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Contents | 1

Get started with Corel WinDVD 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting around WinDVD 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Blu-ray playback controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Do more with WinDVD 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Get started with Corel WinDVD 11

Corel® WinDVD® 11 is advanced 2D and 3D playback

software that plays all your video, including DVD,

AVCHD™and Blu-ray™. WinDVD offers 2D-to-3D

conversion, SD-to-HD upscaling, battery optimization for

laptops, and a search function for online movies and TV

shows from premium sites in your region.

A variety of 3D options (Anaglyph, Frame Sequential,

Polarized, HDMI1.4 output), plus support for NVIDIA®

3D Vision™ Shutter Glasses and XpanD™ polarized

glasses, ensure compatibility with your 3D hardware.

Installing the application

Before installing:

• Make sure that you are logged in to your computer as

Administrator or as a user with local administrative

rights.

• We recommend that you connect to the Internet to

get the latest Windows® updates.

• Quit all open applications. Note that antivirus

software and firewall applications may affect

installation.

To install Corel WinDVD 11

1Close any open applications.

2Insert the disc in the drive.

If the setup does not start automatically, navigate to

the DVD drive on your computer, and double-click

Setup.exe.

3Follow the instructions on your screen.

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The Corel Guide

Get the most up-to-date information, help and tips, and

access free updates for your software.

To access the Corel® Guide

On the upper-right corner of the application window, click

the Corel Guide button. The Corel Guide window

appears.

The Corel Guide button flashes orange when there are new

messages or content available.

Get more, learn more, get free updates

Register your software after installation to get the latest

product updates, free downloads, and special offers.

Visit www.corel.com to search the Knowledgebase for

more technical information if required.

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What you can do

3D movies and videos

• Play 3D titles, either on Blu-ray Disc™ or downloaded

video files.

• Watch movies with major 3D viewing and display

technologies.

• Convert your standard 2D movies to 3D on the fly!

Upscaling

• Play standard-definition video and DVDs at near-HD

quality.

• Combine upscaling with saturation and sharpness

adjustments to achieve optimal HD quality movie

viewing.

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Find premium content with FlixFinder™

• Search for online movies, TV shows, and music videos

from within the application.

• Stream or download from available premium content

providers in your region.

Enhance video

• Give any video a more cinematic look with contrast

and saturation controls.

• Ensure smooth action playback in HD with Motion

Streamliner framerate upconversion.

• Intelligently adjust movies to fill your screen without

distortion with Smart Stretch.

• Take the shakes out of hand-held home movies with

Video Stabilizer.

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Getting around WinDVD 11

FlixFinder

Corel Guide

Tools

Preferences

3D Playback

Blu-ray playback controls | 7

Blu-ray playback controls

Controls for subtitles,

languages and back to

top menu / disc menu

Color buttons (Assigned

functions)

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Enable video upscaler

Convert your standard-definition movies to HD.

1Click the Tools button and select Enhancements.

2Click Video and select Enable Video Upscaler.

3Adjust the slider for the best balance between clarity

and smooth playback. The optimum setting depends

on the type of video you are playing and your

playback hardware.

Demo mode

Click the Split screen or Compare options to get instant

feedback as you make adjustments.

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Enable video stabilizer

Smooth out the shakes from your camcorder videos by

applying the appropriate stabilizing option.

1Click the To ols button and select Enhancements.

2Click Video, and select Enable Video Stabilizer.

3Select Lateral motion for mostly up-and-down/side-

to-side shaking, and Rotational motion for camera

tilting or rocking motion.

There are many factors to consider in stabilization so

adjust the level until you find the optimum result.

Note that WinDVD will zoom in a little on the image in

order to stabilize it.

Smart Stretch

Nowadays, most movies are made in 16:9 (Widescreen)

aspect ratio; however, there are still some older movies,

home videos, and TV shows in the more square 4:3

format. If you play movies that show black bars along the

sides of the image, SmartStretch can help you fill your

screen.

1Click the Tools button and select Enhancements.

2Click Video, and select the Ratio tab.

3Click Smart Stretch.

4Move the sliders to adjust the image until it fills the

screen with minimum distortion.

Note that the outside edges of the image are stretched

more than the middle to minimize distortion in the center

of the frame.

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FlixFinder

Search for premium movies, TV shows and videos from

within WinDVD.

• Type in a name of a movie and see instant results

from Corel’s video-on-demand partners. (The

availability of premium content depends on your

region and is subject to change without notice.)

• Choose to download or stream your movie,

depending on your connection speed.

• Find many similar titles identified by the intelligent

search engine.

• Group by Most Popular, Highest Rated and New

Releases, and save titles to a Favorites folder.

•Click the IMDB icon to find out more about the movie

from the leading Internet Movie Database.

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3D movies

Play 3D movies on Blu-ray Disc, or downloaded 3D

content.

Corel WinDVD supports current 3D technologies,

including

• Frame sequential display with NVIDIA 3D Vision

Glasses

• Polarized display with XPand or other polarized

glasses

• Regular panel with anaglyph glasses

•3D TV Monitors

• Output through HDMI1.4 port to Full HD 3D TV

Check the program Help for more information on

compatibility and setting up your monitor type or viewing

technology.

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2D-3D conversion

Play 2D video, converting it to 3D on the fly. Note that you

need a fast PC and high-end display card for successful

conversion.

• Play DVD, video files, or AVCHD video.

• Click the 3D button, and select the content type.

• Select 2D to 3D Conversion, and use the slider to

adjust the image for best results.

For best 2D-to-3D conversion results, it is recommended

that you close other applications while playing the movie.

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Time Stretch

Speed up your movie just enough so it ends when you

want it to — before your plane lands, for example.

1Click the To ols button and select Enhancements.

2Click Video, and select the Time Stretch tab.

3To make sure the film ends at a specific time, either

select Set time to finish video, or Adjust movie length,

and enter the approriate time or duration.

You can also drag the Adjust playback speed slider to

the desired setting.

Note that audio pitch is not affected, so the sound

will remain natural.

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The Preferences panel

Customize your playback experience:

• Set the region of your player (note that the number of

times you can do this is limited).

• Set up your power-management scheme.

• Adjust default settings for video and audio.

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