MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution™, and InterVideo Inc., a leading provider of DVD software, today introduced LinDVD, InterVideo's Linux DVD-playing software which has been validated and optimized for MontaVista™ Linux®.

LinDVD provides DVD playback on MontaVista Linux, producing crystal clear images at full video frame rates, AC-3 5.1 channel audio and other advanced features found on high-end DVDs. LinDVD can also support hardware MPEG decoders for set-top box and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) applications. "Consumer electronics OEMs increasingly look to Linux as a robust and cost-effective development platform," said Steve Ro, founder and CEO of InterVideo. "By using cutting-edge technology from InterVideo and MontaVista Software, OEMs can now develop unique applications for audio, video and multimedia personal entertainment devices, with a shorter time-to-market and greater operating efficiencies."

InterVideo's LinDVD takes advantage of much of the technology in WinDVD, the world’s most popular and most advanced software DVD player. For example, LinDVD utilizes InterVideo’s high quality DVD navigator, which has been rigorously tested with more than 2000 titles.