Sonic and Audio Ease Introduce BarbaBatch Support for SonicStudio HD.Business Editors/High Tech Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2000 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :SNIC SNIC Singapore National Institute of Chemistry SNIC Snow and Ice Clearance SNIC Sub-Network Independent Convergence (functions) SNIC Standard Network Interface Card ) and Audio Ease announced today at the Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. that BarbaBatch v3.1 now supports SonicStudio HD audio files. With BarbaBatch 3.1, Sonic users are now able to convert more than 30 different types of audio files, such as MP3, Real G2, and WAV files, to and from SonicStudio HD soundfiles. The collaboration between Sonic and Audio Ease gives Sonic users the expanded ability to create and deliver audio in a variety of new formats, including Internet audio. The new BarbaBatch application can read SonicStudio HD soundfiles with sampling rates as high as 192kHz and with up to a 24-bit word length. In addition, the batch-oriented implementation of BarbaBatch provides a simple and efficient workflow for users who need to convert large numbers of files in numerous different formats. "Sonic is the recognized leader in providing high-quality solutions to audio professionals," said Arjen van der Schoot, President of Audio Ease. "BarbaBatch compatibility with Sonic soundfiles was an extremely important component of our development efforts and has allowed us to support the needs of our most demanding professional users." "Audio Ease provides a very powerful tool that is easy to use, ensures fast processing, and provides extensive file format support," said Yuki Miyamoto, Senior Strategic Business Manager for New Technologies at Sonic. "Our collaboration with Audio Ease will provide Sonic users with a smooth workflow for file conversion and allow them to deliver audio in the many formats now in demand." About Audio Ease Netherlands-based Audio Ease has gained widespread recognition for BarbaBatch, their high quality batch soundfile converter. BarbaBatch includes full support for Sonic SSP (1) (Service Switching Point) The local exchange node in an SS7 telephone network. The SSP can be part of the voice switch or in a separate computer connected to it. , USP USP - unique sales point and HDSP HDSP Hardship HDSP High Definition Sound Projector (horn principle used in professional audio systems) soundfile formats of any wordsize and sample-rate. In the past five years, BarbaBatch has received every major industry award in its category, including the Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award, Keyboard Magazine's Key Buy, and a Macworld Eddy finalists position. More recently AudioEase has been producing six real-time Audio plug-ins ranging from phase coherent EQ with spectroscopic spec·tro·scope n. An instrument for producing and observing spectra. spec  tro·scop display, to an early reflection calculator for moving sources. 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 (http://www.sonic.com) is the leading manufacturer of solutions for CD premastering 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. publishing. SonicStudio HD is the leading digital workstation for preparing audio for release on CD and the first for creating content for the new DVD-Audio format. Sonic DVD Creator and DVD Fusion are the most widely-used systems for professional DVD publishing, and are installed worldwide at major studios, post production facilities and in corporate marketing departments. Sonic DVDit! (http://www.dvdit.com) is the first application for DVD authoring targeted at videographers and corporate video producers, and is bundled with major video editing, capture, encoding and media production systems. Sonic is also a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. The above paragraphs of this press release 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. and quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. 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. (c)2000 Sonic Solutions. Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, cDVD and DVDit!, are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice. |
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