Want to play your videos on your new Apple TV? Roxio Crunch might be the
answer. Using this new application, you can quickly and easily covert your videos for playback on the Apple TV or portable devices like
the iPod or iPhone.
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), today released Roxio Crunch, a software application
for quickly and easily converting computer-based video entertainment for viewing in the living room through Apple TV. Supporting a broad
range of personal video content including DVD-Video, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and DivX files, Roxio Crunch uses powerful compression technologies
and straightforward settings to format video for optimal playback enjoyment. In addition to converting files for Apple TV, Roxio Crunch
also enables consumers to view their favorite content on the road with predefined options for output to iPod and the soon to be released
iPhone.
Roxio Crunch for Mac OS X is currently available for $39.99. A dual-platform Mac and Microsoft Windows version will
be available at retail stores later this quarter. Full details can be found here.