Sonic Unveils eDVD®
4
The Industry Standard for Creating Enhanced DVDs Adds Significant New
Features and Capabilities
NAB 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 18, 2005) ¯ Sonic
Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today
introduced eDVD 4, the latest version of its industry leading software solution
for dramatically extending the interactivity of DVD-Video titles. Designed to
work with any authored DVD title, Sonic eDVD 4 enables authors to seamlessly
link the video chapters and menu buttons on their DVD title to a wide range of
PC-based files, URLs and bonus features, either on-disc or via the Internet.
During PC playback, otherwise static DVD titles turn into dynamic experiences,
linking to entertainment or business messaging that can be replaced or refreshed
as often as the author or content holder desires.
'Our DVD authoring business depends heavily on our ability to push the
boundaries of what is possible with DVD today," said Randy Hudson, CEO and
President of New York-based media service company Broadness, and board member of
the National DVD Association. 'With eDVD 4, Sonic has created an application
that enables us to combine DVD-Video and ROM content with Internet-delivered
media to design DVD titles with the kind of explosive interactivity that keep
our customers coming back."
Released in September 2004, eDVD 3 was the first point-and-click application
to provide seamless access to on-disc PDFs (portable document format), a wide
variety of high-resolution graphic files and unlimited links to the Internet
from a standard DVD-Video title. With eDVD 4, Sonic has enhanced eDVD's already
impressive array of features with the ability to link to virtually any type of
PC file including:
- Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
- High Definition video and audio files
- MP3 files
- Macromedia Flash files
- Word and Excel documents
- Software executables such as games or other specialized computer
applications
eDVD 4 also features an unlimited license to include the InterActual® Player
application on replicated DVDs as well as the ability for authors to choose from
ten player skins and customize the eDVD player's boot-up splash screen.
'eDVD is the only application of its kind that allows DVD authors to exceed
the interactive limits of the DVD specification while maintaining robust
compatibility with DVD set-top players and providing a uniform cross-platform
playback experience on both Macintosh and Windows-based PCs," said Scott
Epstein, Sonic's eDVD product manager. 'With eDVD 4, professional title authors
can create stunning internet and ROM-enhanced titles quickly and
affordably."
Sonic eDVD 4 will be available in June 2005 from Sonic-authorized resellers
as well as online at www.sonic.com.
Source: Sonic
