Sonic Upgrades Industry Standard Blu-ray Disc Authoring Suite
Scenarist 4.5 Introduces Streamlined Workflow and Enhanced BD-J Capabilities
14 April 2008 — Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the
leader in digital media software, today announced the release of Scenarist®
BD 4.5, a major upgrade to the world’s leading professional Blu-ray Disc
creation solution. The new version features expanded capabilities for
the creation of BD-J titles, which fuse Java-programmed applications
to enable the integration of high-definition audio and video with advanced
interactivity. Numerous workflow enhancements were added to speed title
creation, and the software package also includes Sonic’s new Scenarist
Safeguard™ tool for setting security parameters on BD-J
content. Scenarist BD 4.5 began shipping at the start of April and is
on show at Sonic’s Booth (SL8020) at NAB, running 14 – 17 April in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
“Our customers need to increase productivity and throughput efficiency
if they are to participate profitably in the BD authoring market,” said
Chris Neely, vice president of development for Sonic’s Professional Products
Group. “The Scenarist BD upgrade directly addresses this need, delivering
fast and powerful tools for BD production. With an all-new BD-J creation
environment and new capabilities such as BD+ content protection and security
signing, Scenarist offers our customers all the necessary features to
further develop their BD business and to push BD titles in new and exciting
directions.”
The BD-J enhancements in Scenarist BD 4.5 include a new BD-J project
creation wizard, a new user interface supporting drag-and-drop application
creation, the Scenarist Safeguard security tool, and all-new BD-J tutorials.
Scenarist BD 4.5 also enables enhanced workflow design for faster project
completion, comprehensive BD+ content protection support, and distributed
multiplexing.
"As the Blu-ray Disc format gathers momentum, production efficiency
becomes an increasingly vital component of our BD workflow", said
William Roe, general manager, icandy interactive. “The new version of
Scenarist offers major workflow advantages that will enable us to complete
titles faster and more efficiently than ever before, allowing us to increase
throughput and provide a competitive service for our clients."
About Sonic Solutions
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com)
enables the creation, management, and enjoyment of digital media content
through its Hollywood to Home™ products, services, and
technologies. Sonic's products range from the advanced authoring systems
used to produce Hollywood DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles to the award-winning
Roxio®-branded photo, video, music, and digital-media management applications.
Sonic's patented technologies and AuthorScript® 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
Qflix™ platform, Sonic is defining new models for the
digital distribution of Hollywood entertainment. Sonic Solutions is headquartered
in Marin County, California.
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