Software Architects announced the introduction of ReadDVD! Universal Disk Format Reader for Mac OS 10.5. ReadDVD! V2.0 enables Intel and PowerPC based Apple computer systems to read a variety of optical disks formatted in any version of the UDF format (universal disc format), including many non-compliant formats.

ReadDVD! v2.0 UDF reader driver mounts all types of discs formatted in the UDF format on Mac OS 10.5 ("Leopard"). The disc appears as an icon on the Mac "desktop" for easy access. The software supports data discs, DVD video discs and Video Recording (VR) format discs created on DVD Camcorders and DVD Video Recorders

ReadDVD! supports mounting and reading of recordable DVD, HD-DVD, UDO, MO, CD and other optical media formatted in UDF v1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 2.6, including single and multi-session data discs, DVD video discs recorded in VR format and Sony Mavica camera discs.

The software is available now in English and Japanese versions. Price is $49.95