WinDVD

WinDVD
WinDVD 9
Developer(s)	Alludo
Initial release	1998
Stable release	WinDVD Pro 12 Service Pack 8 (April 28, 2021;4 years ago (2021-04-28) [1] [2] ) [±]
Preview release	none [±]
Operating system	Windows
Available in	Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Type	Video Player
License	Proprietary
Website	Corel InterVideo Page

WinDVD (owned by Alludo, formerly Corel Corporation, which acquired InterVideo in 2006 ^[3] ) is commercial media 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 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 playback

• TrimensionDNM – interpolates frames to give smooth playback ^[4]
• 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

• Dynamic range compression and SRS – offers modes that boost bass tones of music

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

• Comparison of video player software
• LinDVD
• WinDVD Recorder

References

1. Corel WinDVD Home
2. Corel WinDVD Pro Updates
3. Corel Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire InterVideo
4. "インタービデオ、H.264/UPnP対応の「WinDVD7」" [InterVideo's H.264/UPnP-compatible "WinDVD7"]. AV Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-02.

External links

• WinDVD at Corel