CyberLink has announced that their BD Solution software is being bundled with Samsung's Blu-ray equipped desktop PC, the Magic Station MV55. Here's part of their press release:
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, announced today that CyberLink BD Solution is being shipped with Samsung's Magic Station MV55, a desktop computer including a Blu-ray Disc burner and dual core processor.

CyberLink BD Solution offers a complete range of features for capturing, editing, authoring, and burning videos to disc. Users can create disc labels and jewel case covers, or burn images directly to the surface of LightScribe and Labelflash discs. Award-winning playback software PowerDVD supports the playback of movie and music files, CDs and DVDs.
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CyberLink sent out a press release this morning, announcing that PowerDVD and PowerProducer have passed the testing requirements for the Blu-ray Disc logo.
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, announced today that CyberLink PowerDVD has passed the testing requirements for the playing of BD-ROM and BD-R/RE discs. CyberLink PowerProducer has passed testing for the recording of video content onto BD-RE discs.

The tests, conducted by the Blu-ray Disc Testing Center, now allow PowerDVD BD Edition and PowerProducer to carry the Blu-ray Disc logo from the Blu-ray Disc License Entity. The products strengthen the next-generation features of CyberLink BD Solution, CyberLink's playback, burning and creativity suite for Blu-ray Discs.
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InterVideo has announced the release of DVD Copy 5 Platinum. This new version of InterVideo's DVD-copying and file-conversion software supports a number of new features including CopyLater and TV Show to Go.
InterVideo, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII - News), an industry leader in next-generation DVD and multimedia software, announced today the release of the much-anticipated InterVideo DVD Copy 5(TM) Platinum. This follow-up to the successful DVD Copy series includes a number of new features and innovations that makes it the best choice for disc copying and backup needs.

More than just a copy program, InterVideo DVD Copy 5 Platinum is the fastest disc backup software on the market that can be used to copy unencrypted movies, file and backup data, or merge multiple video files and burn to a single DVD in three easy steps.
DVD Copy 5 Platinum is available now and can be purchased through Intervideo's website for $79.95. More information on DVD Copy 5 Platinum can be found here. Add a comment
Sony Media Software has announced the availability of their new Blu-ray Disc authoring software, Blu-print. According to their press release, Blu-print gives users access to many of Blu-ray's more advanced functions and capabilities.
Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, has announced the availability of Blu-print(TM), a complete and cost-effective software solution for use in authoring DVD's in the new Blu-ray(TM) format.

The Blu-print authoring application, developed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, runs on most high-end Windows-powered workstation and enables postproduction facilities and movie production studios to utilize the advanced features of the BD-ROM format. In addition to ensuring proper encoding, users can use Blu-print to create menu navigation for their Blu-ray discs and utilize the advanced features of the format such as BDMV (Blu-ray(TM) Disc Movie) "popup" menus and BD-J (Blu-ray(TM) Disc Java) interactivity.
While Sony Media Software calls Blu-print a "cost-effective software solution", the $50,000 price tag will probably scare away most people. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Sonic has announced the release of Toast 7 with Blu-ray Disc support. According to their press release, this is the first Blu-ray Disc software for the Mac.
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC - News), the leader in digital media software, broke new high-definition ground today with the release of Toast 7 with Blu-ray Disc (BD) support -- the first application of its kind for the Mac. The software ushers in a new era of advanced optical disc recording providing Mac users with the ability to store as much as 50 GB of data on a BD-R (recordable) or BD-RE (rewritable) disc. The Blu-ray Disc capabilities extend Toast's long history of Mac-platform firsts and exemplify Sonic's commitment to helping the industry make a successful transition to next-generation formats. Toast 7 with BD support is available exclusively for original equipment manufacturers developing next-generation external BD drives. The first drives to feature Toast 7 with BD support are expected to be available later this quarter.
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