This configuration guide is intended to help you configure your Sonic Scenarist system using approved computer hardware and peripherals. It provides the latest information on supported and recommended peripherals and supersedes any previous information you may have. Please read it carefully before purchasing any hardware and contact Sonic or a Sonic representative if you have any questions. Important! Please note that the requirements for Blu-ray Disc creation differ to those for DVD-Video systems.
Scenarist BD - Supported Configurations...... page 2 Scenarist SD - Minimum Requirements..... page 3 Scenarist SD - Recommended Configurations..... page 3 Recommended Graphics Cards....... page 3 Recommended Storage....... page 3

MORE INFORMATION

If you are considering purchasing Scenarist and have some pre-sales questions please contact your nearest Sonic representative or Sonic reseller: U.S.A. and Canada Europe, Middle East, & Africa Central & Latin America Pacific Rim Maria Tsilimidos - maria_tsilimidos@sonic.com. Tel: +1.818.823.4027 Terry Marshall - terry_marshall@sonic.com. Tel: +1.818.357.7825 Chris Neely - chris_neely@sonic.com. Tel: +44.20.7437.1100 Terry Marshall - terry_marshall@sonic.com. Tel: +1.818.357.7825 Terry Marshall - terry_marshall@sonic.com. Tel: +1.818.357.7825
You can find your nearest Sonic reseller using our online reseller locator: www.sonic.com/resellers/locate

SCENARIST SUPPORT

If you have recently purchased Scenarist and have questions regarding installation or system configuration, you can contact Sonics product specialists on the Web or by phone: Web Support Phone Support (Europe) Phone Support International http://support.sonic.com +44.20.7437.1100 +1.415.893.7000
Phone Support (U.S.A. & Canada)1.888.SONIC.97 (888.766.4297)
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SCENARIST BD - SUPPORTED CONFIGURATIONS
The CPUs listed below are required for use with Scenarist BD (Blu-ray Disc creation): Hewlett Packard xw8600 Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2 or 3, 32-bit 2 x Intel Xeon Quad-Core E5450 processor (3.00 GHz, 2 x 6 MB L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB) 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Series Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Apple QuickTime 7 CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Monitor with minimum 1600x1200 screen resolution (1920x1200 recommended) and 32-bit color support 300 MB of hard drive space on system drive for Sonic application and related files USB port for security dongle Apple Mac Pro Windows XP Professional running under Boot Camp, Service Pack 2 or 3, 32-bit 2 x Intel Xeon Quad-Core processor (3.00 GHz, 2 x 6 MB L2 cache, 1600 MHz FSB) 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Series Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Apple QuickTime 7 CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Monitor with minimum 1600x1200 screen resolution (1920x1200 recommended) and 32-bit color support 300 MB of hard drive space on system drive for Sonic application and related files USB port for security dongle The CPUs listed below are also supported for use with Scenarist BD but are no longer available: Hewlett Packard xwx Dual-core Intel Xeon processor 5160 3.0 GHz with 4MB L2 cache 1333 MHz front side bus Recommended Option: 2 x Quad-core Intel Xeon processor 5355 2.66 GHz with 4 x 2MB L2 cache 1333 MHz front side bus 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Hewlett Packard xwx Dual core 2.2 GHz AMD 275 Opteron processor with AMD64 Technology. Recommended Option: 2 x Dual core 2.2 GHz AMD 275 Opteron processors with AMD64Technology 1 GHz AMD HyperTransport Bus 2 GB of RAM per processor (up to 4 GB recommended)
SCENARIST SD - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements listed below are for Scenarist SD (Standard Definition DVD-Video creation): Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2 or 3, 32-bit 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Series Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Apple QuickTime 7 CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Monitor with minimum 1600x1200 screen resolution (1920x1200 recommended) and 32-bit color support 300 MB of hard drive space on system drive for Sonic application and related files USB port for security dongle
RECOMMENDED GRAPHICS CARDS
The graphics cards listed below are recommended for use with Scenarist: Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Scenarist BD Recommended Scenarist SD Required Information www.nvidia.com

RECOMMENDED STORAGE

Local Raid array for uncompressed capture storage with the following minimum requirements: 8 or more u320 drives, 10,000 rpm and software striped as Raid 0 or Raid 5 Controlled via Ultra 320 SCSI Card (PCI or onboard) or Fiber-channel interface with a 4Gb bandwidth Note that this information is based on Sonics own configuration testing and experience. This should be seen as complimentary to further advice from your chosen Raid and Capture system manufacturer, in addition to your local Sonic representative.
Please note that this document supersedes all previous versions and content is subject to change without notice. 2009 Sonic Solutions. All rights reserved. Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic Solutions logo, the CineVision logo, CineVision, and ExpressQC are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by Sonic Solutions. All other names and logos are the respective property of their owners. This software is protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of any portion is prohibited by law. Protected by U.S. Patent 5,812,790. Other patents pending. Pricing and specifications subject to change without notice.

Version 4

Sonic Scenarist 4 brings Scenarists proven performance and reliability to Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, providing a comprehensive, professional authoring solution for the next generation of optical media. Offering maximum playback compatibility and complete cell-level control for both standard content and advanced interactivity, Scenarist 4 delivers unrivaled power and world-class results.

INTRODUCING SCENARIST 4

Scenarist 4 is a comprehensive authoring system developed expressly to tackle the complex challenges of professional title creation for both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. Built to the same standards of performance and reliability that have made Scenarist the worldwide leader for commercial DVD authoring, Scenarist 4 delivers the in-depth, hands-on authoring power you need to develop highly-interactive titles that maintain maximum compatibility across the widest possible range of players.
Scenarist is the only authoring solution that prepares you fully for the future of optical media, positioning your facility to meet customer demand for both Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD. Scenarist 4's BD capabilities include complete support not only for HDMV (Movie Mode), but also for advanced interactive capabilities powered by the BD-J specification. For HD DVD, meanwhile, Scenarist 4 handles authoring for both Standard Content and iHD-enabled Advanced Content. When it comes to unleashing the full power of the next-generation formats, no other commercial authoring system comes close.
Built as a seamlessly-integrated suite of task-focused modules, Scenarist provides maximum workflow flexibility by supporting custom-tailored configurations to meet individual facility needs. It also integrates with Sonic's Hollywood-standard CineVision encoder, improving efficiency by exchanging asset metadata. And it's backed with SonicCare Support to ensure that questions or problems don't keep you from meeting your clients' deadlines.
Developed in collaboration with the Sonic HD Authoring Alliance (HDAA), a worldwide association of top authoring houses, Scenarist 4 was designed with and for the professional authoring community. Whether you're delivering stunning high definition linear video or enabling complex interactivity with seamlessly-integrated BD-J or iHD applications, Scenarist 4 provides comprehensive specification support and unique cell-level manipulation of parameter details. With Scenarist 4, you'll have both the control and the freedom to create distinctive, feature-packed titles that realize the full potential of the next-generation high definition formats.
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K E Y F E AT U R E S

Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD Support With comprehensive support for both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, Scenarist 4 delivers unrivaled versatility, positioning your facility for both next-generation formats. Extensive Parameter Legalization Scenarist's built-in HD DVD legalization engine checks and double-checks every aspect of your title as you author, from the assets you import to the command sequences you generate. No other HD DVD authoring tool provides the same level of reassurance and player compatibility.
Advanced Interactivity Scenarist 4 goes beyond standard content authoring, enabling the advanced interactive capabilities that give BD and HD DVD their unique appeal, including seamless menus over video, synchronized picture-in-picture bonus content, and built-in Internet connectivity.
StreamData Integration Exchange key workgroup metadata including chapter-point information and the server location of encoded media for unsurpassed integration with Sonic's CineVision encoder.

Proven Sonic Quality Reliability and usability have made Sonic's Scenarist systems the clear choice of high-end authoring facilities around the globe, used to create the vast majority of the world's commercially-released DVDs. Scenarist 4 brings Sonic's proven strengths to HD.
Hands-on Control Scenarist 4's direct, cell-level authoring technology lets you take charge of the details with complete control over every aspect of your Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD titles.
Designed with the Industry, for the Industry Flexible Workgroup Productivity Scenarist 4's unique modular architecture is designed for custom workgroup configuration. You can perform multiple tasks at a single workstation or spread your process over several stations, ensuring a workflow that is as productive and profitable as possible. Scenarist 4 was developed in collaboration with the HD Authoring Alliance (HDAA), the worldwide association of top DVD authoring houses dedicated to facilitating the rollout of titles for the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats.
Built-in Graphics Editors Scenarist 4's built-in Presentation and Interactive Graphics Editors offer powerful, convenient creation of pop-up menus, multi-page menus, and dynamic interactive content for BD. Scenarist 4 also includes the Scenarist Designer PS Plug-in for fast and efficient creation of BD menu assets in Adobe Photoshop .
SonicCare Support Sonic's highly-qualified team of product specialists provide unmatched expert support for professional users. Fighting down-time with timely answers and thorough service, SonicCare helps keep you on target for on-time delivery.

Advanced Interactivity

Scenarist unlocks the Advanced Interactive capabilities of the nextgeneration formats enabling a wealth of compelling interactive features including script-to-screen and interactive picture galleries.
Seamless Movie-centric Experience
The next-generation formats offer a seamless menu-over-video experience so that you never have to leave the main feature.

Blu-ray Disc Authoring

Scenarist provides unrivaled access to the HDMV Blu-ray Disc specification.
HD DVD Advanced Content Authoring
Scenarist's unique Advanced Content Timeline enables you to accurately position Advanced Content Applications and track the status of the player buffer to ensure flawless playback.
S P E C I F I C AT I O N S
Blu-ray Disc Authoring Specifications
V ideo Codec Support AVC (H.264) Main/High Profiles, Levels 3, 3.1, 3.2, 4, and 4.1; VC-1 Advanced Profile, Levels 2 and 3; MPEG-2

1001 Titles 2000 Playlists 4096 GPR Registers Graphics stream support Slideshow support (MPEG-2 still encoder included)
Audio Codec Support DTS , DTS-HD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Linear PCM (WAV 48kHz, 16-bit)
Specification Support: BD-J BD-J Object placeholder creation BD-J Object Export 1 BD-J placeholder creation 1
Still Image Support PNG (256-color,.png), TIFF (.tif), JPG (.jpg), BMP (.bmp)
JAR placeholder creation 1 XML BD-J Title importing (exported from Scenarist BD-J) 1 Scenarist HDMV XML support 1
Font Support Open Type Fonts (.oft)
BD-J title multiplexing and emulation 1 Sample code templates 1 JAR file signing 1
Subtitle Support Presentation graphics, Text subtitles, Sony BND subtitle format
BD-J debug cycle (disc image) 1 Third-party Java IDE support 1 Built-in Xlet validation 1
Menu Support: HDMV Movie Mode Page in and out effects Pop-up interactive menu graphics Always-on interactive menu graphics Out-of-mux interactive graphics Animated buttons Button effects Button sounds
Xlet to JAR conversion 1 BD-J titles export 1
Content Protection AACS Support
BD-ROM Simulation and Emulation HDMV Emulation BD-J Emulation
Graphics Preparation Scenarist Designer PS (Photoshop Plug-in) Photoshop CS support Automated 8-bit graphics optimization Automated PNG creation (from layered Photoshop files) XML export to Scenarist
MPEG-2 video support Audio support 9 video angles Subtitle text support Chapter navigation Button sound support Graphics stream support
Specification Support: HDMV Movie Mode BD Specification 1.0 Support Profile 1 Support 999 Supported Movie Objects 9 video angles 999 Play items per Playlist 32 Button States per Button Overlap Group 256 Button Overlap Groups per page
Output Options Sony CMF (Cutting Master Format)
Scenarist BD-J authoring option required
HD DVD Authoring Specifications
V ideo Support Supported codecs: AVC (H.264) Main/High Profiles, Levels 3, 3.1, 3.2, 4, and 4.1; VC-1 Advanced Profile, Levels 2 and 3; MPEG-2 Main Profile, Levels Main and High Supported resolutions: 1920 x 1080 (HD), 1440 x 1080 (HD), 1280 x 1080 (HD), 1280 x 720 (HD), 720 x 480 (SD), 704 x 480 (SD), 352 x 480 (SD), 352 x 240 (SD), 720 x 576 (SD), 704 x 576 (SD), 352 x 576 (SD), 352 x 288 (SD) Supported frame rates: 25 fps, 29.97 fps, 50 fps 3, 59.94 fps 3 Supported aspect ratios: 16:9, 4:3 (Pan Scan) 4, 4:3 4
GPRM bitwise operation support Conditional navigations based on GPRM value Access and control over resume command and permission Chapter point insertion Drag-and-drop chapter positioning Timeline scrubbing support StreamData support (import chapter points directly from Sonic CineVision ) Video trimming Audio and subtitle sync control Seamless layer break control Complete user operation control (enable/disable remote control buttons)
Audio Support Supported codecs: DTS 1, DTS-HD 1, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Linear PCM (WAV 48kHz, 16-bit) 1, MPEG-1 1, MPEG-Supported sampling frequencies: 48 kHz, 96 kHz 5, 192 kHz 5 Supported bit depths: 16-bit, 20-bit 5, 24-bit 5 Supported channel configurations: 2.0, 5.1, 7.1 5, 10.2 5

Set audio and subpicture stream availability per title Parental block support Subtitle Support Subtitle script and images support Manually type subtitles Closed Caption (Line 21) support Menu Support
User Interface Features Drag-and-drop HD DVD authoring Timeline title track Drag-and-drop command authoring 1 Tree view project overview Copy and paste command scripts 1 Copy and paste PGC and button commands 1
Virtually unlimited number of menus per disc 48 buttons per menu 8 commands per button Still menu support (with or without audio) Motion menu support 256-color menu buttons Delayed button start Early button end
Specification Support: HD DVD Standard Content HD DVD Standard Content Specification 1.0 Support Video track support Slide Show support Still Show support 8 audio streams per video angle 32 subpicture streams per video angle Support for 9 video angles Seamless and non-seamless multi-angle support 511 Video Title Sets per disc 511 titles per disc 1023 commands per PGC 8 commands per cell Seamless cell command execution Access to all 64 16-bit General Parameter Registers (GPRMs) Comprehensive scripting support
Forced selection button control Forced activated button control Navigation timeout Numerical key selection control Button number offset control Layered Photoshop file support
Specification Support: HD DVD Advanced Content HD DVD Advanced Content Specification 1.0 Support 999 Titles per project 1 EVOB per title 1 main video angle 8 main audio streams 1 sub video stream 8 sub audio streams 1 advanced stream containing up to 299 application tracks,
299 application clips, unlimited application resource tracks, and unlimited resource clips 32 advanced subtitle tracks containing up to 299 advanced subtitle clips, unlimited advanced subtitle resource tracks, and unlimited advanced subtitle resource clips 99 title resource tracks containing up to 99 title resource clips File cache loading monitor Chapter point insertion Stream language setting Advanced Content Application Support Advanced Subtitle Manifest Markup Style Animated Styles Script Font Supported image formats: JPEG, PNG, MNG, Capture Image Format (CIF) Audio effects Secondary E-VOB and TMAP Pre-archived Content HD DVD-R/RW DLT
Simulation and Emulation Standard Content Non-multiplexed software simulation Multiplexed hardware emulation Skip to next command (for command script debugging) Audio stream switching Subtitle stream switching Player language support GPRM and SPRM status display User operation simulation HD-SDI output to external video monitor (requires NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 SDI GPU, not included) Advanced Content Multiplexed software emulation of HD DVD Advanced Content Volumes Audio stream switching Subtitle stream switching HD-SDI output to external video monitor (requires NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 SDI GPU, not included)

Standard Content authoring only Advanced Content authoring only HD resolutions only SD resolutions only Codec dependent Using Scenarist Standard Content Authoring
Output Options Built-in project legalization Enhanced HD DVD creation (include ROM data) Manually control physical positioning of content on disc Dual layer support 1 Layer break position control

C O N TA C T I N F O

Sonic Solutions USA
101 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945, USA Tel: 415.893.8000 Fax: 415.893.7834
Opposite (OTP) and Parallel (PTP) track path support 1 Jacket Picture support 1 Text Data support 1 HD DVD Volume HD DVD Disc Image

Sonic Solutions Burbank

3500 West Olive Avenue, Suite 730, Burbank, CA 91505, USA Tel: 818.823.4000
PlantDirect Image 6 Category 3 Disc Output 6 Device Support Dual Layer Drive Support (DVD+R9) DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW CD-R/RW

Sonic Solutions Europe

22 Warwick Street, London, W1B 5NF, UK Tel: +44.20.7437.1100 Fax: +44.20.7437.1151

Sonic Solutions Japan KK

4F Shirokane Takanawa Station Building, 1-27-6 Shirokane, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108-0072, Japan Phone: +81.3.5439.7171 Fax: +81.3.5439.7172
2006 Sonic Solutions. All rights reserved. Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic Solutions logo, the Scenarist logo, the CineVision logo, Scenarist, ExpressQC, PlantDirect and CineVision are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by Sonic Solutions. All other names and logos are the respective property of their owners. Protected by U.S. Patents 6,065,010 and 5,812,790, and CN 95191159.7. Other patents pending.