29th Sep 2006 15:25
Zoo Digital Group PLC29 September 2006 29 September 2006 ZOO Digital Group plc ("ZOO" or the "Company") ZOOtech ships Templated Authoring System to Early Adopter Program Participants New tool dramatically improves the process of video title production ZOOtech Ltd ("ZOOtech"), the DVD technology division of ZOO Digital Group plc,today announces the Early Adopter launch of its new Templated Authoring System(TAS). This is the third major product release by the company following DVD-EXTRASTUDIO and Menu Regionalisation and is currently being installed in 20organisations in the United States, Japan and Europe. With this new automated software solution customers are able to realizeincredible efficiencies in the creation of titles for DVD-Video and otherplatforms. During the worldwide Early Adopter rollout, ZOOtech has selected arepresentative group of studios and post production facilities to utilize thispowerful tool to quickly produce sophisticated video titles. The final versionof TAS will be available in December. TAS has been designed to accommodatecurrent and future video-based technologies. By dening templates for differentplatforms, alternative versions of the titles - such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disccan be quickly and easily created using the same system but different assetdata. Jeff Huang, Managing Director, Elektrofilm Digital Studios, Burbank commented"ZOOtech's Templated Authoring System will streamline our production process,immediately allowing us to reduce the turnaround time to our clients and toexpand the services we offer. TAS allows our organization to systematicallyproduce multiple territory versions in a single project definition, resulting inthe high quality product our customers expect from us." Stuart Green, CEO ZOO commented"The response by studios and production facilities has been superb, allowing usto be involved with real world projects early on in the development of TAS. Thehome entertainment industry is increasingly looking for productivityimprovements and savings in costs of production and TAS is able to make asignificant difference. This is a perfect time to produce and deliver tools thatprovide significant reductions in time and cost."For further information please contact: Stuart GreenChief Executive, ZOO Digital Group plc 0114 241 3700 Chris Lynch/Helen ThomasWeber Shandwick | Square Mile 020 7067 0700 Alasdair RobinsonNoble & Company Limited 0131 225 9677 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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