NewTek and REALVIZ® Offer Mac Graphics Solution at Breakthrough Pricing

$1500 REALVIZ Interactive Studio is Free with LightWave 3D® Purchase

San Antonio, Texas -- February 17, 2004 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, and REALVIZ®, a leader in image processing software development, today announced a special offer providing purchasers of NewTek's Emmy-winning LightWave 3D® [7.5] for Mac platform with the Mac-based version of REALVIZ's Interactive Studio bundle, at no additional charge. The Interactive Studio consists of REALVIZ's Stitcher® 3.5, ImageModeler® 3.5, and SceneWe@ver®, a $1500US value if purchased separately. Purchasers of the LightWave 3D [7.5] with Interactive Studio offer will also receive LightWave 3D Eight free, when that version ships. This special offer is available through March 21, 2004, in North America and from participating international distributors for NewTek.

"LightWave 3D is already the most powerful and cost-effective professional 3D application on the planet, and the inclusion of the REALVIZ applications makes it a slam dunk for Apple customers," said Jim Plant, President and Chief Executive Officer of NewTek, Inc.

NewTek's LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art photo-realistic renderer with intuitive and powerful modeling and animation tools, and is used worldwide as a complete 3D production solution for broadcast graphics, games, print, web, and visual effects for film and television.

REALVIZ Stitcher 3.5 enables the user to easily combine overlapping photos into wide-angle, high-quality panoramas for the Web, film, print, and 3D. Stitcher supports the creation of any size and configuration up to full spherical panoramas, which could be used in LightWave for reflection mapping or for powerful photorealistic lighting. Stitcher has played a pivotal role in the creation of key effects scenes in high-profile films such as “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” and “28 Days Later”.

REALVIZ ImageModeler 3.5 uses advanced algorithms to extract 3D information from photographs to enable users to measure and recreate accurate 3D models with highly realistic results. ImageModeler also provides automatic texturing from photographs which greatly speeds up the creation of high-quality models, and exports to LightWave's model format.

SceneWe@ver enables the user to create true 3D environments from stills or panoramic photos, imports 3D objects, positions them, and creates object hierarchies for delivery to Macromedia® Director®/Shockwave® and interactive Web formats.

“We are delighted to be working with NewTek to bring this unique offer to their client base,” said Dominique Pouliquen, REALVIZ CEO. “Using our unique image-based approach, the REALVIZ Interactive Studio offers a new level of accessibility to 3D. This offer, combining NewTek's LightWave 3D product with three of our award-winning applications, brings an unbeatable array of photorealistic content creation tools to these users."

Pricing and Availability
LightWave 3D [7.5] is available now for Mac and Windows platforms for $1595US, and those who purchase at regular price from now until LightWave 3D [8] ships will receive a free electronic upgrade (on CDs) to LightWave [8]. Through March 21, 2004, purchasers of the Mac version of LightWave 3D full seats or upgrades in North America and participating regions will receive REALVIZ's Interactive Studio, consisting of Stitcher® 3.5, ImageModeler® 3.5, and SceneWe@ver®, a $1519US value, at no additional charge, on CDs with electronic documentation. For more information on the items offered, to locate a reseller, or to purchase direct from NewTek, visit: http://www.newtek.com/partners/realviz or call NewTek Sales at 1-800-368-5441, overseas callers dial +1-210-370-8000.

About REALVIZ
REALVIZ is a leading developer of image based creation software based in Sophia Antipolis, France, with U.S. operations in San Francisco, CA; and a satellite sales office in London & Paris. REALVIZ develops a suite of image-based content creation solutions for the film, broadcast, gaming, digital imaging, architecture and Internet communities. Derived from years of research efforts at the renowned INRIA Lab in France, the company's applications enable 2D and 3D artists to easily and cost effectively tackle complex digital imaging projects. REALVIZ’ award-winning products are in use by leading production and effects houses, web design, game development and architectural companies worldwide including Cinesite, Framestore CFC, Sony Imageworks, Warner Brothers Animation, Electronic Arts, Buf Compagnie and many others. For more information about REALVIZ see http://www.realviz.com.

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools including VT[3]TM, and LightWave 3D®, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster®. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek software include The Last Samurai, Threat Matrix, Children of Dune, Firefly, Taken, Smallville, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek 10: Nemesis, Matrix Reloaded, Collateral Damage, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Agent Cody Banks, Daredevil, Spy Kids II, We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart’s War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down, The Time Machine and Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Director’s Edition DVD. Recent game titles include Doom III, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam for XBox, Age of Mythology, Civilization III, Dead to Rights, Baldur's Gate II, EverQuest and Escape From Monkey Island. Website: http://www.newtek.com

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