SAN DIEGO and BERLIN, Sept. 2
/PRNewswire/ -- DivX, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIVX), a leading digital media
company connecting people and entertainment, and Yamaha, an
international leader in audio and video products, today announced
at the IFA trade show the worldwide launch of Yamaha DivX Plus™ HD
Certified Blu-ray players. These new 3D-ready players bring the
best in visual quality and full-featured media capabilities,
enabling stunning playback of full 1080p DivX Plus HD video using
the MKV container.
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Yamaha's new line of Blu-ray players are 3D-ready and feature
universal playback (BD, SA-CD, DVD-Audio/Video, CD). The BD-S1067
will be available in Europe to
start, and Yamaha plans to launch additional DivX HD Certified
Blu-ray player models in North
America, Oceania and other areas in the future.
With DivX Plus HD technology, these Blu-ray devices will empower
consumers to enjoy their personal and Internet video collections in
the DivX format directly on their TVs. DivX makes it simple to load
and playback digital videos up to 1080p and Hollywood movies in DivX.
DivX Plus HD Certification is the premium level of certification
available from DivX, optimized for consumer electronics products
and supports the playback of all content created with DivX
software. Available on www.divx.com, DivX Plus Software allows
users to create and playback H.264 video in an .mkv file container.
DivX Plus HD Certified devices will playback all previous versions
of DivX video and DivX Plus HD video files with the .mkv file
extension and AAC audio created with third-party tools.
Known for great performance, visual quality and interoperability
on any DivX Certified® device, DivX provides consumers with a
comprehensive digital media solution supporting the majority of
high-quality Internet video on their TVs or other consumer
electronics devices. In addition, DivX also supports the secure
playback of major Hollywood titles
from major studios, and many online movie download sites now
distribute Hollywood content in
the DivX format worldwide.
"We are pleased to partner with an industry leader such as
Yamaha to add DivX Plus HD Certification to their new global
Blu-ray line," said Matt Milne,
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, DivX, Inc. "OEMs
recognize the value of DivX Plus HD Certification as a way to take
HD video to the next level at home or on the go."
"At Yamaha we are known for our unique heritage of artisanship
and technological know-how, and our partnership with DivX to
enhance our video playback capabilities reflects that commitment to
excellence," said Shuichi Esaki, AV Technology Development
Department Manager, Yamaha. "With DivX Plus HD support for MKV
video playback, our new players will transform how consumers enjoy
HD movies and Internet video."
For more information about DivX, visit www.divx.com
For more information about Yamaha, visit
www.global.yamaha.com/about/index.html
About DivX
DivX, Inc. is a leading digital media company that enables
consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind
of device. DivX creates, distributes and licenses digital video
technologies that span the "three screens" comprising today's
consumer media environment—the PC, the television and mobile
devices. Over 300 million DivX devices have shipped into the market
worldwide from leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX
also offers content providers and publishers a complete solution
for the distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content.
Driven by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of
hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video
experience to enable the digital home.
On June 2, 2010, DivX, Inc. and
Sonic Solutions announced a proposed merger transaction.
Sonic Solutions has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4
containing a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus in
connection with the proposed merger and both companies intend to
mail a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant documents to Sonic and DivX shareholders following such
time that the registration statement is declared effective by the
SEC.
About YAMAHA CORPORATION
Yamaha, founded in 1887, is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of comprehensive music instruments. Yamaha has grown
through developing a broad spectrum of businesses, including audio
and video products, electronic devices and information technology
products. In the audio and video products business fields, based on
years of know-how in construction acoustics, semiconductor
technology, and acoustic design, Yamaha offers digital home theater
systems that fully exploit Yamaha's original digital sound field
processing (DSP) technology. Yamaha is headquartered in Hamamatsu
City, Shizuoka, Japan, and its
group now has 93 sales and production subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
DivX's visibility within the investment community and the
availability of certain DivX enabled products to consumers. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause DivX's actual
results to be materially different from historical results or from
any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: the risk
that customer use of DivX technology may not grow as anticipated;
the risk that anticipated market opportunities may not materialize
at expected levels, or at all; the risk that the Company's
activities may not result in the growth of profitable revenue;
risks and uncertainties related to the maintenance and strength of
the DivX brand; risks associated with DivX's ability to penetrate
existing and new markets; risks regarding the effects of
competition; the risk of DivX's dependence on its licensees and
partners; risks related to the effect of intellectual property
rights claims; risks related to DivX's partners' ability to make
certain products available to consumers on specified timelines, or
at all; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section
of DivX's most recent report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement. DivX is providing this
information as of the date of this release and does not undertake
any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained
in this release as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Additional Information
This press release is not a solicitation of a proxy, an offer to
purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Sonic
Solutions, and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or
other filings that may be made with the SEC with respect to the
merger. In connection with the proposed merger, Sonic
Solutions has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 containing
a joint proxy statement/prospectus of Sonic Solutions and DivX.
Investors and security holders are urged to carefully read the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related joint proxy
statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by
Sonic Solutions and DivX, because they contain important
information about Sonic Solutions, DivX and the proposed
transaction, including with respect to risks and uncertainties that
could delay or prevent the completion of the transaction. Such
documents are available free of charge at the SEC website
(www.sec.gov), from Sonic Solutions and its corporate website
(www.sonic.com) or from DivX and its corporate website
(www.divx.com).
Sonic Solutions, DivX and their respective directors, executive
officers and other members of their management may be deemed to be
soliciting proxies from shareholders of Sonic Solutions or DivX in
favor of the merger. Investors and stockholders may obtain more
detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests in
the merger of persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be
considered participants in the solicitation of these shareholders
in connection with the merger by reading the joint proxy
statement/prospectus described above. Additional information about
the directors and executive officers of Sonic Solutions may be
found in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on
October 1, 2009. Additional
information about the directors and executive officers of DivX may
be found in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on
April 20, 2010. Such documents are
available free of charge at the SEC website (www.sec.gov), from
Sonic Solutions and its corporate website (www.sonic.com) or from
DivX and its corporate website (www.divx.com).
SOURCE DivX, Inc.
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