CyberLink Announces Support for DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2/4 AAC Audio Formats

CyberLink Corp. (5203.TWO), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced today its support for DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2/4 AAC audio. DVD-R (VR mode) is the latest format approved by the DVD-Forum, allowing the recording of copy-once protected content in DVD-VR format. MPEG 2/4 AAC is a high quality audio format featuring a low bit-rate, and has been widely used among Japanese digital TV and mobile phone companies.

With the growing popularity of digital broadcasting and the increasing prevalence of MPEG 2 AAC in Japan, users are now able to record digital TV content featuring MPEG 2 AAC to disc. However, playback is restricted to software and hardware supporting the Content Protection of Recordable Media (CPRM) standard and MPEG 2 AAC audio. CPRM technology scrambles broadcast programs and only allows single recording of content to DVD-R or RW discs formatted for Video Recording (VR).

CyberLink PowerDVD 5 already incorporated CPRM support for DVD-RW disc playback, and PowerDVD 6 has further added DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2 AAC support, ensuring the best experience on the PC for replaying recorded digital TV content. PowerDVD 6 also add the MPEG 4 AAC decoder for .3gp and .3g2 streaming video, a popular video format among Japanese cell phone companies.

“Digital TV is a reality, with many countries already upgrading their technologies and broadcasting content, and consumers looking to record and playback their programs via DVD,” said Alice H. Chang. “CyberLink enables customers to embrace this trend in digital entertainment by supporting playback of protected content in accordance with the latest audio and video standards.”