Compaq Computer K.K. Chooses Sonic DVDit!; Selects Award-Winning DVD Authoring Solution for Presario 5112JP Model.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MARIN COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ), the world leader in DVD authoring applications, announced today that Compaq Computer K.K., a division of Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. -- a leading global provider of technology and solutions -- will bundle Sonic DVDit!(TM) with its Presario 5112JP model of computers for video enthusiasts who want to make their own DVD-Video discs. The news comes a few months after the announcement that Compaq North America has bundled DVDit! as part of its MyMovieSTUDIO solution. With Sonic's DVDit!, Compaq will provide a complete DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. solution that allows users to select personal video clips and graphics, add interactive menus, preview a DVD project and then record it directly to a DVD disc in the popular DVD-Video format. The resulting DVD discs can be played on set-top DVD players as well as DVD-equipped PCs, making it possible for users to publish and share their videos on a universal medium that offers unparalleled video quality at a low cost. Sonic's award-winning DVDit! is the world's leading application for consumer and professional DVD publishing, and is built upon Sonic's high-performance DVD formatting engine which has been used to create hundreds of thousands of Hollywood movies, corporate and consumer DVD titles. With its simple user interface, DVDit! makes it easy for anyone to create DVD titles in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
"We're extremely pleased that Compaq has chosen to once again work with Sonic -- this time in Japan -- to help deliver a complete digital video publishing solution to Presario model 5112JP users," said Koki Terui, senior vice president of Pacific Rim Operations at Sonic. "With Sonic DVDit! and the Compaq Presario, users are able to add the exceptional features of DVD -- interactivity, higher quality and fast access -- to their personal videos and then record their own DVD-Video discs." Priced at 239,800 yen the Presario 5112JP model breaks a significant price barrier and is one of the first affordable DVD-Recordable equipped PCs available in the Japanese market, giving users the power to record, edit and publish their own videos in the popular DVD-Video format. The Presario 5112JP model is part of Compaq Computer K.K.'s 2001 summer lineup and features the latest technology (Athlon 1.3GHz processor, 80GB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive , 128MB RAM), including the world's first DVD-RW (DVD-Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD Forum. Also called "DVD Dash RW" and "DVD Minus RW," DVD-RW uses phase change recording. The media hold 4.7GB per side and can be rewritten 1,000 times. multi-drive technology, allowing users to write their video projects to recordable DVD media. In addition to bundling Sonic DVDit! software for DVD authoring, the Presario also includes Ulead's Video Studio 5.0 SE software for movie editing. The Presario 5112JP model with Sonic DVDit! is a breakthrough that makes personal video publishing a reality. It will be available in Japan in June 2001 at a retail price of 239,800 yen (approximately $2,000 US). About Sonic DVDit! Sonic DVDit! (http://www.dvdit.com/) is the smartest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD formatting technology, DVDit! gives multimedia and video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC. With an intuitive interface, creating DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. , QuickTime or MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). video file. DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, multiplexes and formats content and records to CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. or DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs. About the Presario 5112JP The Presario 5112JP is the first Presario desktop PC that includes a DVD-RW drive. An AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Athlon 1.3GHz processor is installed in the micro tower unit, and dynamic graphical representation is provided through a 4x AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. connection with a high-speed nVIDIA GeForce2 MX accelerator and 64MB VRAM See video RAM. VRAM - video random-access memory . Stereo sound and a TV tuner support bilingual broadcasting. The Presario 5112JP comes with a DVD-RW drive that is compatible with set-top DVD players and DVDs that can store more than 7 times the data than can be stored on CD-ROMs. Users can easily create their own DVD-Video by using bundled software such as "Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 SE" for movie editing and "DVDit! LE 2.3 for Compaq Japan" for DVD authoring. Featuring a high speed 1.3GHz AMD Athlon CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , users can enjoy very comfortable high-end machine operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and . About Compaq Computers K.K. (Japan) Compaq Computer K.K. is a subsidiary company of Compaq Computer Corporation, a leading global provider of technology and solutions headquartered in Houston, Texas. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures, and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, and communications products, commercial desktop and portable products, and consumer PCs for the Japanese market. About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC) Based in Marin County, Sonic (http://www.sonic.com) is the leading manufacturer of solutions for DVD publishing. Sonic DVDit!(TM) (http://www.dvdit.com) is the first application for DVD authoring targeted at videographers and corporate video producers, and is bundled with major video editing, capture, encoding and media production systems. Sonic MyDVD(TM) (http://www.mydvd.sonic.com) is the first DVD authoring application for consumers, making it easy to capture "your life on DVD." Sonic DVD Creator(R), Sonic Scenarist sce·nar·ist n. One who writes screenplays. scenarist the writer of scenarios, story lines for motion pictures. See also: Films Noun 1. (R), Sonic ReelDVD(R) and Sonic DVD Fusion(R) are the most widely-used systems for professional DVD publishing, and are installed worldwide at major studios, post production facilities and in corporate marketing departments. SonicStudio(R) HD is the leading digital workstation for preparing audio for release on CD and is the first for creating content for the new DVD-Audio format. Sonic is a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. The above paragraphs of this press release contain forward looking statements that are based upon current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties including, among others, the timely introduction and acceptance of new products, costs associated with new product introductions, the transition of products to new hardware configurations and platforms and other factors, including those discussed in the Company's annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain a more detailed discussion of the Company's business including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. Note to Editors: Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, cDVD, AutoDVD, eDVD and DVDit! are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. DVD Creator and DVD Fusion are registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice. |
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