[September 14, 2004] CyberLink PowerCinema Makes the Digital Home a Reality by Delivering TV Entertainment for ATI Theater 550 Pro Users TAIPEI, Taiwan --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 14, 2004 -- CyberLink Corp. (5203.TWO), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced today that its all-in-one Digital Home entertainment software PowerCinema 3 is optimized and available for ATI Theater 550 Pro customers. PowerCinema features a pleasant interface supporting operation via mouse and remote control. Features include TV, Radio and Video modules, and users will receive two additional modules -- Music and Pictures -- after installing PowerCinema. PowerCinema 3 for ATI allows users to: 1. Schedule TV/Radio program recording and save directly to a hard drive 2. Rewind and fast-forward live TV with always time-shifting recording 3. Make viewing easier by arranging stations with the favorite list manager 4. Speed up channel-surfing via the 12-station preview 5. View video files such as previously recorded TV programs 6. Listen to music tracks with stylish visualizations 7. Create dynamic photo slideshows featuring background music 8. Access online help via the CyberLink website PowerCinema optimizes CPU performance by taking advantage of the hardware encoder of ATI Theater 550 Pro. This is especially suited to functions such as TV recording or using always time-shifting to forward, rewind and pause programs. CyberLink also offers a range of optional features to make the digital home experience even more complete, including: a PlayDVD module for watching DVD movies, a MakeDVD module for burning video files onto DVD, and a universal remote control that can be used with all PowerCinema modules. All three options are available online via CyberLink's CyberStore. "The Theater 550 Pro is the start of an exciting new line of video products that will empower home entertainment PCs and enable the Digital Home," said Godfrey Cheng, Director, Multimedia Marketing of ATI. "CyberLink PowerCinema's easy-to-use and fully integrated entertainment features make it exactly the type of software we are looking for to deliver the world's best television and video solution. Our close cooperation with CyberLink makes the digital home a reality." "TV plays an important role in the digital home, and consumers want strong computing power and rich features to enjoy great television entertainment," said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. "The combination of Buyer's Choice of Computex 2004 Award winner -- PowerCinema, and ATI's Theater 550 Pro, delivers everything users want to enjoy the best in digital entertainment. We are really pleased to be selected by ATI to bring this digital home solution to the public." About CyberLink PowerCinema CyberLink's PowerCinema is the world's first and currently the only standalone Intel(R) NMPR validated media client application for the digital home. Solution is customizable for OEM customers. Future options will include games, video editing, audio-video enhancements, and online upgrades. www.gocyberlink.com [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]