PowerDVD
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PowerDVD is a media player software for Microsoft Windows created by CyberLink, for DVD movie discs, Blu-ray movie discs, and digital video files, photos and music.
Developer(s) | CyberLink |
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Initial release | 1996; 28 years ago (1996)[1] |
Stable release | PowerDVD 23 (2024-03-07) [±] |
Preview release | none [±] |
Operating system | Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8/8.1 Windows 7 |
Available in | 11 languages |
List of languages English, French, German, Italian, Peninsular Spanish, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese | |
Type | Media player |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | www |
PowerDVD is offered in various versions, which vary greatly in terms of functionality, and can be expanded to include additional functions such as playback of licensed audio formats or power-saving functions for use on notebooks using plug-ins and so-called “enhancement packs”.
During 2016, PowerDVD achieved certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for the playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs, and became the world's first software player to pass the BD-ROM 4.0 PC Application Software License process.[2] Playback of UHD Blu-ray discs requires an SGX-capable Intel CPU; with SGX support removed in newer generations of Intel CPUs, playback of UHD Blu-rays is no longer possible on newer PCs.