Sonic Debuts eDVD® 3

Next-Generation WebDVD Application Powered by Industry Leading Technology

NAB 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 19, 2004) – Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) today introduced eDVD 3, the latest upgrade to its industry-leading application for linking DVD to the Internet. The new version of eDVD allows corporate and creative producers to web-enable their DVD titles and provides significant technology enhancements including the ability to link to documents such as PDFs or high-resolution JPEG files from a DVD, the ability to add URL links to a finished DVD volume, and cross-platform playback on both the PC and Macintosh.

"With millions of people watching movies on their PCs and connecting to bonus content via the Internet, Hollywood has proven that web-linking technology adds significant value to DVD titles," said Rolf Hartley, senior vice-president and general manager of Sonic's professional products group. "Now, producers of business-to-business, special interest, and event titles can create connected DVDs for their customers with the same technology that drives Hollywood."

eDVD 3 is based on InterActual's well-known Player 2.0 web-enabling technology which was incorporated into over 80% of the top selling (U.S. market) DVDs of 2003. eDVD 3, which is a stand alone PC-based application, offers functionality that previously was available only as an integrated component of Sonic's DVD Creator workstation for the Macintosh. eDVD 3 is compatible with the majority of DVD authoring applications on the market today, enabling corporate and creative producers to easily add web-links and other connectivity features to their DVD titles.

"Our clients request web links for their DVDs 75% of the time, and with eDVD 3 we can now offer comprehensive connectivity with industry-standard technology for their titles," said David Weissman, general manager, Video Arts, Inc., a San Francisco-based digital video design studio. "eDVD 3 provides an excellent opportunity to enhance DVD projects with true cross-platform playability and links to the Internet. This represents an immense value for our customers."

eDVD 3 is expected to ship in May 2004 through Sonic's worldwide network of value-added resellers at a U.S. suggested list price of $899.

About Sonic eDVD
Sonic eDVD links DVD-Video content to standard web pages and document files located on the DVD using exclusive technology that combines DVD authoring with the creation of Microsoft® DirectShow™ -compliant JavaScript. DirectShow is an applications programming interface (API) that provides playback of multimedia assets from local files or Internet servers, enabling video and audio content compressed in DVD, audio-video interleaved (AVI), and WAV formats to be decoded on the PC. A DirectShow-compliant DVD player such as the InterActual Player on the computer enables playback of the DVDs.

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. InterActual®, a subsidiary of Sonic, is the leading provider of software and services that enable cutting-edge DVD interactivity in personal computers and next-generation home entertainment platforms including the seamless integration of DVD with the power and immediacy of the Internet.

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