Metropolis DVD Expands DVD Production with Sonic; Production Capacity Doubled with Sonic Scenarist and DVD PrePlay.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB2003 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003 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 ), the world leader in 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. creation systems, announced today at the National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB) that Metropolis DVD has expanded its DVD production capabilities with new systems and technology from Sonic. Capitalizing on the robust DVD-Video market in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and on its reputation as an innovative and creative provider of DVD production services, Metropolis DVD, New York City's premier DVD design and production house, has added four 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) workstations and a Sonic DVD PrePlay(TM) emulation system to its current installation of four Sonic DVD Creator(R) systems. The new systems also complement Metropolis DVD's next-generation Sonic SD-2000 MPEG-2 encoders and will be utilized for high-end commercial production, music video, and feature film DVD encoding and authoring. Sonic Scenarist is designed to meet the demanding requirements of professional authoring facilities looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a powerful, feature-rich solution to produce titles for commercial and feature film distribution. Today, the majority of "Hollywood" DVDs are designed using Scenarist. Scenarist offers the ability to create DVDs with complex navigation, compelling and elaborate menu design, and the maximum in DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. compliance and compatibility. DVD PrePlay, Sonic's Windows-based DVD-Video emulation system, allows professional DVD production facilities to simplify and enhance their quality assurance procedures and will provide Metropolis DVD with a faster and more efficient workflow for DVD title creation. "We are extremely pleased to add Sonic Scenarist and DVD PrePlay to our full line of DVD services at Metropolis DVD," said Dave Anthony, President of Design and Production at Metropolis DVD. "Having worked with Sonic since the very beginning, we have been able to produce many blockbuster DVDs such as Traffic and Do The Right Thing, as well as music titles such as The World According to Nappy, a disc designed and produced from the beginning as an interactive DVD, and the first DVD-only title to be nominated for a Grammy(R) award. Now that it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to expand our cutting-edge facility, we know that Sonic DVD technology will deliver what we need now and in the future." "Metropolis DVD's clients have come to expect the most creative titles and the highest-possible quality in DVD production," said Rolf Hartley, Vice President and General Manager of the Professional Products Group at Sonic. "We are extremely pleased that Metropolis DVD has chosen to double its capacity with Sonic, and we are confident that our Scenarist and DVD Preplay products will deliver beyond their expectations. About the Sonic Scenarist Range of Products With its extremely precise control of the DVD specification and the unequaled DVD-player compatibility of the titles it produces, Scenarist has become the backbone of the commercial DVD industry and is used to design and create the vast majority of blockbuster DVDs, feature releases, and high-end commercial titles available today. Sonic Scenarist is available in three editions. Scenarist Studio offers a focused feature set for filmmakers and multimedia designers seeking advanced access to the DVD specification at an affordable price. Scenarist Studio includes the ability to create DVD-9 titles, work with 16:9 video content, and create DVDs with up to three camera angles. Scenarist Advanced adds copy protection, regional coding and closed caption support to the feature list. Scenarist Professional is the full-featured Hollywood-standard authoring tool used to create millions of DVD discs in commercial release. Scenarist Professional gives users the most complete level of control over the DVD specification and allows for the most interactive titles with up to nine video angles, DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. support, Text Data, Jacket Pictures and many other features. All editions use the same user interface and the same reliable and proven project and layout engine A layout engine, or rendering engine, is software that takes web content (such as HTML, XML, image files, etc.) and formatting information (such as CSS, XSL, etc.) and displays the formatted content on the screen. to ensure the most compatible discs. About DVD PrePlay Designed to meet the demanding requirements of professional authoring facilities producing titles for commercial distribution, DVD PrePlay provides detailed auditing of DVD playback functions as the disc plays through the DVD volume structure of DVD-5 or DVD-9 DVD image files. DVD Preplay includes hardware with Y/C video Refers to luma (Y) and chroma (C) signals. See S-video. output and SPDIF See S/PDIF. digital audio output to accurately portray the experience consumers will have when a replicated disc is ultimately viewed on a standard DVD player. DVD PrePlay is a comprehensive diagnostic tool, providing accurate viewing of all SPRM SPRM Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulator SPRM Supplemental Performance Report Message (Hekimian) SPRM System Parameter SPRM Supplementary Performance Report Message and GPRM GPRM General Parameter parameters during emulation as well as Text Data support. With line-by-line debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. mode and command sequence logging output, DVD PrePlay allows authors to verify the interactivity programmed into any DVD disc. This essential analysis of a DVD title not only accelerates the debugging process during authoring, but also verifies the functionality of finished discs even after they have been replicated, providing the ability to compare final discs with pre-replicated DVD masters to check the integrity of the manufacturing process. About Metropolis DVD With studios in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and London, England, Metropolis DVD is an award-winning full service design and production studio specializing in DVD creation for the entertainment industry, providing complete film and video production capability, as well as compression and authoring. Metropolis offers clients full-service, concept-to-completion creative services, including the design of interactive menus, special documentaries and featurettes. 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 Solutions (http://www.sonic.com) is the world's leading supplier of DVD creation software for professional, industrial and consumer applications. The majority of major film releases on DVD have been produced on Sonic's professional DVD authoring systems in studios around the world. Sonic's MyDVD(R) and DVDit!(R) are the most widely used DVD creation applications by consumers and video enthusiasts and are the solutions of choice among the key PC and after-market drive suppliers. Sonic's RecordNow(TM) is a leading solution for audio and data mastering. Sonic's AuthorScript(R), the DVD and CD formatting and burning engine that underlies Sonic's applications, is the most widely deployed DVD software engine and has been licensed by Adobe, Microsoft, Sony, and many others. Note to Editors: Sonic, the Sonic logo, Backup MyPC, CinePlayer, DVD PrePlay, DVD Producer, Edit-on-DVD, OpenDVD, PrimeTime, RecordNow and Simple Backup are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. AuthorScript, AutoDVD, DVD-Audio Creator, DVD Creator, DVDit!, DVD Fusion, MyDVD, NoNOISE, ReelDVD, Scenarist and Sonic Solutions are registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic under license. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice. Forward Looking Statement The above paragraphs of this press release may 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. , Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and Registration Statement 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. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking statements. |
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