Sonic's New Music CD/DVD Burning Engine
August 01, 2005
arin County, CA - Sonic Solutions announced a new addition to its line of AuthorScript® download and burn solutions for the growing online music and audio content market. Provided as a software development kit (SDK), AuthorScript Advanced Music offers enhanced capabilities in key areas such as digital rights management (DRM), royalty tracking and audio quality – all of which are essential to creating the highest-quality end-to-end electronic sell-through solutions for consumers, according to the company.
“AuthorScript Advanced Music builds on the solid foundation of the AuthorScript Music SDK, giving even the most demanding online music services the management and usability features they need to deliver the best possible customer experience,” said Jim Taylor, general manager of Sonic’s Advanced Technology Group. “AuthorScript Advanced Music not only offers consumers a richer, more satisfying purchase experience, but helps ensure that the rights of artists, producers, and publishers are fully respected.”
The launch of AuthorScript Advanced Music highlights Sonic’s role in enabling download-and-burn capabilities for online audio services, several of which have previously licensed AuthorScript and incorporated it into their sites.
According to Sonic, with the introduction of AuthorScript Advanced Music, music download services and other licensees will now be able to take advantage of the following key new features:
·Stream Audio Directly to Disc - Allows for faster, more secure, burning of audio without caching any audio data to the client's hard disk.
·DRM Support for WMDRM-Encoded WMA files - Enables consumers as well as music services to manage and burn tracks from most music services securely while respecting the designated use rights.
·Audio Track Normalization – Increases or decreases the amplitude (volume) of a digital audio recording so that the tracks in a collection are close to the same level, without distortion.
·ISRC Support - Keeps the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) intact so that businesses can follow music tracks for proper usage and royalty reporting.
·MCN / UPC Support - The Media Catalog Number (MCN) allows music labels to track albums like the ISRC allows for the following of individual tracks.
·Synchronous Low-Pass Linear Resampling - Allows audio files of any sample rate to be burned at the maximum possible quality to an Audio CD.
The AuthorScript Advanced Music SDK is immediately available to music services or software developers looking to add CD and DVD burning functionality to their applications. For additional information, developers can e-mail [email protected] or call 415-893-7083.
About Sonic AuthorScript
Sonic AuthorScript is the world's leading engine for the creation and burning of DVDs and CDs on PCs and CE devices. Available as a software development kit (SDK) with extensive APIs, AuthorScript makes it easy for application developers to add a broad range of CD and DVD technologies into their applications and to support the widest array of CD and DVD burners. A flexible solution, AuthorScript contains modules for converting video and audio data into DVD- and VCD-compliant streams, formatting and burning DVD-Video and VCD projects, data recording on CDs and DVDs, music CD ripping and burning, DVR recording and timeshifting, DVD-Video and VCD playback, and more. AuthorScript also includes comprehensive support for recording and editing in the DVD-VR and DVD+RW (+VR) formats.
AuthorScript has been licensed by industry-leading companies including Adobe, Avid, Broadcom, IBM, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and Time Warner. It is the underlying engine in Sonic's DVD applications including MyDVD®, DVDit®, and RecordNow™, which are bundled by major OEMs such as Adaptec, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Iomega, Lite-On, NEC, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony, Toshiba, ViewSonic, and others.
AuthorScript Music and AuthorScript Advanced Music allows online music services and audio application developers to quickly add CD and DVD burning capabilities, DRM support, and other advanced audio-centric features to their programs.
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