Roxio is unveiling the Roxio Easy Media Creator(TM) 7 at the world's premier launch pad for emerging technology, DEMO 2004, taking place in Scottsdale, Arizona. Easy Media Creator 7 suite combines full-featured photo, video, music, burning, and authoring applications for the PC.

Easy Media Creator 7 will be widely available shortly at major U.S. resellers for a suggested retail price of $99.95, and is available today at www.roxio.com. Although Easy Media Creator 7 includes the complete feature set of VideoWave 7 Professional and PhotoSuite 7 Platinum, both products will also be available separately in spring 2004 for a suggested retail price of $79.95 and $49.95, respectively.

Feature Highlights

-- New Media Manager that provides a single location for organizing, viewing, and finding all media files including photo, video, and Easy Media Creator project files
-- New Capture utility that saves time and reduces complexity by delivering a consistent workflow regardless of the media type being imported or captured or the digital device being used, including CD, DVD, scanner, video and photo cameras
-- New StoryBoard, a powerful component that provides both a simplified Storyline view, as well as a Timeline view for creating engaging slide shows with favorite photos and video clips that include transitions, narration, background music, and special effects. Also included is the Motion Pictures feature, zoom and a motion path to still photos.
-- Improved Label Creator with controls for creating disc labels and inserts in addition to an "Instant" Label Creator mode for creating disc artwork using only a couple of clicks.

Burning:

-- Backup project mode for scheduling regular data backups
-- 128 bit encryption for password protecting discs
-- Automatically archive large data files or projects across multiple CDs or DVDs
-- DVD-Video copy for easily copying non-encrypted DVD-Video
-- Speed and performance gains of 10%* (*based on internal tests against Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 and other burning applications)

Authoring:

-- Next-generation DVD Builder(R) 2.0, a full-featured authoring component for creating professional-looking DVDs, VCDs, or SVCDs with control over menus, buttons, chapters and backgrounds
-- Edit DVD Disc for customizing DVD menus and adding or removing titles from completed DVDs
-- Plug & Burn(TM) for easily creating a high-quality DVD disc from the entire contents of a DV-camcorder using two clicks, complete with Dolby Digital audio

Music:

-- Integration of Napster, providing a seamless connection to the largest catalog of online music and offering unlimited streaming for $10 per month and individual track purchases for $0.99 or less (where available)
-- Sound Editor for capturing and enhancing analog audio from LPs and cassette tapes
-- Improved audio quality and speed during conversion of tracks from Audio CDs

Photo:

-- PhotoSuite 7 Platinum offering full-featured photo editing with the perfect mix of automated editing and hands-on creative controls
-- Hundreds of customizable photo project templates
-- PhotoStitch for creating dynamic panoramas
-- Multi-photo enhance for editing a group of photos simultaneously

Video:

-- VideoWave 7 Professional, offering full-featured editing as well as automated video creation
-- Timeline editor for professional-level fine-tune timing control and the ability to manipulate up to 14 individual tracks
-- Powerful text engine with complete control over font, style, motion, path, and even lighting texture
-- Enhanced file support including DivX and Dolby Digital audio that enable users to maintain high quality video and audio
-- CineMagic(R) automated editing that produces a completed movie based on a raw video file and a music track, complete with transition effects, tempo adjustments, and beat matching