DivX Enables Powerful Video Compression and High Definition Features in Roxio Toast 7

Leading Mac CD & DVD Burning Software First Third-Party Application to Support DivX 6

SAN DIEGO & NOVATO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 29, 2005–DivX, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX® video compression technology, today announced that Roxio Toast 7 from Sonic breaks new ground by becoming the first third-party software to include comprehensive support for DivX 6 and enable users to encode, decode and playback content using the latest in innovative video compression technology. Support for DivX 6 also provides Mac users with the ability for the first time to turn iMovie HD and Final Cut HD projects into true High Definition DVDs that they can enjoy in the comfort of their living room on their DivX HD-enabled DVD player. Toast 7 is the latest product from Roxio to support DivX technologies, which are also integrated into Roxio’s award-winning Easy Media Creator 7.5.

“DivX is the clear industry leader and the creator of the most widely adopted and utilized video format of its kind,” said Vito Salvaggio, vice president of product marketing, Roxio. “DivX 6 is an important part of an extremely compelling product release that’s packed with innovative features and Mac platform firsts.”

Using the latest in video compression innovations, DivX 6 is also the first choice of filmmakers who are able to output movies in a wide range of bitrates and resolutions, from those suitable to portable devices all the way up to stunning High Definition formats.

“Roxio creates great products that take advantage of DivX technology to give consumers a new kind of digital video experience,” said Kevin Hell, Chief Operating Officer at DivX, Inc., “and we are grateful for their early support of DivX 6.”

For more information on DivX 6, visit www.divx.com. To learn more about RoxioToast and other Roxio products, visit www.roxio.com.

About Roxio

Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, develops and markets the best-selling digital media software in the world. Roxio offers award-winning software products for CD/DVD burning, photo editing and video editing and has an installed base of over 150 million users. Roxio distributes its products globally through strategic partnerships with major hardware manufacturers, through leading retailers, through Internet partnerships and through direct sales at www.roxio.com.

Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC – News – https://www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital media software and provides a broad range of software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users, and technology partners. Sonic’s products range from professional DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies that are used to produce the majority of Hollywood movies released on DVD to the award-winning Roxio- and Sonic-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup applications that have become the premier solutions for consumers and business users worldwide. Sonic’s AuthorScript is the de facto standard for CD and DVD burning and formatting and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Broadcom, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.

About DivX, Inc.

DivX, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX® video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 250 million DivX software downloads. The patent-pending DivX video can acheive DVD-quality at a fraction of the size of MPEG-2/DVD files, enabling full-length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.