Current DirectDVD Version 5.2-August 1st, 2003
Orion Studios is proud to announce the arrival of the new 5.0 version of our World famous DirectDVD- Our team has been working to make DirectDVD the most powerful DVD player users can use on a PC. With strict building guidelines, we strive to make sure that DirectDVD meets all the latest requirements for todays PC!
New Features 5.2 Build 1
DVD to MP3 2003 Included in DirectDVD 5.2
Compressor HI-DX
DVD-VERB
DVD Param EQ
DCP-Headphones Now In DirectDVD - August 5th 2003
MatrixM AC-3 Speaker Seperation Included in Package
DXChorus now included
TheaterVERB included in DirectDVD
New Features 5.0 Build 1
10 Band Visual EQ - Designed for EFX Spectrum
SRS TruSurround XT Headphones
UltraFunk:Surround
UltraFunk:EQ
UltraFunk:Multi-Band
UltraFunk:Reverb
DirectX DMO Interface for DMO Additions
WinAmp Style EQ Fade and Peaks
ATI Remote Wonder Ready-
QSound QmaxII Ready
DMO Based Equalizer
View Movies on Desktop XP
Full Digital Pre-Amp
ASPI DVD Global Startup
32 Band Spectrum Analyzer
Surround Sound Level Meters (Video Window)
ESX- Control Bar - Smaller Interface
Options Skin Enhancement
OSD Tweaks (User Hacks)
DirectDVD now is completely available in a special (One) package purchase-$49.95 for Entire Plug-Ins and DVD Playback-
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Compiled 4-5-03
Compiled 4-5-03////DirectDVD 4.48 Version
11-6-02 Shareware Updates
/////DirectDVD 4.47 Version
7-30-02- SRS TruSurroundXT Added
7-30-02- SRS Circle Surround II Added
7-30-02- New Control Panel- Quick Access
7-30-02- Dolby Digital 5.1 Enhancements
7-30-02- Plugins Matching Interface
7-30-02- Desktop Playback XP
7-30-02- New Menu Plugin
/////DirectDVD 4.0 Version
4-26-02- Web Plugins Capable with (2) new plugins (located in the main menu)
4-26-02- New Brightness,Color controls
4-26-02- Additions to Full DVD Capture Support
3-18-02- Supports six regional codes
3-18-02- Supports: NTSC and PAL formats -Interlaced and progressive frames -Closed caption data -Multiple language audio streams
3-18-02- Full compliance with ISO 11172 (MPEG-1), ISO 13818 (MPEG-2), MP@ML (DVD)Full compliance with ISO 11172 (MPEG-1), ISO 13818 (MPEG-2), MP@ML (DVD)
3-18-02- Proprietary de-interlacing algorithms for reduction of motion effect on VGA monitors
3-18-02- Outputs data in field and frame modes
3-18-02- DirectX interface to graphics controllers
3-18-02- MVCCATM (patented Mediamatics' motion compensation architecture)
3-18-02- Motion compensation
3-18-02- Designed for Microsoft Windows 95,Windows 98, NT 4.0, and Windows 2000
3-18-02- Works with multiple CPUs, graphics controllers, and DVD drives
3-18-02- Optimized for MMX, SSE, and 3DNOW! instruction sets
3-18-02- Backwards compatible to MCI command set
3-18-02- Significantly reduces cost of enabling PCs with DVD capability
3-18-02- Microsoft Certified
3-18-02- Dolby Certified
3-18-02- Decodes: MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video streams Sub-picture streams AC-3 (Dolby Digital), MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MP3 audio streams
3-18-02- CSS enabled for Hollywood movie playback
3-18-02- Decoder Now inside DirectDVD
//////Below Version 3.6
1-14-02- Layout Advancements-Master Control Panel
1-14-02- Windows-(95-98-ME-2000-XP) Smart Engine
1-14-02- DLL- Res Fix in XP shows no page-(Fixed)(Local Folders)
1-14-02- Preparations for 4.0XP release
1-14-02- Engine response advancement-
1-14-02- Mouse Control Disappears when Movie plays after 5 seconds-
DirectDVD incorporates a variety of new features requested by users, including:
10/10/01- New DVD to MP3 1.8 features included-
10/10/01- XP-Win2K Support-
10/10/01- Graphical Advancements and Speed
Easier to use DVD controls: Easy one button access to many of your favorite controls
Digital Audio Visuals: Experience your DVD with true EQ features
DVD to MP3: Users can now record their DVD content to MP3
Karaoke support: (This requires a compatible decoder-Disabled- in most cases)
Simplified access to DVD text information strings
Audio volume control
Support for customizing the DVD Navigator's behavior when the Stop command is issued: Applications can now instruct the DVD Navigator to either resume from the current location when restarting the filter graph, or start play from the beginning of the disc.
Digital Theater Systems (DTS) and Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (SDDS) audio support: Now DTS and SDDS audio streams are recognized by DirectDVD and passed to the audio decoder. (A third-party DTS-compatible or SDDS-compatible decoder is required to decode and play the audio.)
Improved support for parental level changes: DirectDVD now allows an application to accept, reject, or ignore parental level change commands from the disc.
Advanced options for managing the state of the DirectDVD and synchronizing commands
Support for frame stepping, frame-accurate seeking, and reverse play: These new features require an updated video decoder that supports them.
The ability to save the current location in a title and return to it at any time.
Simplified support for time events in non-sequential PGC titles: For non-sequential PGC titles, the DVD Navigator now relays the raw timecode information to the application.
A new, more convenient data structure for handling timecode information
