Release Issued by Roxio:
Latest version of Award-winning Software Offers Fast, Easy and Reliable Way to Burn Video and Photo Slideshows to CD and DVD
February 14th, 2005 — Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions and producer of the best-selling digital media software in the world, today introduced MyDVD and Slideshow, available for the first time in Europe. The latest addition to the Roxio product line allows users to quickly and easily burn their home videos and photo slideshows to DVD and CD, and lets users share cherished memories with family and friends in the comfort of their own living room.
MyDVD and Slideshow includes the powerful ability to add motion-video menus, animated buttons, chapter points, background audio and more to create the look and feel of a real Hollywood movie. The software features optimised Direct-to-DVD™ recording, which allows users to record their content directly to DVD from a video source connected to the computer’s video input in just a few clicks. MyDVD and Slideshow is also OpenDVD-compliant, enabling previously burned DVDs to be opened, re-edited, updated with new video and photo content, and re-burned to DVD and CD. This enables an entirely new generation of DVD and CD applications, such as video diaries, compilations of family events, up-to-the-minute, customised presentations, and more.
“There is a growing demand for products that provide a simple solution for easily viewing and sharing important memories,” said Stephen Mold, European director of sales and marketing at Roxio. “MyDVD and Slideshow provides a unique, feature-packed solution that lets home users easily create DVDs of their home video and slideshows using Hollywood technology at a very attractive price.”
MyDVD and Slideshow lets home users create slideshows with up to 1,000 photos, allowing even the biggest adventures to be enjoyed on the small screen. Customised still and motion menu backgrounds can be created simply by importing personal videos and background audio to the application with a single click. Users can also add transitions, text captions and fun effects to their slideshows that will delight all ages and levels of users ― from beginner to advanced. MyDVD and Slideshow automatically adjusts the slides in a show to the length of the music background, and special easy-to-use audio tools help produce excellent-sounding results.
With the included labelling software, users can create personalised disc labels and case inserts for their CDs and DVDs, and because MyDVD and Slideshow supports most popular DVD burners and standards, there is no need to buy any additional hardware.
MyDVD and Slideshow will be available in the UK online at www.roxio.co.uk from mid-February, and from most major retail stores at the beginning of March for £29.99inc. VAT.
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