Sonic Solutions Announces DVD Authoring Tools for New Apple Power Macintosh G3; Apple Power Macintosh G3 Ideal Platform for DVD Authoring and Audio Editing
01/05/99 Business Wire
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NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC) announced today complete support for the new line of Apple Power Macintosh G3 professional desktop computers introduced today at the San Francisco Macworld Expo.
The new Apple CPUs, targeted at video and multimedia developers, are ideally suited to DVD authoring and professional audio editing with their high-speed CPUs, Firewire data I/O, and integrated DVD playback.
"Apple led the desktop publishing revolution over a decade ago and now they are leading the desktop video and audio revolution," said Mark Ely, Director of Product Marketing for Sonic Solutions. "Apple's new CPUs are ideal production tools for creating digital media. In conjunction with Sonic's professional audio and DVD tools, video and multimedia professionals can take their projects from initial concept to CD, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, or DVD-ROM."
Sonic Solutions is the world leader in DVD authoring and production systems with more tools installed in more DVD production facilities than all other DVD tool makers combined. Sonic's DVD production systems, DVD Creator and DesktopDVD, have been used to create thousands of DVD titles worldwide, for applications ranging from feature film releases to corporate and industrial titles.
Sonic's complete line of DVD production tools will be available for the new Macintosh CPUs, starting Jan. 15. SonicStudio HD, Sonic's newly-developed digital audio workstation for DVD -Audio and high-density 96kHz, 24-bit audio editing will also be compatible with the new Apple systems when it ships later this quarter.
Apple's new hardware is targeted toward video and graphics professionals who need maximum power to manipulate video, audio and multimedia data. With Firewire (IEE-1394) ports built in, each new Apple system has the ability to connect to DV Camcorders as well as a new generation of hard drive peripherals. These systems are also equipped for DVD-Video and DVD -ROM playback, making them ideal platforms for DVD authoring.
About Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC)
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic Solutions designs and manufactures DVD publishing systems used by video, audio and multimedia professionals around the world to prepare music, video, film, graphics and entertainment software. Sonic DVD Creator and DesktopDVD are the leading systems for producing content for the DVD format.
Sonic also offers SonicStudio, the leading digital audio workstation used by audio professionals to prepare recorded sound for release on DVD and CD, as well as for film and video soundtracks and broadcast. Sonic is a leader in advancing DVD -Video and DVD -Audio technology and is a full voting-member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format.
Sonic Solutions can be contacted on the web at: sonic.com.
The above paragraphs of this press release 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 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q 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.
Note to Editors: Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, DesktopDVD, DVD Creator, DVD PrePlay, DVD Producer, DVD Production Alliance and DVD Studio are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.
CONTACT: Sonic Solutions, Novato Paul Lefebvre, 415/893-8000 paul_lefebvre@sonic.com
19:24 EST JANUARY 5, 1999
Contact: CONTACT: Sonic Solutions, Novato Paul Lefebvre, 415/893-8000 paul_lefebvre@sonic.com
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