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Contents Welcome to the Reviewer’s Guide for WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray, the latest version of Corel’s award® winning DVD, Blu-ray Disc and Video Playback Software. Contents Welcome ® Corel Digital Media Solutions .............................................................................................. 3 ® Trends in the WinDVD target market ................................................................................... 3 Introduction ® WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray at a glance ..........................
Welcome Corel® Digital Media Solutions Enrich the way you live, work and play Corel’s Digital Media Solutions offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance the way users live, work and play. Our innovative software gives both beginner and advanced users the tools they need to organize, enhance, edit, share and enjoy their digital content.
Introduction ® WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray at a glance ® ® Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray is DVD, Blu-ray Disc and video playback software that delivers quality and entertainment in style. Play spectacular Blu-ray and HD DVD discs on your PC, or enjoy standard DVDs with state-of-the-art HD-quality upscaling. Take your movies on the go with advanced battery optimization controls for laptops. Play home movies recorded on the latest high-definition AVCHD™ camcorders.
What’s New ® WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray offers a cool new interface, with up-to-date DVD & video playback enhancements. Play Blu-ray & HD DVD discs, or enjoy new upscaling technology that makes DVDs look like HD. Enhancement filters improve low-resolution video, and there is support for new audio ® and video formats such as Dolby Digital EX and AVCHD. Stylish good looks The sophisticated graphite interface blends ® ® seamlessly with your Windows XP or Vista desktop.
Blu-ray/ HD DVD ay Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD playback ® WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray plays back high-definition Blu-ray and HD DVD discs with stunning 1080p ® ® picture quality and next-generation Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD™ surround sound. BD-J, BonusView and HD DVD Advanced Navigation offer new and exciting ways to interact with content. Compatibility Interactivity WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray fully supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD disc types.
Version Comparisons Comparing previous and current versions ® WinDVD 9 Version Comparisons WinDVD® 9 WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray Plus WinDVD® 9 Standard WinDVD® 8 Platinum WinDVD® 8 Gold Key Features Blu-ray/HD DVD playback & navigation BD-J/BonusView HD DVD Advanced Navigation All2HD Upscaling De-snow/De-block filters AVCHD™ support 96K/24bit audio decoding NVIDIA PureVideo ATI AVIVO
Product Tour Stylish new user interface ® ® WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray’s new, sophisticated graphite design blends seamlessly with your Windows ® XP or Window Vista desktop. The interface is clutter-free and easy-to-navigate. Apart from the familiar playback controls, users can find advanced audio and video controls to easily personalize the playback experience.
Product Tour State-of-the-art upscaling & video enhancement ® WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray employs leading technologies to make standard DVDs look like HD, and to improve the look of low-resolution video. Trimension™ ALL2HD upscaling All2HD converts standard DVDs to crisp near-high-definition video with outstanding color and clarity. It works by auto-scaling intelligently, and tailoring playback to fit monitor resolution and refresh rate. Adjust sharpness for a better-than-original look.
Product Tour Movies on the go Music to your ears Hardware graphics acceleration Laptop-friendly features ® WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray offers custom controls for those who like to watch movies on the go. Smartstretch lets users watch movies in standard or widescreen. Enjoy Virtual Surround Sound even when listening on headphones.
Product Tour Personalize playback & enjoy HD home movies Personalized playback Pan & Zoom – Click and drag to zoom in and pan across any part of the screen to get a closer look. Instant Replay – Ctrl-B lets you jump back to the line you missed, or catch that action sequence again! Playlists – Create personal playlists with audio tracks or video files from DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs and CDs. Smooth Reverse Playback – Play movies in reverse without frame drops.
Summary WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray The best way to watch movies on your PC! Corel® WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray offers high quality playback of commercial and personal Blu-ray and HD DVD movies, video files and DVDs, and introduces cutting-edge video upscaling and enhancements. $99.99 SRP in US and Canada Upgrades from WinDVD 6, 7 and 8 to WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray will be available via download at $59.99 SRP. User Benefits Recap Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD Playback.
WinDVD 9 Family WinDVD® 9 is available in three editions to let consumers choose the range of features they need, at different price points. (For the differences between WinDVD® 9, WinDVD® 9 Plus, and WinDVD® 9 Plus Blu-ray, see the comparison chart on p7) Corel® WinDVD® 9 Plus The World’s #1 DVD and Video Playback Software With over 200 million users worldwide, WinDVD® 9 Plus offers high-quality playback of video files and discs, and introduces cutting-edge video upscaling and enhancements.
System Requirements WinDVD® 9 Plus System Requirements and Format Support OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista Processor: Minimum CPU: ® ® ® ® Windows XP: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor ® ® ® ® Windows Vista : Intel Pentium 4 1.0GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon processor ® ® ® Recommended CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon , or above RAM: 256 MB system memory or above (512 MB recommended) Disc space: 200 MB of hard-disk space for program installation.
