CyberLink has announced that their BD Solution software is being bundled with Sony's new Blu-ray Disc burner, the BWU-100A. 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 Sony's first BD-R/RE burner, the BWU-100A drive.

Optimized to keep 1080i HD video in native high-definition format from capture to playback, the Sony BWU-100A drive also supports recording of standard single layer 4.7 GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM discs, 8.5 GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer Discs, and CDs, making it a true multi-format burner. CyberLink's BD Solution offers a complete software suite for a host of advanced authoring and burning functions optimized for the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format, allowing users to capture HD video from an HDV format camcorder and record it to 50 GB or 25 GB BD discs.
The Sony BWU-100A is expected to ship in August for about $750. If you'd like to read more, CyberLink's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Nero sent out a press release this morning, announcing that their Nero ShowTime application has received Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) certification.
Nero, leaders in digital media technology, today announced that the Nero ShowTime application of its Nero 7 digital media software suite received Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) certification. The Microsoft Windows Logo Program is designed to help customers identify products that deliver a high-quality computing experience with Windows operating systems.

The Nero ShowTime application of the Nero 7 software suite allows consumers to playback all digital recordings. Providing improved H.264/AVC and DVD-Video playback, Nero ShowTime enhances consumers' enjoyment and ability to manage HD video content on a PC. Also, a new navigation jog-shuttle and the integration of the Nero Scout application provide faster access to all digital files in the home.
If you'd like to read more, Nero's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Nero sent out a press release this morning, announcing that its Nero Vision application has recieved the Blu-ray Direct to Disc certification.
Nero, leaders in digital media technology, today announced it has received BD-RE/BD-AV Direct to Disc certification for its Nero Vision application. With this certification, Nero 7, the company's premier digital media software suite in which Nero Vision resides, guarantees consumers that the software is fully compatible with Blu-ray Disc specifications.

Nero Vision enables the recording of video content directly onto rewriteable Blu-ray Discs (BD-RE) with full image resolution. Video may be recorded directly from a DV camcorder or video inputs on the customer's PC in real time. Discs recorded in BD-AV format can contain up to 6 hours of full-quality video on a single layer 25GB rewritable BD-RE.
If you'd like to read more, Nero's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
CyberLink recently announced a new version of their video editing software. Along with support for iPod and PSP friendly formats, PowerDirector 5 Premium can be used to upload video files directly to YouTube. Here's part of their press release:
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, today announced cooperation with YouTube, Inc., a consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience. The collaboration between the two companies has delivered a unique feature for the consumer editing software market, the ability for users to upload video files directly from CyberLink PowerDirector 5 Premium to YouTube.com.
PowerDirector 5 Premium is available now as an online download and is expected to hit retail stores in August for $89.95. More information can be found here. Add a comment
Sonic Solutions sent out a press release today, announcing that Movielink has licensed their DVD-on-Demand technology. With DVD-on-Demand, Movielink subscribers can now burn their downloaded movies to disc and play them back on DVD players.
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC - News), the leader in digital media software, and Movielink (www.movielink.com), the leading broadband video-on-demand (VOD) service, announced today a licensing agreement for technology that, when authorized for use by content providers, will enable consumers to burn downloaded movies onto recordable discs in a protected format for playback on standard DVD players. As part of the agreement, Movielink has licensed Sonic's DVD-on-Demand technology to permit home users to securely download, format and burn movies to recordable DVD media. Additionally, Sonic will include the Movielink Service within its Roxio CinePlayer(TM) and other Sonic software applications distributed through OEM and retail channels.
If you'd like to read more, Sonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment