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Compaq Computer K.K. Chooses Sonic DVDit!™

Selects Award-winning DVD Authoring Solution for Presario 5112JP Model

Marin County, California (May 31, 2001) - Sonic Solutions [NASDAQ: SNIC], the world leader in DVD authoring applications, announced today that Compaq Computer K.K., a division of Compaq Computer Corporation - a leading global provider of technology and solutions - will bundle Sonic DVDit! with its Presario 5112JP model of computers for video enthusiasts who want to make their own DVD-Video discs. The news comes a few months after the announcement that Compaq North America has bundled DVDit! as part of its MyMovieSTUDIO solution.

With Sonic's DVDit!, Compaq will provide a complete DVD solution that allows users to select personal video clips and graphics, add interactive menus, preview a DVD project and then record it directly to a DVD disc in the popular DVD-Video format. The resulting DVD discs 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's award-winning DVDit! is the world's leading application for consumer and professional DVD publishing, and is built upon 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, DVDit! makes it easy for anyone to create DVD titles in a matter of minutes.

"We're extremely pleased that Compaq has chosen to once again work with Sonic - this time in Japan - to help deliver a complete digital video publishing solution to Presario model 5112JP users," said Koki Terui, Senior Vice President of Pacific Rim Operations at Sonic. "With Sonic DVDit! and the Compaq Presario, users are able to add the exceptional features of DVD - interactivity, higher quality and fast access - to their personal videos and then record their own DVD-Video discs."

Priced at 239,800 yen (internet direct price) the Presario 5112JP model breaks a significant price barrier and is one of the first affordable DVD-Recordable equipped PCs available in the Japanese market, giving users the power to record, edit and publish their own videos in the popular DVD-Video format.

The Presario 5112JP model is part of Compaq Computer K.K.'s 2001 summer lineup and features the latest technology (Athlon 1.3GHz processor, 80GB HDD, 128MB RAM), including the world's first DVD-RW multi-drive technology, allowing users to write their video projects to recordable DVD media. In addition to bundling Sonic DVDit! software for DVD authoring, the Presario also includes Ulead's Video Studio 5.0 SE software for movie editing.

The Presario 5112JP model with Sonic DVDit! is a breakthrough that makes personal video publishing a reality. It will be available in Japan in June 2001 at a retail price of 239,800 yen (approximately $2,000 US).

About Sonic DVDit!
Sonic DVDit! (http://www.dvdit.com/) is the smartest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD formatting technology, DVDit! gives multimedia and video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC.

With an intuitive interface, creating DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI, QuickTime or MPEG video file. DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, multiplexes and formats content and records to CD-R or DVD-R for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs.

About the Presario 5112JP
The Presario 5112JP is the first Presario desktop PC that includes a DVD-RW drive. An AMD Athlon 1.3GHz processor is installed in the micro tower unit, and dynamic graphical representation is provided through a 4x AGP connection with a high-speed nVIDIA GeForce2 MX accelerator and 64MB VRAM. Stereo sound and a TV tuner support bilingual broadcasting. The Presario 5112JP comes with a DVD-RW drive that is compatible with set-top DVD players and DVDs that can store more than 7 times the data than can be stored on CD-ROMs. Users can easily create their own DVD-Video by using bundled software such as "Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 SE" for movie editing and "DVDit! LE 2.3 for Compaq Japan" for DVD authoring. Featuring a high speed 1.3GHz AMD Athlon CPU, users can enjoy very comfortable high-end machine operability.

About Compaq Computers K.K. (Japan)
Compaq Computer K.K. is a subsidiary company of Compaq Computer Corporation, a leading global provider of technology and solutions headquartered in Houston, Texas. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures, and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, and communications products, commercial desktop and portable products, and consumer PCs for the Japanese market.

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 a full voting member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format.

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