Watching HD files with Intervideo

[macorni19]

Hi guys,

I downloaded some mp4 HD files and was hoping to watch them using my Intervideo WINDVD BD player.  However, this wasnt possible.

I read the help pages of Intervideo and saw that this should be possible using an 'open-file' icon.  The problem is there doesn't appear to be any option on my menu to open files as described in the Intervideo help.

I have attempted to look at the properties to ID the version of Intervideo I have with no luck!

I regularly use Vaio updater and am it tells me that I dont have any updates ready - I assume I must have that latest version of Intervideo if this is the case.

Does anyone have any ideas why my version doesnt seem to allow the open-file process?  Or how I can upgrade to get access to this facility?

Thanks in advance for your time! 

(If you need specs I have a Vaio VGN-FW41ZJ with Blu-Ray player, running 64 bit windows 7, approx 18months - 2 years old)

Matt

[Blencogo · Accepted solution]

Hi Matt,

Unfortunately the version of WinDVD BD is a special cut-down version of WinDVD 8 for Vaio use only and is missing several features found in the commercial versions.

Sony provide this version free to enable Blu-Ray playing functionality.

[macorni19]

Hi Blencogo,

I thought this might be the case, which is a shame!

I'm using another player now to watch the clips and its works great which is the main thing!

Thanks for the reply.

[jumpsuit]

Just for anyone else who may have similar trouble watching Matroska files or other HD:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ and its free

(Video may skip / pixelate here and there though if PC is an old or less powerful model)