Sonic Introduces Scenarist Studio™

Delivers Affordable Professional DVD Authoring Using Sonic's Hollywood-standard Scenarist® Technology

New York, New York (January 31, 2003) - Sonic Solutions [NASDAQ: SNIC], the world leader in DVD production systems, debuted today at the New York DV Expo Show, Scenarist Studio, the latest release of its most comprehensive authoring system designed for filmmakers and multimedia designers seeking advanced access to the DVD specification at an affordable price.

"Scenarist Studio has been designed to meet the demanding requirements of professional authoring facilities looking for an economical way to begin producing titles for commercial distribution," said Rolf Hartley, General Manager of the Professional Products Group at Sonic. "With the ability to create professional DVDs with complex navigation, compelling and elaborate menu design, and the maximum in compliance and compatibility, Scenarist Studio gives our customers a huge advantage in an increasingly competitive market."

With a powerful feature set including multi-angle video, full audio and subtitle stream support, advanced navigation programming and the highest degree of DVD player compatibility available, Scenarist Studio is the perfect way for new DVD studios to access the Hollywood-proven technology of Scenarist to create world-class DVD titles. Scenarist Studio also features Scenarist Professional's reliable and proven project and layout engine to ensure the most compatible discs.

"We are extremely pleased that Sonic's flagship Scenarist Professional system is now available in an even more affordable version," said Bob Spencer, Director of Sales and Business Development at VCA Fusion, based in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. "Scenarist Studio provides users with a powerful solution for creating exceptional DVDs combined with an easy upgrade path to the full version of Scenarist, the most comprehensive DVD authoring solution available today."

Pricing and Availability
Scenarist Studio is available immediately through Sonic's worldwide network of Value Added Resellers (http://www.sonic.com/resellers), at a suggested list price of $7,999 US.

About the Scenarist Range of Products
Sonic Scenarist is available in three editions. Scenarist Studio offers a focused feature set for filmmakers and multimedia designers seeking advanced access to the DVD specification at an affordable price. Scenarist Studio includes the ability to create DVD-9 titles, work with 16:9 video material, and create DVDs with up to three camera angles. Scenarist Advanced adds copy protection, regional coding and closed caption support to the feature list. Scenarist Professional is the full-featured Hollywood-standard authoring tool used to create millions of DVD discs in commercial release. Scenarist Professional gives users the most complete level of control over the DVD specification and allows for the most interactive titles with up to nine video angles, DTS support, Text Data, Jacket Pictures and many other features. All editions use the same user interface and the same reliable and proven project and layout engine to ensure the most compatible discs.

About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic (http://www.sonic.com) is the world's leading supplier of DVD creation software. Sonic's professional DVD authoring software is used to produce the majority of major film releases on DVD. Sonic's desktop DVD creation software powers most of the world's DVD burners, and Sonic's CD and DVD mastering software is the top rated OEM solution for transferring and backing up data to CD and DVD media. Sonic's core strengths include in-depth knowledge of the DVD and CD digital media formats and the video and audio data types they require, and the design of friendly, yet powerful, authoring and editing applications for the consumer, desktop and professional CD and DVD markets.

Sonic, the Sonic logo, CinePlayer, Edit-on-DVD, OpenDVD, PrimeTime, and Scenarist Studio are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. AuthorScript, Sonic DVD Creator, MyDVD, DVDit!, ReelDVD and Scenarist are registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic under license. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.