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Contents : SONIC Sonic Scenarist BD brings Scenarist's proven performance and reliability to the Blu-ray Disc format providing a comprehensive professional BD creation solution for the next generation of optical media. Offering maximum playback compatibility and complete spec-level access to every aspect of the Blu-ray Disc specification Scenarist BD delivers unrivaled power and world-class results. INTRODUCING SCENARIST Scenarist BD is a comprehensive authoring system developed expressly to tackle the complex challenges of professional title creation for the Blu-ray Disc format. Built to the same standards of performance and reliability that have made Scenarist the worldwide leader for commercial DVD authoring Scenarist BD delivers the in-depth hands-on authoring power you need to develop highly-interactive titles that maintain maximum compatibility across the widest possible range of players. Scenarist is the only authoring solution that prepares you fully for the future of optical media positioning your facility to meet customer demand for every aspect of the Blu-ray Disc format. Scenarist's BD creation capabilities include complete support not only for HDMV (Movie Mode) but also for the advanced interactive capabilities powered by the BD-J specification. When it comes to unleashing the full power of the next-generation BD format no other commercial authoring system comes close. Built as a seamlessly-integrated suite of task-focused modules Scenarist provides maximum workflow flexibility by supporting custom-tailored configurations to meet individual facility needs. It also integrates with Sonic's Hollywoodstandard CineVisionTM encoder improving efficiency by exchanging asset metadata. And it's backed with SonicCareTM Support to ensure that questions or problems don't keep you from meeting your clients' deadlines. Developed in collaboration with the Sonic HD Authoring Alliance (HDAA) a worldwide association of top authoring houses Scenarist BD was designed with and for the professional authoring community. Whether you're delivering stunning high definition linear video or enabling complex interactivity with seamlessly-integrated BD-J applications Scenarist BD provides comprehensive specification support and unique spec-level manipulation of parameter details. With Scenarist BD you'll have both the control and the freedom to create distinctive feature-packed titles that realize the full potential of the next-generation high definition Blu-ray Disc. LEARN MORE BOOK A DEMONSTRATION AND FIND YOUR NEAREST RESELLER: WWW.SONIC.COM/GO/SCENARIST 2 K E Y F E AT U R E S Complete Network-aware Production Workgroup Scenarist BD has been designed to provide the most efficient source-to-disc BD production solution available handling every aspect of Blu-ray title creation from menu design through to encoding and authoring - all of which can be carried out on any network-connected workstation within a facility's workgroup. Full Support for BD-J Advanced Interactivity 1 Scenarist BD enables you to offer your clients all of Blu-ray's advanced interactive features to give your titles unique appeal: seamless full-color menus over video pop-up menus with sophisticated animation synchronized picture-in-picture bonus content games and built-in Internet connectivity to download additional streams share your viewing experience and enjoy the full range of BD-Live applications. BD-Live Project Management Support 1 Scenarist BD features a project management architecture designed to more efficiently enable BD-Live title development. With Scenarist you can create projects that contain multiple sub-projects which enable content to be released on-disc or as Virtual File System (VFS) updates to manage BD-Live content post-release. Scenarist's project management architecture can also be used to create multiple versions of HDMV titles within a single project to significantly accelerate production for episodic catalog or box-set edition titles. S e a m l e s s M o v i e - c e n t r i c E x p e r i e n c e - The next-generation formats offer a seamless menu-over-video experience so that you never have to leave the main feature. Streamlined Graphics and Menu Design Workflow The Scenarist Designer plug-in for Adobe Photoshop places control of graphic design firmly where it belongs in the hands of the graphic artist. Using Adobe Photoshop and Scenarist Designer the graphic artist controls every aspect of the interactive layout including button style button layout color palettes image dithering and the chosen optimization algorithms. Scenarist Designer creates a unique XML file which when imported into Scenarist BD automatically creates Interactive Graphics and Presentation Graphics Pages and Buttons including all states and animations. This unique workflow removes the need for authors to carry out any menu layout tasks and completely eradicates the possibility of layout errors. Progressive Playlist Support 1 Scenarist BD allows downloading playlists and clips from the Internet and initiating playback before the download is finished. This enables the user to receive additional or updated content after the disc has been released. The Blu-ray disc will always be "up-to-date". Integrated Emulation and Debugging Using Scenarist QC HDMV and BD-J authors are able to preview their titles without the need to burn a test disc. In addition to the audio-visual experience Scenarist QC offers tracing and debugging utilities that enable setting breakpoints tracking the status and values of registers and saving a playback log to debug even the most complicated titles. The Choice of Hollywood Scenarist's unique combination of authoring power and efficiency has made it the chosen BD creation platform of top Hollywood authoring facilities including Technicolor and GDMX. 3 Proven First-class SonicCareTM Support Sonic offers a unique level of post-sale support and training staffed by industry professionals with extensive format knowledge. Flexible Workgroup Productivity Scenarist BD's unique modular architecture is designed for custom workgroup configuration leaving facilities the choice of performing multiple tasks at a single workstation or spreading the production process over several stations - ensuring your workflow is as productive and profitable as possible. Distributed Multiplexing 1 Utilize any available computer on your network to multiplex completed projects reducing multiplexing times and enabling authoring systems to remain active and move onto the next paid job in your production queue. B l u - r a y D i s c A u t h o r i n g - Scenarist provides unrivaled access to Blu-ray Disc specification. Flexible BD-J Workflow 1 BD-J components can be created from within Scenarist BD or created elsewhere and imported allowing authors and BD-J developers to share projects and applications across development environments and workflows. Comprehensive Format Support With full support for all Blu-ray Disc Profiles - 1.0 Standard 1.1 Bonus View and 2.0 BD-Live - Scenarist BD is the only authoring system that positions your facility to comprehensively support every aspect of the next-generation Blu-ray Disc format. Comprehensive BD-J Security Support 1 Using Scenarist Safeguard - included with every Scenarist BD system - Scenarist BD offers flexible support for all security requirements required for BD-J and BD-Live including Online Certificate Support and enables integration into any BD-J creation workflow. Integrated Archive/Restore Easily move projects from one Scenarist system to another. A single project archive contains all of the original intermediate and final assets required for the project. This archive is fully portable enabling easy project collaboration with a Scenarist workgroup. Rimage Server Integration Scenarist BD features integrated support for the Rimage range of publishing systems so you can send completed projects directly to any Rimage server across the network for seamless burning labeling and publishing to BD. Sonic Committed to Your Long-term Business Success Sonic is the only BD tool provider committed to long term and on-going product development to ensure your business continues to benefit from the latest format developments and critical bug fixes. SONIC 4 S P E C I F I C AT I O N S V ideo Support AVC (H.264) Main/High Profiles Levels 3 3.1 3.2 4 and 4.1 VC-1 Advanced Profile Levels 2 and 3 MPEG-2 Primary Audio Support DTS DTS-HD High Resolution Audio DTS-HD Master Audio Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD Linear PCM - 48kHz 96kHz 192kHz (optional) - 16 bits 20 bits 24 bits per sample - 2 4 6 or 8 channels Secondary Audio Support (Picture-in-Picture) Dolby Digital Plus DTS-HD LBR Interactive Audio Support (Button Sounds and BD-J applications) Linear PCM (48kHz 16-bits mono or stereo) Still Image Support PNG (256-color .png) TIFF (.tif) JPG (.jpg) BMP (.bmp) Font Support Open Type Fonts (.otf) Subtitle Support Presentation Graphics Text subtitles Sony BDN subtitle format Menu Support (HDMV Movie Mode) Page In and Out Effects Pop-up' interactive menu graphics 'Always-on' interactive menu graphics Out-of-mux interactive graphics Animated buttons Button effects Button sounds Graphics Preparation Scenarist Designer PS (Photoshop Plug-in) Photoshop CS support Automated 8-bit graphics optimization 3 Only available in Scenarist BD Studio with the optional picture-in-picture option 1 Scenarist BD Professional with BD-J Option required 2 Audio and Subtitle stream limitations in Scenarist Studio can be removed with the optional language pack Automated PNG creation (from layered PSD files) XML export from Scenarist Designer PS to Scenarist BD Specification Support (HDMV Movie Mode) (Values in brackets are for Scenarist BD Studio) 2 Full BD Specification Support Profile Support - Standard Profile Support 1.0 - Bonus View Profile Support 1.1 - BD-Live Profile Support 2.0 Picture-in-picture Video 3 999 (50) Supported Movie Objects 9 (1) video angles 32 (3) Audio Streams 32 (5) Presentation Graphics Streams (Subtitles) 999 (50) Playitems per Playlist 32 Buttons per Button Overlap Group 256 Button Overlap Groups per page 1001 (50) Titles 2000 (50) Playlists 4096 General Purpose Registers Graphics stream support Slideshow support (MPEG-2 AVC and VC-1 still encoder included) Specification Support (BD-J) 1 BD-J API libraries for compiling BD-J code BD-J Object Creation Easily drag and drop BDJO and JAR files into Scenarist HDMV Authoring Scenarist HDMV xml support 1 BD-J title multiplexing and playback Tutorials including BD-J sample code 1 BD-J debug cycle (disc image) 1 Third-party Java IDE support 1 Full BD-J Security Support 1 - JAR file signing 1 - Key Management 1 - Permission Management 1 Content Protection AACS Support BD+ Support C O N TA C T S O N I C Sonic Solutions USA 101 Rowland Way Novato CA 94945 USA Tel: 415.893.8000 Fax: 415.893.7834 Sonic Marina Del Ray 4553 Glencoe Avenue. Suite 200. Marina Del Ray. CA 90292 Tel: 310.314.3000 Fax: 415.532.2640 Sonic Solutions Europe 22 Warwick Street London W1B 5NF UK Tel: +44.20.7437.1100 Fax: +44.20.7437.1151 Sonic Solutions Japan KK 4F Shirokane Takanawa Station Building 1-27-6 Shirokane Minato-Ku Tokyo 108-0072 Japan Phone: +81.3.5439.7171 Fax: +81.3.5439.7172 2009 Sonic Solutions. All rights reserved. Sonic Sonic Solutions the Sonic Solutions logo the Scenarist logo the CineVision logo Scenarist ExpressQC and CineVision are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by Sonic Solutions. All other names and logos are the respective property of their owners. Protected by U.S. Patents 6 065 010 and 5 812 790 and CN 95191159.7. Other patents pending.

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