Sonic Drives Growth of European Blu-ray ProductionEnables BD Opportunities to Rapidly Expanding Group of High-end Production Facilities

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBC -- Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq: SNIC), today announced that a broad and diverse range of professional authoring facilities across Europe have recently acquired Scenarist(R) BD systems, representing a major expansion of the region's Blu-ray Disc (BD) production capacity. The newly Sonic-equipped BD-capable studios, which include premier facilities in the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, and Russia, underscore Pan-European confidence in BD as an immediate and long-term growth and profit opportunity in professional content production.

"For years Sonic has provided the technology, products and support that have enabled facilities across Europe to produce millions of DVD titles. Now, as BD has proven its appeal in the European market with significant player expansion and title sales over the last 12 months, Sonic is on-hand to provide the products and expertise our customers need as they expand their business services with BD," said Chris Neely, VP of European Operations, Sonic Solutions. "With owners of movie content eager to build on BD's momentum, Sonic has been able to tap the resulting demand for BD production capacity with products like Scenarist BD and CineVision(R) which combine proven performance and stability with a feature set tailored to the needs of the post-format-launch era. We've invested in a strong product line to make sure we're able to meet the demanding needs of our family of customers as they take advantage of this growing market opportunity."

Sonic's complete line of production systems for professional BD authoring, encoding, menu optimization, and quality assurance includes Scenarist BD Studio, an affordably priced suite of tools for BD authoring, encoding and emulation that is perfect for facilities initiating new BD services that embrace the surge in format popularity and consumer adoption.

"Sonic has always been a consistent and reliable partner. While other companies have failed to support their authoring products, Sonic has continued to provide support and given us the ability to upgrade and grow our investment thanks to its unique line of products that are tailored to meet our immediate goals and beyond," said Mariusz Zwierzchowski, owner, Heads Up in Poland. "Now that we're ready to start our BD business, Sonic is the company we trust to support us over the long term."

Some of these new Scenarist facilities include:

• Dare Post (UK)
• Fifty Fifty Post (UK)
• IBF Digital(UK)
• ITFC (UK),
• Network (UK)
• Petrol Digital Media (UK)
• Quadrille Ltd. (UK)
• Queensway Digital (UK)
• Re:fine (UK)
• Docdata/DMS (Germany)
• Think Global Multimedia (Germany)
• UMA (Germany)
• AMG (The Netherlands)
• Wonder Media (Sweden)
• Charbon Bleu (France)
• Laserfilm (Italy)
• Atlas (Turkey)
• Cat Music (Poland)
• Heads Up (Poland)
• Digital Elements (Russia)
  

Sonic will be demonstrating its complete line of BD creation solutions, workflow enhancement products and technology at IBC (Stand 7.J38), September 11th to the 15th, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

About Sonic Solutions

Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq: SNIC) is powering the digital media ecosystem through its complete range of Hollywood to Home(TM) applications, services, and technologies. Sonic's Roxio(R) products enable consumers to easily manage and enjoy personal digital media content and, through Roxio CinemaNow(R), access premium Hollywood entertainment on a broad range of connected devices. A wide array of leading technology firms, professionals, and developers rely on Sonic to bring innovative digital media functionality to next-generation devices and platforms. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.

Forward Looking Statements

This release may contain forward looking statements that are based upon current expectations, including the launch, distribution, and market acceptance of the Sonic Scenarist BD Systems. 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.

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