Philips
and Sonic Partner to Bring DVD+RW Recording to Consumers
First public demonstration of Philips DVD+RW data recorder using Sonic DVDit!
Hannover, Germany (March 22, 2001) – Sonic Solutions [NASDAQ: SNIC],
the world leader in DVD authoring applications, demonstrated with Philips
at CeBIT today the Philips dual-writer DVD+RW data recorder, using Sonic
DVDit! ™ to create DVD discs that that will play on set-top and PC-based
DVD-VIdeo players. Content recorded on the Philips recorder is captured
and edited with DVDit! and written back to DVD disc, demonstrating the ease
with which a user's own video productions can be created and modified using
the new technology.
"Set-top and PC-based DVD recorders are about to create a revolution
in video publishing," said Frank Simonis, Commercial Director of DVD+RW
at Philips. "We're pleased with the support from Sonic, one of the
leading companies in DVD publishing applications, for our demonstration
of DVD+RW recording on a PC platform. The ease of use of the software will
strongly determine the success of DVD+RW video editing application."
DVD+RW drives used in combination with Sonic DVDit! or MyDVD™ software
gives video professionals, enthusiasts and home users the power to record
movies, slide shows and photos onto DVD+RW discs that can be played on set-top
DVD players and DVD-equipped PCs. As the leading provider of DVD software
applications, Sonic's collaboration with Philips will be instrumental in
bringing this new technology to market.
"The Philips set-top DVD recorder and DVD+RW drives are breakthrough
products which will change the way that video is distributed in both the
home and the office," said Mark Ely, Vice-president of Business Development
at Sonic. "We're delighted to have the opportunity to collaborate with
Philips in the CeBIT demonstration and are looking forward to jointly developing
this new market."
The number of set-top DVD players and DVD-ROM readers is expected to exceed
150 million units by the end of this year, and the addition of consumer
DVD recording and authoring capabilities will fuel a new era in consumer
video publishing.
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®, 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. 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.
© 2001 Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, cDVD, eDVD, MyDVD,
DVDit!, and SonicStudio HD are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. Sonic DVD
Creator and Sonic DVD Fusion 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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