Reprinted from a Sonic Solutions press release:
Las Vegas, Nevada (November
13, 2001) Sonic Solutions, the world
leader in DVD production systems, announced today at
the Comdex Convention significant enhancements to the
world’s most popular application for authoring DVD titles,
Sonic DVDit!.
Expanded drive support, accelerated
performance, and Windows XP compatibility are among the
new features in this release. Suggested list prices for
DVDit! have been lowered by 40%, to $299 U.S. for DVDit!
SE and to $599 U.S. for DVDit! PE.
Version 2.5 of DVDit! includes a new compression engine
incorporating GoMotion technology from Ligos for
converting AVI and QuickTime files to MPEG in faster than
real-time, and adds support for many new CD and DVD
recorders, including the new generation of DVD+RW drives,
such as the HP DVD100i DVD-writer. Sonic has also
announced compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP,
ensuring a smooth transition for users wishing to move to
Microsoft’s latest PC platform.
DVDit! is used by videographers, multimedia professionals
and video enthusiasts worldwide to create high-quality
personal and professional DVD titles with ease. With
DVDit!, users are able to simply drag-and-drop video and
audio into the application, design interactive menus and
record the final content to DVD+RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM
or CD-R/RW. And with over a million units shipped, DVDit!
has become the world standard software for DVD
authoring.