Power2Go Overview
CyberLink Power2Go as many other its rivals is not only a solid DVD ripper, but also a multimedia suite that has a bunch of helpful functions. The tools and utilities it has allows creating the best organized multimedia library you can possibly make. CyberLink Power2Go will be a useful program whether you need to format your movies for different devices or transfer recorded TV shows to DVD.
Power2GO can both create ISO files and burn it to DVD discs, which will be useful if you take advantage of virtual disc drives. If the video file is not of a big size, the program allows copying it onto the CD in the VCD format instead of using more expensive DVD. BDXL discs are also supported, so with CyberLink Power2Go you may copy up to 128 GB of information on a single disc. The program also allows to place a desktop gadget that makes the whole burning process as easy as never before - the user just needs to drag and drop files into necessary folders on the hard drive.
CyberLink Power2Go also has DVD editing options which make it possible to combine video clips and modify or even create title menus. Audio department allows to set all the MP3 WMA WAV transferring and ripping options according to your personal needs. Moreover, thanks to new WaveEditor feature users can now edit audio without applying any third-party tool.
Power2Go will greatly fit for basic Blu-ray and DVD ripping and for advanced audio ripping, but there is no video converter and file format options, so if you need to convert DVD video for an iPhone, Mac or PC, it would be better to look for higher ranked products in the category.
It is also important to notice that CyberLink is a company that respects the law, which means that its Power2Go doesn't decrypt DRM enabled and copyrighted DVDs and Blu-Ray discs.
There has always been a problem to get folders and files out from an .ISO image. Power2Go allows to go into the image and extract necessary files just like it is another folder on a hard drive. The program also has an ability to create interactive slideshows with integrating pictures of original quality in it.