CyberLinkCyberLink Introduces New Digital Movie Making Software at CES 2003

CyberLink's PowerDirector Pro 2.5 and PowerProducer enable anyone to enter the exciting world of home digital movie production on the PC

Las Vegas, NV, CES, (December 20, 2002)-- CyberLink Corp., a leading software developer of digital video entertainment applications and e-training solutions, today announced that it will be premiering two home movie-making software programs at CES this year in Las Vegas. With the rapid growth in camcorder sales and the increased power of today's PCs, the door has been opened for the average person to produce digital movies at home. CyberLink's PowerDirector Pro 2.5 and PowerProducer offer both intermediate and novice users complete digital video capabilities, from video capturing, editing, authoring, and burning to playing and streaming on the personal computer. Users are able to assemble great-looking movies that can easily be viewed on a PC or TV, conveniently stored, then shared with friends and family.

PowerDirector Pro is a complete video editing software for video enthusiasts to tap into their creative talents and produce amazing movies on their home PC. It offers a full range of editing features and a user-friendly interface to capture recorded videos and create Hollywood-style productions in a matter of minutes. These movies can then be output for viewing on the Web, transferred back to DV tape or burned onto CD or DVD, complete with interactive menus, through PowerDirector Pro's Disc Making Wizard.

PowerDirector Pro is currently bundled with major PC, graphic card, and CD/DVD writeable drive manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard, Pioneer, TerraTec, Medion, Sparkle, and many others. The PowerDirector Pro version is available in three different burning configurations to meet the specific needs of OEM customers:

* PowerDirector Pro DE (OEM): Supports all popular optical media and burns directly to all popular DVD and CD writers. Disc formats include DVD, VCD, SVCD, and miniDVD.
* PowerDirector Pro ME (OEM): Targeted at PCs and high-value CD-R/RW drives, this version supports VCD, SVCD and miniDVD burning on CD-R/RW devices.
* PowerDirector Pro VE (OEM): Targeted at value-oriented CD-R/RW drives, the VE version burns in VCD format only.

For those looking for a faster, simpler and more direct route to producing home digital movies, CyberLink has recently launched PowerProducer. This new software takes advantage of the rapidly growing CD and DVD burning market and offers novice users a tool to assemble stylish movies and photos quickly and easily to produce home movies and photo slideshows on DVDs or CDs.

Where PowerDirector Pro aims at providing users with user-friendly editing tools for creative movie making, PowerProducer focuses on speed and ease of use. It is a completely Wizard-based program that features a simple interface that walks users step-by-step through the whole process of making a CD or DVD movie with chapters and menus. In addition, PowerProducer's Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT), auto scene detection, QuickBurn function, and convenient I-Help guide make home movie production faster and easier.

"As the leader in digital video entertainment software, it has been our long-standing goal to deliver solutions that will enable the mass market to enter the exciting world of home digital movie production," says Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink. PowerProducer and PowerDirector Pro are shining examples of this commitment and enable anyone to take full advantage of their PC to create stunning home movies".

About PowerProducer
PowerProducer is a wizard-style software program that is ideal for today's fast-paced society. It enables people to quickly produce their home movies & photos onto CD or DVD without sacrificing quality and style. PowerProducer is the best way to transform your precious moments into stylish presentations with customizable menus that can be viewed or shared with friends and family. US $49.95

About PowerDirector Pro
PowerDirector Pro is a complete movie production software package that allows consumers to transform video from any source (such as DV, Camcorders, VHS Tapes or other analog sources) and create Hollywood-style movies on their PCs. It comes complete with an advanced, yet user friendly video-editing program that lets users create dazzling videos. With its step-by-step Disc Making Wizard, users will be making professional looking movies on DVD or CD in no time. Furthermore, movie discs created by the Disc Wizard include a DVD auto-run program (PowerDVD runtime) that allows family and friends to view the DVDs and CDs you make on their PC's DVD drive - even if there is no DVD playback software installed. Supporting video capture and encoding in MPEG-2 & MPEG-1 formats and disc burning on DVD/VCD/SVCD/MiniDVD formats, PowerDirector 2.0 Pro is a complete all-in-one movie-making solution for the PC! US $99.95

About CyberLink Corp.
Founded in 1995, CyberLink Corp. is a world leader and pioneer in bringing advanced digital video and audio software products to market. The products are categorized into two major lines: Digital Video Entertainment products focus on providing complete digital video capabilities from video capture, edit, authoring, and burning to playback and streaming on the PC. These award-winning software applications are ideal solutions for turning today's mainstream computers into powerful home theaters and digital video centers. The company's E-Training Solutions offer breakthrough technologies to stream and manage high-quality, media-rich contents over corporate intranets or the Internet. As a result of the company's solid growth and profitability, CyberLink became a public company in October, 2000 and is listed on the Taiwan Over The Counter Exchange (OTC: 5203). To keep up with market demand, CyberLink has operations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including Japan. CyberLink's worldwide headquarters are in Taipei and its website address is www.goCyberlink.com.