Sonic Introduces AuthorScript Music SDK for Online Music Providers and Audio Software Developers.NOVATO, Calif. -- Latest Version of AuthorScript SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). for CD and 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. Burning Speeds Time to Market for Online Music Services, Drops Support Costs Sonic Solutions (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 and CD creation software, today announced the release of its AuthorScript(R) Music SDK. Specifically tuned to satisfy the demands of the booming online music service market, the newest version of Sonic's industry-leading Software Development Kit (SDK) for CD and DVD creation delivers over forty music-specific capabilities and includes Sonic's exclusive SilentSelect(TM) technology for instantly enabling new CD and DVD recording drives without the need for field software updates. "The AuthorScript Music SDK is built on Sonic's industry-leading AuthorScript engine -- the most mature, robust and widely deployed of any on the market," said Jim Taylor, general manager of Sonic's Advanced Technology Group. "By integrating the AuthorScript Music SDK, online service providers can significantly reduce application development time and dramatically lower customer support costs associated with building and servicing a client application for CD and DVD music burning. With the AuthorScript Music SDK, our customers are able to improve both the consumer digital experience and their bottom line." The AuthorScript Music SDK is based on Sonic's industry-leading DVD and CD formatting and burning technology, which has been licensed by premier application developers and PC OEMs including Adobe, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, Sony, Philips, Time Warner and many others. Time Warner was the first major music service provider to rely on the AuthorScript engine to build robust burning capabilities into its music player. With its clear API (application programmer's interface), well documented code, and intuitive architecture, the AuthorScript Music SDK allows third-party developers to integrate, test and deploy audio and music burning in their applications, typically in less than four engineer-weeks. Some key AuthorScript Music SDK features include: --SilentSelect(TM) technology -- Providing the industry's most comprehensive drive support, SilentSelect automatically supports new CD/DVD drives as they become available by reading and understanding their key attributes dynamically, eliminating the need to deploy costly software updates to end users. --Stream-to-Disc(TM) technology -- Enables direct CD burning from an incoming Internet audio stream without first staging the file to the system hard drive, increasing security for online music purchasing and burning. --RightSpeed(TM) technology -- Provides MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. 4 detection of supported media. --Quadratic audio resampling -- Supports all incoming audio source sample frequencies and automatically optimizes sample rate for the appropriate output format. --Extensive file support -- Including MP3, AC-3, WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. , MP4, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. , M4A M4A MPEG 4 Audio (audio compression format) M4A Mpeg4 Audio and QuickTime audio. --Redbook audio formatting -- Creates audio CDs playable in any CD player. --MP3 CD support -- Creates CDs that can be played in MP3 CD players. --Efficiency and speed -- Writes CDs at the maximum speed the 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. drive will allow. --Buffer underrun When writing to a CD-R disc, the inability of the computer to keep up with the recording process. There are numerous causes. The data may be coming from a slow CD drive or another slow source. protection -- The burn process will not be interrupted by PC slowness or delays. --CD property display -- Displays information about sessions and tracks. --Joliet support -- Supports 106 file name characters including double byte characters See Unicode. . --UDF support -- Supports UDF (1) (Universal Disk Format) A file system for optical media developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), www.osta.org, based on the ECMA 167/ISO 13346 standard. versions 1 and 2. --Customizable track gaps -- Adjusts the time delay between tracks. --Multiple format support -- Multiple audio formats can be mixed on a single CD. --Disc-at-Once -- Writes multiple tracks in a single operation, then closes the disc. --CD text support -- Reads and writes CD text. --ISRC support -- Writes the International Standard Recording Code information of each track's author, country of origin, and year of production. --UPC support -- Writes a unique product code for identifying each song; a necessity for commercial CDs. Available in a variety of configurations, from simple CD burning to complete Hollywood DVD creation, Sonic AuthorScript and the AuthorScript Music SDK are immediately available to music services or software developers looking to add CD and DVD burning functionality to their applications. For additional information, developers can email authorscript@sonic.com or call 415-893-7083. About Sonic AuthorScript Sonic AuthorScript is the world's leading engine for the creation and burning of DVDs and CDs on PCs and CE devices. Available as a software development kit (SDK) with extensive APIs, AuthorScript makes it easy for application developers to add a broad range of CD and DVD technologies into their applications and to support the widest array of CD and DVD burners. A flexible solution, AuthorScript contains modules for converting video and audio data into DVD- and VCD-compliant streams, formatting and burning DVD-Video and VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc projects, data mastering on recordable CDs and DVDs, music CD ripping and burning, DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. recording and timeshifting, and DVD-Video and VCD playback. AuthorScript also includes comprehensive support for recording and editing in the DVD-VR and DVD+RW (DVD+Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+RW media can be read on DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. (+VR) formats. AuthorScript has been licensed by industry-leading companies including Adobe, Avid, Microsoft, Sony and Time Warner. It is the underlying engine in Sonic's DVD applications including MyDVD(R), DVDit(R) and RecordNow(TM), which are bundled by major OEMs such as Adaptec, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Matrox, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Panasonic, Philips, Plextor, Pioneer, Sony, ViewSonic and many others. AuthorScript Music SDK allows online music services and audio application developers to quickly add CD and DVD burning capabilities and other advanced features to their programs. 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 (Nasdaq:SNIC) (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. InterActual, a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions, is the leading provider of software and services that enable cutting-edge DVD interactivity in computers and next-generation home entertainment platforms. 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. Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, AuthorScript, AutoDVD, Backup MyPC, CinePlayer, DVDit, DVD Fusion, DVD Producer, Edit-on-DVD, HyperMux DL, InterActual, MyDVD, NoNOISE, OpenDVD, PrePlay, RecordNow, ReelDVD, Simple Backup, Sonic DVD Creator, Sonic JumpSafe, Sonic PrimeTime, 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. and Sonic SmartBalance are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions in the U.S. and/or other countries. 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. 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