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LPWire: Haunted Mansion First Disney DVD to Provide Enhanced Bonus Content for Mac OS X

Disney's The Haunted Mansion DVD Enchanted with InterActual Technology for the Mac
First Disney DVD to Provide Enhanced Bonus Content for Mac OS X


The Walt Disney Co. and InterActual(R), a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions(R)  and the leading provider of ROM and bonus feature technology for DVD, announced today that the recent Disney DVD release of the action-packed adventure The Haunted Mansion from Buena Vista Home Entertainment is the first Disney DVD title to enable enhanced computer features for the Mac using InterActual's cross-platform technology. The Haunted Mansion DVD, which lets viewers turn their digital photos into ghosts, take a virtual ride through the mysterious mansion, check out how zombies are made and more, also represents the first time that a Hollywood title has delivered such a rich user experience to users of Apple's extremely popular Mac OS X operating system.

"We are pleased to partner with InterActual and Apple to bring the exciting DVD ROM bonus features of The Haunted Mansion to the millions of dedicated Mac users," said Gordon Ho, senior vice-president of marketing for Buena Vista Home Entertainment. "With InterActual's proven technology, we have provided maximum product value for our consumers. The Haunted Mansion's hours of bonus materials, including the Ghostly Effects Studio, the Mansion Tour and more, go far beyond the limitations of standard DVDs."

InterActual-enhanced titles take advantage of the power of the personal computer to enhance the DVD viewing experience with custom computer features such as personalized image morphing, 3D worlds, games and other enhanced media. In addition, InterActual's Mac compatibility allows Disney to offer Mac OS X users a richer, more interactive DVD experience as well as exclusive online features when viewing The Haunted Mansion.

"With Mac OS X, Apple has led the way in offering consumers a leading platform to easily create, edit and view compelling multimedia," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "The additional bonus InterActual DVD ROM content in this release enables Mac OS X users to take their movie watching experience beyond the credits by interacting with the film."

The exciting DVD bonus features on Disney's The Haunted Mansion include:

  • Ghostly Effects Studio: Allows fans of the movie to turn their digital photos into a ghost, a zombie, an enchanted bust, a haunted portrait, and more. The ghostly masterpieces can be saved or e-mailed to friends along with a custom message.
     
  • Haunt the Mansion Ride: Provides an exciting 3D virtual tour inside the movie mansion.
     
  • Haunt This Computer: With this exciting feature, viewers can import images onto their PC to create customized desktop themes, wallpaper and animated screensavers.
     
  • Attraction History Video: Features an exclusive video on the history of the world-famous Disneyland(R) Resort attraction.
     
  • Printable Activities: Enables fans to decorate their room with spooky arts and crafts.
     
  • Image Gallery: Allows viewers to browse exclusive behind-the-scenes photos of the cast and crew.
     
  • Online features include:

    Disney Birthday Club
    DVD Newsletter
    Haunted Mansion Website
    Movie Finder
    More Morphing Fun (exclusive to The Haunted Mansion DVD owners)

"The Haunted Mansion contains some of the most entertaining InterActual features we've seen," said Clint Ludeman, vice president of operations at InterActual. "We look to the Macintosh user base as a valuable and strategic audience as we continue to design powerful and innovative technologies for enhanced DVD."

Disney's The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy, is available on Disney DVD and VHS from Walt Disney Home Entertainment. An action-packed adventure filled with spectacular spirits and cool special effects, The Haunted Mansion on DVD includes a whole slew of bonus features that take viewers inside and behind the scenes of this hit feature film. The Haunted Mansion is available separately in both fullscreen and widescreen versions -- from the Studio that brought you "Pirates of the Caribbean."

About Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., is a recognized industry leader. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassettes and DVDs.

About InterActual

InterActual (http://www.interactual.com), a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions, is the leading provider of software and services that enable cutting-edge DVD interactivity in computers and next-generation home entertainment platforms. InterActual's products empower advanced interactivity and the seamless integration of DVD with the power and immediacy of the Internet. The company's customers are the major Hollywood studios, record labels, and other content owners, along with technology companies that license the InterActual platform. Over 1,000 major DVD titles are enhanced with InterActual's DVD-ROM content creation and web integration software. Sonic Solutions, InterActual's corporate parent, is the world's leading developer of DVD creation software solutions.

InterActual, InterActual Technologies, the InterActual spotlight logo, and Connecting the Audience are either trademarks or registered trademarks of InterActual Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. InterActual is a Sonic Solutions company.

--Posted July 7, 2004
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment