GreatVideo!™ Converts and Downloads DVD Video Formats to Apple TV

GreatVideo!™ v2.2 converts recorded DVD video and downloads directly into Apple iTunes™ for use on Apple TV and Video iPods™.

Kirkland, WA, 30 April 2007: Software Architects, Inc., announced the availability of GreatVideo! File Converter v2.2 for Apple Mac systems. GreatVideo! is the first and only application that provides automatic conversion of a wide variety of video formats, including recorded DVD video for optimized playback on televisions equipped with Apple TV and on Video iPods.

Powerful and Easy to Use
GreatVideo! is the first software application that automatically reads, copies and converts recorded DVD video discs and un-encrypted DVD movies to Apple iTunes™ for playback on Apple TV and Apple video iPods. The software also converts video directly into iMovie™ for fast and easy editing. Version 2.2 supports converting VOB and VR format DVD videos, for use in iTunes, iMovie and playback on Apple TV and Video iPods.

WriteDVD!^TM Pro for Windows is the one utility needed to set up, run, test & repair recordable DVD drives and media for ongoing backup, archiving and general data for temporary storage and interchange. It contains the world's first and most widely used UDF file system based DVD utility for PC's. We support more drives than any other software.

Key Features:

• “Drag & Drop” Drive Letter Interface integrated with Windows Explorer™ makes it easy to read, write or master to optical disc.
• Copy, arrange and remove files from DVD-R, DVD+R or CD-R volumes.
• Supports background formatting of CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs.
• Supports “disc at once” mastering and “track at once” mastering in a multi-session format to sequential recording discs, packet writing to CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs, and block addressable writing to DVD-RAM discs.
• Advanced, “multi-threaded” architecture allows user to run other applications while DVD-R, DVD+R, CD-R discs are being mastered in the background.
• Formats in all versions of UDF to ensure disk interchange with all desktop operating systems: UDF v1.0.2, v1.5, v2.0, v2.0.1.
• Reads and writes DVD video files in the real time recording format.
• Backup files with multi-session and multi-border writing to “write once” discs..
• Browse and access older “generations” of files that have been changed or deleted in the most recent writing session.
• Read compatible with MS Windows UDF readers for disk interchange.
• FixDVD!™ companion utility diagnoses, and repairs damaged UDF format discs; recovers files to your hard drive too.

WriteDVD!^TM sets up, runs, tests & repairs recordable DVD drives and media for ongoing backup, archiving and general data for temporary storage and interchange. It contains the world's first and most widely used UDF file system based DVD utility for PC's.

Summary of Features:

• Supports more drives than any other software including Pioneers's A03/04 super drives and Panasonic's DVD- Burner.



• Supports Dual Processor PCs(Panasonic, Prassi, VOB and other software do not.)



• Easy to Use:"drive letter/drag and drop access":
  There is no interface(unlike other applications!). WriteDVD!^TM provides a drive letter access for "drag & drop" convenience.
  
  
• For Windows, two separate drive icons clearly differentiate between rewriteable and read only modes based on the type of disk placed in the drive. Other products format it as a Compact disk. This is critical when using other applications. For example, WriteDVD!^TM is recommended by Dantz for its Retrospect back up product.
  
  
• WriteDVD's Format UDF feature is the only software that allows DVD media to be formatted in UDF versions 1.0.2, 1.5, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.50 or optional native FAT or HFS formats.



• Easily creates partitions, tests media for defects and write protects.



• Compatible disk interchange between Windows and Mac operating systems.



• Available is different languages: Eng, Fr, Gr, It, Jp and Sp



• Proven reliability - With over four years of technical collaboration with all DVD drive manufacturers and the most extensive installed base of PC users, WriteDVD! has proven itself in the labs and in the field. It is recommended by Microsoft and licensed by Hitachi, Panasonic, and Toshiba.

WriteDVD!^TM sets up, runs, tests & repairs recordable DVD drives and media for ongoing backup, archiving and general data for temporary storage and interchange. It contains the world's first and most widely used UDF file system based DVD utility for PC's.

WriteDVD! for Mac^TM now supports the new Panasonic and Hitachi DVD multi drives.

Summary of Features:

• Supports more drives than any other software including Pioneers's A03/04 super drives and Panasonic's DVD- Burner.



• Supports Dual Processor PCs(Panasonic, Prassi, VOB and other software do not.)



• Easy to Use:"drive letter/drag and drop access":
  There is no interface(unlike other applications!). WriteDVD!^TM provides a drive letter access for "drag & drop" convenience.
  
  
• For Windows, two separate drive icons clearly differentiate between rewriteable and read only modes based on the type of disk placed in the drive. Other products format it as a Compact disk. This is critical when using other applications. For example, WriteDVD!^TM is recommended by Dantz for its Retrospect back up product.
  
  
• WriteDVD's Format UDF feature is the only software that allows DVD media to be formatted in UDF versions 1.0.2, 1.5, 2.0, or 2.0.1, or optional native FAT or HFS formats.

ReadDVD! is the utility needed to access any UDF formatted media.

Read DVD!TM provides a complete read-only universal disk format (UDF) file system for use not only with DVD drives but for any drive reading UDF formatted media. With Read DVD!(TM) users can read a UDF formatted disk (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R CD-RW, HDD, Zip, CD, MO, etc.) as if it was originally formatted in standard DOS FAT, Mac HSF or ISO 9660 format.

UDF stands for Universal Disk Format and file system. (A file system is the method information on a storage device is organized, written, updated and retrieved). Originally specified for DVD, the UDF format is fast becoming the new international format standard for all types of storage devices because it can handle larger and more complicated files and it helps ensures that disks can be interchangeable with all types of computer systems, on large storage devices and consumer digital appliances.

There are currently various versions of UDF used in the market.
V1.0.2 - Basic file system as used by DVD video players (ie rental movies)
V1.5 - Support for CD-R and CD-RW drives and media
V2.0 - Support for NT streaming.
V2.0.1 - Support for Video Recording Files (ability to copy, read and delete VOR files)

The problem is that Windows and Mac operating systems cannot always read UDF files. For example, Windows 95 and NT do not provide support for reading UDF files. Win 98SE, 2000 and ME provide support for 1.02 , limited support for 1.5.0 (it doesn't handle CD-RW) and doesn't support at all V2.0 and 2.0.1 UDF files. Also, Windows UDF reader frequently has difficulty with discs formatted with Roxio proprietary version of UDF.

ReadDVD! is also designed to recognize video recording formats so you can read and copy files from your DVD video recorder on your PC.

ReadDVD! UDF Reader Supports Apple Leopard OS 10.5

Provides Broad Disk Support for Apple Mac OS 10.5, including Blu-ray Discs

Introducing ReadDVD! Universal Disk Format Reader with added support for Mac OS 10.5. ReadDVD! enables Intel and PowerPC based Apple computer systems to read a wide variety of optical disks formatted in any version of the UDF format (Universal Disc Format), including many non-compliant formats.

The First Utilities for fixing and recovering files on Removable Disks using the Universal Disk Format ("UDF")

Why Use Our Fix Utilities?

• volume could be physically damaged by scratches, dirt or other foreign matter, or by fingerprints
• incomplete or damaged UDF file structures
• non- compliant UDF file structures (the OSTA standard may not have been used when the file structure was created. For example, Roxio’s DirectCD™, BHA’s B’s Clip™ and Aplix’s PacketMan™ UDF file system utilities create a non-standard UDF format, and therefore are not interchangeable with other kinds of systems.)
• data structures altered by other software or by a system crash

The above can lead to lost data or the inability to mount the disk (inability to click on the drive letter or icon to view the contents). Our file recovery software allows you to diagnose and repair problems so the disk can be mounted and used. Even if they cannot repair the disk so it can be mounted, it can copy the files from the damaged disk to your hard drive and from there, recover your data.

The First Utilities for fixing and recovering files on Removable Disks using the Universal Disk Format ("UDF")

Why Use Our Fix Utilities?

• volume could be physically damaged by scratches, dirt or other foreign matter, or by fingerprints
• incomplete or damaged UDF file structures
• non- compliant UDF file structures (the OSTA standard may not have been used when the file structure was created. For example, Roxio’s DirectCD™, BHA’s B’s Clip™ and Aplix’s PacketMan™ UDF file system utilities create a non-standard UDF format, and therefore are not interchangeable with other kinds of systems.)
• data structures altered by other software or by a system crash

The above can lead to lost data or the inability to mount the disk (inability to click on the drive letter or icon to view the contents). Our file recovery software allows you to diagnose and repair problems so the disk can be mounted and used. Even if they cannot repair the disk so it can be mounted, it can copy the files from the damaged disk to your hard drive and from there, recover your data.

With SAI's GreatPhoto! your pictures are sure to look their best. Great Photo! can make dark photos lighter and dull photos brighter, while showing the difference in real time. You can compare multiple versions of the same image with different levels of alteration. This is simply the easiest and quickest way to improve your images for publishing.

Great Photo! is designed on making 90% of the image enhancement you do, easy, fast and fun. Why use complicated programs for simple things!
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Features

• Quickly correct image brightness, contrast, and color. SAI's patent pending VistaMax color enhancement technology gives you the fullest range of color, contrast and brightness.
• Easy to use processing controls let you adjust your image to how you like it see your changes happen in real time as you work.
• Enlarge, rotate and crop images automatically to any selected proportion and size.
• Compare versions of your enhanced image with the original, or with other versions of the image, so you know which changes look best and where to make more adjustments.
• Preview your image as clear, easy-to-see thumbnails in the Great Photo! Browser and quickly select the exact image to enhance.
• Rename, categorize and organize images the way you want for rapid access and retrieval. Save images to JPEG,TIFF and PICT formats.
• Fast image access!

With SAI's GreatPhoto! your pictures are sure to look their best. Great Photo! can make dark photos lighter and dull photos brighter, while showing the difference in real time. You can compare multiple versions of the same image with different levels of alteration. This is simply the easiest and quickest way to improve your images for publishing.

Great Photo! is designed on making 90% of the image enhancement you do, easy, fast and fun. Why use complicated programs for simple things!
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Features

• Quickly correct image brightness, contrast, and color. SAI's patent pending VistaMax color enhancement technology gives you the fullest range of color, contrast and brightness.
• Easy to use processing controls let you adjust your image to how you like it see your changes happen in real time as you work.
• Enlarge, rotate and crop images automatically to any selected proportion and size.
• Compare versions of your enhanced image with the original, or with other versions of the image, so you know which changes look best and where to make more adjustments.
• Preview your image as clear, easy-to-see thumbnails in the Great Photo! Browser and quickly select the exact image to enhance.
• Rename, categorize and organize images the way you want for rapid access and retrieval. Save images to JPEG,TIFF and PICT formats.
• Fast image access!
• Fast enhancement!

ArchivistPro™ Drive Letter Access File Recorder for MS Windows™

Hard Disk Drive Edition
Supports Dell POWERVAULT RD1000 removable hard disk drives, SATA hard disk drives and USB-2 external hard disk drives. Create a permanent record archive and backup system with the speed and simplicity of hard disk drives.

WriteUDF!™ UDF Writer for MS Windows Supports Blu-ray Disc Drives and Hard Disk Drives for Very Large File Interchange

Provides “Drag & Drop” UDF Writing to BD, Hard Disk Drives, MO and DVD-RAM Media using UDF Format, including UDF v2.5 and UDFv2.6.

WriteUDF! enables Windows users to format, read and write to block addressable disks formatted in any version of the UDF format (Universal Disc Format). This includes writing support for new Blu-ray Disc drives and external hard disk drives. The software presents the 24 Gbyte capacity re-writable discs or any capacity hard disk drive as a drive letter in Windows Explorer. Files can be written by “drag & drop” or directly from any third party application that is Win32 API compatible.

The software also supports reading VR formatted DVD-RAM and DVD-RW discs containing recorded DVD video.

Solves Common File and Disc Interchange Problems
WriteUDF! Turns an ordinary hard disk drive or removable optical disc into a data distribution medium. Files saved to a hard disk drive formatted in UDF can be mounted and read on both Mac and Windows systems and many Linux and Unix systems that include a native UDF reader. Portable hard disk drives can be used on any computer system when traveling.

WriteUDF! enables all Apple computer models to format, read and write to disks formatted in any version of the UDF format (universal disc format). This includes reading VR formatted DVD-RAM discs containing recorded DVD video, as well as data files.

The software also supports mounting and reading of recordable DVD, MO and DVD-RAM media. Users can easily, mount, copy and write non-copy protected DVD’s to a UDF formatted hard disk to create a “universal” library drive that is readable on PC’s running Windows as well as on Mac systems.

Solves Common File and Disc Interchange Problems
WriteUDF! Turns an ordinary hard disk drive into a data distribution medium. For example, files saved to a hard disk drive formatted in UDF can be mounted and read on both Mac and Windows systems and many Linux and Unix systems. Portable hard disk drives can be used on any computer system when traveling. UDF has been used for years on MO and recordable DVD as a reliable transport medium for distributing files to other computer systems.