Ulead Announces Release of DVD Workshop 2

''I am confident that this new version of Workshop offers the same advanced DVD features, but without the complexity found in other applications in its class. With these new additions, Workshop is the ideal tool for anyone--whether they work in video production, corporate marketing or entertainment--to make sophisticated DVDs.'' Said Brian Hoffman, DVD product manager, Ulead Systems, North America.

DVD Workshop 2 contains professional DVD authoring features like eight multiple audio and 32 subtitle tracks for DVDs with multiple languages, music tracks, commentaries, subtitles, programming, and other messaging. It includes a library of theme-based menu templates and high-quality background images, buttons, frames and other objects. An enhanced chapter thumbnail feature lets users design irregular-shaped edge masks, rotate buttons with images or video content, and buttons that appear with a mouse-over. In addtion users can import graphics from other editing programs, including UFO, PNG and layered PSD file formats, among others.

DVD Workshop 2 lets users alternate music, languages, and commentaries in DVD projects with multiple audio and subtitle tracks. The new version offers copyright protection for Macrovision and CSS formats, and region coding for control over which geographic region can view DVD titles. The software works with all DVD and CD writers (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, CD-R/-RW) to create DVD, VCD, and SVCD video formats without additional burning software.

Workshop 2 will hit the shelves in January at a cost of $495. DVD Workshop users can upgrade to DVD Workshop 2 for $199.