WinDVD Plus 9

WinDVD Plus 9 offers you a powerful DVD & video playback program that delivers quality and entertainment in style. Enjoy state-of-the-art HD-quality upscaling. Watch your movies on the go with advanced laptop enhancements. Play home movies from AVCHD camcorders. For those who want the best, WinDVD 9 offers the ultimate DVD and video playback experience.

WinDVD® 9 Plus sets the standard for software DVD players, delivering superior picture quality and audio performance on your PC. Get more out of your standard DVDs with state-of-the-art HD upscaling, play home movies in HD and watch videos on the go with advanced laptop enhancements.

You can watch your favorite DVDs on your home theater system, desktop or laptop PC, and enjoy crystal-clear pictures with top audio performance. With broad format support, state-of-the-art enhancement technologies and unique features for watching movies on the go, WinDVD offers the best entertainment experience.

WinDVD® 9 Plus will appeal to power users who want the latest audio/video technologies. Includes everything in the standard version, plus:

• Unique All2HD upscaling technology
• Support for the latest video formats, including MPEG-2 HD, H.264 HD and AVCHD
• Dolby Pro Logic IIx™
• DTS 6.0 digital surround audio
• 96 KHz/24-bit audio decoding
• Intel® Clear Video™ and NVIDIA PureVideo® graphics processing 

Major Benefits:

1. Enjoy standard DVDs at HD-quality with theater-like surround sound
2. Watch movies wherever you are with battery optimization and TimeStretch playback
3. Play movies in the most popular audio and video formats
4. Instantly hide navigation controls for a clean, sleek look 

1. True High-Definition is Here
   • Play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs
   • • Enjoy your favorite Hollywood blockbuster movies in high-definition, and play Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies you create yourself.
   • Advanced Interactive Content Support 
   • • Full BD-J and HD DVD advanced navigation support lets you take advantage of next-generation interactivity to access pop-up menus or picture-in-picture features, without interrupting your movie.
   • Fully Compliant with Content Protection Systems 
   • • Ensure worry-free playback now and in the future with support for HDCP, AACS and BD+.
   • HD Audio Technologies
   • • Enjoy high-definition audio performance with support for Dolby® and DTS™.
2. Superior Video Quality
   • Advanced Upscaling
   • • Watch standard DVDs at near-HD quality with captivating surround sound.
   • Top Video Technologies
   • • Experience the ultimate in high-definition playback with support for ATI AVIVO™ and NVIDIA® Pure Video™ graphics acceleration.
   • Progressive De-interlace
   • • Make sure your videos look great on any kind of screen, including plasma, LCD or DLP.
   • SmartStretch
   • • Fill your widescreen TV when viewing 4:3 movies. SmartStretch intelligently stretches only the edges of the video and maintains the center portion of the image.
   • Laptop-friendly Features
   • Battery Optimization
   • • Extend playback time by shutting down unnecessary processes.
   • TimeStretch
   • • Be sure to catch the ending of your movie with unique speed control that lets you select the time remaining for playback.
   • SmartStretch
   • • Watch your movies in 4:3 standard or 16:9 widescreen.
   • Virtual Surround Sound
   • • Enjoy simulated surround sound, even when listening on headphones or stereo speakers.
3. The Best Audio Technologies
   • High-Definition Audio Technologies Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Take advantage of the master-quality audio available on your high-definition Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies with Dolby® Digital Plus, uncompressed Dolby® TrueHD and DTS® HD.
   • Dolby Pro Logic IIx™ Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Transform 2-channel (stereo) audio from movies and music into 5.1-channel surround sound, or expand 5.1 sources up to 9-channel (7.1) speaker systems. Choose Movie or Music modes to optimize your listening experience.
   • 96 kHz/24-bit Audio Decoding Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Take your movie experience to the next level with more realistic sounds and more accurate response that is capable of delivering both the subtle detail and even greater dynamic punch.
   • DTS® Surround Audio
   • • Bring clarity and depth to any soundtrack with superior digital theater surround sound for the PC. The standard version supports 2-channel digital sound for titles with DTS technology. Plus and Blu-ray Plus support up to 6 channels.
   • SRS Audio Technologies
   • • Selectively enhance movie dialog or music, or create a virtual surround effect on 2 speakers.
   • Dolby® Headphone
   • • Combines 5.1-surround signals to create a vivid surround sound environment on standard headphones.
4. Broad Format Support
   • HD-Video Disc Formats Plus Blu-ray
   • • Play any high-definition DVD with support for all Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD video encoding formats, such as MPEG-4-AVC (H.264), MPEG-2 and VC1.
   • H.264 Support Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Smoothly play back the next-generation format for premium content and downloaded video, in standard as well as high-definition.
   • Standard-Definition Video
   • • Play your video clips in any of the standard-definition formats, including DVD-Video, DivX®, Real Player®, QuickTime®, Windows Media® and AVI.
   • HDTV Support
   • • Navigate and decode MPEG-2 Transport Stream video so you can watch captured HDTV programs. Easily select content to view with handy navigation tools.
   • 3GPP/3GPP2 File Format Support
   • • Preview the video you capture on your mobile phone, or clips that are sent to you.
   • Subtitle Control
   • • Watch downloaded AVI, WMV or DivX files with external subtitle files. These are typically downloaded separately, and WinDVD 9 not only merges the subtitle file with the movie, but also allows you to adjust the placement, subtitle color and size.
5. More Video Effects and Playback Controls
   • Pan & Zoom Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Click and drag your mouse to pan across or zoom in on any part of the screen for a closer look. These tools are also ideal for optimizing playback for a widescreen display.
   • Boss Key
   • • Now you see it, now you don't! Hide WinDVD 9 from your screen with one click.
   • Compact Mode
   • • Easily hide navigation controls to show just your video.
   • Capture Image/QuickClip
   • • The new capture controls make it even easier to grab your favorite movie scene as a still picture or animated clip, which you can easily share with friends via email or mobile phone!
   • Instant Replay
   • • Jump back to a line you missed or catch an entire action sequence again.

1. Superior Video Quality
   • New! Unique All2HD Up-scalingPlus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Convert standard DVDs to crisp high-definition video with motion enhancement for outstanding color and clarity.
     • Fine-tune Frame Rate and Increase Size: increase frame sizes up to full high-definition 1080p/60i resolution while maintaining crisp edges.
   • New! Digital Natural Motion Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Keep fast-moving objects sharp and crisp using the latest motion compensation technology. The software detects the original frame rate (24, 25 or 30 frames per second) and intelligently fills in frames on the fly to create judder-free playback at all frame rates.
   • New! AVCHD™ Camcorder Compatibility Plus & Plus Blu-ray
   • • Enjoy direct playback of high-definition home movies recorded with the latest AVCHD and Blu-ray Disc camcorders from Canon, Sony, Panasonic and Hitachi. Your video can be copied from the AVCHD disc, hard drive, memory card or Blu-ray Disc.
   • New! De-snow and De-block Filters
   • • Remove digital noise from low-resolution video and blocky digital artifacts from compressed video.
2. More Video Effects and Playback Controls
   • Enhanced! Layout
   • • Quickly find the tools you need in a redesigned interface that's clutter-free and easy to navigate.
   • Enhanced UPnP Client
   • • Play content from other UPnP-certified devices within a home network, with enhanced thumbnail views of available clips on the network.

Requirements:

1. Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista®
2. Minimum CPU:
   • Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
   • Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
3. Recommended CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon, or higher
4. 256 MB system memory or above (512 MB recommended)
5. 200 MB of hard-disk space for program installation
6. 4:3 or 16:9 (widescreen) monitor
7. AGP or PCI-Express graphics card/accelerator with DirectDraw™ overlay support
8. Windows®-compatible sound card and stereo speakers (PCI or on-board audio card)
9. Multi-channel sound card and speakers required for surround sound support
10. DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo, DVD-R/RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM drive
11. Supported Formats:
    • Disc: DVD-Video, VCD, SVCD, Mini DVD (DVD on CD), WMV HD, Audio CD. The Plus version also supports AVCHD™ disc
    • Video: MPEG-1, 2, 3GPP/3GPP2, DivX®, Windows Media®, AVI, RealPlayer®, QuickTime® formats, HDV, MPEG-2 HD. The Plus version also supports H.264 and AVCHD
    • Audio: Dolby Digital®, MP3, AAC, MPA, M2A, WAV, WMA, DTS®, LPCM