HDAA
High Definition Authoring Alliance
Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software with long-standing ties to the Hollywood studios and the consumer electronics industry, announced in Summer 2005 the creation of HDAA, which includes more than 25 of the industry's top DVD authoring houses worldwide. The charter of the alliance is to help increase momentum for the successful introduction of the new DVD formats, and ensure timely availability of quality titles by providing members with exclusive access to key information, HD-enabled tools, and comprehensive training.
The HDAA will help authoring houses develop new titles based on the high definition HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) formats and take full advantage of the formats' new interactive capabilities. HDAA members will participate in group meetings, special events and technical seminars with Sonic engineers who are involved in defining the new standards to exchange information, contribute ideas and discuss the practicalities of HD title development. HDAA members will also have early access to Sonic's toolset for the new formats, which are the first available solutions to address all aspects of authoring for complex-interactive HD titles.
The HDAA is a Sonic-sponsored association of top authoring houses worldwide. The HDAA is dedicated to accelerating the development of the authoring skills, capacity, and technological infrastructure required to support rapid adoption of HD DVD and BD high definition optical disc formats. HDAA activities, including training and seminars, are focussed in three geographical centres: Burbank, California for the Americas, London, England for Europe, and Tokyo, Japan for Asia. The group currently has over twenty members. For more information on the HDDA contact Sonic a HDAA_info@sonic.com.