of the world acclaimed DVD software program that offers maximum video and audio playback entertainment on the PC. It comes complete with numerous customizable video/audio controls that can deliver the highest quality viewing and listening experience. Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra incorporates support for high-definition audio and video, true 8-channel home theater audio playback, virtual surround sound, as well as complete controls and extra features for DVD enthusiasts. Features of PowerDVD 8 : - Unsurpassed Video Quality : - Intensely Vivid Images : CyberLink's second-generation dynamic video technology (CLEV-2) delivers DVD movies with greater luminance and more natural colors. - Smart Video Deinterlacing: Intelligent frame-by-frame analysis produces ultra-smooth DVD playback by eliminating ghosting, feathering, and other elements. - Multi-Display Ratios: CyberLink Pano Vision (CLPV) supports both 4:3 and 16:9 DVD content and displays with stretching technology to naturally optimize the display ratio of content with the available monitor. - Superior Audio Fidelity : - Cinematic Surround Sound: CyberLink Multi-Channel Environment Impression -2 (CLMEI-2) creates a realistic feeling of being at the cinema by expanding 2-channel audio sources into 8-channel audio systems. - High-Definition Audio: Creates sound quality better than CD audio. Support for DVD-Audio and DVD-Video delivers extra-crisp 192 KHz, 24 bit stereo audio and 96 KHz, 24 bit sound. - Virtual Surround Sound: CyberLink Headphone and CyberLink Virtual Surround let you enjoy a wider sound image and virtual surround experience via two speakers or headphones. - The Ultimate Support for All Formats :- DivX Pro: PowerDVD 6 enables the direct playback of files created using DivXR Pro, which improves the level of video compression by 30% more than the original DivX format. - Support for all DVD/CD Formats and Variants: DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD+VR, DVD-VR, miniDVD, VCD 2.0 and SVCD. - Support for a Broad Range of Media File Formats: Playback a wide variety of media file formats from their HD or directly from a disc including formats such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 HD, WMV, WMV-HD, MP3, WAV, DivX Pro, or H.264. - Complete Controls: With PowerDVD 6 users have comprehensive easy-to-use mouse and keyboard controls for enjoying DVDs. Two new features provide fun ways to enjoy audio: Audio Equalizer Presets adds atmospheric effects to movie or music playback, and Audio Pitch Scaling enhances music while playing Karaoke discs. Other features include: Parental Controls, Dual Subtitles, closed captioning support, angle switching, and Video Bookmarks, among many others. - Powerful Expandability Expandability options including a Mobility Pack allowing road warriors save battery power while watching DVDs via a notebook, and MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Pack for playing video files compressed using this next-generation DVD standard. ...and more! Changes in PowerDVD 8 Ultra build 2217a.00 ( December 11, 2008 ): * Supports 1080/24p HDTV. * Improves Intel G45 series graphics card playback quality when playing Blu-ray Disc movies. * Multilingual support: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, German * Optimized for Windows XP and Vista
