InterVideo Ulead Showcase HD DVD Playback and Disc Authoring Software

SHANGHAI, China - InterVideo Lauren Ma, 510-651-0888 pr@intervideo.com
InterVideo®, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII) and its partner Ulead® Systems, Inc. (TSE:2487), industry leaders in video, image and DVD software, members of the HD DVD Promotion Group, today announced that they will showcase their complete HD DVD solutions, from authoring and burning to playback, at the HD DVD seminar in Shanghai, China on April 22rd.

HD DVD has been selected by the DVD Forum to be the next- generation, post-DVD standard for high-capacity, high-definition HD DVD discs. In addition to DVD's MPEG-2, HD DVD also adopts core video formats such as H.264/AVC and VC-1 as well as advanced technologies for enhanced disc interaction.
The global HD DVD seminar is held for its members to exchange views and to share technological advances. It aims to encourage the broad acceptance of HD DVD on a world-wide basis among members of the group, related industries and the public. Attendees of the seminar include Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Memory-Tech, Ulead and InterVideo.
During the HD DVD seminar, InterVideo will give a presentation entitled "HD DVD Solutions for Personal Computers." There will also be presentations on the latest consumer HD-DVD authoring and playback solutions -- Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 and InterVideo WinDVD HD DVD.
"The hardware and software that will drive the high-definition revolution is ready to go to market," said Steve Ro, Ulead Chairman and CEO and President of InterVideo. "It is very exciting for us to be a part of that movement, offering total solutions to consumers who want to author, burn and play HD DVDs."
Features that make WinDVD the best choice for HD DVD playback include:
--Standard / advanced (HD playback) HD DVD title playback
--HD DVD content protection: AACS / COPP / HDCP
--Hardware Motion Compensation for H.264 on high-end VGA cards
--Multithreaded decoding technology
DVD MovieFactory 5 is consumer disc authoring and burning software. Its wizard-based approach provides easy and fast disc authoring capabilities for everyone. Features include:
--Capture support for HDV camcorders, as well as most digital transmissions
--Trimming and editing tools, including Ad-Zapper for removing commercials
--Disc authoring templates for standard and high-definition menus