Phoenix Software has announced the local availability of Roxio Creator 2009, the latest version of the market-leading suite of photo, video, and music authoring, burning, and online sharing applications.
Creator 2009 introduces a range of pioneering audio features, integration of family-friendly online services, and advanced support for high definition (HD) video. Creator 2009 also offers a streamlined workflow that enables consumers to complete a broad range of media editing, creation, sharing, and management projects more efficiently. Taking the guesswork out of evolving technologies and complicated formats and enabling users to take full advantage of all of Creator's capabilities, Creator 2009 offers direct links to informative tutorials and how-to articles that provide guidance and inspiration.
“Whether it's the desire to edit hours of footage from a special family event, create a personalised photo slideshow of exotic travels or compose a perfect music playlist, consumers just want a straightforward solution that enables them to quickly and effortlessly create, preserve and enjoy their personal media content,” said Vito Salvaggio, vice-president of consumer products, Roxio division of Sonic Solutions. “We listened to our customers and with Creator 2009 delivered a suite that is not only powerful, but also easy enough for family members of all skill levels to achieve great results.”
Roxio Creator 2009 introduces a variety of new features and enhancements to help both families and digital multimedia enthusiasts organise their digital world and express themselves through engaging movies, powerful multimedia stories and creative projects.
Roxio Creator 2009 highlights:
Ease-of-use The redesigned Creator 2009 product launcher provides quick access to all the tasks and creation tools available within Creator. Whether it's editing video, creating a photo slideshow or burning an audio CD, Creator's friendly and interactive design makes it easy to quickly accomplish a given task. Also easily accessible are a variety of helpful how-to articles and video-tutorials designed to guide consumers through the creative process.
Beyond the dozens of new workflow enhancements that make projects easier to complete, Creator 2009 also features SyncIt!, a new desktop applet that automatically converts digital files to preferred formats for viewing on mobile devices, smart encoding technology for the quick authoring of HD video, and enhanced multi-core processor support for the latest CPUs.
Life in high definition
Families and others can now create stunning HD projects using footage from AVCHD camcorders and burn it in HD, using DVD burners, onto standard DVDs for playback on a PlayStation 3 and other Blu-ray disc players.
This technology provides consumers with an affordable alternative to enjoy up to 60 minutes of video in HD. For even more impressive results, consumers may chose from a variety of new high definition menu themes and easily add them to their final productions. Enabled by a High-Def/Blu-ray disc plug-in, consumers can burn HD video to Blu-ray disc, and enjoy more than three hours of HD movies on their HDTV using any Blu-ray disc set-top player.
Superior Audio and Music
Headlining the new audio capabilities of Roxio Creator 2009 is Audiobook Creator, an innovative technology that converts an entire audiobook into a single file with preserved chapter markers, making it easy for on-the-go readers to enjoy their favourite book on iPod, iPhone or other portable players like the Creative Zen. Until now, users were only able to convert audiobook CDs into dozens of individual chapter files, making it difficult and often frustrating to manage on a portable device. Creator's already impressive audio capabilities are enhanced by the new Beatmatching feature which enables users to create music compilations of perfectly synchronised cross-fades for great sounding party mixes that are ideal for special occasions and gatherings.
In support of the launch of Creator 2009, Roxio is extending MyMoments, its educational portal that offers consumers a wealth of digital media resources including how-to videos, informative tutorials and blogs.
Online and mobile sharing
Users will appreciate the direct access to Roxio Online, a new digital storytelling platform that enables families to turn their photos and videos into engaging slideshows that can be shared and enjoyed on PCs, DVDs, TVs, a range of handheld devices, and popular social networking sites. For added convenience, Roxio Online can be accessed from within Creator 2009's product launcher and is available from within applications such as VideoWave, CineMagic or Media Manager. The Roxio Online service is available through a free subscription. Consumers can unlock additional creation and sharing capabilities by upgrading to Roxio Online's premium service.
Roxio Creator 2009 Ultimate Edition
The Ultimate edition of Roxio Creator 2009 includes the additional features of Soundsoap an advanced studio quality audio cleaning and noise reductions suite, SonicFire Pro soundtrack production that orchestrates the perfect music to accompany videos and slide shows and the ability to Burn HD Video onto Blu Ray discs and standard DVD's to enjoy at home with the High Def/blu-ray disc plug-in which is supplied with the Ultimate edition.
Pricing and availability
Roxio Creator 2009 will be available from retail stores countrywide, including Incredible Connection, Electronic Wise, IT Junction, PC Mart and Kalahari.net from 15 November 2008. Roxio Creator Ultimate will be available from selected Incredible Connection stores.
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Roxio
Roxio, Sonic's consumer products group, develops a range of award-winning digital media creation, management, preservation, sharing, and enjoyment applications for home and business users under the Roxio brand. Roxio products offer the perfect blend of ease and power, enabling consumers to achieve professional results from their photo, video, and music projects with minimal effort. Roxio's flagship applications, Creator for the PC and Toast for the Apple Macintosh, are the best-selling products in their respective categories in North American retail.
Roxio's parent company, Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com), enables the creation, management, and enjoyment of digital media content through its Hollywood to Home products, services, and technologies. Sonic's products range from the advanced authoring systems used to produce Hollywood DVD and Blu-ray disc titles to the award-winning Roxio-branded photo, video, music and digital-media management applications and services. Sonic's patented technologies and AuthorScript media engine are relied upon by leading technology firms to define rich media experiences on a wide array of consumer electronics, mobile devices, set-top players, retail kiosks and PCs. Always an innovator, Sonic has taken a leading role in helping professional and consumer markets make the successful transition to the new high-definition media formats and, through the Qflix platform, Sonic is defining new models for the digital distribution of Hollywood entertainment. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations, including the launch, distribution, and market acceptance of Creator 2009. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in Sonic Solutions' annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release should be read in conjunction with Sonic Solutions' most recent annual report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain a more detailed discussion of the company's business including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. Sonic Solutions does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, the Roxio logo, Roxio Creator, MyMoments Creator, Toast, VideoWave, CineMagic, SyncIt!, Audiobook Creator, Extreme Digital Makeover, Hollywood to Home, AuthorScript and Qflix are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic Solutions under licence. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.
Phoenix Software
Phoenix Software is a software republishing business. Founded in September 1999, PS supplies a wide range of software products to distribution and retail partners. The company focuses on niche software that is aimed at vertical markets and has an ongoing mission to bring leading-edge products to the marketplace in a timely and professional manner, while offering excellent price/performance ratios. The company's product range includes titles from leading vendors such as Ability Office, Adobe, Aspyr Media, BitDefender, BluBox, Britannica, BulkSMS, Corel, Cosmi Corporation, CyberLink, Feral Interactive, Individual Software, InterVideo, Iolo, ISL Light, Lavasoft Ad-Aware, Nero, Nova, O & O Software, Onspeed, Paragon Software, Parallels, PC Tools, Pinnacle Systems, Punch Software, Roxio, Sony Creative Software, Steganos, TonerSaver, Transparent Language, Ulead, Webroot, WinZip and X-oom.
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