CyberLink Corp. announced that its multi-awarded video editing software, PowerDirector 12, now empowers consumers with an end-to-end solution to create and produce Ultra-HD 4K content, through its support of the XAVC S format. Ultra-HD 4K is the industry standard for ultra-high definition and is increasingly featured on televisions, and now, camcorders, and was prominently featured as a technology at the recently-completed Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

With the emergence of Sony high-definition camcorders in the consumer market, the Sony XAVC S video format has been widely adopted by video enthusiasts. To ensure users have the most comprehensive Ultra-HD 4K video editing experience, CyberLink PowerDirector 12 now provides full compatibility of XAVC S video format support. CyberLink PowerDirector 12 takes full advantage of XAVC S format support for 4K video production.

With XAVC S format support, PowerDirector supports video clips with maximum resolution of 4K (3,840 x 2,160), with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression, up to 60 frames per second, and up to 150Mbps. The XAVC S format support is now available for its existing PowerDirector 12 users via this free update. New customers who are interested in end-to-end 4K video editing can also purchase the latest version of PowerDirector 12 from the CyberLink online store.