DVD CREATOR INSTALLED AT DIGITAL IMAGES GMBH.Sonic Solutions Sonic Solutions NASDAQ: SNIC is a digital media company based in Novato, California, USA. It was created in 1986 by former Lucasfilm employees who developed the AudioDroid digital audio editing system as part of the Droidworks project. (Nasdaq:SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ) has announced that Kinowelt, Germany's largest distributor of 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. titles, has chosen Sonic DVD Creator as the foundation for its new state-of-the-art DVD production and mastering facility, which includes a multi- system workgroup and makes it the largest DVD installation in Europe. The DVD Creator installation at Digital Images GmbH consists of nine production stations networked together via a Rorke Data high-speed Fibre Channel storage area network. The planning and realization of the turn-key project at Digital Images GmbH has been entrusted to Media & Communication Systems (MCS) GmbH. F.E.G E.G For Example . Deutschland GmbH will be responsible for delivery and integration of all Sonic and Rorke Data products. The installation includes three DVD Creator authoring systems, two networked proofing systems, two formatting stations, a SonicStudio HD audio preparation and Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. encoding system In a digital system, a method of assigning binary codes to represent characters of data. See ASCII, 7-bit ASCII, EBCDIC, Unicode, UTF, MIME, BinHex, quoted printable encoding, UUcoding, ASN.1 and cryptography. , and an additional station for creating authoring production templates for use with the AutoSonic production automation system. "We have architected DVD Creator to easily enable large-scale DVD production at facilities such as digital images GmbH," said Mark Ely, director of product marketing for Sonic Solutions. "With the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of our systems over high-speed networks and our AutoSonic workgroup automation system, Digital Images GmbH will be able to generate DVD content with maximum efficiency while ensuring the highest-quality output." Kinowelt has recently added 1,200 titles to its film catalog, including film, TV, video and DVD rights for German- language territories. About Sonic DVD Creator Sonic DVD Creator is available in single workstation or large-scale workgroup configurations. DVD Creator includes complete support for DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and 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. production. The system includes software modules for authoring, encoding, proofing and formatting titles, and covers the entire production process from storyboards to formatted DVD disc image. Optimized for Fibre Channel networked environments, Sonic DVD Creator maximizes productivity by enabling teams of audio and video professionals to collaborate on title development. About Digital Images GmbH Located in Halle/Saale, Germany, Digital Images GmbH has been jointly set up by Kinowelt Home Entertainment, Drefa Media Holdings and Euroarts. In addition to providing complete DVD authoring DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. and production services, the facility has been equipped to digitally restore older material. About Sonic Solutions Based in Marin County, Calif., Sonic Solutions designs and manufactures DVD publishing systems used by video, audio and multimedia professionals around the world to prepare music, video, film, graphics and entertainment software. Sonic DVD Creator is the leading system for producing content for the DVD format, and has been used to create thousands of DVD titles worldwide, for applications ranging from feature film releases to corporate and industrial titles. Sonic DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD and for the first time makes DVD production available to the consumer market. Sonic also offers SonicStudio HD, the leading digital audio workstation A digital audio workstation (DAW) is a system designed to record, edit and play back digital audio. A key feature of DAWs is the ability to freely manipulate recorded sounds, much like a word processor manipulates typed words. used by audio professionals to prepare recorded sound for release on DVD and CD, as well as for film and video soundtracks and broadcast. Sonic is a leader in advancing DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technology and is a full voting-member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. Sonic Solutions can be contacted on the web at www.sonic.com. For more information, call 415/893-8000. |
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