Italy's First HD Authoring Facility Chooses Sonic
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Scenarist Workgroup Powers Growing European Demand for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD Titles
NOVATO, Calif., Aug. 30 / / - Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that leading Italian authoring house Arte Video has chosen Sonic's Scenarist Workgroup to enable its production of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles. Building on its premiere DVD creation service business, Arte Video joins a rapidly expanding list of European facilities retooling their state-of-the-art production facilities with Sonic's world-standard Scenarist(R) and CineVision(TM) range of high definition compression and authoring systems.
"Sonic pioneered and refined the technology and workflow behind professional HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc through its High Definition Authoring Alliance. With its combined market leadership and hands-on support, Sonic is the ideal partner for our business growth and on-going investment in packaged media creation," said Giuseppe Tissino, Managing Director of Arte Video. "We are confident that with Scenarist's proven integrated workflow, we will be able to offer the advanced authoring services our customers demand."
Established over 14 years ago and a member of Univideo Italia since 2003, Arte Video has built a business based on providing customers with the latest innovations and technological advances for a wide range of services including authoring, compression, DVD and CD-ROM duplication, film shooting, and Web and multimedia production. Arte Video also offers advanced labs that provide expert knowledge and support to ensure that customer production schedules run efficiently. Arte Video is currently working on a range of HD projects for a variety of clients including Dolmen Home Video, one of the leading feature film distributors in Italy.
With Sonic Scenarist, Arte Video is able to go far beyond standard DVD- style authoring, taking full advantage of the advanced interactive capabilities that give high-definition format titles their unique appeal. These interactive capabilities include seamless menus over video, synchronized picture-in-picture bonus content, and built-in Internet connectivity. Encoding of Arte Video HD projects will utilize the comprehensive capabilities of Sonic CineVision, which sets new standards for control and workflow efficiency, giving compressionists significant capabilities such as highly-advanced segment parameter management, dual-format legalization control, and best-of- class image enhancement technologies including film grain management, filtering, and digital video optics controls from world-renown Digital Vision. Both Sonic Scenarist and Sonic CineVision - developed based on direct feedback from members of Sonic's High Definition Authoring Alliance - empower users to create HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles that leverage those formats compelling interactive possibilities and image quality, while providing the utmost in player compatibility.
"High-end facilities such as Arte Video require not only the latest authoring and compression products, but also the confidence that their investment is placed with a partner that has the knowledge and experience to help as their business grows and evolves," said Richard Linecar, Managing Director of Sonic's European Operations, Professional Products Group. "Sonic is the only company with a tradition of on-going investment and support in the professional content creation industry that spans over ten years and solutions that have been used to create billions of DVDs worldwide. We are excited that the cycle is renewing itself again with pioneers like Arte Video who will bring a compelling HD entertainment experience to the Italian market, powered by our Scenarist and CineVision systems."
Sonic will be demonstrating its BD and HD DVD solutions at IBC (Stand 7.730), September 7th to the 11th, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
About Sonic's Professional Products Group
Sonic's Professional Products Group (PPG) develops authoring and encoding systems used in the release of a wide variety of video entertainment including major motion pictures on DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, HD DVD and Blu-ray disc. Sonic's world-renowned Scenarist(R) authoring and CineVision(TM) video and audio encoding systems are intended for highly skilled professional content creation facilities including high-end authoring and design houses, major motion picture studios, and disc replicators. Sonic's Professional Products Group is actively involved in the development and implementation of new entertainment standards and formats.
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC; www.sonic.com/) enables the creation, management, and enjoyment of digital media content through its Hollywood to Home(TM) products, services, and technologies. Sonic's products range from the advanced authoring systems used to produce Hollywood DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc film releases to the award-winning Roxio(R)-branded photo, video, music, and digital-media management applications. Sonic's patented technologies and AuthorScript(R) media engine are relied upon by leading technology firms to define rich media experiences on a wide array of consumer electronics, mobile devices, set-top players, retail kiosks, and PCs. Always an innovator, Sonic has taken a leading role in helping professional and consumer markets make the successful transition to the new high-definition media formats and, through the DVD On Demand(TM) and Qflix platforms, Sonic is defining new models for the digital distribution of premium Hollywood entertainment. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.
Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, Qflix, AuthorScript, Hollywood to Home, CineVision, Sonic DVD On Demand, Scenarist, Roxio are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic Solutions under license.
Source: Sonic Solutions
CONTACT: Chris Taylor of Sonic Solutions, +1-408-367-5231, chris_taylor@sonic.com
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