CyberLink today launched the new PowerDVD 12 Ultra, the latest version of its Blu-Ray and Media Player. The software includes the PowerDVD Mobile v.4 and PowerDVD Remote v.2 apps to offer a universal multimedia player for the Windows, iOS and Android platforms.

Users can stream, store and share their multimedia content across any device in their home?including iPhones, iPads and Android tablets and smartphones. In addition, the TrueTheater technology enriches any content to near HD & 3D quality, including DVDs, low-resolution videos and content from social media sites.

The latest version of PowerDVD comes with more than 30 new features and additional media format support, including the ability to sync media gallery content with Android devices, convert Blu-ray movies from 2D to 3D, and deliver 7.1 channel surround sound audio from DTS and Dolby, together with new lossless audio format support for OGG and FLAC files.

Offered free with PowerDVD 12 Ultra, the PowerDVD Mobile device app enables users to play, share and wirelessly stream their videos, music and photos from their PCs to portable devices, while PowerDVD Remote lets users control Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and high-definition videos as well as the music and photo playback features in PowerDVD, remotely. Both new apps support Apple iPhones and iPads as well as Android phones and tablets.

Key Features in PowerDVD 12 Ultra

- Play Blu-ray, 3D, DVD and any HD media: Whether it's Blu-ray, upscaled DVDs, videos or photos, PowerDVD 12 Ultra can play them all with optimized CPU/GPU hardware acceleration; new Instant Seek lets you search for movie scenes in your Blu-ray or DVD movies in a flash.

- Turn any media into HD & 3D with TrueTheater technology: Premium TrueTheater enhancements upscale DVD movies to HD quality, or turn 2D movies and photos into 3D, including new support to convert Blu-ray movies to 3D.

- PowerDVD 12 Ultra provides several features including Smart Media Library, Instant Seek, Instant zoom, Instant View and Instant Scale.

- Smart Sync allows users to set up rules for syncing the PowerDVD media library to Android devices automatically; PowerDVD 12 will automatically choose the best fit video format for your mobile devices.

- Social Media - Watch videos from YouTube and view Facebook and Flickr photos and slideshows all from PowerDVD. You can also apply TrueTheater enhancements to the media.

CyberLink PowerDVD 12 is available today and can be purchased from the CyberLink online store.

PowerDVD 12 Ultra: US $99.95
PowerDVD 12 Pro: US $79.95
PowerDVD 12 Standard: US $49.95

Upgrade from previous PowerDVD versions are available starting at $44.95

PowerDVD Mobile v.4 and PowerDVD Remote v.2 can be found on the Apple Store and Android Market.
PowerDVD Mobile v.4 (for PowerDVD 12 Pro/Standard version users): US $19.99
PowerDVD Mobile v.4 For Ultra (for PowerDVD 12 Ultra users): FREE

PowerDVD Remote (for PowerDVD 12 Pro/Standard version users): US $4.99
PowerDVD Remote FREE (for PowerDVD 12 Ultra users): FREE