04.114.2006 - Sonic Ships World’s First High-Definition Authoring Systems

Novato, California (April 24, 2006)—Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC),released the world’s first professional high-definition authoring and encoding systems, Scenarist® 4 and CineVision™, to enable major motion picture studios to begin the rollout of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD commercial titles. Designed for professional content creators who demand the highest level of creative control, Scenarist 4 offers complete support for HDMV (Movie Mode) and BD-J Blu-ray Disc authoring in addition to Standard and Advanced Content HD DVD authoring. Also delivering comprehensive next-generation format support is CineVision, Sonic’s Hollywood-quality encoding workstation that provides expert control over all three HD video codes: AVC/H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2. Sonic will be demonstrating Scenarist 4 and CineVision during the National Association of Broadcasters show taking place this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth SL3750. - View Press Release - Visit Sonic Solutions.