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, the Netherlands, and Japan.

History

Founded in 1996, CyberLink Corp. creates

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and AI facial recognition technology. The company developed and owns over 200 patented technologies. CyberLink's headquarters and research facilities are located in Taipei, 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 for performing the post-production video editing of digital video sequences on a non-linear editing system (NLE). It has replaced traditional flatbed celluloid film editing tools and analo ...

, was first released in 2001 * PhotoDirector – Photo editing software * AudioDirector –

Audio editing software Audio editing software is any software or computer program which allows editing and generating audio data. Audio editing software can be implemented completely or partly as a library, as a computer application, as a web application, or as a loa ...

, 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 (vision), ...

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, rugged, and waterproof at the surface level. They typically use CMOS image sensors, an ...

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

(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 as 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,

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, and

Windows mobile Windows Mobile is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDA). Designed to be the portable equivalent of the Windows desktop OS in the emerging Mobile device, mobile/port ...

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

2023 Security Breach

In late October 2023, Cyber Link was remotely infiltrated by Lazarus Group (aka Diamond Sleet). The attackers were able to steal a software signing key and insert the malware "LambLoad" into authentically signed copies of CyberLinks software updates. The full extent of the damage caused by the resulting supply chain attack has yet to be determined.

References

External links

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DirectorZone
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FaceMe
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