CyberLink Corp. () is a Taiwanese multimedia software company headquartered in
New Taipei City
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,
Taiwan
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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
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PowerDirector –
Video editing software
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, was first released in 2001
* PhotoDirector –
Photo editing software
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Computer graphics can be classified into two distinct categories: raster graphic ...
* AudioDirector –
Audio editing software, audio restoration and repair
* ColorDirector –
Color grading
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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 –
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 ...
designed for quick editing of footage taken with
action camera
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s
* MakeupDirector – Digital makeup software to enhance makeup design for makeup artists, portrait photographers and beauty enthusiasts
Media entertainment
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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
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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
See also
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List of companies of Taiwan
Taiwan maintains a stable industrial economy as a result of economic growth and industrialization during the late 20th century, being dubbed as one of the Four Asian Tigers along with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. It is a member of both ...
References
External links
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DirectorZonesite
FaceMe
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Taiwanese companies established in 1996
Companies based in New Taipei
Software companies established in 1996
Software companies of Taiwan
Taiwanese brands
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
2004 initial public offerings