CyberLink is dropping their already low prices on some of their most popular media software with some great fall season Cyberlink coupon codes.

• Media Suite 10 Ultra or Pro – 20% off with coupon code CMS2012
• PhotoDirector 4 Ultra – 5% off with coupon code PHDDEAL5
• YouCam 5 Deluxe or Standard – 30% off with coupon code YCDEAL30
• Power2Go 8 Platinum or Deluxe – 20% off with coupon code P2GDEAL20

Sorry I had to format those a bit oddly. I didn’t want to give you a wall of text and links with the price and savings on every version, delivery time and their upgrades. You can explore all the different options on your own, with the links provided.

CyberLink software is a weird set of programs for me. It’s stuff that I would never buy but I see the usefulness of. I think I would never buy it because I’m a Linux geek from back in the day. I’m used to running my system from a command line so putting a menu on a DVD (or burning a DVD for that matter) isn’t something that I do. That being said there are tons of people out there who want to take videos of their kids and turn them into professional looking DVDs or people who want to have fun with their webcam or use it for business.

The other segment of their software line is like a lower end alternative to some expensive software. These are programs like PhotoDirector. PhotoDirector is a photo editor. It isn’t as powerful as PhotoShop but is a huge step up from MS Paint. They have a whole line of great, cheaper alternatives to some expensive programs. Of course they only have one of them represented in this sale but if you’re looking at CyberLink as a cheaper alternative, getting a discount on PhotoDirector is a good introduction to their software.

(Expires: 15th December 2012)

On top of the deep discounts that CyberLink is offering for its back to school deals, they are bundling a bunch of free software. If you need some media software but don’t want to shell out some major cash, these are the folks to go to.

• Click here to get your multimedia software @ Cyberlink

Here are the deals. Some of them come with free bonus software but I’m only going to include the main software here. I’ll include the bonuses later.

• PowerDVD 12 Ultra – Was $124.93 – Save $37.98 – Now $86.95
• PowerDirector 10 Ultra – Was $149.90 – Save $67.95 – Now $81.95
• PhotoDirector 3 – Was $159.95 – Save $65 – Now $94.95
• Media Suite 10 Ultra – Was $129.95 – Save $15 – Now $114.95

Like I said earlier, some of these come with free software. PowerDVD 12 Ultra comes with PowerDVD Remote, PowerDVD Mobile and Power2Go which is $74.93 in FREE software. The other one that comes with some freebies is PowerDirector 10 Ultra which comes with Travel Pack and LabelPrint. That ends up being $72.90 in FREE software.

I like CyberLink’s business strategy. They know people either don’t want to or can’t shell out hundreds of dollars for expensive Multimedia software such as Photoshop or Premiere. Now admittedly the software isn’t going to be as good as the higher end packages but we don’t all need that.

They are offering these sales under a back-to-school deal which, at first, I thought was odd. Seriously? Back-to-school? Like you need video editing software to go to college! But then it hit me. Well, two things hit me. First, how many people in high school and college think like me? I think a lot. Having a nicely edited photo or video component to a report or presentation can’t hurt you. The other thing I realized is that the level of talent has gone way up. When I was in school, video editing took skills. It still does, of course, but it seems like many more people are doing it.

In any event, these deals are awesome. Pick em up, impress the teacher.

(Expires: 18 August 2012