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Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray Update Pack ready for download

by Darren Murph posted Aug 20th 2008 at 4:36PM

Ooh, goodie! A full five months after Corel released its WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray application, the first major update pack has arrived. The unimaginatively named WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray Update Pack checks in at just under 50MB and size and promises to resolve the "Enable S/PDIF Out" / "HDMI output to speaker" issues while expanding the list of compatible commercial titles and enhancing compatibility for a slew of VGA chipsets within Windows Vista / XP. There's no direct mention of BD-Live support, but for those who purchased the original, why not give the update a go and report back?

[Thanks, Tyler]

Corel's WinDVD nabs BD-R 1.1 and BD-RE 2.1 playback certification

by Darren Murph posted Jun 8th 2008 at 11:53PM


Corel's not satisfied with simply snagging DTS-HD Master Audio certification for WinDVD 8; it's also trumpeting the ability of WinDVD to fully support BD-R 1.1 and BD-RE 2.1 recordable / re-recordable media. Reportedly, this certification proves that said application "has passed the stringent standards and guidelines set by the Blu-ray Disc Association to ensure the best possible user experience," but it's not like that spill really means anything to you. You can, however, now rest assured that WinDVD will be all BFF like with discs that use H.264 and VC-1 for encoding. Availability? OEMs can get it now, retail consumers will see it in early 2009.

Corel's WinDVD 8 lands DTS-HD Master Audio certification

by Darren Murph posted Jun 5th 2008 at 9:00PM

Sure, WinDVD 9 supported those fancy audio codecs right out of the shrink-wrap, but up until now, WinDVD 8 users have been shut out solid. Thankfully, Corel finally saw fit to pass down a little love to its loyal end users still rockin' the ocho, as said software picked up DTS-HD Master Audio certification over at Computex. As you very well know, this now enables the application to play back Blu-ray Discs with 7.1 discrete channels of lossless audio, which surely makes the audiophiles in attendance remarkably jovial.

AACS patch for WinDVD, HD DVD and BD players: update or never watch movies again

by Thomas Ricker posted Apr 6th 2007 at 5:04AM Breaking News

In case DRM hasn't caused you -- the honest consumer -- enough pain already. Check it, you've got some required software updating to do now that Corel has introduced a patch to their cracked InterVideo WinDVD software. Best do it pronto too. According to Corel, "failure to apply the update will result in AACS-protected HD DVD and BD playback being disabled." That means no more hi-def movies for you, Mr. assumed criminal. Thing is, this is no ordinary patch since WinDVD exposed the hardware specific device key to video pirates. So not only are you required to update their janky WinDVD software, you also have to track down and install the paticular AACS patch for the HD DVD or BD player you own. Of course this only patches one flaw in the massively compromised DRM boondoggle. Just think, you can repeat the whole process again after hackers circumvent this latest attempt at "content protection." Isn't DRM nice?

[Via Impress]

Corel's Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus does HD DVD / Blu-ray burning

by Darren Murph posted Apr 1st 2007 at 3:50PM

Sure, you might not have expected Corel to be the company bringing you the latest iteration of Ulead's DVD MovieFactory software, but regardless of the distributor, version 6 Plus touts the oh-so-anticipated HD DVD / Blu-ray burning features. The newest edition also sports an Edit Room for polishing up your vidz before hitting the burn button, as well as the more typical storyboard / timeline layouts to organize your efforts. Notably, the software also supports a respectable amount of formats, "allowing users to import, edit, and convert HDV, DivX or AVCHD and output in HD DVD, Blu-ray, or traditional DVD." Potentially the best part lies in the price, however, as the Standard (read: not your cup of tea) version rings up at $49.99, while the high-definition-lovin' Plus flavor only demands $79.99, and both should be available right about now.

HD DVD "download center" features previewed

by Richard Lawler posted Jan 7th 2007 at 11:21AM

The big HD DVD press event at CES isn't until this evening, but Corel sent out information about new networking features they'll be demoing. New HD DVDs supporting the features will be able to open a "download center" on the screen and download additional clips from content providers, and also share collections of clips called "my scenes" with other people who own the same movie. They'll be demoing these features on an Intel-based PC running Intervideo's WinDVD software -- apparently running the still MIA HD Upgrade pack -- tonight. We wonder if these functions will ever extend to people who don't yet own a particular movie, but its still a step up from people sending low-res YouTube clips of famous movie scenes around.




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