Except normal DVD Player's functions, BlazeDVD offers some enhancing effect functions, such as record DVD, capture screen, bookmarks, auto-resume play, and time-control, etc.

Refer to the following specifications for more information:


Video Features
BlazeDVD is optimized for most updated CPUs and fully support MMX command sets for INTEL MMX, SSE, SSE2, AMD 3DNOW, 3DNOW PRO and has incorporated many up-to-date technologies like video hardware decode acceleration to endure high resolution picture playback.

Displays a vast array of viewing screens

Normal display
letterboxed (Letterbox: Compute the largest 4x3 area of the output window. )
pan&scan ( From the 16x9 video, use the horizontal offset provided in the MPEG2 stream to extract a 4x3 subwindow. )
widescreen (The source video stretched into the largest 16x9 area of the output window. )
Smart Stretch let you enjoy any movie with 16:9 aspect ratio on any screen mode, without distortion
PIP(Picture in Picture) Playback Mode: Watch two different movies simultaneously to expand your enjoyment
Hardware decode acceleration

Hardware decode acceleration enabling use of hardware moving compensation provided with VGA card.
Hardware decode acceleration enabling use of color compensation offered with VGA card by BlazeDVD.
Microsoft DirectX® Video Acceleration (DXVA) support
Optimize functions

Offer high strength smooth playback by removing screen burrs and dithering.
Field filter function: Comparing to simple field display, the function can enhance the scenes quality after removing burrs, and retain completely the advantage of DVD's high definition. Some display cards provided with field filter function for removal of burr.
Advance core decoding algorithms: Utilize the new high performance CPU's capacity to reduce the blocky effect for obtaining the better video quality.
High-Definition Video (HD-Video)

BlazeDVD supports video format for next-generation---High-Definition Video (HD-Video)

Support WMV-HD (Windows® Media Video High Definition);
Support resolutions noted of 1280 x 720 (720p) or 1920 x 1080 (1080p), high resolution ratio reaches MPEG-2 Video.



Audio Features
Hi-Fi audio processing effect will give you a sense of be personally on the scene.


Dolby Pro Logic II can decode dual channels audio source like MP3, VDC or SVCD into multi channel surround sound effect.


Support S/PDIF of Dolby digital AC-3 from Toslink interface for most fidelity audio quality.


Support MPEG-2 audio and LPCM (Linear Phase Code Modulation) decoding.


Support virtual dual channels surround sound effects like TruSurroundXT, Dolby earphone, Dolby surround sound effects and


DirectSound3D/A3D.


Support DVD imaging or game playing of Microsoft DirectSound standard interface.


Audio decoding support multi channels decoding, including output modes of stereo, 4.1, 5.1 channels and support up to 7.1 channels.


Support Echo and Amplify special audio effects; support 10 bands preset Equalizer value, including Classical, Club, Dance, Full Bass, Full Bass_Treble, Full Treble, Laptop, Large hall, Live, Loudness, Party, Pop, Reggae, Rock, Ska, Soft, Soft Rock, Techno, Custom, etc;


Visualization enables BlazeDVD to display multi-colored shapes and patterns that change in harmony with the audio track being played


Record DVD Video/Audio
Newly added DVD record function enables you to record DVD movie as MPEG2 video or record DVD audio as MP3 audio file.

Record DVD as MPEG2 Video File
You can record a wonderful episode of DVD movie as MPEG2 video file for future playback, video clipping or foreign language learning.
Note: To protect DVD copyright, BlazeDVD allows you to record DVD video within a time limitation: 15 minutes for BlazeDVD Professional, 5 minutes for BlazeDVD Standard).
Record DVD as MP3 Audio File
You can record your favorite DVD movie audio as MP3 audio file, which is useful for your future playback, audio clipping or foreign language learning
Note: BlazeDVD Professional allows you to record DVD audio without time limitation; otherwise, BlazeDVD Standard only allows you to record DVD audio for 5 minutes.


Other
Advanced Screen Capture
Multi-Language support
Bookmark Manager/Bookmark Browser
Chapter / Title Repeat Mode
Fully optimized for INTEL MMX, SSE, SSE2 and AMD 3DNOW, 3DNOW PRO command sets
Parental Control
Region code setting
A-B Repeat
Digital Zoom In
Title/Chapter browser
Full-range color adjustment
Enhanced On Screen Display (OSD)
Playing DivX / XviD / MPEG-4 / QuickTIme / Real/ MacroMedia Flash
Photo Slideshows
Support MPEG-2 TV recorded files(DVB and ATSC)
Convert the record file into new file with smaller size and other popular format



Support Media Types
Supports all of the following disc formats: DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW,
VCD1.1, VCD2.0, SVCD
Video file formats:

Video file formats
Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI)
Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG, MPG, M1V, DATMPA, MPE, MPV2)
Windows Media Video (WMV)
Advanced Streaming Format (ASF, ASX)
Digital Video (DV, DV1)
video Object File (VOB)
MPEG 2 VIDEO (M2V)
Intel Video Technology (IVF)
QuickTime Content (MOV, QT)
Real Networks Content (RM, RMVB)
DivX (AVI)
Flash(SWF)
DC&DV

Audio file formats:

Microsoft Waveform audio files (.WAV)
AIFF (.AIF)
AU (.AU)
SND (.SND)
MIDI (.MID)
Windows Media Audio (.WMA)
MPEG Audio Layer-3 (.MP3, .MP2, .MP1, .MPA, .M2P, .M2A)
CD(CDA)