FREMONT, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- InterVideo, Inc. today announced that WinDVD, its software for playing DVDs on a PC, has now sold over 45 million copies around the world since its initial introduction. It continues to be the most popular PC DVD player in the world for watching DVD movies on a PC. "45 million copies is roughly equal to the combined populations of New York, Berlin, London, Shanghai, Taipei, Paris and Moscow," said Steve Ro, CEO and founder of InterVideo. "This is a terrific milestone for InterVideo and shows the phenomenal popularity of watching DVDs on a computer." Since its initial launch at Comdex in 1998, WinDVD has established itself as the DVD player of choice for major computer manufacturers. Currently, 8 of the top 10 PC makers in the world bundle versions of WinDVD with their computers and InterVideo currently sells more than 1 million copies of WinDVD per month through various channels. WinDVD Platinum, the latest version of WinDVD, is a powerful DVD player that combines the features of a standard consumer DVD player and adds advanced audio and video functions. WinDVD Platinum includes must-have features such as time stretching, screen capture and TV-out support and then adds a dozen new extras including the ability to play DivX with all WinDVD's features and Dolby Virtual Speaker -- a brand new technology that uses advanced algorithms to replicate 5.1 surround sound over just 2 speakers. WinDVD Platinum also adds 24 bit/ 96kHz audio support for rich, high resolution audio.
Availability WinDVD Platinum and WinDVD 4 are currently available at http://www.intervideo.com and at retail outlets around the world.
About InterVideo, Inc. InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software. InterVideo has developed a technology platform from which we have created a broad suite of integrated multimedia software products that allow users to capture, edit, author, distribute, burn and play digital multimedia content on PCs and consumer electronics devices. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA and with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan and Japan. For more information contact InterVideo at 510-651-0888 or visit the company's Web site at http://www.intervideo.com.