Sonic MyDVD® Wins TECH Edge Editor’s Choice Award

Top Honors Once Again Awarded to Industry’s Leading DVD Creation Software

Marin County, California (April 30, 2003) - Sonic Solutions® announced today that Sonic MyDVD, the industry’s leading DVD creation software, was recently selected as the best DVD-burning software in a comparative review by TECH Edge magazine, a key industry publication geared to consumers looking for the latest trends in computer technology. MyDVD’s support of OpenDVD^®, the standard for reediting DVDs that have been previously burned to add or remove video and modify menus, as well as the product’s ideal balance of power and ease of use made the product stand out from all other solutions evaluated in the magazine’s May issue, which is just hitting newsstands.

“Choosing the right DVD-burning software can be difficult. Do you want lots of video-editing power, but a difficult interface, or can you throttle back your video-editing needs for a more enjoyable DVD authoring experience?,” says Dave Johnson, Reviews Editor at TECH Edge magazine. “Sonic MyDVD meets you in the middle, delivering to users the right tool combination. The simple, yet powerful, interface makes DVD burning fun and makes you look like a pro.”

Based on the same technology as Sonic’s industry-leading Hollywood DVD production systems, Sonic MyDVD makes it fast and easy for anyone to create DVDs and VCDs of their own videos and photos and add the same sizzle found in Hollywood titles. With the ability to simply drag-and-drop video and audio into a project, add interactive menus and record the final content to DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM or CD-R/RW, Sonic MyDVD offers the most flexibility and compatibility of any application on the market. With OpenDVD technology, MyDVD users can also re-edit DVD and VCD projects later at any time and add and delete content and change menus.

" TECH Edge magazine is read by tech-savvy consumers looking for the latest and best solutions for their PC and digital entertainment needs," said Dave Habiger, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Desktop Products Group at Sonic. "With MyDVD our goal has been to provide home users with the easiest and most creative way to burn DVDs. We are thrilled that TECH Edge has recognized MyDVD as the best DVD authoring application”.

MyDVD 4 is available at major retailers worldwide through Adaptec, and can also be purchased at the Sonic webstore (http://estore.sonic.com).

About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic Solutions (http://www.sonic.com) is the world's leading supplier of DVD creation software for professional, industrial and consumer applications. The majority of major film releases on DVD have been produced on Sonic's professional DVD authoring systems in studios around the world. Sonic's MyDVD® and DVDit!® are the most widely used DVD creation applications by consumers and video enthusiasts and are the solutions of choice among the key PC and after-market drive suppliers. Sonic's RecordNow™ is a leading solution for audio and data mastering. Sonic's AuthorScript®, the DVD and CD formatting and burning engine that underlies Sonic's applications, is the most widely deployed DVD software engine and has been licensed by Adobe, Microsoft, Sony, and many others.

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