LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (April 15, 2015) – Scenarist, LLC, the developer of Hollywood- standard professional Blu-ray Disc authoring systems based in Marin County, California, announced today that has shipped its highly anticipated software version 6.0 upgrade for its Scenarist BD Professional and Professional Plus authoring systems. Scenarist BD is the leading system used by the global commercial authoring industry and this new version adds key workflow enhancements, support for DTS:X audio streams, native support for Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, and much more.

Included in Scenarist BD v6.0 is an upgrade Scenarist Designer. Designer puts controls of BD menu creation in the hands of graphic artists who use the latest Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop version. Scenarist Designer automatically outputs Blu-ray Disc menus from Photoshop directly into Scenarist BD v6.0 optimizing authoring workflow collaboration.

“Our BD workflow relies on integration with the latest technologies to keep our production streamlined, and Scenarist BD v6.0 ensures that we’re on the leading edge of authoring technology,” said Brian Mackewich, COO at BAM Media Services in New York City. “We’re exited to see support for the latest audio streams and more with this new version.”

“Scenarist systems have been professional authoring system of choice since 1995, and we’re delighted to continue the legacy with Scenarist BD v6.0,” said Chris Neely, managing partner at Scenarist, LLC. “This new version represents a number of updates and changes requested by our customers, so we’re especially excited to release it now.”

Scenarist BD v6.0 is included with new systems and is available as an upgrade to existing Scenarist BD Professional and Scenarist Pro Plus customers. Scenarist will be demonstrating Scenarist BD v6.0 at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada in stand SU11221MR on April 13-16, 2015.