WinDVD 9

by Corel

Product Features

• Sophisticated new graphite interface blends seamlessly with your Windows XP or Vista desktop
• Watch standard DVD movies at near-HD quality with captivating surround sound
• Formats ¿ Broad format support makes WinDVD perfect for all your movies including DivX and QuickTime downloads
• WinDVD is the best choice for enjoying movies on the go - extend playback time on your laptop with Battery Optimization and be sure to catch the ending with unique TimeStretch playback
• Supports display cards featuring Intel Clear Video, ATI AVIVO and NVIDIA PureVideo technologies that offer hardware-enhanced video playback

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0013O54NA
• Item model number: WD9ENPC
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 17, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,368 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

WinDVD 9 is the world's leading DVD and video playback software delivering superior audio and video quality in a stylish and easy-to-use application. With broad format support, state-of-the-art quality enhancement technologies and unique features for watching movies on the go, WinDVD sets the standard for the best entertainment experience on your laptop and desktop PC.

Enjoy your video collection like never before. Watch standard DVD movies at near-HD quality with captivating surround sound.

Watch movies wherever you are.

Broad format support makes WinDVD perfect for all your movies, including DivX and QuickTime downloads.

DVD & Video Playback for Today

• Entertainment--Enjoy your video collection like never before. Watch standard DVD movies at near-HD quality with captivating surround sound!
• Movies on the Go--Watch movies wherever you are. Unique laptop features ensure you never miss the ending!
• Formats--Broad format support makes WinDVD perfect for all your movies, including DivX and QuickTime downloads.

Stylish Good Looks
Sophisticated graphite interface blends seamlessly with your Windows XP or Vista desktop.

• New graphite color--Up-to-date and professional look.
• New layout--A clutter-free and easy-to-navigate interface.
• Compact Mode--Instantly hide navigation controls for a clean, sleek look.
• Switch to full-screen playback with a single click.
• Boss Key--Now you see it, now you don't! One click pops the player out of the way.
• Message Center--Don't miss out on product updates, exclusive offers and fun tips and tricks!

Reduce unsightly playback artifacts and video noise.

Add immersive surround sound audio effects.

WinDVD is the best choice for enjoying movies on the go.

Perfect for laptops
WinDVD is the best choice for enjoying movies on the go.

• Extend playback time with Battery Optimization.
• Be sure to catch the ending with unique TimeStretch playback
• Smart Stretch lets you watch your movies in standard or Widescreen.
• Enjoy Virtual Surround Sound even when listening on headphones.

Technology Powerhouse
Maximize your viewing experience with state-of-the-art audio and video technologies.

Improve the playback quality of your DVDs!

• Upscale your DVDs to play with better-than-original clarity.
• Upsampling technology doubles the resolution without sacrificing picture detail.

Enhance low-resolution video
Clean up digital artifacts from MPEG, H.264 and VC-1 video

• De-snow filter removes digital noise from low-resolution video.
• De-block filter removes blocky digital artifacts from compressed video.

Hardware graphics acceleration
Supports display cards featuring Intel Clear Video, ATI AVIVO and NVIDIA PureVideo technologies that offer hardware-enhanced video playback.

• Enjoy sharper, more vibrant video images
• Minimize CPU utilization and power consumption
• Apply advanced de-interlacing
• Scale videos to any size with high-precision processing.

The best of the audio world
Enjoy the immersive audio experience with full support for the latest audio technologies.

• Dolby Digital Surround Sound--Play 5.1-channel audio.
• DTS 2.0 Channel--Support 2-channel digital sound for titles with DTS technology.
• SRS audio technologies--Selectively enhance movie dialog or music, or create a virtual surround effect on two speakers.
• Dolby Virtual Speaker--An advanced psychoacoustics algorithm creates a 5.1 surround sound environment on two speakers.
• Dolby Headphone--Processes 5.1 audio to create a vivid surround environment on standard headphones.

More video effects and convenient playback controls

• Video Effects--Customize and improve the look of movies with Cinema Enhancement, Old Film, Sharpness, Deinterlacing, and more!
• SmartStretch--Fills your widescreen TV when viewing 4:3 movies, by intelligently stretching only the edges of the video and maintaining the center portion of the image.
• Pan & Zoom--WinDVD lets you click and drag to zoom in and pan across any part of the screen to get a closer look.
• Playlists--Create your own playlists with audio tracks or video files from DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs and CDs.
• Bookmark favorite spots and save them as a file (.bmk) for later, or send to a friend.
• UPnP Client--Plays back content from other UPnP-certified devices within home network, with thumbnail views of available clips on the network.
• Capture Image/QuickClip--The new capture controls make it even easier to grab your favorite movie scene as a still picture or animated clip, that you can easily share with friends via email or mobile phone!
• Instant Replay--Ctrl-B lets you jump back to the line you missed, or catch that action sequence again!
• Smooth Reverse Playback--WinDVD 9 supports smooth reverse playback without frame drops.

Complete Format support

• Standard-Definition: Includes DVD-Video, DivX, Real Player, QuickTime, Windows Media, and AVI.
• High-Definition: MPEG-2 HD and VC-1.

Product Description

WinDVD 9 is the world¿s leading DVD and video playback software delivering superior audio and video quality in a stylish and easy-to-use application. With broad format support, state-of-the-art quality enhancement technologies and unique features for watching movies on the go, WinDVD 9 sets the standard for the best entertainment experience on your laptop or desktop PC.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD Software, Once Installed! Recommended!, December 11, 2008

By 

C. F. Hill "CFH" (Blue Ridge Summit, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WinDVD 9 (CD-ROM)

"WinDVD 9" really is a fantastic, feature rich DVD and video playback software package, once you get it installed on a good computer. Here are my observations:

First the good -
* Picture clarity is simply amazing! The "upscaling" on standard DVDs shocked me at how much better the picture looked

* Fantastic features for laptop users, like "TimeStretch", allow for optimal performance

* Using the controls are easy with the intuitive user interface

Now the bad -
* Software will install on a system that does not meet the minimum requirements (costing a "*" on my rating). This cost me a good bit of time trying to figure out why a DVD would not play back on my two year old laptop (got an "Overlay" error).

* Software will report errors from other programs while installing if the wrong versions are not present. This was explained in a package insert and did not impact the actual installation.

Once the software was installed on my new laptop, I was more than pleased with this package and am quite impressed with the performance. Recommended for newer PCs.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It, October 3, 2008

By 

G. Schneider "old movie buff" (VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WinDVD 9 (CD-ROM)

I bought this product because my new computer runs on Vista and I was having trouble with WinDVD 7.0. But somewhere between 7.0 and 9.0, Corel bought the program from Intervideo, and then they made changes to "improve" it. Not. This isn't the first time Corel has done this. They took Picture Publisher and ruined that, too. Leave us alone, Corel!

1.0 out of 5 stars It's only a shadow of its former self, September 24, 2010

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J. Macfarlane "Coastal Cruiser" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WinDVD 9 (CD-ROM)

InterVideo WINDVD was bar none the best DVD player for Windows I had ever used. Right up until COREL bought them. It's ludicrous to take a really great product and screw it up. Why do things like remove the slow motion feature? Why screw up a usable, familiar interface? Oh well, off to find another player....