# CyberLink PowerProducer 4.0 Readme

Last Updated: September 19, 2006

Thank you for using CyberLink PowerProducer 4.0.

This file contains the latest information regarding the CyberLink PowerProducer program. Click on the links below for more information. Remember, before you start the program, please read this document in detail for the latest technical information.

This readme is divided into the following sections:

- An Overview of CyberLink PowerProducer 4.0
- What’s new
- Registering Your Software
- Installation and Software Usage Notice
- Hardware Compatibility
- Technical Support

## An Overview of CyberLink PowerProducer

CyberLink PowerProducer 4 is a powerful, but easy-to-use video production program. With full capturing, editing, customizing and burning functions, plus the addition of fantastic DVD menu templates, CyberLink PowerProducer 4 is the best way to produce your home videos on disc.

The Right-to-Disc recording technology allows you to make a DVD or a Blu-ray Disc movie from your DV/HDV camcorders in real time, with minimum hard drive space requirements. In addition, CyberLink's proprietary SVRT technology guarantees the fastest way to produce a video with the original video quality. CyberLink PowerProducer 4 also comes with a number of handy disc utilities that will help you with the entire movie production process.

After burning you can even go back and continue editing the DVD movies you already burned to disc.

That's not all. CyberLink PowerProducer now supports the authoring of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies, so that you can enjoy your high-definition movies with these revolutionary technologies, in just a few simple clicks.

## What’s New

This is an enhanced version of CyberLink PowerProducer 4 that enables the following key features:

### Supports 16:9 widescreen authoring

- Generates widescreen movies to match your high-end display device perfectly
- Provides 4:3 and 16:9 preview modes to simulate how the movie will look on your TV

### Supports HDV camcorders

- Captures high-definition 1080i or 720p video from HDV camcorders
- Option to record directly from HDV device to blank disc

### Supports authoring and burning for Blu-ray Disc (optional feature for bundle market)

- Compliant with BDAV video disc format
- Burns high definition, widescreen content onto a 25GB single-layer BD-RE disc

### Supports authoring and burning for HD DVD (optional feature for bundle market)

- Compliant with HD DVD video disc format
- Burns high definition, widescreen movie on a 15GB single-layer HD DVD-R disc

## Registering Your Software

To register your software, please complete your registration information in the dialog box that opens when you first run the program after installation. You must register your copy of the software in order to receive customer support and product information.

## Installation and Software Usage Notice

- Before installing CyberLink PowerProducer, check your system resources to ensure optimal performance.
- In order to avoid compatibility issues, please close all other software and utility applications (including virus scanning and instant messaging software) during installation and when running the program.
- Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD media require specific drives for disc play back. It is not possible for a DVD drive to recognize and burn data onto Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD discs. Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD drives are also not compatible with each other.
- To obtain optimal performance enable the DMA setting for your hard drive and CD/DVD burning drive. To enable the DMA setting, open the Control Panel, double-click on System, then click the Hardware tab. Click the Device Manager button, then open the IDE/ATAPI controllers option. Double-click Secondary IDE Channel, then click the Advanced Settings tab. In the Transfer Mode drop-down box, choose DMA if available.
- Smart Video Rendering Technology (SVRT): For SVRT to achieve its optimal rendering performance the video clips on your Storyboard should be using the same recording profile. If you apply global effects, such as Master Audio or Master Watermark to the final movie, the SVRT rendering option will be disabled.
- Burning issues: If CyberLink PowerProducer fails to detect your installed burning drive, please check our web site or call our technical support. We will have updates for supporting the latest burning drives.
- Microsoft DirectX 9 runtime library must be installed in advance. Microsoft DirectX 9 runtime library must be installed in order for certain functions to run properly. The CD setup program will automatically install the DirectX 9 runtime library. However, if you purchased the downloaded version or the free trial version, you must download the Microsoft DirectX 9 runtime library from the Microsoft Web site or from another web site. Microsoft DirectX 9 can be found at the Microsoft DirectX 9 download page: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx?url=/windows/directx/downloads/default.htm
- OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) support: CyberLink PowerProducer supports the OHCI standard, providing Microsoft Windows with a standardized way of interacting with the IEEE1394 port or I/O cards. The OHCI standard makes it unnecessary for you to install any other additional drivers when capturing DV video with CyberLink PowerProducer.
- Hard disk requirements when using non real-time DV capturing: CyberLink PowerProducer uses the hard disk drive as the buffering space to transcode the DV content captured into MPEG-1/MPEG-2 compliant video files. It is highly recommended that you have sufficient free disk space before conducting non real-time DV capturing.

## Hardware Compatibility

Please visit the support section of our web site http://www.cyberlink.com/ for the latest list of supported CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD drives, TV tuner cards and DV/HDV models.

We encourage our users to download the trial version of CyberLink PowerProducer from our web site to ensure compatibility and system performance uncertainties before purchasing the product. Please visit http://www.cyberlink.com for more information.

## How to Access CyberLink's Technical Support Service

Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day at no cost on the CyberLink web site.

Note: You must first register as a member before using CyberLink web support.

Technical Inquiry Form

For your assistance, you may complete the Inquiry Form in the Support section of the CyberLink web site. The more accurate and detailed the information you provide, the better we can help to solve your problem.

General Support

Please visit the support section of the CyberLink web site to view all the support options that are available to you. In addition to frequently asked questions, the CyberLink web site also provides troubleshooting techniques, the latest in product news and other relevant information.

Copyright © 2006 CyberLink Corp. All rights reserved.