Canopus
Chooses Sonic DVDit! for Nonlinear Editing and MPEG Encoding
Solutions
Marin County, California (October 17, 2001) - Sonic Solutions,
the leading manufacturer of DVD publishing solutions, and Canopus
Corporation, makers of award-winning, digital video editing
systems, today announced that Sonic DVDit!® is bundled with
Canopus' line of digital video editing and MPEG encoding solutions.
Combined with Canopus' products, DVDit! gives video professionals
and enthusiasts an easy way to create and publish interactive
content for DVD.
"Sonic DVDit! is an excellent addition to our realtime
editing products and is the perfect complement to the Canopus
Amber MPEG video encoder," said Hiro Yamada, Canopus President
and CEO. "Combining the advanced DVD publishing features
found in DVDit! with the high performance of our video editing
solutions creates a powerful, highly-productive editing and
DVD authoring environment."
"We're delighted that Canopus has chosen Sonic DVDit! for
its line of DV editing and encoding solutions," said Bob
Doris, President of Sonic Solutions. "The addition of DVDit!
provides Canopus users with a powerful, yet easy solution for
creating professional-quality DVDs on their desktop."
Canopus DVRex RT Professional, Amber and DVBooster Pack include
DVDit! SE. The DVStorm SE Plus, DVRex RT Mega Bundle and EZDV
are bundled with DVDit! LE, and the popular DVStorm SE and DVRaptor-RT
come with a trial version of DVDit! SE.
About Sonic DVDit!
Sonic DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining
a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning
DVD formatting technology, DVDit! gives video professionals,
graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to
create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC.
DVDit! is compatible with AVI and QuickTime video files, so
that virtually any video content - from DV to D1 - can be incorporated
into a DVDit! project. With an intuitive interface, building
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. DVDit!
can create interactive titles in DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and cDVD™
formats.
Sonic DVDit! has been honored with awards by many of the video
industry's leading trade publications including Millimeter magazine's
Tommy Award, Television Broadcast's Pick of Show, DV Magazine's
Award of Excellence, a perfect score review in PC Magazine,
and Authoring Product of the Year from Videomaker Magazine.
The Canopus Family
Canopus' line of realtime, nonlinear editing solutions for video
professionals and enthusiasts include DVRaptor-RT™, the
most cost-effective, realtime NLE solution on the market; DVStorm
SE™ and DVStorm SE Plus™, which deliver render-free,
realtime digital video editing, realtime DV and analog (S-Video
and Composite video) input and output; and DVRex RT Professional™,
the company's full-featured, professional-level NLE that boasts
extensive realtime capabilities and advanced features required
by video professionals, such as component video I/O, balanced
audio I/O and RS-422 analog deck control and a professional
19" rack-mount breakout box.
To give Adobe® Premiere® 6.0 users the flexibility,
creativity and productivity gains Canopus customers have long
prized, the company offers DVBooster Pack™. Compatible
with any system that supports Adobe Premiere 6.0, DVBooster
Pack combines Canopus' advanced DV CODEC, SoftMPG Encoder™,
Web Video Wizard™, Xplode Basics™ effects package
and an impressive collection of the company's optimized video
filters into one cost-effective package.
EZDV™ is a video capture and nonlinear editing package
for consumers that lets them easily transfer video from a DV
or Digital8 camcorder to the PC (via IEEE 1394 connection),
then efficiently arranges clips, add titles, transitions and
a soundtrack. EZDV reflects the strong engineering and product
stability found in Canopus' professional level video products,
but at a low suggested retail price.
The company also offers Amber™, a high quality MPEG-2 encoding
solution that encodes analog footage in realtime using Main
Profile at Main Level MPEG-2, with variable and constant bit
rate options, to deliver the high-quality video and audio MPEG-2
output essential for DVD authoring.
About Canopus Corporation
Based in San Jose, California, Canopus Corporation manufactures
award-winning, nonlinear video editing products for video professionals
and enthusiasts. Canopus' DV editing, MPEG-2 encoding and 3D
DVE products combine innovative hardware and software designs
to set new standards. Canopus Corporation's parent company,
Canopus Co., Ltd., with headquarters in Kobe, is Japan's largest
maker of video editing and graphics products. For more information
contact Canopus at (408) 954-4500 or visit their Web site at
www.justedit.com.
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!® (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™ (www.mydvd3.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,
AutoDVD and eDVD are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. DVD Creator,
DVD Fusion and DVDit! 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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