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Sonic Licenses AuthorScript to Adobe; AuthorScript Engine Enables CD and DVD Burning in Photoshop Elements 3.0
NOVATO, Calif., Sep 20, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC)
announced today that Adobe Systems Incorporated has licensed Sonic
AuthorScript(R), the world's leading CD and DVD formatting and burning engine,
for use within its new Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 3.0 software for Windows.
By incorporating AuthorScript, Adobe has added key functions to Photoshop
Elements 3.0, such as the ability to create photo slideshows on Video-CDs that
can be played in most set-top DVD players and the archiving of photos to CD-ROMS
and DVD-ROMs.
"Our relationship with Sonic allows us to combine Adobe's top-quality photo and
imaging applications with Sonic's leading CD and DVD burning engine," said Tapan
Bhat, group product manager, Adobe Digital Imaging. "AuthorScript will make it
easier for our users to watch, share and archive their digital images on CDs and
DVDs."
"Throughout the world, the name Adobe is synonymous with creativity and
quality," said Jim Taylor, general manager of Sonic's Advanced Technology Group,
"and we at Sonic are very pleased that Adobe has chosen AuthorScript as the core
DVD and Video CD burn engine for Adobe's consumer photo and imaging
applications."
About Sonic AuthorScript
Sonic AuthorScript is the world's leading DVD and CD creation engine. Comprised
of modules for converting video and audio data into DVD and VCD-compliant data
streams, formatting and burning DVD-Video and Video-CD projects, data mastering
for CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs, music CD ripping and burning and DVD-Video and Video
CD playback, the AuthorScript SDK (software development kit) makes it easy for
third-party developers to add a broad range of DVD and CD creation functionality
to their applications. AuthorScript's SilentSelect(TM) technology offers
developers the unique advantage of automatically supporting new CD and DVD
burner models as they become available without requiring an update or patch,
reducing support costs and improving the user experience.
Licensed by industry-leading companies including Adobe, Avid, IBM, Microsoft,
Sony, Time Warner and many others, Sonic AuthorScript also underlies Sonic's
award-winning applications including RecordNow(TM), PrimeTime(TM), MyDVD(R) and
DVDit(R) which are bundled by major OEMs such as Adaptec, Compaq, Fujitsu,
Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Iomega, Lite-On, NEC, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony,
Toshiba, ViewSonic and others.
Design specifications and licensing programs for AuthorScript solutions are
available now from Sonic at authorscript@sonic.com.
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