Sonic
MyDVD™ Bundled with Dell PCs
Brings Personal DVD Publishing to the Home
Marin County, California (December 18, 2001) - Sonic Solutions
[NASDAQ: SNIC],
the world leader in DVD authoring applications, announced today
that its MyDVD recording application is being bundled with Dell
Computer Corporation [NASDAQ: DELL]
personal computers for home users who want a fast and easy way
to make their own DVD-Video discs. By including Sonic MyDVD,
Dell has taken a bold step forward in bringing personal, affordable,
DVD recording to the home.
"We're delighted to be working with Dell to bring DVD recording
to the home," said Christopher Kryzan, Senior Vice President
of Marketing and Engineering at Sonic. "Dell's innovative
families of personal computers, combined with Sonic MyDVD, provide
an ideal platform for anyone looking to start sharing their
home videos with family and friends. It puts home DVD recording
within everyone's reach."
Sonic MyDVD provides users with a complete DVD solution that
allows them to select personal video clips, add interactive
menus, preview a DVD project and then record it directly to
a DVD disc in the popular DVD-Video format. The software produces
DVD discs that can be played on set-top DVD players as well
DVD-equipped PCs, making it possible for users to publish and
share their videos on a universal medium that offers unparalleled
video quality at a low cost.
Sonic MyDVD is an easy to use DVD recording application that
is built on Sonic's high-performance DVD formatting engine,
which has been used to create hundreds of thousands of Hollywood
movies, corporate and consumer DVD titles. With its simple user
interface and powerful real-time functionality, MyDVD makes
it easy for anyone to create DVD titles in minutes.
About Sonic MyDVD
Sonic MyDVD 3 is the first-ever DVD recording and editing
application for personal computers. With its ability to record
analog and digital video (DV) in real-time into MPEG-2 for
DVD, MyDVD is the fastest and easiest way to share treasured
video memories with friends and family on a DVD - from wedding
videos to children's birthday parties and other special events.
MyDVD 3 allows users to capture your video to a DVD or CD,
just like recording on your VCR. It also includes a built-in,
faster-than-real-time¹ software transcoder that automatically
converts all incoming video formats into those compatible
with DVD players, freeing the user from the headaches of determining
DVD file compatibility.
Sonic MyDVD is the first application that not only records
DVDs in real-time, but also creates DVDs that can be re-edited
right on disc. DVD Editing™ is an exciting new technology
innovated by Sonic which allows discs to be changed after
they are initially created, enabling an entirely new generation
of DVD applications, such as video diaries, up-to-the-minute,
customized sales presentations, compilations of family events,
and more.
About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic (http://www.sonic.com)
is the world's leading manufacturer of solutions for DVD creation.
Sonic DVD Creator®, Sonic Scenarist®, Sonic ReelDVD™
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 leading DVD authoring application for videographers
and corporate video producers; more than 1 million copies
of DVDit! have been sold. Sonic MyDVD™ (http://www.mydvd3.com)
is the first DVD authoring application for consumers, and
is the leading DVD solution among DVD recorder and PC manufacturers.
Sonic is a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting
body for the DVD format.
¹ Based on performance tests conducted at Sonic Solutions
on a single-processor Pentium 4 system running at 1.5GHz,
on a 1 minute, full-frame, 30fps NTSC video file in AVI format.
© 2001 Sonic Solutions. Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo,
MyDVD, and ReelDVD are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. AuthorScript,
DVD Creator, DVD Fusion, DVDit!, Scenarist, and SonicStudio
are registered 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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