InterVideo, Inc.
(NASDAQ: IVII), announced today that its new WinDVD 5 Add-on Pack with
InterActual on-disc and online interactive DVD support is now available for
downloading at its web site, www.InterVideo.com. Offered as an option for both
WinDVD Gold 5, the standard consumer edition; and WinDVD Platinum 5,
InterVideo's high-end version, InterVideo's new WinDVD 5 InterActual Add-on Pack
provides seamless navigation of DVDs that include interactive PC content and
exclusive online features. No additional software is required and potential
software compatibility issues are eliminated. When InterActual-enhanced DVDs are
played, the interactive experience plays automatically.
According to a
recent announcement by InterActual Technologies, Inc., the developer of the de
facto technology standard for viewing dynamic Internet content and enhanced DVD
titles on PCs, WinDVD is the first fully integrated DVD player to integrate the
InterActual DVD-ROM and online experience. By adding InterActual functionality
to WinDVD 5, consumers have a single, fully integrated solution for the
finest-quality video and audio playback of DVD-Videos, VCDs, SVCDs, and audio
CDs plus transparent access to entertainment experiences that go beyond trailers
and outtakes.
While earlier versions of WinDVD were among the first to
provide a Web link button for access to interactive data, consumers had to run
separate software from InterActual included with the enhanced DVD discs to enjoy
interactive features.
"Increasingly, people are using InterActual
technology on their PCs to dramatically improve their DVD viewing experience
and, as a result, are becoming more active fans and consumers of related
products" said Rob Enderle, Principle Analyst for the Enderle Group. "As the
first to offer automatic access to these interactive features, InterVideo is
once again setting the pace in this converging PC/Consumer Electronics world
where the power of the Internet truly drives the bottom line".
More than
70 percent of the top 25 DVDs now include InterActual-enhanced features such as
the ability to morph your own image into a character of the movie or actively
participate in answering integrated trivia questions and games that provide
rewards for high scores. Some videos even allow viewers to challenge other
players on the Internet.
"Over 7 million US households per month
currently view DVD movies on PCs, and over 50 percent of these users are aware
of the enhanced computer features," said Jerilyn Kessel, co-founder of CENTRIS,
a consumer research and information services firm that tracks home entertainment
and technology. InterVideo WinDVD is the world's most popular software DVD
player and will make a huge impact by making it even easier for their users to
access the InterActual features found on most block-buster movies."
WinDVD 5's new InterActual Add-on Pack enables users to enjoy all the
features of enhanced DVDs with embedded features such as playback tracks, games,
printables and photo galleries. When videos enhanced with web links are played,
WinDVD users will have transparent access to interactive content that developers
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can regularly update such as commentaries, historical
backgrounders and online contests. Because access to timely information from all
over the world is important for research and educators, access to DVD titles
enhanced with links to Internet data will also become increasingly popular for
reference and educational titles.
"InterVideo is committed to providing
its customers with the most innovative digital video entertainment experience
possible," said Steve Ro, founder and CEO of InterVideo. "And the way we
differentiate our products is to not only be among the first to support the
latest technologies, but also to make them easy to access and use. This is
exactly what we've done with our new InterActual Add-on Pack."
Pricing,
Availability InterVideo's new InterActual Add-on Packs for WinDVD Gold 5 and
WinDVD Platinum 5 are available at InterVideo's web site, www.intervideo.com,
for a suggested list price of $ 19.95.
InterVideo markets WinDVD to
consumers and hardware OEMs, including manufacturers of PCs, video cards,
camcorders, disk drives and consumer electronics products. It can be used with
PC and laptop computers running Windows 98/2000/Me/XP. The suggested list prices
for WinDVD Gold 5 and WinDVD Platinum 5 are $ 49.95 and $ 69.95 respectively.
About InterVideo, Inc. InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD
software. InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which it has
created a broad suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow
users to capture, edit, author, burn, distribute, and play digital video.
InterVideo's software is bundled with products sold by the majority of the
leading PC OEMs. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA with regional
offices in Europe, Taiwan, China and Japan. For more information, contact
InterVideo at 510/651-0888 or visit the company's Web site at www.intervideo.com.
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