Sonic Foundry Offers Video Users Access to Creative Media Content; New `Get Media' Tool Offers Link to a World of Downloadable Media Footage.Business/Entertainment Editors MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 Sonic Foundry Sonic Foundry is the former developer of various media software suites, which were purchased by Sony in late 2003. Sonic Foundry's current product line consists of the webcasting, presentation software Mediasite. (R), Inc. (Nasdaq:SOFO SOFO Student Organization Financial Office (University of Colorado at Boulder) ), the leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services, and systems, today announced that it has established partnerships with leading online content providers enabling Sonic Foundry's customers to access new and creative audio and video media for use with its award-winning Vegas(TM) Video and VideoFactory(TM) software products. Users can access the media content via the `Get Media' function found within the Vegas Video or VideoFactory application. Content includes stock video for broadcast, Internet and intranet broadcast, theme music, specialized music, various sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros , 2-D and 3-D media, and 3-D models. Each partner site offers a variety of creative media content that is compatible with the Sonic Foundry's video software line of products, and offers fully downloadable media at a variety of price points. "Sonic Foundry's `Get Media' partners have all been selected based on quality, quantity, pricing, and availability of media content. The partnerships are extremely diverse providing the highest quality product for all client types from the high-end professional to the home user. One of our major goals is to provide our users with the best tools possible for creating innovative and creative media. All of our partners provide downloadable media giving users instant access to the media they need to produce compelling media projects," stated Jeff Conover, vice-president of marketing for Sonic Foundry. Partners Artbeats, the leader in royalty free digital stock footage provides 1000's of high quality, royalty free video clips A short video presentation. and still images. Over 70 digital video libraries are available -- ranging from animals to photography to nature to backgrounds. Loops for ACID are high-quality digital audio WAV files The native digital audio format in Windows. Using the .WAV file extension, 8- or 16-bit samples can be taken at rates of 11,025 Hz, 22,050 Hz and 44,100 Hz. The highest quality (16-bit at 44,100 Hz) is the sampling rate of an audio CD and uses 88KB of storage per second. for creating royalty-free music in Sonic Foundry's ACID product family. Over 35 music libraries in different styles and genres are available. Videometry provides high-quality video stock footage video clips for multimedia and Internet content creation at an affordable price. The site enables users to search, purchase and download clips by category, keyword or in themed collections and the specialty resides in images of people. PBTM PBTM Persatuan Bekas Tentera Malaysia PBTM Pro Background Theme Music Library offers hundreds of music themes to complement any project with demonstration musical clips. Online since 1988, Professional Background Theme Music offers 20 music categories of music, with dozens of themes in each category. VideoAnimation has a spectacular array of stock 3d animation for the pro or hobbyist. Hundreds of animations from special event to corporate themes. INOIZ.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. enables customers to instantly search, select, preview and purchase thousands of content files on the Internet. Users can select from Music, Sound Effects, Animation, 3D Artwork and Models, Textures, Wire Frames, Motion Capture Data, Images, Stock Video and Film Clips. SOUNDDOGS.COM provides over 54,000 Hollywood Sound Effects and Production Music Tracks that are immediately downloadable in all popular sound file formats and sample rates. Sound Dogs is the first and largest online sound library, and has been in business since May 1st, 1997. IMUSIC.COM provides production music designed for advertising agencies, video producers, multimedia producers, radio/television, or anyone seeking top quality background music for any production. About Sonic Foundry Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry(R) is the leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services and systems. Sonic Foundry's award-winning products and services are used worldwide for multimedia and Internet applications, music, video, and broadcast solutions, and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . Sonic Foundry's digital audio and video tools include the award-winning ACID(TM), Sound Forge Sony Sound Forge, formerly known as Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, is a digital audio editing and creation suite aimed at the professional as well as the semi-professional market. (R), Vegas(R) Audio, Vegas(R) Video, VideoFactory(TM), Stream Anywhere(TM), SIREN(TM) Jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. , Viscosity(TM), and a variety of compatible music loop libraries and DirectX Audio Plug-Ins. For specific product descriptions, please reference the "products" section of the Sonic Foundry Web site at www.sonicfoundry.com. Sonic Foundry's Media Services Division is the pre-eminent supplier of digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig , management, hand delivery solutions for audio and video content owners. Serving as the link between content and customers, the Company provides proven, comprehensive processes that enable content delivery to new and emerging distribution channels. The five key components that make up these solutions include: Media Distribution Fulfillment, Enterprise Content Management, Turnkey Systems, Consulting Services and Encoding See encode. . Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. . Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to continued market acceptance for the Company's products, the Company's ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services, the effect of new competitors in the Company's market, integration of acquired businesses and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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