August 13th, 2001

SAN JOSE, CA - Tam Communications, the leading San Jose-based provider of strategic digital communications solutions, has added DVD encoding and authoring to its in-house arsenal of video and multimedia solutions.

The Sonic DVD Fusion with SD-1000 encoding system from Sonic Solutions is built on the same platform as the company's high-end Creator system. It provides variable bit rate MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 encoding in real time. It can accept input from any serial video source, including Tam's Digital Betacam on-line suite or any of its 3 Avid digital non-linear edit systems.

The system also includes a sophisticated DVD authoring tool. DVD Fusion's combination of a graphical project view with timeline-based assembly of individual assets provides powerful authoring. Simple programs can be authored in minutes, creating navigation with drag-and-drop editing. It also includes an array of advanced features and fine-tuning controls to create more complex commercial titles.

This powerful addition to Tam's technical capabilities enables the company to offer high quality encoding and authoring of DVD masters in-house. It will also allow clients to view approval copies of video-based programs from DVD, rather than VHS tape.

"Adding real-time MPEG encoding and DVD authoring to our mix of services is part of our long-standing strategy to adopt new technologies as the market matures," said Timothy O'Connor Fraser, Tam Communications CEO. "Since we are a digital media provider, it makes perfect sense that we are able to output to a high quality digital playback medium," he added.

Tam Communications is a leading digital media company, servicing corporate and entertainment clients by combining technical, creative, and communications expertise in the realms of video, interactive multimedia, and web. The company's expanding spectrum of original entertainment programming—developed for broadcast, cable, syndication, and other venues—airs worldwide. Tam Communications is a privately held company located in Scotts Valley, CA. Please visit our web site at www.tamcom.com.