DVD4u.com Uses Spruce Technologies DVDMaestro To Help `HSX and Excite Rock the Academy Awards' With Live DVD Production.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1999--DVD4u.com and Spruce Technologies Spruce Technologies was founded in Silicon Valley in 1996 by Dr. Hiromu Soga. At the time Dr. Soga was already a veteran of video compression technology companies and was keen to develop tools for the emerging DVD and Digital Video Server markets. are highlighting the convergence of technology and entertainment by authoring a commemorative Oscar(r) winners 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. live at the "HSX HSX Hollywood Stock Exchange HSX Helicopter, ASW, Future Version HSX Horizontal Surface Extensometer and Excite Rock the Academy Awards(r)" (www.hsx.com/awards) gala at the Hollywood House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically on Oscar Night(r). "This limited edition DVD will be a truly unique celebration of both the Academy Awards(r) and the success of DVD as an entertainment technology," says Matthew Richter Matthew Richter (born April 9, 1974 in New York City) is an author, producer, performer, and arts entrepreneur living in Seattle, Washington. He is perhaps best known as the founder of Consolidated Works, a contemporary arts center in Seattle, and for his high-profile firing from , VP of Marketing & New Business at DVD4u.com. "The power and efficiency of Spruce's DVDMaestro( gives us the confidence to author, in a live setting, a very timely DVD title that combines elements of the very best Hollywood has to offer with the beautifully unique interactive media experience that DVD provides." This limited edition DVD title will contain trailer and clip video footage of the 1999 Academy Awards(r) winners. The technology showcase will be manned by a DVD4u.com compressionist & author, along with technicians and a state of the art DVDMaestro pre-mastering /authoring system from Spruce Technologies. "We are very pleased to be making this cutting-edge application of DVD technology possible," says Mike Keeler Keel´er n. 1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; - called also keelman ltname>. 2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc. , VP of Marketing and Sales for Spruce Technologies. "Our goal with DVDMaestro has been to create a tool that enables producers to achieve unprecedented levels of creativity. This production is a great example of the out-of-the-box thinking DVDMaestro encourages." In addition to the 1999 Academy Awards(r) Limited Edition DVD, DVD4u.com and Spruce Technologies will produce a special 1999 Academy Awards(r) nominee presentation that will be running on a 42-inch Pioneer Plasma screen outside the entrance to the House of Blues the night of the party. "Using DVDMaestro to create a DVD for this presentation gives us the ability to represent the 1999 Academy Awards(r) nominees in full screen, full motion broadcast video and audio quality," says Richter. Giving a digital age flavor to Hollywood's biggest night, the Hollywood Stock Exchange (www.hsx.com) and Excite, Inc. (Nasdaq:XCIT) are hosting their first annual Academy Awards(r) party on March 21st at the famed House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. In addition to the DVD production, "HSX and Excite Rock the Academy Awards(r)," will also feature a Webcast, online auction and live performances by Emergency Broadcast Network (EBN EbN abbr. east by north Noun 1. EbN - the compass point that is one point north of due east east by north ), Crystal Method, and a special musical guest. VM1 (http://www.DVD4u.com) is a dynamic media production company that publishes theVOB DVD Publication and the DVD4u.com Web site. By integrating DVD technology with the Internet, VM1's mission is to be the foremost authoritative DVD shopping guide, news/entertainment magazine and online resource, showcasing the latest DVD-Video 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. titles released by the major studios, publishers, independent artists and special interest. For more information, please contact Giovanni D'Andrea at 626-296-6361. Spruce Technologies was established to create and market a new generation of DVD authoring systems for both high-end Hollywood content and the growing and increasingly important corporate market. Based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Spruce combines the best Silicon Valley software expertise with extensive DVD, 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). and postproduction knowledge. For more information contact Spruce at 408-861-2200. Additional information about Spruce is also available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.spruce-tech.com The 1999 Academy Awards(r) Limited Edition DVD produced by DVD4u.com and Spruce Technologies is not for distribution and is being provided for promotional purposes only. Note to Editors: ACADEMY AWARDS(r), OSCAR(S)(r), OSCAR NIGHT(r) and the OSCAR(r) design mark are the trademarks and service marks, and the OSCAR statuette, the copyrighted property of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences(r). Spruce Technologies, Inc., Spruce, DVDMaestro, DVDStation, MPEGXpress and ACXpress are trademarks of Spruce Technologies, Inc. Other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. 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