FUJITSU Chooses Sonic DVDit! for DVD Recording on PCs; DVDit! Powers Home DVD Recording on FUJITSU's FMV DESKPOWER PC — 2001 Winter, 2002 Spring Models

Business Wire, Jan 30, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2002

Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC), the leading manufacturer of DVD creation solutions, and FUJITSU LIMITED, a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace, today announced that Sonic DVDit!(R) LE is being bundled with FUJITSU's FMV DESKPOWER line of personal computers sold in Japan. By combining Sonic's award-winning DVD authoring technology with FUJITSU's high-power FMV DESKPOWER PC, video enthusiasts and consumers have an all-in-one solution for creating interactive content on DVD.

"We are extremely pleased to offer Sonic DVDit! with our new FMV DESKPOWER PC," said Kenji Hirai, Director, PC Software and Service Div. at FUJITSU LIMITED. "With their unsurpassed reputation for providing the most innovative and compatible DVD solutions, Sonic is the clear choice and we look forward to working together as we take broad scale DVD creation to the next level."

"We're delighted that FUJITSU has chosen Sonic DVDit! for its FMV DESKPOWER line of personal computers," said Mark Ely, General Manager, Desktop Business Unit, at Sonic Solutions. "We designed DVDit! to give consumers and video enthusiasts the power to make professional-looking DVDs on their desktop. By combing our software with their world-class PCs, FUJITSU is giving its users a powerful, yet easy to use, solution for creating Hollywood-quality DVDs at home."

The FUJITSU/Sonic bundle takes advantage of the advanced processing power of the FMV DESKPOWER PC to quickly convert video and audio into the formats required for DVD. Home PC users and video enthusiasts will appreciate the ability to quickly and easily record and edit video as well as add menus and additional content to their DVD projects. With its integrated DVD-RAM/R drive, FMV DESKPOWER PC users have the flexibility of burning their final DVD masterpiece to either DVD-RAM or DVD-R for set-top playback on their DVD player.

Starting at 239,800 Yen ($1,850 US), FUJITSU's FMV DESKPOWER PC is currently available in Japan.

About Sonic DVDit!

Sonic DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD formatting 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 and QuickTime video files, so that virtually any video content -- from DV to D1 -- can be incorporated into a DVDit! project. With an intuitive interface, building DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI, QuickTime or MPEG video file.

DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, multiplexes and formats content, and records to CD-R or DVD-R for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs. DVDit! can create interactive titles in DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and cDVD(TM) formats.

Sonic DVDit! has been honored with awards by many of the video industry's leading trade publications including Millimeter magazine's Tommy Award, Television Broadcast's Pick of Show, DV Magazine's Award of Excellence, a perfect score review in PC Magazine, and Authoring Product of the Year from Videomaker Magazine.

About the FMV DESKPOWER M8/1809T

The FMV DESKPOWER PC is equipped with both a CD and DVD drive for creating home movies and editing music. Its DVD-RAM/R drive is ideal for storing large amounts of data such as movies and video and the 40x read, 16x write and 10x rewrite CD-R/RW drive allows users to create their own music discs with compilations of their favorite songs. Further, the FMV DESKPOWER PC's DVD-ROM drive allows users to watch their DVD videos and listen to music.

With The FMV DESKPOWER, important video content can be recorded to DVD-R by using DVDit! LE. The recorded DVD-R can be played back on a DVD player. In addition, the FMV DESKPOWER M8/1809T supports 5.1 channel Dolby Digital. When users connect the Dolby Digital 5.1 channel amplifier and speakers to the output terminal for optical digital audio, they can enjoy their DVDs with the dynamism of a movie theater environment.

Finally, users can save their TV programs to their hard drive, eliminating the need for video tape. Approximately 25 minutes of video per GB can be recorded in High Quality Mode, 50 minutes in Standard Quality Mode and 65 minutes in Long Mode -- which means users are able to record a TV program of up to 120 minutes in duration.

Using DVD, the life of a user's video content is extended far beyond what is possible on standard analog or digital tape and the resulting DVD-Video discs can easily be shared between family and friends.

About FUJITSU Corporation

FUJITSU is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies, best-in-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide corps of systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Headquartered in Tokyo, FUJITSU LIMITED (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.48 trillion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com/.>