product lines Software Product Lines, or software product line development, refers to engineering methods, tools and techniques for creating a collection of similar software systems from a shared set of software assets using a common means of production. available," said Jeff Saake, Group General Manager, Panasonic Industrial Company, Computer Technologies Group. "Their software-based solutions epitomize the best in computer and consumer electronics convergence for business and personal DVD video production. When combined with our rewritable DVD drives, consumers have an affordable solution for turning content from any source into very professional-looking interactive video." The Panasonic DVD-RAM drive combines the ease of use and random access of a hard drive with transfer rates of up to 22.16Mb/sec and 95msec access times. A versatile solution, the drive will also read from discs currently accepted by CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , CD Audio, CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. , CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. and video CD drives, as well as DVD video, DVD-ROM and DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). drives. Pricing, Availability CyberLink's products include software DVD decoders/players that capitalize on the growing demand for DVD playback on desktop and notebook PCs. PowerDVD delivers excellent video quality and complete DVD feature sets. PowerDVR II, a digital VCR for PC users; and Medi@Show, a multimedia DVD development solution, are available in leading PC system and to video graphic/development firms. For complete product information visit www.gocyberlink.com or www.cyberlink.com.tw. Panasonic Industrial Company's OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and DVD-RAM drive is available as an internal drive with an ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE. ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface interface (model LF-D211N) or as a SCSI-2 interface (model LF-D291N). The Panasonic-branded internal drive, model LF-D201U, is available from Panasonic Document Imaging Company (PDIC PDIC Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation PDIC Professional Diving Instructors Corporation PDIC Parkinson's Disease Information Center PDIC Program Installations by Classification Document PDIC Palestine Development and Investment Company ) and has an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $549. Double-sided 9.4GB DVD-RAM media, 4.7GB single-sided media and 4.7GB bare disc media; which is marketed under the Panasonic brand name, is also available from several other leading manufacturers. The 4.7GB bare disc DVD-RAM media can be played back on the latest Panasonic DVD-ROM drives, as well as Panasonic's new DVD Player and DVD Recorder. About CyberLink Established in 1995, CyberLink Corporation is a leading software developer specializing in digital video, audio, and Internet kernel technology. The software applications fully utilize PCs' audio and video capabilities and make video/audio/Internet applications accessible and affordable. The company believes that digital video/audio technologies can be used creatively to build innovative software products that are practical, productive, and economic. CyberLink's productive and creative software not only fully utilizes many of today's leading multimedia PCs (desktop and notebook), while also supporting real-time Internet services and communication. About Panasonic Panasonic is the best known brand name of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MC), a world leader in electronic and electric products for consumer, business and industrial use. Panasonic has introduced some of the world's most innovative DVD products to the market including portable DVD players with a built-in LCD screen, DVD-Audio players, DVD video and DVD-Audio players for automobiles, TV/DVD/VCR systems and DVD-RAM drives. Panasonic's DVD expertise ranges from research and development to the manufacture of DVD mastering and replication equipment. In Los Angeles, its Digital Video Compression Corporation (DVCC DVCC Domestic Violence Coordinating Council DVCC Digital Verification Color Code (TDMA) DVCC Digital Video Compression Corporation (Universal City, California) ) performs DVD encoding, artistic authoring, and services for full-length motion picture transfer. Torrance, California-based Panasonic Disc Services Corporation (PDSC PDSC Professional Development Support Center PDSC Parti Democrate Social Chretien (Democratic Social Christian Party, Congo) PDSC Panasonic Disc Services Corporation (Torrance, California) ) performs pre-mastering, mastering and replication of discs for DVD and DVD-ROM products. Additional information on Panasonic and Matsushita Electric is available at www.panasonic.com. For more information on the Panasonic DVD-RAM OEM drive and media, contact Panasonic Industrial Company, 1600 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035; 408/945-5600, FAX 408/262-4214, E-mail berzind@panasonic.com. Or, visit the company's Web site at www.panasonic.com/oemdvd-ram. For more information on Panasonic-branded DVD-RAM drives and media, contact Panasonic Document Imaging Company, Two Panasonic Way 7D-9, Secaucus, NJ 07030 800/742-8086, www.panasonic.com/storage or E-mail marusicm@panasonic.com. In Canada, contact Panasonic Canada, Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3, Canada; 905/238-2254, FAX 905/238-2414, E-mail rkwong@panasonic.ca. CyberLink Corporation is not a part or in any way legally affiliated with Panasonic Industrial Company. Panasonic Industrial Company assumes no responsibility for the performance of or customer satisfaction with CyberLink products. All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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