Sonic Introduces AuthorScript Music SDK for Online Music Providers and Audio Software Developers
NOVATO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 27, 2004 Latest Version of AuthorScript SDK for CD and DVD Burning Speeds Time to Market for Online Music Services, Drops Support Costs
Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC), the world leader in DVD and CD creation software, today announced the release of its AuthorScript(R) Music SDK. Specifically tuned to satisfy the demands of the booming online music service market, the newest version of Sonic's industry-leading Software Development Kit (SDK) for CD and DVD creation delivers over forty music-specific capabilities and includes Sonic's exclusive SilentSelect(TM) technology for instantly enabling new CD and DVD recording drives without the need for field software updates.
"The AuthorScript Music SDK is built on Sonic's industry-leading AuthorScript engine -- the most mature, robust and widely deployed of any on the market," said Jim Taylor, general manager of Sonic's Advanced Technology Group. "By integrating the AuthorScript Music SDK, online service providers can significantly reduce application development time and dramatically lower customer support costs associated with building and servicing a client application for CD and DVD music burning. With the AuthorScript Music SDK, our customers are able to improve both the consumer digital experience and their bottom line."
The AuthorScript Music SDK is based on Sonic's industry-leading DVD and CD formatting and burning technology, which has been licensed by premier application developers and PC OEMs including Adobe, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Philips, Time Warner and many others. Time Warner was the first major music service provider to rely on the AuthorScript engine to build robust burning capabilities into its music player.
With its clear API (application programmer's interface), well documented code, and intuitive architecture, the AuthorScript Music SDK allows third-party developers to integrate, test and deploy audio and music burning in their applications, typically in less than four engineer-weeks. Some key AuthorScript Music SDK features include:
-- SilentSelect(TM) technology -- Providing the industry's most comprehensive drive support, SilentSelect automatically supports new CD/DVD drives as they become available by reading and understanding their key attributes dynamically, eliminating the need to deploy costly software updates to end users.
-- Stream-to-Disc(TM) technology -- Enables direct CD burning from an incoming Internet audio stream without first staging the file to the system hard drive, increasing security for online music purchasing and burning.
-- RightSpeed(TM) technology -- Provides MMC4 detection of supported media.
-- Quadratic audio resampling -- Supports all incoming audio source sample frequencies and automatically optimizes sample rate for the appropriate output format.
-- Extensive file support -- Including MP3, AC-3, WMA, MP4, AAC, M4A and QuickTime audio.
-- Redbook audio formatting -- Creates audio CDs playable in any CD player.
-- MP3 CD support -- Creates CDs that can be played in MP3 CD players.
-- Efficiency and speed -- Writes CDs at the maximum speed the CD-R drive will allow.
-- Buffer underrun protection -- The burn process will not be interrupted by PC slowness or delays.
-- CD property display -- Displays information about sessions and tracks.
-- Joliet support -- Supports 106 file name characters including double byte characters.
-- UDF support -- Supports UDF versions 1 and 2.
-- Customizable track gaps -- Adjusts the time delay between tracks.
-- Multiple format support -- Multiple audio formats can be mixed on a single CD.
-- Disc-at-Once -- Writes multiple tracks in a single operation, then closes the disc.
-- CD text support -- Reads and writes CD text.
-- ISRC support -- Writes the International Standard Recording Code information of each track's author, country of origin, and year of production.
-- UPC support -- Writes a unique product code for identifying each song; a necessity for commercial CDs.
Available in a variety of configurations, from simple CD burning to complete Hollywood DVD creation, Sonic AuthorScript and the AuthorScript Music SDK are immediately available to music services or software developers looking to add CD and DVD burning functionality to their applications. For additional information, developers can email authorscript@sonic.com 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 mastering on recordable CDs and DVDs, music CD ripping and burning, DVR recording and timeshifting, and DVD-Video and VCD playback. 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, Microsoft, Sony and Time Warner. It is the underlying engine in Sonic's DVD applications including MyDVD(R), DVDit(R) and RecordNow(TM), which are bundled by major OEMs such as Adaptec, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Matrox, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Plextor, Pioneer, Sony, ViewSonic and many others.
AuthorScript Music SDK allows online music services and audio application developers to quickly add CD and DVD burning capabilities and other advanced features to their programs.
NOVATO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 27, 2004 Latest Version of AuthorScript SDK for CD and DVD Burning Speeds Time to Market for Online Music Services, Drops Support Costs
Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC), the world leader in DVD and CD creation software, today announced the release of its AuthorScript(R) Music SDK. Specifically tuned to satisfy the demands of the booming online music service market, the newest version of Sonic's industry-leading Software Development Kit (SDK) for CD and DVD creation delivers over forty music-specific capabilities and includes Sonic's exclusive SilentSelect(TM) technology for instantly enabling new CD and DVD recording drives without the need for field software updates.
"The AuthorScript Music SDK is built on Sonic's industry-leading AuthorScript engine -- the most mature, robust and widely deployed of any on the market," said Jim Taylor, general manager of Sonic's Advanced Technology Group. "By integrating the AuthorScript Music SDK, online service providers can significantly reduce application development time and dramatically lower customer support costs associated with building and servicing a client application for CD and DVD music burning. With the AuthorScript Music SDK, our customers are able to improve both the consumer digital experience and their bottom line."
The AuthorScript Music SDK is based on Sonic's industry-leading DVD and CD formatting and burning technology, which has been licensed by premier application developers and PC OEMs including Adobe, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Philips, Time Warner and many others. Time Warner was the first major music service provider to rely on the AuthorScript engine to build robust burning capabilities into its music player.
With its clear API (application programmer's interface), well documented code, and intuitive architecture, the AuthorScript Music SDK allows third-party developers to integrate, test and deploy audio and music burning in their applications, typically in less than four engineer-weeks. Some key AuthorScript Music SDK features include:
-- SilentSelect(TM) technology -- Providing the industry's most comprehensive drive support, SilentSelect automatically supports new CD/DVD drives as they become available by reading and understanding their key attributes dynamically, eliminating the need to deploy costly software updates to end users.
-- Stream-to-Disc(TM) technology -- Enables direct CD burning from an incoming Internet audio stream without first staging the file to the system hard drive, increasing security for online music purchasing and burning.
-- RightSpeed(TM) technology -- Provides MMC4 detection of supported media.
-- Quadratic audio resampling -- Supports all incoming audio source sample frequencies and automatically optimizes sample rate for the appropriate output format.
-- Extensive file support -- Including MP3, AC-3, WMA, MP4, AAC, M4A and QuickTime audio.
-- Redbook audio formatting -- Creates audio CDs playable in any CD player.
-- MP3 CD support -- Creates CDs that can be played in MP3 CD players.
-- Efficiency and speed -- Writes CDs at the maximum speed the CD-R drive will allow.
-- Buffer underrun protection -- The burn process will not be interrupted by PC slowness or delays.
-- CD property display -- Displays information about sessions and tracks.
-- Joliet support -- Supports 106 file name characters including double byte characters.
-- UDF support -- Supports UDF versions 1 and 2.
-- Customizable track gaps -- Adjusts the time delay between tracks.
-- Multiple format support -- Multiple audio formats can be mixed on a single CD.
-- Disc-at-Once -- Writes multiple tracks in a single operation, then closes the disc.
-- CD text support -- Reads and writes CD text.
-- ISRC support -- Writes the International Standard Recording Code information of each track's author, country of origin, and year of production.
-- UPC support -- Writes a unique product code for identifying each song; a necessity for commercial CDs.
Available in a variety of configurations, from simple CD burning to complete Hollywood DVD creation, Sonic AuthorScript and the AuthorScript Music SDK are immediately available to music services or software developers looking to add CD and DVD burning functionality to their applications. For additional information, developers can email authorscript@sonic.com 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 mastering on recordable CDs and DVDs, music CD ripping and burning, DVR recording and timeshifting, and DVD-Video and VCD playback. 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, Microsoft, Sony and Time Warner. It is the underlying engine in Sonic's DVD applications including MyDVD(R), DVDit(R) and RecordNow(TM), which are bundled by major OEMs such as Adaptec, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Matrox, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Plextor, Pioneer, Sony, ViewSonic and many others.
AuthorScript Music SDK allows online music services and audio application developers to quickly add CD and DVD burning capabilities and other advanced features to their programs.