WinDVD 6 is out, with Digital Natural Motion

[stanger89]

Originally posted by kny3twalker
I can play Far Cry but no DNM LOL

Games are nothing compared to video

[SHS]

I got it to run on my system and she poor old SDRAM with 1.6GHz and you rigth CPU Usage gose though roof under WinDVD and SageTV.

[stanger89]

SHS,

Just curious, did you get it to play smoothly, without dropped frames? If so, are you running an AMD or Intel system? Just has me curious what your setup is if you got smooth playback with half the clockspeed I have.

As for my decision regarding WinDVD 6 and DNM...


Well, I've spent some more time with it and I've given up on it. Partially because of the performance issues, but mainly because I've decided I just don't like the effect.

Watched Saving Private Ryan tonight, firstly only made it about 10-20 minutes in (about half way into the opening battle) before the PC rebooted (perhaps the PC isn't 100% Stable at 3.0), but long before then I realize that DNM just took away the realism of the movie, it made it look fake. It's been a while since I watched it, but never before did it seem artificial. DNM made the CG effects stand out like they were carelessly done. I knew before that DNM made it look very different, but when it detracts from the movie, that's the end.

So between the the detrimental effect, poor performance, and the price of WinDVD 6, I'll be sticking with Sonic Cineplayer for now.

[SHS]

Smoothly playback I WISH no it jumpee at time
My monster system
Intel P4 1600a 478
Intel D845WN Motherboard (Bios: HV84510A.86A.0041.P12.0207292350)
2, Micron 256meg SDRAM 168pin DIMM (PC133)
Creative Lab's SoundBlaster Audigy X-Gamer (Model SB0090) with Optical Digital I/O 2 card
Intel PC Camera Pack USB (Model: CS330)
Edimax EN-9130TX NIC (Realtek RTL8139)
Sony DRU-500AX DVD-+R/-+RW CDR/RW (Firmware: 2.0g)
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 80gig 7200 IDE (6L080J4 Firmware: A93.0500)
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 160gig 7200 IDE (6Y160P0 Firmware: YAR41BW0)
Sigma Designs REALmagic Xcard
SnapStream FireFly
1, D-Link USB Hub 4 Port (Model DSB-H4)
1, Belkin USB Hub 4 Port (Model F5U021)
Microsoft SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel USB
Microsoft SideWinder Precision 2 USB
Microsoft WheelMouse Optical USB
Microsoft Natural MultiMedia Keyboard
Manhattan USB to Serial Converter (Model: UC232A)
Actisys ACT IR-200L
Umax Astra 3400 USB
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250MCE
KDS VS190is (Rev: 1)
Quantum3D Obsidian 2 X24
PNY Geforce 2 MX440
Creative Inspire 5.1 5300

I no to much carp hehehe

[kny3twalker]

yeah mine was close to smooth playback with overlay in winDVD and similair in sage but not as smooth using overlay(higher CPU usage)
VMR9 was super slow in sage
you try that one SHS?

the effect is not worth 70 dollars thoughalong with WINDVD is the most difficult to work with decoder

and without DNM the VMR9 deinterlacing was poor

[stanger89]

Yeah, if it were available in a $15 codec pack I'd pick it up, DNM would be a great thing to impress people with, but overall I don't think I like the effect.

[SHS]

Made not diff witch one I use was the same

[kny3twalker]

watching DVD or recorded TV?

[SHS]

Both don't forget I only have GF2
One think I do like Video Effect that sweet

[zz5]

If you buy WinDVD 6, use this link:

http://www.intervideo.com/interactua...ial_Offer.html

You will save $10 off the Gold version or get the interactual add-on free with the platinum version. If you buy the platinum version and get the interactual add-on, you'd have the fully optioned-out version of WinDVD for $69.95. The last platinum version was that price also, but didn't come with audio booster pack, which have brought the price up to $100.

When the last version of WinDVD came out, the new version of PowerDVD came out within a few weeks. I noticed on the Cyberlink site that they had discounted PowerDVD through June 30. Now that discount is off. I'm expecting a new PowerDVD version really soon, maybe tomorrow. The discounting is also what they did last time just before they released the new version. I haven't heard any news about a new version, just going by what happened last time. I'm waiting for a few days before I buy WinDVD to see what the new PowerDVD will be like.