NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2003--Sonic Solutions
announced today that its MyDVD® 4 DVD recording software for Windows XP Media
Center Edition and RecordNow(TM) CD and DVD data mastering application are now
shipping with the ViewSonic® NextVision(TM) M2000 Digital Media Center,
ViewSonic's first entertainment product with digital video recording. Sonic
MyDVD is the first application to add DVD recording to the Media Center Edition
entertainment experience, allowing users to easily select and burn their
personal digital entertainment, such as photo slideshows, music, videos and TV
recordings, to CD and DVD and play them back on any standard PC-based or set-top
DVD player. The recorded DVDs also support the OpenDVD(TM) format, which gives
users the added benefit to re-edit content at any time using MyDVD or other
OpenDVD-enabled applications.
"Sonic MyDVD and RecordNow
software are great complements to our M2000 Digital Media Center," said Marc
McConnaughey, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology Group, ViewSonic.
"NextVision M2000 users can record their favorite home movies and television
shows to DVD, and with OpenDVD(TM) they have the flexibility to re-open and edit
their DVDs at any time."
"We are pleased that Sonic
Solutions has been selected by ViewSonic as the DVD burning application for
their Windows XP Media Center Edition product," said Kevin Eagan, General
Manager of the Windows eHome Division at Microsoft Corp. "Consumers are turning
to the PC for an expanding array of new home entertainment experiences, and
Sonic MyDVD delivers a simple, convenient way to create DVDs of personal content
to save and watch later with family and friends."
"We are extremely pleased to
be working with ViewSonic to bring DVD burning capabilities to NextVision M2000
users who want to save their recorded TV shows to DVD," said Dave Habiger,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Desktop Product Group at Sonic. "The
ViewSonic bundle with Sonic MyDVD and RecordNow takes advantage of the latest
advances in CD and DVD technology, and gives home users a powerful, yet easy to
use solution for creating Hollywood-quality DVDs of their favorite home movies
and recorded TV programs, for backing up their data to CD or DVD-ROM, and for
creating music and MP3 CDs."
The ViewSonic NextVision M2000
Digital Media Center combines computer, audio and video capabilities into one
platform, transforming any display -- LCD, plasma, projector, etc. -- into a
multimedia home theater system. The ViewSonic NextVision M2000 Digital Media
Center is now available through select retail outlets, mail order and PC
reseller channels in North America.
About Sonic MyDVD
Sonic MyDVD is the leading PC
application for consumer DVD creation. Sonic MyDVD makes it easy to burn
high-quality DVDs with motion-video menus, animated buttons and DVD slideshows
with transitions and soundtracks. Sonic MyDVD also features optimized
Direct-to-DVD(TM) recording which allows users, in just a few clicks, to record
their content directly to DVD from a video source connected to the computer's
video input. Sonic MyDVD is also OpenDVD-compliant, enabling previously burned
DVDs to be opened, re-edited, updated with new video and photo content, and
re-burned to DVD and CD recordable/re-writable media.
About Sonic RecordNow
Millions of PC users have
chosen Sonic RecordNow to provide them with fast, reliable, and high-quality CD
and DVD recording. RecordNow was designed to be very easy to use, leaving the
user's creative talents unhindered. Wizards guide users through creating music
CDs, data CDs/DVDs, and backup copies of discs in their collection. With
RecordNow, compilation music CDs are a snap and data discs only take a few mouse
clicks to create. RecordNow also features Drive Letter Access (DLA) technology,
which allows users to quickly and easily write data to CDs and DVDs by simply
dragging files and folders to the disc drive icon within Windows Explorer.
About Sonic Solutions
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.
Forward Looking Statement
The above paragraphs of this
press release may contain forward looking statements that are based upon current
expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties
including, among others, the timely introduction and acceptance of new products,
costs associated with new product introductions, the transition of products to
new hardware configurations and platforms and other factors, including those
discussed in the Company's annual and quarterly reports on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release should be read in
conjunction with the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q
and Registration Statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which contain a more detailed discussion of the Company's business including
risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. The Company does not
undertake to update any forward looking statements.
Sonic, the Sonic logo, Backup
MyPC, CinePlayer, DVD PrePlay, DVD Producer, Edit-on-DVD, OpenDVD, PrimeTime,
RecordNow and Simple Backup are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. AuthorScript,
AutoDVD, DVD-Audio Creator, DVD Creator, DVDit!, DVD Fusion, MyDVD, NoNOISE,
ReelDVD, Scenarist and Sonic Solutions are registered trademarks of Sonic
Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective
owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic under license. Specifications,
pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.
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