Vivastar Chooses CyberLink PowerDirector 2.0 Pro for RS-111 Internal DVD Recorder Software Bundle.Business & High-Tech Editors FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2002 Vivastar RS-111 Internal DVD Recorder (1) A recordable or rewritable DVD drive that is connected to the computer. It may be an internal or external device. See DVD drives, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW. (2) Supporting DVD-R/RAM Provides All-In-One Video Production Solution with PowerDirector Pro CyberLink Corp., a leading software developer of digital video entertainment applications and e-training solutions, today announced that Vivastar will include PowerDirector 2.0 Pro with their DVD Recorder RS-111 internal burner for the PC. Vivastar's innovative DVD Recorders feature full support for recording onto high-capacity 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). and 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. disc media. The RS-111 is perfectly complemented by CyberLink's award-winning all-in-one solution for capturing, editing, authoring and burning digital movie creations on the PC. This unique Vivastar Edition of PowerDirector 2.0 Pro has been shipping with the DVD Recorder RS-111 since February 2002. PowerDirector 2.0 Pro was chosen to be the key strategic software bundle included with the DVD Recorder RS-111 because of its integrated set of tools offering a complete digital video application that simplifies the once complicated creation process to make home movies on DVDs and CDs. The special bundled version of PowerDirector 2.0 Pro has the ability to import video from DV Camcorders (via IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394) or virtually any other source as well as supporting popular MPEG-2 & MPEG-1 formats for video capture and editing. PowerDirector 2.0 Pro is an all-in-one CD/DVD movie making package featuring a storyboard A sequence of images and annotations for a cartoon, animation or video. Storyboards are previews of the final version and typically contain mockups rather than final art and images. Before computers, storyboards were drawn with pen and ink on lightweight cardboard. video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. interface, a full array of special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. and a new step-by-step wizard for authoring and burning high quality movie discs in DVD/VCD/SVCD/MiniDVD formats. "Vivastar has set new standards in technology and design with their innovative DVD Recorders," stated 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. "With this selection of PowerDirector 2.0 Pro as a strategic bundle to enhance the value of their RS-111 internal PC drive, Vivastar will be one of the first components manufacturers bringing CyberLink's new all-in-one digital video creation solution to the global market." "We are pleased to be a strategic partner of CyberLink in bringing our DVD Recorders to market with the special Vivastar Edition of PowerDirector 2.0 Pro," says Atanas Zafirov, Chairman and CEO of Vivastar AG. "Our customers will enjoy the ultimate digital video creation experience which now simplifies the once complicated process of record home movies on 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. media." About PowerDirector Pro (Vivastar Edition) PowerDirector 2.0 Pro is a total solution movie production software package that allows consumers to take video from any source (such as DV, Camcorders, VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. Tapes or other analog sources) and to create Hollywood-style movies on their PCs. It comes complete with an advanced, yet easy to use video-editing program that lets users create dazzling video productions. And with the step-by step Disc Wizard, users will be making professional looking movies on DVD or CD in no time. Furthermore, created movie discs will include a DVD auto-run program (PowerDVD runtime) that allows family and friends to view the DVDs and CDs you make on their PC's DVD drive, even if there is no DVD playback software installed. Featuring video capture and encoding supporting MPEG-2 & MPEG-1 formats and disc burning supported on DVD/VCD/SVCD/MiniDVD, PowerDirector 2.0 Pro is a complete all-in-one movie making solution for the PC! About Vivastar DVD Recorder RS-111 The Vivastar internal DVD Recorder RS-111 writes DVD-R and DVD-RAM media at speeds of 1x and 2x respectively and reads DVD-R media at 4x speed. The ATAPI drive Refers to a CD-ROM or tape drive that uses the ATA (IDE) interface. See ATAPI and IDE. is one of the first universally compatible DVD recorders in the market. The RS-111 can not only read its own DVD-R and DVD-RAM formats, but also DVD videos, DVD-ROMs and DVD-RW (DVD-Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD Forum. Also called "DVD Dash RW" and "DVD Minus RW," DVD-RW uses phase change recording. The media hold 4.7GB per side and can be rewritten 1,000 times. media. The average access time is 110 milliseconds while the size of the data buffer In computing, a buffer is a region of memory used to temporarily hold data while it is being moved from one place to another. Typically, the data is stored in a buffer as it is retrieved from an input device (such as a keyboard) or just before it is sent to an output device (such is 1 MB. The package comes with an extensive range of accessories, including the Vivastar DVD recording software 1.01 plus five DVD-R media. About CyberLink Corp. Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced digital video and audio software products to market. The products are categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat into two major lines: Digital Video Entertainment and E-Training Solutions. Digital Video Entertainment products focus on providing video/audio playback and recording capabilities on the personal computer. These award-winning software applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers into powerful home theaters and digital video centers. The company's E-Training Solutions offer breakthrough technologies to stream and manage high-quality, media-rich contents over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October of 2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : 5203). To keep up with market demands, CyberLink has operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and the Asia Pacific region including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters are in Taipei and its Web site is located at www.goCyberlink.com. About Vivastar AG Vivastar AG, a specialist and provider of solutions for optical storage media, has its headquarters in Cham-Zug, Switzerland. The company develops and manufactures highly efficient and reliable solutions for digital recording, storage and playback of audio, video and data. Professional and private users are targeted alike. Vivastar is the only European Company which produces its DVD-R Media at their own production sites at the Swiss headquarters. The products of the company are marketed worldwide using the Vivastar trademark. Vivastar today is already one of the worldwide leading technological specialists in the area of digital storage. www.vivastar.com. CyberLink programs are available for press evaluation. Please contact Ty Ung or Manal Ma at press@gocyberlink.com or by phone at: +886-2-8667-1298, ext. 301 or 303 for more details. Additional press information is available locally in the USA and Germany through the following contacts: USA Press Contact: Kristen Stonecipher, kristen@sspr.com or by phone +1-888-275-5878, ext. 28. Germany Press Contact: Cornelie Elsaesser, c.elsaesser@konzept-pr.de or by phone +49-821-34 300-20. All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and are the sole property of their respective owners. Copyright(c)2002 CyberLink Corp. All rights reserved. |
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