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Titolo: SACD Software Production Moves Into Network Age

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Super Audio CD Software Production Moves Into Network Age May 19, 2006
Paris, 20 May 2006 – Illustrating its strong on-going support for
Super Audio CD, Sony has announced the introduction of a major new
cutting master format which will simplify and speed up the production
of Super Audio CDs, as well as significantly decreasing costs
associated with the mastering process. Sony and Philips engineers have
developed the new Unified Cutting Master Format (UCMF) as a file-based
cutting master format, similar to DDP for CD.
Until now, Super Audio CD production has been a tape-based process,
but UCMF is not media dependent, so cutting masters can be created,
stored and transported as digital files over a network and archived to
optical disc.
Yushi Igarashi, General Manager, Super Audio CD Project, Sony
Corporation Audio Business Group believes that UCMF is a strategically
important development within Super Audio CD’s evolution. “UCMF has the
ability to revolutionise Super Audio CD production,” stated Igarashi.
“Super Audio CD production time and cost will be reduced, while
cutting master reliability and production efficiency will be much
improved.” Sony reports that its disc replication factories in
Anif/Austria and Shizuoka/Japan, and its Super Audio CD production
studio in Nogizaka/Tokyo have completed the transition to become UCMF
ready. Also, its replication plant in Terra Haute/USA, as well as
production studios in New York and in Hong Kong will become UCMF ready
within the next three months.
As part of its UCMF development process, Sony has been working closely
with a number of specialist Super Audio CD production studios,
including Netherlands-based BK Audio. Owner and founder of BK Audio,
Bastiaan Kuijt, believes that UCMF is a big progression, which will
make life much easier for a wide range of production facilities. 
Having worked with the beta/prototype software for over 12 months,
Kuijt is clear on the advantages that this new file-based workflow
provides. “It is a great step forward, moving from a tape to
file-based format, enabling you to choose the delivery format – DVD-R,
Blu-ray, FTP or whatever,” explained Bastiaan Kuijt. “Burning a Super
Audio CD Cutting Master to a DVD is much quicker and more convenient
than with AIT tape. With UCMF, managing and archiving the master
becomes simple and cheap.”
Strong Super Audio CD support from Sony
The introduction of UCMF is another indication of Sony’s strong
on-going commitment to Super Audio CD. It comes on the back of
announcements of many new Sony Super Audio CD models this year from
competitively priced models, which target the large CD player market
with features such as massively increased audio resolution and
fidelity, up to audiophile component players and Home Theatre systems.
A particular focus for Sony this year is the scheduled launch of
PlayStation 3 in November, which will feature Super Audio -CD
playback. Currently, more than 13 million Super Audio CD compatible
players are in circulation worldwide and this figure will grow
exponentially once the first Super Audio CD compatible PlayStation
systems become available.
“UCMF is the most cost and time effective product for Super Audio CD
from Sony and Philips and is another indication of our commitment to
this exciting audio technology at every stage from the recording
studio through to music lovers’ homes,” emphasised Yushi Igarashi. 
For more technical information on UCMF, please visit:
http://www.licensing.philips.com/information/sacd/documents1061.html
Source: Sony Corporation, Audio Business Group 
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Il comunismo non sarà né un sistema economico né un sistema
politico: sarà anche una follia, un'aberrazione temporanea che prima o
poi sparirà dalla Terra perché contrario alla natura umana. Ok.
Però, cazzo, hanno vinto le elezioni in Italia. Porca troia!
George W. Bush e Silvio Berlusconi - Aprile 2006