Sonic Solutions sent out a press release this morning, announcing that
their Scenarist software will soon support Warner Bros. Total Hi Def disc. Thanks to a new product called THDassign, Scenarist users will
be able to combine finished HD DVD and Blu-ray projects for release on Total Hi Def disc.
Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the
leader in digital media software, today announced its Scenarist Workgroup authoring systems for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc will support
Warner Bros. Total Hi Def disc through a new product called THDassign. With Sonic THDassign, facilities and content providers will have a
simple and streamlined way to combine finished high-definition projects created in Scenarist HD DVD and Scenarist Blu-ray Disc authoring
systems for release on the Total Hi Def disc, which plays the HD DVD format on one side and the Blu-ray Disc format on the other.
THDassign is expected to be available as a separate add-on for Scenarist systems in February 2007...
...THDassign works by
providing essential meta-data and volume tagging information for the CMF outputs from both Scenarist HD DVD and Scenarist BD authoring
systems. This information is essential to maintaining volume integrity when combining the format layers in a Total Hi Def disc. Scenarist
is the world's only system that provides professional-level authoring for both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats, providing
specification-level access and the hands-on control required for advanced interactive title creation.
If you'd like to read
more, Sonic's entire press release can be found here.
