04.109.2005 - Sonic Powers Demonstration of Advanced Interactivity for HD Disc Formats

NAB 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 19, 2005) - Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media authoring software, today with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) demonstrated iHD, developed by Microsoft and The Walt Disney Studios to deliver advanced interactivity for new HD-based disc formats. The Sonic-developed demonstration offers NAB attendees a compelling preview of the future of high definition video entertainment, showcasing Sonic’s patented InterActual® technology which enables viewers of HD video discs to experience advanced interactivity along with access to supplemental movie-synchronized content that can come from disc or the Internet. Many of the features highlighted in the demonstration build on the same type of capabilities already supported in Sonic’s industry-leading authoring systems and workflow solutions for interactive DVDs, and are being integrated into Sonic’s systems for HD-based discs to facilitate the planned launches of next-generation formats in 2005 and 2006. - View Press Release - Visit Sonic Solutions.