Visible Light Delivers First Sub-$10k Power Mac G4 DVD Authoring System

Visible Light has announced that it has begun shipping its new Macarena line of DVD authoring systems, which are based on the new Power Mac G4 series by Apple Computer. The Visible Light Macarena systems integrate the new DVDirector authoring software by Astarte GmbH, and include a hardware DVD playback device, SCSI interface, software MPEG1/MPEG2 encoder, 2/5.1 channel Dolby Digital encoder, and DVD-Video image pre-mastering software.""We have leveraged our position in the DVD marketplace to provide a veryaggressively priced line of DVD authoring systems that work right out of the box,"" says Steve Perlman, Vice President Sales and Marketing at Visible Light. ""Our customers demand high compatibility and these systems represent over a year of testing.""Available directly from Visible Light, the base Visible Light Macarena DVD authoring system is list priced at $9,995. The Macarena ""Pro"" version is list priced at $14,995, and includes a hardware MPEG1/MPEG2 encoder, hardware-assisted Quicktime transcoder, and tape deck control software and hardware. Optional equipment includes the new Pioneer DVR-S201 4.7 GB DVD-Recordable drive and a wide range of DLT storage products.