Sonic Launches DVDit® 5

DVD Authoring Software Major New Upgrade for Groundbreaking DVDit Adds Powerful Features and Dramatically Improved Workflow

Marin County, CA (June 7, 2004) — Sonic Solutions [Nasdaq: SNIC] today unveiled DVDit 5, the next evolution of its award-winning DVD creation software. DVDit 5 is a powerful DVD authoring application featuring a completely redesigned user interface, new advanced menu and navigation tools, a professional-quality video timeline, and other important features that significantly enhance the DVD creation process.

"DVDit 5 is the only product of its kind to effectively reach the under-addressed market space between entry-level and professional-level authoring applications," said James Manning, product manager for DVDit. "Ideal for archiving movies, creating wedding videos, burning corporate presentations, or authoring a first Indie Film, DVDit 5 offers the ability to develop elaborate, customized DVDs in a way that until now has only been possible with more expensive, complicated and intimidating solutions."

"As an independent film producer, it is very important for me to be able to create DVDs that strongly reflect the mood and style of my movies," said award-winning filmmaker / screenwriter and beta user Dean J. Augustin. "DVDit 5 gives me complete creative control over the DVD creation process, and blows away other DVD authoring applications with its powerful feature set and sheer ease-of-use."

DVDit is built on the same Sonic technology that most Hollywood studios use to create their own DVD movies and is included in the majority of top PC and drive manufacturers' bundles for reliable, high-quality DVD creation.

Key DVDit 5 features include:

• Powerful menu creation capabilities – features motion menu creation, advanced object alignment controls, button highlight customization and text tools.
• Complex navigation control – delivers professional-level features, including First Play, End Action control, button routing, and Easter Egg button creation.
• New chapter editing timeline – introduces a professional-quality chapter editing timeline with a frame-accurate scrubbing engine.
• Superior video and audio quality – includes a real-time MPEG-2 encoder, featuring Variable Bit Rate (VBR) control and Dolby Digital® (AC-3) theatre-quality sound.
• Unparalleled file support – supports all of the most popular formats including AVI, MPEG, QuickTime, Windows Media Video, and others.
• Professional-quality graphic content — includes a built-in set of exclusive high-quality menu graphics. Users can also import their own graphics and video to produce rich, still or animated motion menus, complete with background music.
• Double Layer disc creation – DVDit 5 is fully compatible with DVD+R Double Layer DVD drives and media, allowing users to burn nearly twice the amount of data (from 4.7GB to 8.5GB) on a single disc.
• Compatible with MyDVD – DVDit 5 allows users to open and edit projects created with MyDVD, Sonic's industry leading consumer DVD creation software, to further enhance and customize their projects. DVDit 5 is the perfect upgrade for tech-savvy consumers ready for a more advanced DVD authoring experience.

Offered at an estimated street price of US $299.99, DVDit 5 is currently available through the Sonic webstore at dvdit.com and through authorized distributors worldwide.

About Sonic DVDit
DVDit is a powerful, intuitive DVD authoring solution that allows video enthusiasts, videographers and corporate users to easily produce creative, professional-quality DVDs on their desktop PCs. Combining sophisticated video, audio and image import capabilities with advanced interactive menu creation and powerful design and navigation tools, DVDit gives users the power to easily develop still or motion menus, add chapter points and trim movies to their exact specifications. DVDit also allows users to quickly and effortlessly create elegant photo slideshows with synchronized audio and transitions, and includes an integrated disc/case labeling application featuring attractive ready-made styles and backgrounds.

DVDit offers unparalleled file support for a wide range of formats including AVI, MPEG, QuickTime, and WMA. The software also delivers advanced audio and video encoding capabilities such as VBR and Dolby Digital, and records to DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, or DVD+R9 for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs. For more information visit www.dvdit.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. InterActual, a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions, is the leading provider of software and services that enable cutting-edge DVD interactivity in computers and next-generation home entertainment platforms. 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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