box-nero9.pngNero, creators of liquid media technology, today announced the release of Nero 9, the next generation of one of the world's most trusted and best-selling integrated digital media and home entertainment software solutions. Developed in direct response to customer feedback, Nero 9 gives consumers ONE solution to easily create, edit, rip, copy, backup, convert and share their music, videos and photos within their connected digital home, on online communities or on portable devices. This latest release builds on Nero's established technology leadership while delivering on the company's commitment to liquid media, allowing content to be created and distributed anytime, anywhere and on any device.

"In developing Nero 9, we polled more than 3,000 of our worldwide customers to determine the functionality that they really wanted from the suite," noted Jürgen Kurz, senior vice president, Business Line PC and Consumer Electronics, Nero AG. "This type of feedback has been invaluable to us over the last decade and has shown us that our consumers are increasingly living digital lives where the PC is the center of the home. They require cutting-edge multimedia capabilities which allow them to enjoy and share their content online and across devices with unparalleled ease of use."

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CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, announced today that CyberLink PowerDVD has been certified by Blu-ray Disc Testing Center for the playback support of high-definition H.264 video content on recordable Blu-ray Discs BD-R 1.1 and re-recordable Blu-ray Discs BD-RE 2.1

CyberLink PowerDVD featuring support for BD-RE 2.1 and BD-R 1.1 certification allows the playback of Blu-ray recordable and re-recordable discs, providing users with superb video playback performance including recorded HDTV programs on the latest Blu-ray Disc formats.

CyberLink PowerDVD delivers proven quality of HD movie playback on consumer PC’s and has already been certified for significant Blu-ray Disc standards, including BD-Video Profile 1.0, BD-Video Profile 1.1 (Bonus View), BD-Video Profile 2.0 (BD-Live), BD+, BD-RE 3.0, AVCHD, and AVCREC.

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primera ptprotect software.pngPrimera Technology, Inc., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc(TM) duplication and printing equipment, today announced its new PTProtect(TM) Software.  PTProtect is seamlessly integrated into Primera's PTPublisher(TM) v1.3.0 (or greater) duplication software. It provides a reliable yet effective anti-rip solution for protecting DVD video without adding extra steps to existing workflow processes.

PTProtect software is applied to the DVD image just before burning. When content is burned to a disc it is encapsulated to prevent common ripping programs from having access to it.  The content on the DVD is not modified in any way. Copy control encapsulation resides in areas of the discs not read by DVD players, so the play-back quality remains unaffected.

PTProtect copy controlled discs have full playability designed to match the same playability levels in DVD players as unprotected DVDs. In essence, PTProtected discs are designed to provide effective "speed-bump” protection to combat unauthorized casual copying.

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SlySoft has released a new version of its AnyDVD software. Along with the usual fixes and updates, AnyDVD (HD) 6.4.6.6 adds support for for AACS version 9. The AnyDVD ripper has also been updated so that it can create a .dvd file for better emulation with Virtual CloneDrive.

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- New: "Rip to image file" creates a .dvd file for better emulation (media type, layer break) with Virtual CloneDrive(tm) available at http://www.slysoft.com/
- New (Blu-ray): Added support for AACS version 9
- New (Blu-ray): Improved region code detction, e.g. "Dan in Real Life", Region A
- New (DVD): Added workaround for DVDs with CSS mastering errors, e.g. "Go", R2, Germany
This mastering error prevents playback with most player software(e.g., Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Zoom Player, TheaterTek) and some standalone players (e.g., PlayStation 3)
With AnyDVD playback on the PC is now possible.
- Fix (DVD): CSS authentication error 5:55:0 under some circumstances
- Updated help texts
- Some minor fixes and improvements
- Updated languages

If you want to check out the latest version of AnyDVD, it can be downloaded from SlySoft's website.
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RealNetworks sent out a press release morning, announcing RealDVD. This new application gives users the ability to rip and save DVDs to their PC or portable hard drive and watch them later without the physical discs. To avoid any legal actions by the MPAA, RealDVD encrypts and locks saved DVDs so they cannot be shared or stolen.

Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R) today unveiled RealDVD(TM), the first mainstream PC application allowing consumers to easily save their DVDs to their hard drive. RealDVD makes it easy to save DVDs to a PC or portable hard drive and watch them later without the physical discs. Unlike existing consumer applications on the market today, RealDVD is licensed DVD software that saves a secure copy of a DVD to the hard drive without removing or altering the CSS encryption.

"RealDVD gives consumers a great new way to get more out of their DVDs," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks. "RealDVD continues in Real's tradition of consumer innovation over the past 15 years alongside RealAudio, RealJukebox, RealArcade, Rhapsody, and, most recently, RealPlayer 11."

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TMPG, Inc. sent out a press release earlier today, announcing its new video library tool, TMPGEnc KARMA. This free software can scan a specified folder and add any supported video clips to its video library list. From there, the videos can be sorted, rated or played back using the built in viewer.

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TMPG, Inc. (www.tmpg-inc.com), the company that makes digital video easy, is introducing their latest software, TMPGEnc KARMA.., a digital video library organizational tool. It will be the company’s second freeware product, joining the highly-rated TMPGEnc video encoder. The English language version of the software is available now at the TMPGEnc website for free download. A French language version is also available now on the French website.

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Roxio sent out a press release this morning, announcing the launch of Creator 2009. This updated version of Roxio's media suite sports a sleek new design and features advanced support for HD video, direct access to Roxio Online and new audio capabilities like Audiobook Creator.
roxio creator 2009.pngRoxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today launched Roxio Creator™ 2009, the latest version of the company’s market-leading suite of photo, video, and music authoring, burning, and online sharing applications. Creator 2009 introduces a range of pioneering audio features, integration of family-friendly online services, and advanced support for High Definition (HD) video. Creator 2009 also offers a streamlined workflow that enables consumers to complete a broad range of media creation, editing, sharing, and management projects more efficiently. Taking the guesswork out of evolving technologies and complicated formats and enabling users to take full advantage of all of Creator’s capabilities, Creator 2009 offers direct links to informative tutorials and how-to articles that provide guidance and creative inspiration.
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CyberLink sent out a press release earlier today, announcing the release of CyberLink BD Advisor 2. This new version of BD Advisor checks to see if a system is capable of playing advanced Blu-ray Disc content such as BD-Live features and Picture-in-Picture.

CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today announced its release of CyberLink BD Advisor 2, the self-diagnostic tool that helps users identify if their system is able to play advanced Blu-ray Disc content such as interactive BD-Live features and Picture-in-Picture (PiP) movie commentary.

“CyberLink is committed to developing digital media applications for the Blu-ray format and continues to provide the most updated solution to our customers,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “The BD Advisor is a free tool helping our users to check if their PCs are Blu-ray ready. It has won many appreciations since its first release.”

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Nero announced today that it has partnered with Polar Frog Digital to bring on-demand video DVD creation and distribution to retailers and consumers. The joint Nero/Polar Frog Digital solution utilizes Nero's liquid media technology, which enables content creation anytime, anywhere and on any device.

Nero, creators of liquid media technology, and Polar Frog Digital, a provider of innovative on-demand video services for DVD and downloadable solutions, today announced an exclusive U.S. agreement to bring on-demand video DVD creation and distribution to retailers and consumers. Together, Nero and Polar Frog Digital are extending digital entertainment content beyond its traditional confines, enabling on-demand DVD production for online and traditional retailers and making the much-touted commercial DVD kiosk delivery model a reality.
NewTech Infosystems recently announced the launch of NTI Shadow v4.0. This new version of NTI's automated backup/synchronization software offers a number of enhancements including a cleaner GUI, NTI Ninja for USB storage protection and bi-directional sync. Add a comment