WinDVD
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Features and functionsEdit
Features and functions supported by InterVideo WinDVD version 8.0 during video/movie and audio/music playback are:
- 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 playbackEdit
- TrimensionDNM Template:En dash interpolates frames to give smooth playback
- Smooth Reverse Playback Template:En dash smooth reverse/rewind playback without dropping frames
- Video Desktop Template:En dash display subpanel to let the movie play in the background, just like a Windows wallpaper
- Software Video Deinterlacing Template:En dash ensures a smoother and clearer video image on progressive displays
- Dynamic range compression and SRS Template:En dash offers modes suited to Quiet, Noisy and Normal listening environments
- Instant Replay Template:En dash Replay a specific part of a DVD again
- "Boss Key" Template:En dash 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 Template:En dash 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
- 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 Template:En dash 2.0 - 5.1 => 7.1 audio-channels expansion technology (upsample anything from 2.0 to 7.1 surround sound)
- Dolby Headphone Template:En dash Virtual surround sound on 2-channel (stereo) headphones [needs citation]
Music playbackEdit
- Dynamic range compression and SRS Template:En dash offers modes that boost bass tones of music
General featuresEdit
- Playlist playback and creation support Template:En dash 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) Template:En dash Play videos from any UPnP AV MediaServer device in a home network
- UPnP UPnP AV MediaServer (UPnP-server) Template:En dash allows other UPnP Control Point devices in a home network to stream audio/video files from WinDVD.