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Widescreen Review And InterVideo Inc. Announce WinDVD/WSR Joint Venture CD-ROM Movie Guide
TEMECULA, California--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 - Widescreen ReviewÆ magazine and Webzine (www.WidescreenReview.com) have joined with InterVideo Inc. to produce a CD-ROM to be bundled with upward of 40 million new computers in 2000 from CompaqÆ, GatewayÆ, MicronÆ, Creative LabsÆ, 3D FXÆ and others. The CD-ROM will feature InterVideo's WinDVD Player combined with creative content provided by Widescreen Review that includes movie trailers along with the complete WidescreenReview.com interactive DVD movie database of more than 1,200 titles. The Ultimate Widescreen DVD Movie Guideô is a fully searchable database which includes more than 130 search criteria with 225 search fields. It is the most comprehensive DVD movie database on CD-ROM, and features a WebDVD link to WSR's online daily movie guide updates. Data can be located by typing a few letters or making selections from pop-up menus and check boxes. Movie facts are gathered and verified for accuracy by a staff of experienced researchers, and the database can be used to select movies to buy, rent or use for film research; while the movie trailers will play in DVD-Video format with 5.1 digital surround sound - making this an exciting first disc to play in anyone's new computer. Gary Reber, WSR's Editor and Publisher stated, ""Our purpose is to provide movie enthusiasts a dependable source where they can find those movies best suited for their home theatre systems to maximize picture and sound performance."" Reber added, ""We wanted to insure that our DVD database would provide useful and reliable information to consumers purchasing or renting DVD movies, and to film school students, professionals and the movie industry with hundreds of easily searched criteria in one place where they can find any movie, director, editor, favorite type of sound, picture quality, Academy AwardÆ-winner, even aggressive surround - everything that can help create a memorable home theatre experience."" Widescreen Review adds movies to the DVD database on a daily and weekly basis as they are received from studios and distributors. Announced DVD release dates, theatrical releases and more can be found in the ""Find It Movies"" Discographies section of the Web site along with the ""Studio News"" archive. Visitors can go from the database to other parts of the WSR Web site such as the extensive ""Today's News"" stories and the ""Print Edition"" preview. About InterVideo WinDVD is InterVideo's software DVD decoder/player which capitalizes on the growing demand for DVD playback on the PC. WinDVD's excellent video quality and complete DVD feature set captured rave reviews from major computer magazines. InterVideo's software DVD decoder/player includes integrated MPEG1 and MPEG2 file playback, a powerful VCD 2.0 player, MP3 audio file and SVCD playback. InterVideo's executive team is comprised of veterans instrumental in the formation of the PC DVD industry, coming from pioneering companies such as LuxSonor, Chromatic Research, Zoran and E4. InterVideo is currently developing advanced video and audio software for DTV, streaming video and video encoding. InterVideo's headquarters is in Fremont, California with a regional office in Taipei. For more information about InterVideo, phone: 510 651 0888, or visit the Web site at www.intervideo.com. About Widescreen Review Widescreen Review is the premiere home theatre resource. Launched in 1992, the magazine and Webzine are published by WSR Publishing Inc., an independent publisher. Renown throughout the world of enthusiast home theatre technology publications as ""The Essential Home Theatre Resource,"" WSR is an advocacy force for achieving a home theatre experience that is ""the best that it can be."" The magazine is distributed nationally and internationally and can be found in select specialty magazine racks or obtained by subscription. The Webzine currently handles more than 500,000 page views per month and serves more than 50,000 registered visitors.