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<p>Vancouver, Canada, April 21, 2005 -- Mireth Technology Corp. has released<br />
version 2.4 of iVCD, its easy to use VCD Burner / MPEG Encoder software<br />
that makes a VCD in just one step. Version 2.4 adds several advanced<br />
features including CPU load control, support for both Apple Disc Recording<br />
and CDR Disk At Once (cdrdao), support for hybrid video/music VCDs, aspect<br />
ratio control, Windows autorun support and iMovie HD support.</p>
<p>"iVCD leverages best of breed video and audio conversion technology,<br />
combines it with Apple's ease of use interface to provide the most<br />
comprehensive and easy to use VCD & SVCD burning software available for Mac<br />
OS X," said Donna Johnson, President of Mireth Technology.</p>
<p>iVCD is an all-in-one MPEG encoder and VCD & SVCD burner which will make a<br />
VCD from source files in just one step. This easy to use software can make<br />
a VCD, SVCD, XVCD or XSVCD. It accepts most source files - AVI, Divx,<br />
Xvid, mpg, .mov. iMovie or Quicktime movie files, converts to MPEG and<br />
burns the VCD in just one step. It supports both NTSC and PAL output<br />
formats, produces looping VCDs for tradeshow kiosks, and VCDs with menus<br />
(playback control).</p>
<p>This version of iVCD adds several advanced features requested by Mireth<br />
customers.</p>
<p>CPU Usage Control allows you to manage the amount of CPU used by iVCD<br />
during the Convert process. If you're using iVCD during the day and want<br />
to work on something else while iVCD converts video in the background, use<br />
this feature to reduce the amount of CPU used by iVCD while you use your<br />
computer for a foreground task, such as reading your email.</p>
<p>Adding support for CDR Disk At Once (cdrdao) to burn VCDs is additional<br />
support iVCD provides for drives not supported by Apple's Disc Recording<br />
APIs. Implementing this feature allowed a user who was getting consistent<br />
burn failures using Apple Disc Recording APIs under Mac OS X 10.3 to<br />
successfully make a VCD by selecting the CDR Disk At Once (cdrdao) option<br />
instead.</p>
<p>Hybrid Video / Music CDs allow users to play the music portion of the CD in<br />
a CD player, and the Video portion of the CD in a VCD player, such as a<br />
standalone DVD player or in any computer.</p>
<p>Windows Autorun support allows users to create VCDs that will Autorun under<br />
Windows, so they'll play when inserted in to a Windows CD Drive.</p>
<p>The Pixel Aspect Ratio under Expert Settings allows user to select the<br />
pixel aspect ratio. The specified frame size of the output will be<br />
adjusted to take the pixel aspect ratio of the output device into account:<br />
1:1 for computer display, 4:3 for standard television, 16:9 for<br />
widescreen television.</p>
<p>Support for iMovie HD 5 makes it easy for users to make VCDs from their<br />
iMovies, no matter what version of iMovie they use.</p>
<p>"What's really important about software development is implementing the<br />
features your customers ask for," said Robert Wiebe, VP of Research and<br />
Development. "That's what we've done and what we will continue to do."</p>
<p>The VCD video format uses ordinary recordable CD media to store movies<br />
(instead of using a DVD or a VHS tape). VCDs use the MPEG-1 format which<br />
delivers VHS quality playback and about 80 minutes of video on a CD. VCD<br />
is an ideal format for making home videos and corporate videos because they<br />
are easy and inexpensive to produce, inexpensive to distribute and easy to<br />
play. A VCD can be produced at home or in the office, requiring only VCD<br />
authoring software, such as Mireth's iVCD, a CD burner and a CD-R. VCDs<br />
can be played in almost anything, including most DVD players, both Windows<br />
and Macintosh computers (using Mireth's MacVCD Media Player) and in many<br />
video game machines.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability</p>
<p>iVCD is available for immediate download, or on CD-ROM, starting at $29.95.<br />
Registered users of previous versions of iVCD can upgrade for free.<br />
Educational pricing and volume discounts are available. iVCD runs on Mac<br />
OS X. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.mireth.com/pub/ivme.html" title="www.mireth.com/pub/ivme.html">www.mireth.com/pub/ivme.html</a>. iVCD is<br />
also available in the Mac SVCD Software Bundle, which bundles MPEG<br />
Converter, SVCD Burner and SVCD Player software for one low price.<br />
Available as a software download or on CD-ROM, starting at $54.95 (US).<br />
For more information, visit <a href="http://www.mireth.com/pub/mac-svcd-bdl.html" title="www.mireth.com/pub/mac-svcd-bdl.html">www.mireth.com/pub/mac-svcd-bdl.html</a></p>
easy-to-use and cost effective Macintosh software, including ShredIt,<br />
NetShred, iVCD, Music Man, and MacVCD, the best selling Macintosh VCD<br />
playing software in the world. Mireth is well-known in the industry for<br />
providing robust, well-tested products and outstanding customer support. A<br />
Vancouver based corporation, Mireth Technology produces "The right software<br />
for the job."(TM)</p>
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