Sonic Solutions Introduces MyDVD 4

[J.A.F._Doorhof]

Sonic Solutions has introduced MyDVD 4 at PC Expo, the latest version of Sonic's leading application software for personal DVD creation. With a host of new features, including support for photo slideshows on DVD or CD, motion menus like those found on Hollywood movies, and a new streamlined user interface, Sonic MyDVD 4 makes it easier than ever to convert home videos and now photos into professional-quality DVDs that can be shared with family and friends. MyDVD 4 is debuting at PC Expo and will ship in July.

"Pioneer has long been a strong partner of Sonic Solutions, and we have been extremely pleased with the added value that MyDVD has provided to our DVD recording solutions," said Andy Parsons, senior vice president of Industrial Video/Mass Storage Sales and Marketing, Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc. "The significant new features in MyDVD 4, such as Hollywood-style motion menus and DVD slideshows, allow users to realize more creative potential when making their own DVDs."

MyDVD 4 is the only application that provides a full suite of DVD creation capabilities: recording of a DVD directly from a camcorder, creating motion menus, DVD-based slideshows with photos and sound, and automatic photographic archives. Version 4 is also OpenDVD compliant, enabling previously-burned DVDs to be opened, re-edited, updated with new video content, and re-burned to recordable DVD media. MyDVD 4 adds OpenDVD support for the new slideshow and motion menu capabilities, as well.

New MyDVD 4 features include: motion menus, DVD slideshows, photo archives and enhanced user interface. MyDVD 4.0 also incorporates and refines technology pioneered by the MyDVD 3 family of products, including: OpenDVD support, Edit-on-DVD, Video CD support, Adobe Photoshop Sonic Style Creator and Enhanced video editing with MyDVD Video Suite. MyDVD 4 is now available for OEM evaluation. Retail versions of MyDVD 4 and MyDVD 4 Video Suite will ship in July.

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