Sonic Solutions and RAVISENT Technologies Partner to Bring Real-time DVD Authoring to
Windows Desktop

Sonic DVDit! to Include RAVISENT Cinemaster 2000 Software DVD Player

Sonic Solutions announced today that Sonic DVDit! SE, its new DVD authoring application for Windows 98 and NT, will now include RAVISENT Technologies“ award-winning Software Cinemaster 2000® software DVD player. By combining Sonic’s leading edge DVD authoring and production technology with RAVISENT’s proven software DVD player, Sonic DVDit! SE will offer Windows 98 and Windows NT users a complete solution for DVD creation and playback.

Sonic Solutions” DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic’s award-winning DVD multiplexing technology, DVDit! gives video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC.

DVDit! is compatible with AVI video files, allowing users to incorporate virtually any video content – from DV to D1 – into DVDit! projects. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, building DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI file. DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, transcodes video to MPEG-2, multiplexes and formats content for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs. Sonic DVDit! SE, with a suggested U.S. list price of $499, will be shipping in early December.