Earlier this week, Sonic announced Roxio Venue. According to their press release, this new DVD on demand software gives consumers the ability to download and burn content purchased from online service providers.
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.
"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."
If you'd like to read more about Roxio Venue, Sonic's entire press release can be found here.
