Sonic DVD Creation Software Now on HP PCs
June 28, 2005
arin County, CA - Sonic Solutions announced that Sonic’s DigitalMedia™ Plus application suite is shipping on HP desktop PCs. A task-based application hub with streamlined user interface, DigitalMedia Plus gives HP the flexibility to select multiple Sonic application modules and create custom software offerings for different markets and SKUs. DigitalMedia Plus modules include CinePlayer™ for DVD playback, MyDVD® for DVD creation and video editing, RecordNow® for music and data mastering, Easy Archive™ for backup, Drive Letter Access™ (DLA) for drag-and-drop CD/DVD burning, and Express Labeler™ for Lightscribe™-enabled disc printing.
“We are very pleased to expand our relationship with HP,” said Robert Doris, CEO of Sonic Solutions. “With CinePlayer and our new DigitalMedia software suite, we are confident that HP will benefit from a series of applications tailored to its customers. Sonic and our Roxio division are consistently pushing the envelope in the digital media arena, and we look forward to working with HP to provide its customers with continued innovations for years to come.”
For HP business PCs and workstations, Sonic is providing an end-to-end solution including DVD playback, video editing and DVD creation, music and data mastering on CD and DVD, DLA packet writing and CD/DVD disc labeling. DigitalMedia Plus for HP consumer PCs offers music and data mastering on CD and DVD, video editing and DVD creation, archiving and backup of important files, and CD/DVD labeling.
“With the integration of DigitalMedia Plus, HP’s customers gain a unique combination of solutions easily accessible from a single task-based user interface – a key benefit to our users,” said Bob Ducey, worldwide memory and storage marketing manager, Business PC Division, HP. “And with CinePlayer and DigitalMedia Plus’ support for Sonic’s OpenDVD® technology, our users have the added benefit of being able to play, edit and update their DVD projects even after they have been burned to disc.”
In addition to centralizing and streamlining most digital media tasks, DigitalMedia Plus allows multiple Sonic applications to run simultaneously and share Sonic’s CD/DVD formatting and burning engine. For OEMs, the DigitalMedia Plus architecture saves substantial time in testing and qualifying applications and lowers the CPU processing resources required to run complex digital media software. For end users, DigitalMedia Plus is designed to greatly streamline the digital lifestyle by allowing them to perform multiple tasks, such as archiving photos to DVD and ripping an audio CD simultaneously. With DigitalMedia Plus, HP can also offer its users a path to easily upgrade to Sonic’s complete line of DigitalMedia products directly from HP and Sonic online, or in retail locations worldwide.
"HP's adoption of the DigitalMedia Suite line for its consumer and professional PC divisions is a significant win for Sonic, and a great advantage for HP and its customers," said Richard Doherty, research director, for The Envisioneering Group. "The combination of Sonic's current OEM business, existing relationships with HP, and these newly announced bundles broadens Sonic's reach to both consumers and business users, propels Sonic forward in routine digital media disc creation, and provides HP added oomph to better differentiate its PC products."
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