Latest Version Boosts HD DVD Advanced Content Authoring Capabilities for Hollywood
Sonic Solutions® introduced Scenarist® Advanced Content Authoring Software Version 4.5, the latest version of Sonic’s industry-standard professional HD DVD authoring system. Used for the production of highly interactive blockbuster titles at top authoring facilities worldwide, Scenarist Advanced Content Authoring further streamlines the creation of complex titles with support for Multiple Playlists, Secondary EVOBs, Chapter Point File Import, Scheduled Events and much more. As well as new features, Scenarist Advanced Content Authoring now includes Sonic’s popular Scenarist Designer™ and new Scenarist Formatter. The new software applications are a strong complement to Scenarist Advanced Content Authoring, providing a highly optimized workflow from graphics and HDi preparation through HD DVD pre-mastering and burning.
Scenarist Advanced Content Authoring allows for the inclusion of on-disc content that can be updated via the Internet. This content provides studios the opportunity to refresh and add value to their titles even after they have been released into the market. Also included in the range of new capabilities offered in Scenarist Advanced Content Authoring are comprehensive multi-language functions for the International movie market, the ability to separate Title and EVOB constructs, and trimming of Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby TrueHD audio assets.
Additional Product Highlights:
- Import of Chapter Point Metadata Files
- Direct Import of Pre-encoded Subpicture Data
- Emulation of HD DVD Volumes Prepared for AACS
- Enhanced Parameter Control
- Fast Import and Parsing of AVC and VC1 Video Streams
- Real time Playback of AVC 1920x1080 on Quad Core Xeon Processors
- Updated UI
- Updated Documentation and Tutorials
With the inclusion of Scenarist Designer and Scenarist Formatter, Scenarist Advanced Content Authoring now provides a highly optimized workflow for complete HD production. Scenarist Designer is a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that streamlines the process of creating Advanced Applications by automatically generating HDi Markup and compliant graphic files. Scenarist Formatter allows users to pre-master HD DVD volumes to recordable media and DDP 3.0/CMF 2.0 file sets for replication.
Press Release Source: Sonic.
