Sonic
Introduces SonicStudio HD Version 1.6
Powerful New Features Deliver Enhanced Productivity For High-Density Audio
Premastering
Marin County, California (April 25, 2001) - Sonic Solutions [NASDAQ:
SNIC]
today introduced SonicStudio™ HD Version 1.6, the latest version of
the world's most popular application for premastering High-Density Audio™
content. SonicStudio HD forms the core of Sonic's audio product line for
preparing audio masters for a wide range of applications including DVD-Video,
DVD-Audio and CD-Audio. Combined with a powerful 48-bit HDSP™ processing
engine and exclusive Sonic Clarity™ architecture, SonicStudio HD is
unique in its ability to deliver ultra-high-fidelity audio for distribution
in multiple formats.
"The SonicStudio HD Version 1.6 release has been a great step forward
for the preparation of music, particularly for DVD-Audio," said Chris
Buchanan, Director of Operations at Abbey Road Studios. "We now have
a system that I can put to work in any of our DVD-Video, DVD-Audio or CD
suites. It brings us significant new features and enhancements we have been
waiting for that will allow us to integrate SonicStudio HD into a number
of our Post Production facilities." SonicStudio HD 1.6 adds many new
enhancements and features for editing and audio processing:
Editing Enhancements
- Playhead scrub mode - Adds jog-style scrubbing, essential for editing
classical music and locating clicks during NoNOISE™ audio cleanup.
- Sync matching - Enables matched portions of audio to be aligned for
A/B comparisons.
- Edit soundfile during record - Allows soundfiles to be edited before
recording is complete, an essential tool for broadcasting.
- Loop and Fill command - creative dance music mastering feature.
- Copy/Paste editing of Desk Events - Processing of one sound can be
matched with others in a single, quick and easy copy and paste function.
- EDL track naming support - Provides powerful track ordering capability
for working with multi-channel audio.
Processing Enhancements
- Double-precision desk filters -Enables single HDSP™ board configurations
to perform a single channel of Real Time NoNOISE processing with double-precision
desk filters.
- SRC on input, Varispeed™ on playback - Adds the capability to
burn a reference CD-R from non-44.1kHz soundfiles, or sample-rate convert
audio on the fly as it is captured.
- AutoSonic™ 24-bit soundfile output - Provides support for audio
generated by AutoSonic in DVD Creator, DVD Fusion and OneClick DVD™.
General Enhancements
- Timecode status window - Reports the status of incoming or generated
timecode.
- High-Density Audio support in dual-wire AES mode - Adds High-Density
Audio support for the Sonic Audio I/O.
- 24-bit mono and split-mono interleaved soundfile support - Adds additional
soundfile import capabilities.
- Buffer volume selection for flowthrough - Enables selection of volumes
for fastest throughput with minimal fragmentation.
"SonicStudio Version 1.6 is the culmination of a significant engineering
program to deliver the features most requested by our users," said
Ron Rigler, Associate Product Manager for SonicStudio HD at Sonic. "SonicStudio
HD is the standard for commercial CD releases and the newly-expanded feature
set serves to make the best even better. And direct integration with Sonic's
DVD authoring systems provides the capability for CD, DVD and beyond."
SonicStudio HD version 1.6 is available immediately from Sonic audio resellers
worldwide.
About SonicStudio HD
SonicStudio HD is Sonic's next-generation digital audio workstation featuring
support for multi-channel sampling rates up to 192kHz, surround sound
mixing and an ultra-fast editing interface. SonicStudio HD workstations
can be expanded to include Sonic's full line of DVD-Audio authoring options
including OneClick DVD™, a DVD-Audio Workstation, and DVD Creator
5.1 Complete Workstation.
About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic (http://www.sonic.com)
is the leading manufacturer of solutions for DVD and audio publishing.
SonicStudio™ HD is the leading digital workstation for preparing
audio for release on CD and is the first for creating content for the
new DVD-Audio format. Sonic DVD Creator®, Sonic Scenarist, and Sonic
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 MyDVD™ (http://www.mydvd.sonic.com)
is the first DVD authoring application for consumers, making it easy to
capture "your life on DVD." Sonic is a full voting member of
the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format.
© 2001 Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, HDSP, SonicStudio
HD and DVD Creator 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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