Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced Roxio Venue, a comprehensive media application that lets consumers select, manage, view, and securely burn entertainment purchased online onto recordable DVDs that play on standard DVD players as well as PCs. Roxio Venue is built on Sonic's AuthorScript DVD on Demand engine, the first technology to support the managed recording of entertainment using the Content Scramble System (CSS) — the copy protection found on commercially released DVDs. Roxio Venue is available now to online entertainment service providers for evaluation and will be released later this year through Sonic's direct, retail, and OEM channels. The CSS feature of Roxio Venue will be activated after final approval of recordable CSS.If you'd like to read more about Roxio Venue, Sonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
"With almost 40 million broadband-connected U.S. households, many consumers are using online entertainment services to obtain movies and programming," said Mark Ely, executive vice president of corporate strategy, Sonic Solutions. "By incorporating studio-approved copy protection, including key technology for the recently announced recordable CSS format, Roxio Venue will pave the way for more high-quality entertainment to be distributed electronically and for consumers to have the ability to enjoy that content in the comfort of their living room."
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, announced today that CyberLink BD Solution is being shipped with Samsung's Magic Station MV55, a desktop computer including a Blu-ray Disc burner and dual core processor.If you'd like to read more, CyberLink's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
CyberLink BD Solution offers a complete range of features for capturing, editing, authoring, and burning videos to disc. Users can create disc labels and jewel case covers, or burn images directly to the surface of LightScribe and Labelflash discs. Award-winning playback software PowerDVD supports the playback of movie and music files, CDs and DVDs.
Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, has announced the availability of Blu-print(TM), a complete and cost-effective software solution for use in authoring DVD's in the new Blu-ray(TM) format.While Sony Media Software calls Blu-print a "cost-effective software solution", the $50,000 price tag will probably scare away most people. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The Blu-print authoring application, developed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, runs on most high-end Windows-powered workstation and enables postproduction facilities and movie production studios to utilize the advanced features of the BD-ROM format. In addition to ensuring proper encoding, users can use Blu-print to create menu navigation for their Blu-ray discs and utilize the advanced features of the format such as BDMV (Blu-ray(TM) Disc Movie) "popup" menus and BD-J (Blu-ray(TM) Disc Java) interactivity.
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, announced today that CyberLink PowerDVD has passed the testing requirements for the playing of BD-ROM and BD-R/RE discs. CyberLink PowerProducer has passed testing for the recording of video content onto BD-RE discs.If you'd like to read more, CyberLink's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The tests, conducted by the Blu-ray Disc Testing Center, now allow PowerDVD BD Edition and PowerProducer to carry the Blu-ray Disc logo from the Blu-ray Disc License Entity. The products strengthen the next-generation features of CyberLink BD Solution, CyberLink's playback, burning and creativity suite for Blu-ray Discs.
InterVideo, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII - News), an industry leader in next-generation DVD and multimedia software, announced today the release of the much-anticipated InterVideo DVD Copy 5(TM) Platinum. This follow-up to the successful DVD Copy series includes a number of new features and innovations that makes it the best choice for disc copying and backup needs.DVD Copy 5 Platinum is available now and can be purchased through Intervideo's website for $79.95. More information on DVD Copy 5 Platinum can be found here. Add a comment
More than just a copy program, InterVideo DVD Copy 5 Platinum is the fastest disc backup software on the market that can be used to copy unencrypted movies, file and backup data, or merge multiple video files and burn to a single DVD in three easy steps.