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Video and music player software
WinDVD (owned by
Alludo , formerly Corel Corporation, which bought
InterVideo in 2006
[3] ) is a commercial
DVD video
player
software for
Microsoft Windows .
Features and functions
Features and functions supported by InterVideo WinDVD version 8.0 during video/movie and audio/music playback:
Supported video formats/codecs: MPEG-1,
MPEG-2 (including HD support),
MPEG-TS ,
DVD-Video ,
MiniDVD ,
MPEG-4 ASP (like
Xvid and DivX, including
DivX Pro ),
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC ,
VC-1 ,
WMV HD ,
DVD-VR ,
DVD+VR ,
3GPP and
3GPP2 ,
QuickTime ,
RealMedia /
RealVideo
Supported audio formats/codecs:
WAV ,
MP3 ,
AAC ,
LPCM ,
MLP Lossless ,
Dolby Digital (5.1) and
Dolby Digital (2.0) ,
Dolby Digital EX ,
DTS 2.0 and 5.1,
DTS Neo:6 ,
DTS 96/24 ,
DTS-ES Discrete ,
RealMedia /
RealAudio [needs citation]
Video playback
TrimensionDNM –
interpolates frames to give smooth playback
Smooth Reverse Playback – smooth reverse/rewind playback without dropping frames
Video Desktop – display subpanel to let the movie play in the background, just like a Windows wallpaper
Software Video
Deinterlacing – ensures a smoother and clearer video image on
progressive displays
Dynamic range compression and
SRS – offers modes suited to Quiet, Noisy and Normal listening environments
Instant Replay – Replay a specific part of a DVD again
"Boss Key" – One click hides the player out of the way from the desktop
9X Digital Zoom
Closed captioning support provides closed captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing
Video Bookmarks enable quick access to a user's favorite movie scenes
Saved as a file with ".bmk" extension for later use or export for use on another computer
Resume playback – allows users to play a DVD from the last scene prior to stopping
Screen snapshots can be captured with a user-defined aspect ratio
External subtitle support allows playback via AVI, DivX and WMV files
Supports SRT, SUB, SSA, ASS, PSB, SMI extensions and
XSUB (
DivX embedded subtitles)
Allows users to adjust the placement, subtitle color and size of subtitles
On-screen display (OSD) lets users define where video information is located
Color Themes lets users personalize the look of the player to match their mood or their desktop
Low Frequency Effects (LFE) mixes the LFE channel (bass) with front speaker channels
Dolby Pro Logic IIx – 2.0 - 5.1 => 7.1 audio-channels expansion technology (upsample anything from 2.0 to 7.1 surround sound)
Dolby Headphone – Virtual
surround sound on 2-channel (stereo)
headphones [needs citation]
Music playback
General features
Playlist playback and creation support – for audio or video files from DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs and CDs
"Movie Encyclopedia" is a feature of WinDVD that enables users to access a movie
database for details on movies, actors and directors, (similar to
IMDb ).
UPnP Control Point (UPnP-client) – Play videos from any UPnP AV MediaServer device in a home network
UPnP UPnP AV MediaServer (UPnP-server) – allows other UPnP Control Point devices in a home network to stream audio/video files from WinDVD.
See also
References
External links