Avid DVD by SONIC™

Enjoy expert DVD authoring without the steep learning curve. Developed expressly for Avid by Sonic Solutions, the leader in DVD creation software, Avid DVD allows you to create distinctive, interactive DVDs with advanced menus and navigation –all within a simple point-and-click user experience. Along with tight Avid Xpress Pro integration, Avid DVD features MetaSync integration, providing a complete end-to-end workflow with the perfect balance of speed, flexibility, and power.

Advanced authoring features in Avid DVD include support for Sonic’s OpenDVD® technology that allows finished DVDs to be edited without having to access the original source files, as well as Sonic’s JumpAnywhere™ technology that provides an easy point-and-click authoring experience to create exciting DVD interactivity. Users can create extensive DVD playlists with Avid DVD’s Playlist Manager, featuring up to 60,000 individual links, and can deliver them to DVD-recordable via Avid DVD’s WriteDirect™ single-step formatting technology for massive time savings.

• Integration with Avid Xpress Pro - Powerful metadata tools within Avid Xpress Pro enable easy creation of DVD chapters, thumbnails and subtitles directly on the Avid Xpress Pro timeline.
• Open DVD - Allows users to change DVD content without requiring re-authoring from scratch, making DVD an even more suitable medium for client approvals.
• Advanced authoring made easy - Features such as JumpAnywhere remove the science and expertise typically required to create complex titles
• Advanced mastering - Full support for 24p and mixed 16:9/4:3 projects
• Avid Xpress Studio creation of DVD assets - Use Studio applications for 3D buttons and menu animations, animated backgrounds, professional music creation, advanced encoding, and more