Roxio has announced the launch of Toast 8 Titanium. Officially unveiled at Macworld Expo, Toast 8 offers a number of new features including support for TiVoToGo, disc cataloging and Blu-ray Disc burning.
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today launched Toast 8 Titanium, a significant upgrade to its industry-leading Mac disc burning software. Continuing to enhance and extend the functionality of the Mac OS and iLife applications, Toast 8 offers a range of new innovative features and ground-breaking platform firsts that enable users to see, hear, copy, and enjoy their entire digital lives on a disc and on-the-go. Toast 8 is available today at www.roxio.com and at Macworld Expo booth # 314.

Headlining Toast 8 are a number of unique new features and enhancements that help redefine the standard for disc burning on the Mac platform. Toast 8 brings TiVo and the Mac together for the first time, enabling users to enjoy their favorite TV programs on their Mac, burn them to disc, or easily convert them for viewing on a mobile device such as an iPod or PSP. Complementing the features of iTunes, Toast 8 enables users to apply professional-quality tools to create superior sounding audio CD mixes and music DVDs. Going beyond the burning options included in Mac OS, Toast 8 introduces Blu-ray Disc burning, as well as automatic disc cataloging, cross-platform data spanning, and disc restoration.
Toast 8 Titanium is available now and can be purchased directly from Roxio for $99.99. More information can be found on Roxio's website. Add a comment
LaCie sent out a press release today, announcing that Roxio Toast and Easy Media Creator is being shipped with the LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive.
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today launched Qflix, today announced that LaCie has selected Sonic as the software provider for worldwide shipments of the company's new professional Blu-ray Disc burning solution. The new LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive features Roxio Toast 7 Titanium, the first Blu-ray-enabled software for the Mac OS, and a special Blu-ray capable version of Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 for Windows. The applications deliver a range of Blu-ray Disc burning functions including the ability to archive as much as 50GB of data on a BD-R (recordable) or BD-RE (rewritable) disc, BD image-to-disc recording, and disc-to-disc copying. The combination of Roxio and LaCie technology can be purchased at the LaCie Store online (www.lacie.com/shop) and will be available throughout LaCie's specialized dealer network in January for a suggested retail price of $1149.00.
If you'd like to read more, Sonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Sonic has announced the launch of its Qflix licensing and certification program. Through the program, Sonic hopes to provide an industry wide standard allowing for reliable, compatible, and interoperable DVD-on-Demand solutions.
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC - News), the leader in digital media software, today launched Qflix, a licensing and certification program to enable the legal, secure, and reliable burning of video content to DVDs playable on standard and high-definition players. The Qflix technology and intellectual property program empowers for the first time factory, in-store, and in-home systems for on-demand, electronic sell-through of movies and video programs that can be recorded to DVD with Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption. As the industry-approved content protection mechanism used on mass-produced discs and incorporated into all DVD players, CSS has been deemed essential by major content providers for the on-demand digital distribution of premium entertainment. The Qflix brand will appear on compatible drives, media, and video download services as a symbol for consumers looking for legitimate and reliable "purchase, download, and burn" home solutions.
Sonic plans to roll out Qflix Pro in early 2007 with the consumer Qflix program being launched shortly after. If you'd like to read more, Sonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Sonic has announced the launch of its new audio management and disc burning suite, RecordNow 9 Music Lab Premier. Along with support for Vista, RecordNow 9 Music Lab Premier offers features like multi-format audio convertion, web radio recording and mobile phone ringtone creation.
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today launched RecordNow 9 Music Lab Premier. Building on RecordNow's reputation as the leading music CD and DVD burning solution, RecordNow Music Lab Premier adds a comprehensive suite of next generation software tools for the creation, editing, and management of digital audio and is available now at www.roxio.com for a suggested price of $49.99.

Designed to enable consumers to make the most of their digital audio collections, this new Vista-compatible audio suite combines many significant audio capture, editing and management functions into a single intuitive suite of software applications. Key features include the AutoMix music compilation tool that allows users to instantly create playlists according to their musical taste or preferred genre, tools for removing noise from analog recordings, a multi-format audio converter that lets users easily and quickly transfer files from one audio format to another, a web radio capture application for storing songs for off-line listening, and a UPnP audio server that allows users to stream their music collection from their PC to any UPnP-compatible device.
RecordNow Music Lab Premier is available now for a suggested price of $49.99. A second version, RecordNow Music Lab, will be available in early 2007 for $29.99. More information can be found on Sonic's website. Add a comment
Good news for those planning to run Vista. Slysoft has announced that AnyDVD, CloneDVD, CloneDVD mobile and CloneCD are fully compatible with Windows Vista and Windows Vista 64.

To kick off the new year, Slysoft also has a promotion going where you can save $5 off the cost of a single license. This can also be applied to their bundles, letting you save up to $20. Simply enter the coupon code "vista" at the bottom of the check out form. This promotion ends on January 17th, 2006. Add a comment