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CyberLink Corporation (5203.TW), an innovative solutions provider for the connected digital lifestyle, announces today that its HD video editing software CyberLink PowerDirector 7— optimized with NVIDIA® CUDA™ Technology is now available on CyberLink’s online store. Existing PowerDirector 7 users can download an update for free to enhance their HD video editing experience.

CyberLink PowerDirector 7 delivers up to five-times faster video previewing and rendering performance by using NVIDIA CUDA technology to utilize the power of the NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs).   CyberLink PowerDirector supports CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GeForce®, NVIDIA Quadro® and NVIDIA Tesla™ graphics solutions. Applied with advanced video effects, the new version of PowerDirector 7 provides an improved user experience in HD video processing by dramatically reducing video processing time and lowering CPU utilization.

“PowerDirector 7 perfectly illustrates how NVIDIA CUDA technology can accelerate complicated PC tasks and improve the PC experience for consumers,” said Michael Steele, General Manager, Visual Consumer Solutions at NVIDIA. “CyberLink PowerDirector 7 is on the cutting-edge of the visual computing movement and is the first of many innovations we expect CyberLink to deliver for video enthusiasts.”

 "We are pleased to co-work with NVIDIA to optimize CyberLink PowerDirector for the CUDA technology, which greatly improves users experience in video editing,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. “With video rendering up to 5 times faster on the CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPUs, users will get much faster results with the accelerated performance.”

Highlights of CyberLink PowerDirector 7 Optimized for NVIDIA CUDA
CyberLink PowerDirector 7 optimized for NVIDIA CUDA technology provides consumers with an accelerated HD video editing experience, from editing to production. PowerDirector 7’s advanced NVIDIA CUDA-enabled video effects include: Gaussian Blur, Kaleidoscope, Radial Blur, Color Edge, Light Ray, Replace Color, Pen Ink, Color Painting, Abstractionism, Glow.

PowerDirector 7 is a powerful video editing software featuring easy-to-use features for enhancing users’ videos and producing polished video and slide show productions. PowerDirector 7 is also the first open video editor that allows users to share and download custom designed PiP effects, animated objects and DVD templates from Directorzone, the community website for video editors.

Product Availability
CyberLink PowerDirector 7 is now available on CyberLink’s web store. An update for existing users can be downloaded at PowerDirector 7’s product page.