Sony Pictures Digital Networks to Showcase Complete Line of Media Software Products at CES 2004
The Sony Media Software line is comprised of the award-winning desktop software products acquired from Sonic Foundry this past summer which include Sound Forge®, Vegas, Vegas + DVD and ACID Pro software, Loops for ACID loop libraries and consumer favorites, Sony Screenblast Movie Studio and Sony Screenblast ACID software. Sony Electronics’ Broadcast and Production Systems Division recently announced plans to manage the sales and distribution of the product line for the U.S. professional audio and video market.
“The comprehensive product line that we are showcasing at CES 2004, which includes the fully-integrated line of former Sonic Foundry products and the existing Screenblast consumer line, provides content creators, from beginner to pro, the most complete selection of video and audio editing software on the market,” said Steve Banfield, senior vice president of technology, Sony Pictures Digital Networks. “Sony now provides an all-encompassing solution for content creation, editing and delivery.”
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Sony Pictures Digital’s presence at CES 2004 will begin with two special media-only events including Digital Experience at the Mirage Hotel on Wednesday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m. and ShowStoppers at the Venetian Hotel on Thursday, January 8, at 6:30 p.m.
During exhibit hours at the show, attendees can get a close look at the media software products in the Las Vegas Convention Center at the Sony booth, located in meeting room N109.
The Sony Pictures Digital Media Software Solutions featured at CES include:
Vegas 4.0: Vegas 4.0 software has become the new professional choice for video editing, audio production, compositing and encoding on the PC platform. With its unique interface and powerful production tools, Vegas software provides a complete solution for digital video production, audio recording and editing, streaming content creation, and surround sound mixing.
Vegas + DVD: Vegas + DVD production studio provides all of the advanced editing features of Vegas 4.0 editing software, but also includes DVD Architect, Sony Pictures Digital’s new DVD authoring application and a Dolby Digital AC-3 encoder. DVD Architect provides an extensive set of tools for developing dynamic menu-based DVDs, music compilations, movies and slideshow presentations. It’s a complete, integrated solution for editing, 5.1 surround mixing and DVD production.
Sound Forge 7.0: Sound Forge software is the award-winning two-track digital audio editor from Sony Pictures Digital that includes a powerful set of audio processes, tools, and effects for recording and manipulating digital media. This industry-standard application is the professional’s choice for audio editing, audio recording, effects processing, streaming content creation, and more.
ACID Pro 4.0: ACID Pro software is the often-imitated, original loop-based music creation program for the PC. This powerful, award-winning professional tool allows you to create and produce your own music for audio production, multimedia projects, broadcast music beds, Web sites, Flash animations and DV scoring. ACID Pro software comes with over 600 music loops specially selected from the 100+ titles in our Loops for ACID product line. This huge assortment of professionally recorded samples will have consumers creating their own royalty-free music in minutes.
Loops for ACID: The Loops for ACID line of loop libraries is the world's preeminent collection of royalty-free audio assets in terms of sound quality, sheer quantity, and musical diversity. DJs, film score composers, songwriters, and tens of thousands of producers and music lovers worldwide now enjoy the creative satisfaction of working with these sounds in the ACID software engine, and a multitude of other software and hardware tools that can import wav files.
Screenblast Movie Studio: Get the most from your camcorder or digital camera with Screenblast Movie Studio software. Screenblast Movie Studio software makes it easy to capture digital video and still images and turn your media into exciting productions. Apply professional transitions and effects, use powerful audio tools, and enhance your footage to bring out the best elements in your productions. Easy-to-use tutorials guide you step-by-step through the creative process.
Screenblast ACID 4.0: Screenblast ACID 4.0 software is an award-winning music creation program that allows anyone to instantly create songs from pre-recorded audio samples called loops. Just select the loops you want, paint them into the displayed tracks, and play them back. Screenblast ACID 4.0 software automatically adjusts all the musical elements so everything plays back together perfectly.
About Sony Pictures Digital Networks
Sony Pictures Digital Networks — a division of Sony Pictures Digital — is responsible for mobile entertainment, broadband video delivery and personal media software and services, including Sony Pictures Mobile, SoapCity and Screenblast.
The Media Software and Services division manages the following titles: Sound Forge, Vegas, CD Architect, DVD Architect, ACID Pro, Sony Screenblast Movie Studio, Sony Screenblast ACID and Batch Converter? software, Loops for ACID loop libraries and the Noise Reduction Plug-In.
Source: Sony Pictures Digital Networks
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