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SAI ships GreatVideo!™ v1.7 Recordable DVD Video File Converter for Apple Mac OS 10.4
Software reads and converts recorded DVD Video Discs from Video Recording Format to 23 QuickTime™ compatible video file formats for use on Apple systems.

Kirkland, WA January 2, 2005 -- Software Architects, Inc., the world’s first and leading supplier of disk drive utilities that use the Universal Disk Format (UDF), announced first shipment of GreatVideo!™ DVD Video File Converter v1.7 for Apple PowerMac™ systems running OS 10.4.

Supports Reading All Types of Recordable DVD Video Formats and Media Types
GreatVideo! provides everything you need to download, convert and use video files recorded from consumer DVD Video recorders and camcorders on an Apple OS 10.4 system. Standard movie DVD discs are formatted in the “VOB” file format. When recording to DVD-R/W or DVD-RAM discs, DVD Video recorders and camcorders record live video to the Video Recording (“VR”) format, a slightly different format specified by the DVD Forum for this application. They only use the VOB format when recording to DVD-R (write once) discs.

Powerful and Easy to Use
GreatVideo! is the first and only software application that mounts, reads, copies and converts recordable VR and VOB formatted DVD discs automatically to any QuickTime™ video format for editing, authoring and mastering on a Mac 10.4 system.

GreatVideo! performs “drag & drop” conversion of VR and VOB format DVD video files to 23 industry standard video file formats, including Mpeg-4, H.264, Sorenson, Motion JPEG and many others.
VR format discs, which are not support by Mac OS 10.4, are mounted using the software’s proprietary
File system driver. Selected DVD video files are de-multiplexed into an audio file and a video file, and converted to the selected video format before being written to the user selected disk drive.

Great Video! uses QuickTime™ as a conversion platform to convert files to traditional video formats readable by most popular video editing, authoring and playing software, including Apple Final Cut Pro™ Adobe Premier™ and QuickTime Pro software.

Now Supports Dolby Audio Files
Version 1.7 now supports VR discs containing audio files compressed in Dolby AC-3, as well as the uncompressed, LPCM format audio option used on many consumer DVD recorders and camcorders.
Audio encoded in Mpeg-2 is saved in uncompressed format, making it easy to edit and use.

Advanced Features
Advanced features include selecting the compression rate, number of key frames per second, bit rate, and color as allowed by specific video formats.

Compliant with Industry Standards
GreatVideo! is compliant with DVD Forum specifications for Real Time Recording DVD Video Files (VR and VOB files), and the OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association) specifications for UDF formats. Version 1.7 supports most DVD Forum specification drives, media and formats.

System Requirements:
Supports all Apple PowerMac™ systems running Mac OS 10.3.9 or later.
256 MBytes RAM required; 512 MBytes recommended.
5 GBytes free hard disk space required.
QuickTime v5.0 or QuickTime Pro v5.0 required; v6.0 recommended.

Pricing & Availability
Price: $99.95 US. Available Now in English and Japanese language versions.

For further information, please contact:
US & Europe:
Robert Zollo
Software Architects, Inc.
Tel. (+1) 425-889-0122
Email: bobz@softarch.com

Japan & Asia:
Peter Rae
T tel. (+81) 3-5329-2337
Email: peterr@softarch.com

About Software Architects, Inc.
Software Architects, Inc. (“SAI”) is the leading developer of UDF file systems, formats and device driver technology for computers and consumer electronics devices. The company applies its software technology to address media compatibility and file interchange between a wide variety of computing and electronics devices.

Founded in 1987, the company has over 17 years of experience in developing and licensing its technology to OEM manufacturers, systems integrators and resellers in world markets. As a member of the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), the DVD Forum, Recordable DVD Council and the “Mt. Fuji Group”, SAI plays a leading role in the application of the Universal Disk Format and technology for a variety of computer and consumer applications. Visit http://www.softarch.com.

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