CyberLink Corp. () is a Taiwanese multimedia software company headquartered in

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. Its products include PC and mobile applications for playback of movies and media, editing of videos and photos, and disc burning and backup solutions. The company has regional offices in the United States, Netherlands, and Japan.

History

Founded in 1996, CyberLink Corp. creates multimedia software and AI facial recognition technology. The company developed and owns over 200 patented technologies. CyberLink's headquarters and research facilities are located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). Regional offices cover operations in North America, Japan, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Products

Media creation

* PowerDirector –

Video editing software Video editing software, or a video editor is software used performing the post-production video editing of digital video sequences on a non-linear editing system. It has replaced traditional flatbed celluloid film editing tools and analog video ...

, was first released in 2001 * PhotoDirector –

Photo editing software In computer graphics, graphics software refers to a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate images or models visually on a computer. Computer graphics can be classified into two distinct categories: raster graphic ...

* AudioDirector – Audio editing software, audio restoration and repair * ColorDirector –

Color grading Color grading is a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of altering the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices. Various attributes of an image such as contrast, color, ...

software * Director Suite – CyberLink first released its Director Suite of creative software in 2011. It includes PowerDirector, PhotoDirector, AudioDirector and ColorDirector in a single package. * CyberLink Media Suite – A multimedia software package including media player PowerDVD, video editing software PowerDirector, photo editing software PhotoDirector, disc burning utility Power2Go, and media conversion utility MediaEspresso * ActionDirector –

designed for quick editing of footage taken with

action camera An action camera or action cam is a digital camera designed for recording action while being immersed in it. Action cameras are therefore typically compact and rugged, and waterproof at surface-level. They typically use CMOS image sensors, and ...

s * MakeupDirector – Digital makeup software to enhance makeup design for makeup artists, portrait photographers and beauty enthusiasts

Media entertainment

* PowerDVD – A universal media player for movie discs, video files, photos and music. In 2016, PowerDVD achieved certification from the

Blu-ray Disc Association The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is the industry consortium that develops and licenses Blu-ray Disc technology and is responsible for establishing format standards and promoting business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc. The BDA is divided into th ...

(BDA) for the playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs, and became the first software player to pass the BD-ROM 4.0 PC Application Software License process. * MediaShow – Image organiser and viewer * MediaEspresso – Converts videos, photos and music to a wide range of formats for playback on popular media players and mobile devices

Web camera apps

* YouCam – Webcam and camera app * PerfectCam – AR makeup app for PC webcam

Disc burning and authoring

* Power2Go – Disc burning and optical disc authoring software * PowerProducer – DVD authoring software

Business communication

* U Messenger – Instant Messenger * U Meeting – Video conferencing and meeting * U Webinar – Remote presentation and webinar

Facial recognition and AI

* FaceMe – Facial recognition engine Ranked one of the best in the NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (VISA and WILD tests) with up to 99.7% accuracy rate.

Mobile apps

CyberLink released its first mobile app, MediaStory, in 2010. Since then, the company has introduced another 14 apps on Android, iOS and

Windows mobile Windows Mobile is a discontinued family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones and personal digital assistants. Its origin dated back to Windows CE in 1996, though Windows Mobile itself first appeared in 2000 as Pock ...

platforms, including PhotoDirector and PowerDirector. CyberLink spun off its beauty products to a sister company named Perfect Corp. in June 2015. * PowerDirector * PhotoDirector * ActionDirector * YouCam Snap * Power Media Player * PowerDVD Remote * YouNote * AudioClipper * ImageChef

References

External links

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DirectorZone
site
FaceMe
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