Monday, August 16, 2004
WinDVD 6's Trimension DNM
I downloaded a trial version of WinDVD 6 over the weekend and I must say that I am completely blown away by their new Trimension DNM (Digital Natural Motion) feature. It makes regular 480i/p material look like HD. And it is not one of those subtle effects where you think you sort of notice it. It is literally a night and day difference. And that is saying something considering how good I thought the picture looked using Zoom Player Pro and FFDShow.
In fact, I am probably going to ditch ZP Pro and FFDShow and use WinDVD 6 exclusively.
I'll admit that the effect of Trimension DNM takes some getting used to. And it isn't something that I'm going to use on every movie (since it does make it look more like video than film). For something like "Starsky & Hutch," it is perfect. For "Lord of the Rings FOTR", I switched it off.
If you're interested in HTPC and want the easiest and best-looking (IMO) DVD software, then download a trial of WinDVD6.
Of course, the merits of Trimension are being debated in a thread titled "WinDVD6 TrimensionDNM - Trash or Treasure?" over on AVS Forum.
BTW, in addition to the Trimension DNM feature, WinDVD 6 also includes new support for HD Video and DVD-Audio. See the full feature list here.
I downloaded a trial version of WinDVD 6 over the weekend and I must say that I am completely blown away by their new Trimension DNM (Digital Natural Motion) feature. It makes regular 480i/p material look like HD. And it is not one of those subtle effects where you think you sort of notice it. It is literally a night and day difference. And that is saying something considering how good I thought the picture looked using Zoom Player Pro and FFDShow.
In fact, I am probably going to ditch ZP Pro and FFDShow and use WinDVD 6 exclusively.
I'll admit that the effect of Trimension DNM takes some getting used to. And it isn't something that I'm going to use on every movie (since it does make it look more like video than film). For something like "Starsky & Hutch," it is perfect. For "Lord of the Rings FOTR", I switched it off.
If you're interested in HTPC and want the easiest and best-looking (IMO) DVD software, then download a trial of WinDVD6.
Of course, the merits of Trimension are being debated in a thread titled "WinDVD6 TrimensionDNM - Trash or Treasure?" over on AVS Forum.
BTW, in addition to the Trimension DNM feature, WinDVD 6 also includes new support for HD Video and DVD-Audio. See the full feature list here.
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