Ulead Press Release

New consumer video editing packages offer enhanced ease of use, expanded creative options and full high-definition support.

UK April 21st, 2006 – Ulead Systems Inc., a 17-year industry leader in video, image and DVD software, today announced VideoStudio® 10 and VideoStudio® 10 Plus, the newest versions of its consumer video editing and DVD authoring software. The new releases allow users of all levels to easily turn photos and video into high-quality productions for sharing on DVD, tape, the Internet or mobile devices. “With version 10, VideoStudio hasn’t changed so much as it has grown,” said Mark Wurdemann, European Marketing Manager, Ulead.  “Users new to video editing will find the software easier than ever.  Advanced users can now take advantage of multiple overlay tracks, and complete support for high-definition video.”

For the first time VideoStudio will be offered in two versions.  VideoStudio 10 gives entry-level users affordable and easy-to-use editing and authoring tools for making great home movies.  An advanced version, VideoStudio 10 Plus, delivers unique and powerful features for next generation quality and creativity.

Features and Benefits

HD Ready from Capture to Playback.
With support for high-definition capture, editing, authoring, output and playback, VideoStudio 10 Plus is the first consumer video-editing package to offer complete support for HD video.  To enable home users to edit high-definition video even on mid-range machines, VideoStudio 10 Plus incorporates Smart Proxy.  Fully transparent to users, Smart Proxy automatically converts HD video to smaller-sized proxy files that can be edited in real-time on less-powerful computers. For output, Smart Proxy refers back to the original high-definition footage so the final quality is uncompromised.

VideoStudio 10 Plus is also the first consumer video editing program to allow users to author discs in the new HD DVD format.  Users can also playback HD content using InterVideo® WinDVD® playback software, included with the Plus package.

Standard and Mobile Sharing.
Offering the industry’s broadest range of sharing options, VideoStudio 10 Plus is the only consumer video editor to provide full MPEG-4 support for sharing on popular mobile devices such as the Apple® iPod®, Sony® PSP™ and the growing number of video-enabled cell phones.  The Export to Mobile Device feature, new in VideoStudio 10 Plus, lets users choose from a selection of MPEG-4 and WMV presets and then finds connected devices.

Easier, Faster, More Intuitive.
The main VideoStudio editor features an enhanced, customizable user interface that allows users to place the preview window on the left or right side of the screen, based on 4 layout options.  The program also offers faster start-up and enhanced responsiveness when selecting or previewing video clips.

Novice users will find the Movie Wizard, with its array of automated features and templates, a friendly and accessible introduction to video editing.  The Movie Wizard features new studio-quality theme templates for standard and wide screen movies.  Users can now import still images and video clips from mobile devices and automatically apply transitions and Pan and Zoom effects. 

The DV-to-DVD Wizard™, first introduced in VideoStudio 9, now allows users to perform high-speed scans of DV tapes and save or print the resulting digests for reference.  Users are able to transfer an entire tape to DVD without scanning it first.

More Powerful Editing.
VideoStudio 10 Plus offers advanced editing features for users who are ready to take video productions to the next level.  Six overlay tracks make it possible to create multiple picture-in-picture and montage effects.

Newly enhanced with AccuCut navigation controls, VideoStudio’s Multi-Trim editor lets users quickly traverse clips and zoom in to the frame level to set precise mark-in and mark-out points.  With VideoStudio 10 Plus, the Multi-Trim editor also includes Ad-Zapper, a scanning tool that automatically detects TV commercials for easy removal.

New filters have also been added to VideoStudio 10, including two corrective video filters.  Enhance Lighting adds “fill light” to dark shots while Anti-Shake improves unsteady handheld video.  Fish Eye, a creative filter, applies rounded, bubble-like distortion to video clips.

Extra value is added to VideoStudio 10 Plus with the inclusion of WinDVD 7 Silver DVD software for high quality video and audio playback. 

Full-featured DVD Authoring.
New and unique menu styles include SmartScene menus, where project titles share a single preview area instead of appearing as separate motions buttons.  Also new are menu transitions that segue smoothly between menus and DVD content, and menu filters that allow users to create movement on static menus with animated ripples, waves or pan & zooms.

Pricing and Availability
Box versions of Ulead VideoStudio 10 and VideoStudio 10 Plus will be available in retail in the UK from early May.  Retail outlets include Amazon, PCW stores, WH Smith. Electronic download versions will be available from www.ulead.co.uk. VideoStudio 10 is priced at £39.99; VideoStudio 10 Plus is priced at £59.99 for the full version and £39.99 for upgrades from VideoStudio versions 6, 7, 8 and 9 to VideoStudio 10 Plus version.

About Ulead Systems
Ulead Systems, Inc. (TSE:2487) is a leading developer of innovative video, imaging and DVD authoring software for desktop, server, mobile and Internet platforms. As more people use digital technologies at home, school and the workplace, Ulead software empowers users of all levels with the tools to easily and affordably personalize, manage and share digital content. Ulead is a member of the DVD Forum, participates in DVD Forum Working Groups and is a general member of the HD DVD promotion group. Ulead is also a Contributor member of the Blu-ray Disc Association and serves on the BDA TEG. For more information on the company, its products and services, please visit Ulead’s Web site at www.ulead.co.uk