InterVideo Announces DVD-Audio Support For WinDVD 5

25-Aug-03

InterVideo Inc. (NASDAQ: IVII) today announced the new optional DVD-Audio Pack for WinDVDÆ 5 Platinum and Gold editions. InterVideo's DVD-Audio Pack enables users to navigate DVD-Audio discs and enjoy a higher-quality music experience. In addition to supporting DVD-Video and DVD-Audio as well as VCD/SVCD/audio CD playback, the DVD-Audio Pack automatically detects the DVD-Audio source so users can quickly and easily navigate 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 access special features that have been added by the artists such as slide shows, pictures, lyrics, and bonus groups. With the growing availability of DVD-Audio, market researchers forecast strong consumer demand for enhanced stereo and surround sound on PC systems. Jon Peddie, President of Jon Peddie Research in Tiburon, California, noted that more than 50 percent of U.S. households today have at least one PC that is used to gather news, play games, view picture albums, watch home movies, browse the Internet, conduct online shopping, and download/enjoy music and videos. ""Until recently, video quality has been the major focus of hardware and software suppliers' attention,"" Peddie noted. ""But we will quickly see a new consumer computer category emerge--entertainment PCs--that will expand very rapidly. Consumers already understand that advanced software can produce exciting sights and sounds with today's higher-performance PCs."" ""In Asia and Europe, where many homes are smaller, there is already a strong demand for PC software solutions that deliver superior audio and video entertainment,"" said Steve Ro, President of InterVideo. ""And in the U.S., consumer demand is increasing for software that provides complete PC-based personal entertainment. A single, centralized solution is ideal for use in student dorm rooms, small apartments, individuals' bedrooms, and family rooms. The missing ingredient has been a solution that supports DVD-Audio navigation and playback."" Offering broad OS support and hardware independence, the WinDVD 5 DVD-Audio Pack software can be used with a broad range of desktop and notebook PCs. With the DVD-Audio Pack, users will be able to quickly and easily navigate the content of their DVD-Audio discs and enjoy higher-quality audio. The DVD-Audio Pack is an add-on module for InterVideo's new WinDVD Platinum and Gold 5. The Gold version is available for $49.95 and the Platinum version is priced at $69.95. The DVD-Audio Pack is priced at $39.95. All of the playback solutions are available from leading retailers or at www.intervideo.com. InterVideo markets its WinDVD product line to consumers and hardware OEMs, including manufacturers of PCs, video cards, camcorders, disk drives, and consumer electronics products. For more information, visit www.intervideo.com.

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