CyberLink Corp., innovative solutions provider for the connected media lifestyle, announced today its partnership with the leading PC Audio Solution Provider Realtek Semiconductor Corp. to support Realtek’s new high-performance audio codecs ALC669 , ALC670 and ALC892 with PowerDVD, delivering superior high-definition audio playback for 7.1-channel audio, and up to 192kHz/24bit.
CyberLink PowerDVD, featuring support for the latest HD audio and video standards and formats, allows the playback of HD movie content with excellent audio and video quality available on the PC. PowerDVD is now able to deliver 192kHz/24bit lossless audio through the embedded Realtek audio codecs with content protection while allowing full-rate audio enjoyment of Blu-ray Discs.
"CyberLink is working diligently to ensure that consumers experience the best video and audio technologies on the PC," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "CyberLink is pleased to collaborate with Realtek to expand the existing support of HD audio codec technology with CyberLink’s PowerDVD to deliver a rich, uncompressed content-protected audio experience for movie enthusiasts."
"As the technology leader, Realtek’s goal is to provide the best possible listening experience available on a PC Platform,” said Wayne Lin, VP of Realtek. "Through our collaboration with CyberLink we are delighted to offer lossless audio playback on PowerDVD, enabling delivery of exceptional fidelity, clarity, and the ultimate home theater experience when watching Blu-ray titles on a PC platform."
Key features in PowerDVD include:
- Playback of high-definition AVCHD standards and Blu-ray Discs.
- High-definition audiofor unmatched clarity and purity through high-definition, 7.1-channel home-entertainment systems, and on notebook PCs.
- Support for next-generation disc features, like Picture-in-Picture movie mode, networking, interactive BD-J, bookmarks, and advanced disc navigation.
- Optimized performance for playing high-definition video content using graphics cards featuring NVIDIA PureVideo, ATI Avivo, and Intel Clear Video technologies.
- TrueTheater HD optimized for NVIDIA CUDA hardware acceleration technology, ensures smoother performance when upscaling DVD movies to HD-like quality by shifting the graphics processing from your CPU to your NVIDIA graphics card.
For more information about CyberLink PowerDVD, please visit www.cyberlink.com
