PowerDVD
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.
Screenshot of PowerDVD 22 | |
| Developer(s) | CyberLink |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1996 |
| Stable release | 22 [±] |
| 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. 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.