DV Studio Chooses Sonic DVDit! for Apollo Expert DVDer; New DVD Publishing Bundle Combines High-quality MPEG-2 Encoding with Powerful DVD Authoring for Under $2,500.Business Editors & Technology Writers NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000 Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ) announced today that DV Studio Technologies, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , will bundle DVDit!, the industry's easiest to use 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. publishing system, with its Apollo Expert DVDer(TM) MPEG-2 video encoding solution. With DVDit!, DV Studio customers can now author the high-quality MPEG-2 video they encode with DVDer and publish it directly to 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 set-top DVD playback or 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. for playback on any DVD-equipped PC. "We are extremely pleased to offer DVDit! with our Apollo Expert DVDer encoding solution," said Dr. Ash Pahwa, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DV Studio Technologies, LLC. "Sonic Solutions is the leader in DVD authoring systems and the power and ease-of-use of DVDit! is a perfect match for our MPEG-2 hardware." Apollo Expert DVDer from DV Studio Technologies is a real-time MPEG-2 hardware-based encoder and decoder for Windows NT. Among its features are real-time MPEG-2 variable bit-rate and constant bit-rate encoding, creation of both multiplexed and elementary MPEG-2 video and audio streams, output of both WAV and MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio files, support for NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. and PAL video formats and video bit rates from 1 to 25 Megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. . "DV Studios has created an excellent MPEG-2 encoding system for DVD authors," said Mark Ely, Director of Product Marketing for Sonic Solutions. "Combined with Sonic DVDit!, the Apollo Expert DVDer is an exceptional value for video professionals, educators, corporate AV departments or anyone interested in publishing their video content on DVD." About Apollo Expert DVDer Apollo Expert DVDer(TM) is a single board MPEG-2 encoding and playback solution priced to bring MPEG-2 digital video and DVD disc creation to every desktop. It captures video and audio from any video source in real time and converts them into MPEG-2 quality video and digital audio formats. This highly compressed MPEG-2 file can be utilized in any digital domain such as DVD, DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. , Super VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc , Internet, and broadcasting. Apollo Expert comes complete with hardware, software and everything you need to immediately start encoding MPEG-2 video on your Pentium-based Windows computer. Hardware is PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). based plug-and-play and installation typically takes no more than a few minutes. The MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of Apollo Expert DVDer(TM) from DV Studio with DVDit! is $2495 and is available directly from the DV Studio web store at www.dv-studio.com or from any DV Studio reseller. Existing users of DV Studio's Apollo Expert products can purchase DVDit! for $499. About Sonic DVDit! Sonic DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD multiplexing technology, DVDit! gives video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC. DVDit! is compatible with 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. and QuickTime video files, allowing users to incorporate virtually any video content - from DV to D1 - into DVDit! projects. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, building DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI, QuickTime or MPEG-2 video file. DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, multiplexes and formats content and writes it to CD-R or DVD-R for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs. DVDit! can create interactive titles in DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, cDVD(TM) and Streaming DVD(TM) formats. About DV Studio Technologies DV Studio Technologies, LLC, produces affordable state-of-the-art, real-time MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 encoders, DVD authoring and complete plug-and-play solutions. These products enable users to produce digital video content for DVD, Super VCD, DVD-ROM, broadcast, video conferencing and Internet applications. DV Studio's main sales channels are OEMs and resellers. For more information, contact DV Studio Technologies at 949/453-1702 or visit their website at www.dv-studio.com. About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC) Based in Marin County, California Marin County (IPA: /məˈrɪn/) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2000, the population was 247,289. , Sonic (http://www.sonic.com) is the leading manufacturer of solutions for DVD publishing and interactive, streaming video on the Internet. Sonic DVDit! (http://www.dvdit.com) is the first application for DVD authoring targeted at consumers and corporate video producers, and is bundled with major video editing, capture, encoding and media production systems. Streaming DVD is the first interactive technology based on DVD for content distribution over the Internet. Sonic DVD Creator and DVD Fusion 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 HD is the leading digital workstation for preparing audio for release on CD and the first for creating content for the new DVD-Audio format. Sonic is also a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. (C) 2000 Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, cDVD, eDVD, hDVD, DVDit!, sDVD and Streaming DVD are 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. 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 and quarterly report on Form 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. |
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