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Nero, creators of liquid media technology, today announced the release of Nero 9 “Reloaded”, the latest update to one of the world's most trusted and best-selling integrated digital media and home entertainment software solutions. Compatible with Windows 7, Nero 9 Reloaded adds a number of new multimedia capabilities designed to deliver on the company’s commitment to liquid media, allowing content to be distributed anytime, anywhere and on any device. New Nero customers can take advantage of Nero 9 Reloaded bundle which includes Nero BackItUp & Burn software ($49.99 value) for free, giving even the most non-technical user a powerful solution for their data burning, restoration, recovery and syncing needs.
“Nero has built its reputation on the ability to solve the highly specific digital content needs of today’s diverse consumers,” said Kris Barton, executive vice president of global products, Nero AG. “With Nero 9 Reloaded we are not only ensuring the liquidity of our users’ content, but are helping to better protect their valuable photos, videos, music and data. Compatibility with the new Windows 7 Operating System further underscores our longstanding commitment to platform interoperability.”
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Nero, creators of liquid media technology, today unveiled Nero MobileSync for smartphones, the first iteration of its universal, hardware-agnostic platform of fully customizable PC applications for mobile handset, Netbook, gaming console and Ultra-Mobile PC manufacturers. While current industry offerings are tied to a specific handset manufacturer, Nero MobileSync for smartphones is designed to allow the management, sharing and creation of content between the desktop, the mobile handset, and the Web regardless of mobile device.
Nero MobileSync for smartphones will help both mobile handset manufacturers and network carriers differentiate their user experience, increase their revenues via sales and advertising channels to the desktop, and better maximize the PC as the hub of the connected digital home – all without having to make costly investments in desktop application development.
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Nero, creators of liquid media technology, announced today the release of Nero Linux 4, the latest version of the definitive burning application for the Linux operating system. This new offering also includes a new application, Nero Linux Express 4 – designed to meet the diverse needs of Linux users with a range of experience levels. Nero further expands their Linux portfolio with Nero Linux 4 Essentials catering to needs of their OEM partners.
After installation, Nero Linux 4 with Nero Linux Express 4 can be launched individually - based on user preference. For beginner Linux users, the user-friendly, wizard-style interface of Nero Linux Express 4 provides easy, guided steps for burning audio and data discs. Nero Linux 4 application offers advanced audio and data file support as well as options, tools, and settings for full burning, copying, and ripping of CDs and DVDs.
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Whether you're watching a Blu-ray Disc® or an AVCHD™ or SD home movie, WinDVD Pro 2010 provides the life-like video quality that people expect from an HD experience. Increased format support lets you watch popular video formats, even direct from your camera or camcorder. New support for BD-Live gives access to bonus features and exciting new ways to interact with your disc content. The software is also designed for the latest technologies in Windows® 7, giving users hands-on control when used with Windows Touch enabled hardware.
"With more than 200 million units sold around the world, WinDVD is widely recognized as the industry’s best DVD and Blu-ray playback software and with the latest version we wanted to take our users’ experiences with the software even further. Every enhancement in WinDVD Pro 2010 was designed to provide the best possible PC movie experience. Thanks to the new performance enhancements, actions across the entire application are faster, fine details and special effects are clearer and users can now have full access to interactive content. And it is all delivered through a clean and easy-to-use interface that supports Windows 7 and Windows Touch,” said Nick Davies, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Product Marketing at Corel.
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Sonic Solutions® today announced a new lineup for its professional Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring, compression, and quality assurance products. Built on the same advanced technology that has made Sonic® BD production systems the choice of more authoring facilities than all other BD production platforms combined, the new BD product line features workgroup systems optimized for emerging segments of the BD production market, including professional videographers, video post-production houses, and high-end authoring facilities. These targeted configurations will make it easier for BD producers to purchase systems that are tailored to their specific needs, and will put Sonic's premium BD production capabilities within reach of new classes of users, including independent video professionals and AV departments in corporate, educational, and governmental sectors.
"Recent AACS licensing changes, rising consumer awareness and falling player prices, have unlocked BD production opportunities in markets beyond traditional Studio feature film content," said Rolf Hartley, senior vice president and general manager of Sonic's Premium Content Applications Group. "There is now an increasing realization that BD is a viable business opportunity for a far broader range of creative professionals and content owners. We are responding to this by adjusting the pricing of our professional product line to cost effectively equip new market entrants with the tools they need to take advantage of this exciting opportunity."
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CyberLink Corp., innovative solutions provider for the connected media lifestyle, today released CyberLink MediaShow 5, the fast and easy way to organize, fix, and share videos and photos.
Today’s digital still cameras, camcorders and smart phones make photo and video taking easy, while large storage capacity has allowed consumers to generate more files than ever. MediaShow 5 helps consumers better manage their collections in the following ways:
- MediaShow 5’s face recognition technology and smart tagging feature provides a speedy way to tag faces in large photo collections.
- One-click fixes allow consumers to quickly enhance videos taken in less-than-ideal situations, such as in poorly lit rooms or while moving. This feature also applies to photos, allowing consumers to apply one-click edits and effects.
- Easy-to-use tools let consumers create memorable slideshows by combining videos, adding user specified transitions and animated text effects.
- Optimization for CPU and GPU hardware acceleration enables fast conversion of videos for enjoyment on a range of portable media devices, including iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Xbox and Zune.
- MediaShow offers an easy way to share and preserve media files, allowing anyone to quickly create DVDs of their videos or slideshows, and upload directly to Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr.
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Sonic Solutions®, today released the Sonic BD PowerStation™, a new cost-effective Blu-ray Disc (BD) production suite for professional videographers that's built on Sonic's Hollywood-standard CineVision® HD video encoding and Scenarist® authoring products, which have been used to create millions of DVD and BD titles worldwide.
Configured and priced to meet the needs of professional videographers, independent film and corporate video producers, Sonic BD PowerStation includes a special version of CineVision featuring multi-codec and segment controls, as well as DVDit!® Pro HD for authoring BD and DVD titles and Scenarist QC™ Studio, a specialized BD emulation system that provides a detailed title proofing step during the authoring process. The result is the world's first truly focused BD authoring solution for desktop video professionals that delivers the ease of use, quality, speed and the dependability required for meeting tough production schedules.
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Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® today launched Roxio Creator® 2010, a comprehensive upgrade focused on streamlining and accelerating the process of capturing, editing and enjoying personal video, including high-definition content. Building on Creator’s already extensive feature set for editing and sharing digital video, Roxio Creator 2010 now offers automatic smart encoding to dramatically decrease rendering times while maintaining optimum video quality, and leverages ATI Stream and NVIDIA® CUDA™ technologies to make project encoding up to five times faster. Creator 2010 also adds a range of Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) features including AVCHD Archiving, BD-RE on-disc editing, and complements its comprehensive Blu-ray Disc authoring capabilities with a new array of high-definition motion menus.
Roxio Creator 2010 also makes it easier to enjoy video on a range of mobile devices with a newly simplified and reorganized output display that enables users to quickly transfer videos that are automatically optimized for the display characteristics and playback features of their particular device. Adding to Creator 2010’s versatile video capabilities is a Web video capture feature that allows consumers to grab streaming video, such as user-generated content on YouTube®, for viewing offline on portable devices and DVD players.
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Pegasys, Inc. the company that makes digital video easy, and DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the availability of the newly updated version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. The new update adds DivX® HD support for full HD output at video resolutions up to 1080p. The update is available now and is free for existing users. New users can download a trial version and find more information at the product webpage. Pricing for the full version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress starts from US $59.95.
"With the latest support for DivX HD, users can output in full 1920x1080p resolutions without the huge file sizes associated with HD video. With the versatility and portability of the DivX format, they can play DivX HD files on a number of DivX Certified® devices such as Blu-ray disc players, digital TVs or any computer," commented Tak EBINE, Pegasys CEO.
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CyberLink Corp., innovative solutions provider for the connected media lifestyle, today released video editing software CyberLink PowerDirector 8, featuring a number of breakthrough technologies to enhance consumer generated videos and to create amazing movie productions with ease.
Designed with unique features backed by advanced technologies, PowerDirector is also easy to use. Key highlights of the new version include:
- Effortless Pro-Like Results: Automated video enhancement and editing tools, combined with an improved interface and more advanced editing options, let users create the videos they imagine quickly and easily.
- Video Upscaling Technology: PowerDirector boosts standard definition video to HD-like results, allowing users to enjoy their content on high-resolution displays in color-rich quality.
- Unique Editing Effects: Powerful effects templates and design tools allow users to easily customize free-floating objects with random navigation. No action script required.
- Up to 5X Faster Video Production: Optimization for CPU and GPU accelerated processing ensures faster video rendering and disc authoring.
"CyberLink PowerDirector 8 gives users the power they need to create great home videos," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "From video upscaling, faster video rendering, to unique video editing tools, PowerDirector takes a step further to enable the video editing community to help each other in creating better videos through DirectorZone.com."
