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Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), Novato, Calif., has introduced Scenarist(R) Designer PS Software Version 2.1, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that brings increased power, flexibility, and automation to the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc menu design process. Offering seamless integration with the title-creation workflow in Sonic's industry-leading Scenarist Workgroup authoring applications, Designer PS enables simultaneous format-compliant output of color- optimized menu graphics for both Blu-ray Disc (HDMV and BD-J) and HD DVD (HDi). New in version 2.1 is support for non-Scenarist-based authoring systems, which broadens the application's reach and effectiveness for graphics professionals joining the high- definition format evolution. Scenarist Designer PS 2 is available immediately through Sonic's resale channels worldwide.
"Sonic's Designer PS is a very important solution for us because it allows our graphic designers to create in the environment they know best -- Photoshop -- while ensuring single-click work output at the highest possible quality," said Jeff Huang, VP, DVD/New Media at Elektrofilm in Burbank, California. "The presets provide optimized, color-reduced results that look great and, if...