CyberLink today launched the latest in its DVD player software CyberLink PowerDVD 9, which is offering DVD upscaling technology. PowerDVD 9 feature highlights include the new TrueTheater Technology, which is offering DVD up-scaling to HD-like quality Cinema Mode for watching Blu-ray Discs via Windows Media Center. It is a suite of advanced video and audio enhancement technologies such as the "TrueTheater HD" that up-scales DVD video for HD-like results and the "TrueTheater Motion" that up-converts DVD video frame rates for smoother playback. In additon, the "TrueTheater Stretch" technology stretches video without image distortion, while the "TrueTheater Lighting" enhances video image for a brighter, clearer movie. Last but not least, the "TrueTheater Surround" creates multichannel audio output for conventional stereo speakers.

Audio

- New! - Dolby Digital Plus*

- New! - Dolby TrueHD*

- New! - DTS-HD*

- DTS-ES* DTS Neo:6 (Discrete, Matrix)*

- DTS 96/24**

- AAC 5.1 Channel support**

- DTS**

- Dolby Digital 7.1

- Dolby Digital EX**

- Dolby Pro Logic IIx**

- Dolby Headphone**

- Dolby Virtual Speaker**

- TrueTheater™ - Surround (Multi-channel Environment Impression Mode)

- TrueTheater™ - Surround (Virtual Speaker Mode)

- TrueTheater™ - Surround (Headphone Mode)

- MLP lossless**

- SRS TruSurroundXT**

- Pitch scaling technology

- Audio equalizer presets

- Audio visualizations

- Direct 96/24 output

- MP3, WAV



Video

- New! - SMPTE VC-1 High-Definition Video*

- MPEG4 AVC (H.264) High-Definition Video**

- TrueTheater™ - Lighting (Adaptive lighting for video quality enhancement)

- TrueTheater™ - Stretch (Non-linear stretch technology)

- Video smart de-interlacing



Playback Formats

- New! - BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc) playback*

- New! - BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc) playback*

- VCPS for DVD+VR with content protection

- CPRM for DVD-VR with content protection**

- DVD-Audio**

- External subtitles

- DVD files (DVD-Video, DVD-VR, DVD+VR) from any folder in your hard drive



Advanced Features

- New! - Movie Collection Support

- New! - Movie Remix

- New! - Integration with MoovieLive Service

- UPnP Support - Access your media from a Home Network**

- Say-It-Again - Automatically repeats the last movie scene

- See-It-All - Automatically speeds playback to show as much of the movie as possible

- Read-It-Clearly - Moves subtitles from the viewing screen

- Available in Ultra Edition (Blu-ray Disc) only

- Available in Deluxe version and Ultra Edition (Blu-ray Disc)