InterVideo WinDVD 5 and Audio Pack deliver complete enjoyment of today's new audio technologies.Focused on the growing demand for DVD-Audio A high-resolution audio format approved by the DVD Forum in 1999. DVD-Audio and SACD were the two next-generation digital audio formats for enhanced sound quality, but neither one caught on (see high-resolution audio). Like CDs, DVD-Audio uses PCM encoding. titles recently reported by the DVD-Audio Council, InterVideo, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVII) announced recently that the optional DVD-Audio Pack for WinDVD 5 is the only software solution on the market that provides DVD-Audio support without requiring additional hardware. With more than 75 million units sold worldwide, InterVideo WinDVD is not only the leading DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. playback Playback could mean:
The demand for DVD-Audio playback software is being driven by the growth in player sales and the dramatic increase in the number of titles available. The DVD-Audio Council reports that over 10 million stand-alone DVD-Audio players (which also play CDs) have been sold--almost four times the number sold last year. In addition, the number of DVD-Audio releases more than doubled in 2003 and is now approaching 700. The increasing number of titles being released by many labels include releases by superstar artists such as Britney Spears, R. Kelly, Sting, The Who and Neil Young. InterVideo's DVD-Audio Pack automatically detects the DVD-Audio source so users can quickly and easily navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. the audio content to skip tracks, play music and access special audio disc menus. When used with DVD-Audio discs, the unique software enables users to enjoy the extra features that are making this format so popular such as photos, discographies, slide shows and more. In addition to DVD-Audio support, InterVideo's WinDVD 5 Audio Pack also includes support for other new technologies that aren't available with similar software video/audio playback solutions. InterVideo software serves as the enabler for Intel's HD Audio technology, delivering an in-depth PC listening experience that rivals home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. systems. When combined with InterVideo's optional DVD-Audio Pack and a PC incorporating the upcoming Grantsdale chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). Intel HD Audio technology, WinDVD 5 provides a complete, easy-to-use solution for playback of the highest-quality sound. InterVideo WinDVD 5 and the DVD-Audio Pack can be used to play the new CD/DVD Audio flip disc A combination CD/DVD-Audio disc, which is a music CD that contains all the titles in the standard CD audio (CD-DA) format on one side and the higher-fidelity DVD-Audio format on the other. Flip Discs became available in 2004. A combination CD/SACD disc is also available (see Hybrid SACD). , called DualDisc. The CD/DVD Audio discs are double-sided discs with Compact Disc-compatible digital audio (44.1kHz 16-bit) on one side and high-resolution (192kHz 24-bit) DVD-Audio content on the other side. Support for the WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. format is included in WinDVD 5 and does not require the WinDVD 5 Audio Pack. |
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