Roxio releases MyDVD 8 Premier

Latest version of award-winning DVD-creation software bolsters authoring, video editing and design capabilities; empowers consumers to create Hollywood-quality DVDs

March 2nd, 2006 - Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today released MyDVD 8 Premier, which introduces significant enhancements including advanced video editing capabilities and authoring tools, high-quality transitions and effects, customizable menu templates, and support for high definition (HD) video. MyDVD 8 Premier will have particular appeal to the tens of millions of existing MyDVD users looking for more creative control and greater authoring flexibility.

Easy video capture - MyDVD 8 Premier now enables users to easily capture high definition video from HDV camcorders. In addition, it provides unparalleled HD video file support - including DivX HD and MPEG-2 HD - as well as support for a wide range of analogue and digital camcorders and video formats, including MPEG-1/2, DV-AVI, TiVo, WMV, and DivX 6. MyDVD 8 Premier also includes SmartScan, which allows users to quickly capture specific scenes from their DV camcorder, and Plug & Burn, which automatically transfers the entire contents of a DV camcorder tape to DVD with a few clicks.

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