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MedioStream Bundles Sonic MyDVD™ with CAMpeg RT

CAMpeg RTand MyDVD Provide Complete DV to DVD Solution

Marin County, California (February 21, 2001) - Sonic Solutions announced today that MedioStream, Inc., a pioneer of Host Signal Processing (HSP) technology for real-time MPEG-2 and DV codecs, has selected Sonic MyDVD to be included with CAMpeg RT, MedioStream’s newly announced complete system for creating MPEG-2 files suitable for streaming on desktop PCs as well as for DVD publishing, video editing, or archiving.
“We’re delighted to partner with MedioStream to provide a powerful software-based solution for video encoding and DVD authoring,” said James Manning, MyDVD Product Manager at Sonic Solutions. “With CAMpeg RT transcoding and MyDVD authoring, consumers can quickly and easily create exciting personal DVD videos with excellent picture quality and engaging interactivity.”

MedioStream’s new solution for video professionals, enthusiasts and consumers includes its new CAMpeg RT real-time DV to MPEG-2 transcoder software, MedioStream IEEE-1394 FireWire adapter and cable, and Sonic MyDVD software. Using MedioStream’s breakthrough MPEG-2 full-motion video encoding algorithm, CAMpeg RT enables users to capture and encode full D1 resolution MPEG-2 video from DV sources in real-time. Once captured, Sonic MyDVD is used to author and publish complete DVD titles on DVD or CD media.

“We are very pleased to be working with Sonic to deliver a complete MPEG-2 encoding and DVD publishing solution,” said Ian Xie, President and CEO of MedioStream, Inc. “By combining Sonic’s leading DVD publishing technology with MedioStream’s innovative CAMpeg RT real-time transcoding engine, our users can produce high-quality DVD-video productions that can be played back on DVD set-top players, desktop PC, and DVD-equipped notebook PCs."

About MyDVD
The first DVD authoring application for consumers, MyDVD makes it easy to capture "your life on DVD." With its remarkably friendly user interface and intuitive authoring, MyDVD makes it possible for home video enthusiasts to take video, music, digital photos, and scanned artwork and create their own interactive movies. Users can record their finished DVD projects to low-cost CD-R devices, and MyDVD automatically writes a software player on the disc, making it easy to publish interactive videos on universal, low-cost media and play them back on virtually any PC.

About CAMpeg RT
MedioStream’s CAMpeg RT converts digital video from a DV camcorder to an MPEG-2 file in full D1 resolution at 30 frames per second. Users simply plug in a mini DV Camcorder to the MedioStream FireWire (IEEE-1394) card port, install the CAMpeg RT encoding and MyDVD authoring software, and they are ready to create full-motion and full-screen DVD videos on their computer. The estimated street price of CAMpeg RT with IEEE-1394 FireWire Card and cable, and DVD authoring software is $199.

About MedioStream, Inc.
Formerly known as Medio Systems, Inc., MedioStream, Inc. is a pioneer of Host Signal Processing (HSP) technology for real-time MPEG-2 and DV codecs, and is also a solution provider for rich media over the Internet to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). MedioStream's streaming and broadcasting solutions include network software and systems as well as embedded technology. The company is based in San Jose, California. For more information, visit MedioStream's web site at www.mediostream.com or call 408/452-5500.

About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic (http://www.sonic.com) is the leading manufacturer of solutions for DVD publishing. 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 DVD Creator® 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. 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 is also a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format.

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