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. Choose WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray for the ultimate DVD and video playback experience.

• Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD playback (Blu-ray drive or HD DVD drive required)--Play high-definition commercial titles with interactive features, or recordable Blu-ray/HD DVD media.
  
  
• Supports all Blu-ray and HD DVD video encoding formats, such as MPEG-4-AVC (H.264), MPEG-2, and VC1.
  
  
• Supports HD Audio technologies from Dolby and DTS including Dolby Digital Plus, uncompressed Dolby TrueHD, and DTS HD for commercial Blu-ray and HD DVD movies.
  
  
• Plays video from recordable HD DVD or Blu-ray media such as HD DVD-R, BD-R and RE discs; play standard DVDs at HD resolution with unique upscaling and motion enhancement.
  
  
• Includes all the features and capabilites of the WinDVD 9 Plus.

DVD & Video Playback for Today

• Blu-ray and HD DVD support--Experience stunning high-definition entertainment on your PC.
• State-of-the-art Upscaling--Play standard DVDs at HD resolution with unique upscaling and motion enhancement.
• Movies on the Go--Powerful laptop features ensure the best movie experience--wherever you are!
• Memories--Enjoy the full quality of high-definition home movies recorded with the latest AVCHD or Blu-ray camcorders.

Stylish Good Looks
The 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 hides navigation controls to show just your video.
• 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!

Technology Powerhouse
Maximize your viewing experience with state-of the-art technologies, such as Blu-ray and HD DVD playback, standard-definition upscaling, and unique features for watching movies on the go.

Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD playback

• Play high-definition commercial titles with interactive features, or recordable Blu-ray/HD DVD media.
• Enjoy the immersive entertainment experience of BD-J and HD DVD Advanced Navigation features without interrupting your movie.
• The first playback software to support the new BD BonusView picture-in-picture features.
• Supports all Blu-ray and HD DVD video encoding formats, such as MPEG-4-AVC (H.264), MPEG-2, and VC1.
• Supports HD Audio technologies from Dolby and DTS.
• Complies with Blu-ray & HD DVD content protection protocols to ensure reliable playback.

Make your DVDs look like HD video!

• Unique All2HD upscaling--convert standard DVDs to crisp high-definition video with outstanding color and clarity.
• Auto-scaling intelligently tailors playback to fit monitor resolution and refresh rate.
• Advanced de-interlacing auto-detects film frame rate and ensures crisp edges even on fast-moving objects.
• Digital Natural Motion--choose from several presets for the smoothest possible playback.
• Image sharpness can be adjusted for a better-than-original look.

Laptop-friendly

• 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 and stereo speaker environment.

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
WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray supports display cards featuring ATI AVIVO HD and NVIDIA PureVideo HD technologies that offer hardware-enhanced video playback.

• Enjoy sharper, more vibrant video images
• Minimize CPU utilization and power consumption, particularly during playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD discs.
• Apply advanced de-interlacing
• Scale videos to any size with high-precision processing

The best of the audio world
WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray supports leading audio technologies for an immersive listening experience.

• Play HD audio formats like Dolby Digital Plus, uncompressed Dolby TrueHD, and DTS HD for commercial Blu-ray and HD DVD movies.
• Dolby Pro Logic IIx--Transforms 2-channel (stereo) audio to surround sound, or expands 5.1 sources up to 7.1 speaker systems. Choose Movie or Music modes.
• Dolby Digital EX--Enjoy 6.1 or 7.1-channel playback with appropriate hardware.
• DTS surround audio--Supports up to 6 channels of audio for titles with DTS audio
• SRS audio technologies--Enhance movie dialog or music, or create a virtual surround effect on two speakers with SRS TruSurround.
• 96 kHz/24-bit audio decoding--Play back audiophile-quality audio.
• 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 display 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 a home network, with enhanced 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
Enjoy reliable playback of High-Definition or standard definition video recorded from HDTV, camcorder, or downloaded from the Web.

• Popular formats--supports DVD-Video, DivX, RealPlayer, QuickTime, Windows Media, and AVI.
• H.264 Support--Smoothly plays back the next-generation format for premium content and downloaded video, in standard as well as High-Definition.
• HDTV Support--Navigate and play MPEG-2 HD Transport Stream (M2T) video from captured HDTV programs.

Enjoy HD home movies
Today's high-definition camcorders let you record your personal memories in stunning clarity. Play them at full resolution!

• AVCHD--Supports playback of video from AVCHD camcorders, either copied from the camcorder hard drive, on AVCHD disc, or memory card.
• HDV video--Play HD video captured from HDV camcorders.
• Plays HD video recorded on the latest Blu-ray camcorders from Hitachi.
• Plays video from recordable HD DVD or Blu-ray media such as HD DVD-R, BD-R and RE discs.
• Plays HD-Rec discs (HD DVD video recorded on standard DVD media).