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CyberLink PowerCinema Linux Featuring Instant-On Capability Enables Digital Home Entertainment for CE and PC.


TAIPEI, Taiwan -- CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced today that the all-in-one entertainment center PowerCinema is now available in a Linux version for 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  customers.

"As a ready-made Linux solution for consumer electronics and PC devices, PowerCinema Linux provides a stable platform featuring multi-language support and instant-on to start PowerCinema with just a push of a button," 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. "CyberLink's OEM customers now have the means to build new entertainment products that make the digital home a reality."

PowerCinema Linux provides 10 seconds instant-on to five entertainment modules without booting up windows: DVD/VCD, Audio CD, Music Clips, Photos, and Videos. All features, including viewing and playing options, display, volume and language settings, and navigation can be operated via remote control.

PowerCinema Linux is also based on a Unicode system, ensuring global support for file names displayed in multiple languages.

PowerCinema Linux offers the following features -

--Instant-on to five entertainment modules: DVD/VCD, Audio CDs, Music Clips, Photos, and Videos.

--Stylish, easy-to-navigate 3D interface based on OpenGL, featuring intuitive controls and support for operation via remote control, keyboard, and mouse

--Same look-and-feel and 3D interface with PowerCinema Windows version. This eliminates the need to be familiar with two different interfaces.

--Broad support for PC-based systems and technologies, including CPUs, chipsets, VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions.  and sound chips from today's leading hardware manufacturers.

--Support for major file formats: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, and WMV (Windows Media Video) A family of digital video compression technologies from Microsoft based on MPEG-4. Version 9 of the WMV codec was released to the SMPTE organization and became the SMPTE 421M standard, otherwise known as VC-1 (see VC-1). ; MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. , and WAV; JPG and GIF GIF
 in full Graphics Interchange Format

Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987.
.

--Multiple language support, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese.

--Support for TV-out and wide-screen display of DVDs.

--Support for 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.  audio output.

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. http://www.gocyberlink.com/
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