Sonic Solutions and RAVISENT Technologies Partner To Bring Real-Time DVD Authoring To Windows Desktop

Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that Sonic DVDit! SE, its new DVD authoring application for Windows 98 and NT, will now include RAVISENT Technologies' (Nasdaq: RVST) award-winning Software CineMaster 2000Æ software DVD player. By combining Sonic's leading edge DVD authoring and production technology with RAVISENT's proven software DVD player, Sonic DVDit! SE will offer Windows 98 and Windows NT users a complete solution for DVD creation and playback.""Sonic DVDit! has redefined the way desktop and corporate video is published,"" said Frank Wilde, President and CEO of RAVISENT Technologies, Inc. ""We are pleased that Sonic has chosen Software CineMaster 2000 for real-time proofing and DVD playback with Sonic DVDit!. We believe that this combination of technologies represents a unique solution for low-cost, high-quality desktop DVD publishing.""""RAVISENT is the acknowledged leader in providing digital video and DVD software solutions on the PC,"" said Bob Doris, President of Sonic. ""RAVISENT's CineMaster DVD player will permit us to provide a complete high-quality solution to DVDit! users who are exploring the new world of desktop DVD production.""About Sonic DVDit!Sonic Solutions' DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD multiplexing technology, DVDit! gives video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC.DVDit! is compatible with AVI video files, allowing users to incorporate virtually any video content - from DV to D1 ñ into DVDit! projects. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, building DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI file. DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, transcodes video to MPEG-2, multiplexes and formats content for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs.The first version of DVDit! to ship - DVDit! LE (Limited Edition) - is now used with some of the world's leading nonlinear video editing systems as a way to create exciting, simple-to-use DVD titles. DVDit! SE builds on this technology and is available either as an upgrade to DVDit! LE users or for purchase as a separate product. DVDit! SE offers additional functionality to that available in DVDit! LE including multiple menus and integrated MPEG-2 software transcoding from AVI files.Sonic has also announced DVDit! PE (Professional Edition), which will build on DVDit! SE, adding features previously found only on authoring systems costing five to ten times as much including: multi-angle video, multiple audio streams, motion-video menus and an integrated timeline for easy video and audio editing. Sonic has also added integrated DVD-R support into all versions.Sonic DVDit! LE began shipping in August of this year. Sonic DVDit! SE, with a suggested U.S. list price of $499, will be shipping in early December and is currently available to purchase at the Sonic DVDit! Webstore (http://store.dvdit.com). Sonic DVDit! PE adds a rich set of features to the elegantly straightforward DVDit! SE user interface, making professional DVD production approachable in a way never before possible. DVDit! PE will carry a suggested retail price of $2,999 and is scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2000.About RAVISENT Software CineMaster 2000RAVISENT's Software CineMaster 2000 represents the highest-quality DVD playback experience available in a software-only solution. Software CineMaster 2000 is noticeably superior to other software DVD products, showing full-frame-rate video with no frame drops in amazing clarity and detail. Other key features include full Microsoft Directshow support for Windows 98 and complete DVD-Video specification support including multi-angle video, multiple language audio and subtitles and interactive menus.About RAVISENT Technologies, Inc.RAVISENT is driving the digital entertainment revolution with an integrated suite of innovative digital video and audio products for PC and consumer electronics manufacturers. RAVISENT enables the convergence of personal computer and consumer electronics devices through software and hardware products designed around a unique, modular software architecture that provides a consistent look and feel across technology platforms. Combining outstanding on-screen quality with high overall system performance and integration, RAVISENT provides flexible and cost-effective solutions to a spectrum of partners in the PC-OEM, CE-OEM and semiconductor markets, including Acer, Compaq, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Micron, Fujitsu, Packard Bell/NEC, Quantex, Sony, Tottori-Sanyo, Vestel, Yamaha, ATI Technologies, C-Cube, and ST Microelectronics. Founded in 1994, RAVISENT is headquartered in Pennsylvania and has offices in the Silicon Valley, Seattle, Germany and Japan. Information about RAVISENT can be found on the World Wide Web at www.ravisent.com. For additional information, contact Lori Crenny, RAVISENT Technologies Inc., Tel: 610 408 7494, Email: lcrenny@ravisent.com.About Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC)Based in Marin County, California, Sonic Solutions designs and manufactures DVD publishing and audio editing systems used by video, audio and multimedia professionals around the world. Sonic's product lines include DVD Creator, the leading system for producing DVD titles; DVD Fusion, the first DVD publishing system designed for non-linear video editors; DVDit!, the easiest way to publish on DVD and the first DVD publishing application for consumers; and SonicStudio HD, the leading digital audio workstation to prepare recorded sound for release on DVD and CD. Sonic is a leader in advancing DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technology and is a full voting-member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. Sonic Solutions can be contacted on the Web at www.sonic.com.

For more information, contact Sonic Solutions, Paul Lefebvre, 415 893 8000, paul_lefebvre@sonic.com.