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InterVideo plans to support HD DVD Playback
Nic Rossmüller : May 26th 2006 - 17:04 CET
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 InterVideo plans to support HD DVD Playback : InterVideo, Inc. an industry leader in next-generation DVD and multimedia software, today announced its commitment to support HD DVD. At WinHEC 2006, InterVideo showcased its plans for HD DVD playback support on PCs in late 2006 and early 2007. With a allways growing list of top movies available and favorable reviews of the latest HD DVD players, the community of supporters for HD DVD hardware and software continues to grow. Already this year, innovative PC OEMs such as Toshiba have begun offering HD DVD drives in desktop and notebook PCs. Additionally, a full line of IHV components from leading manufacturers including Intel will help support HD DVD playback on PCs.
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 WinHEC Conference - HD DVD playback
InterVideo has affirmed its commitment to include HD DVD support in all of its PC products and will focus on developing new software that will ensure seamless playback on Windows Vista PCs. As Microsoft reiterated at the WinHEC Conference, Windows Vista will ship with the drivers, file system, and all other components necessary to support HD DVD playback. The company gave a positive progress report on the state of third-party software players and announced a new initiative designed to create the best possible HD DVD playback solutions by helping ISVs implement VC-1 codecs and iHD support. This program will also provide iHD test vectors, sample code and more all of which will facilitate integration with third-party iHD implementations for Windows Vista.
InterVideo - Toshiba Qosmio Notebook
"InterVideo has been working closely with Microsoft, Intel and other key PC OEMs, with the shared belief that the HD DVD format will deliver unique advantages," said Steve Ro, CEO of InterVideo. "We reaffirm our support for HD DVD: our goal is to be the industry leader in HD DVD software and to provide the best high-definition experience to consumers." WinDVD HD is being bundled with Toshiba Corporation's new Dynabook Qosmio G30/697HS Series Notebook the world's first notebook PC with an integrated HD DVD-ROM drive. The Qosmio G30 is currently available throughout Japan.
About InterVideo
InterVideo is a leading provider of integrated digital and high-definition multimedia and audio/video content solutions in the PC, CE and wireless industries. The company's broad suite of integrated multimedia software products are designed to enhance the consumer's entertainment experience, whether the content is delivered to a home system, HDTV set, wireless system, mobile or personal multimedia device. InterVideo's unique iMobi multimedia codec technologies are widely used by Smartphones, GPS units and portable entertainment device OEMs and ODMs to enhance music and video enjoyment...anyplace, anytime. The firm's worldwide headquarters is at 46430 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA, 510-651-0888. InterVideo also has major offices in Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China and around the globe.
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