NewTek OEM Products Division Releases Support Libraries

Provides Read and Write Support for Uncompressed File Format for D1 Video Capture Card

Las Vegas, Nevada -- April 7, 2003 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced that NewTek's OEM Division will be releasing support libraries for the proprietary RTV uncompressed file format for NewTek's D1 video capture card on April 23rd, 2003. The libraries provide full read and write support for RTV files, allowing OEM developers to harness the real-time uncompressed power of NewTek's D1 capture card for their custom applications.

“We are experiencing a tremendous amount of momentum in this division,” said Michael Kornet, Vice President of Business Development for NewTek, Inc. “OEM interest for the NewTek Video Capture Card is growing daily as the word gets out about our breakthrough price and performance value. It’s exciting to see so many proprietary applications from various vertical markets leveraging the flexibility and power of this card to help launch or improve their customer solutions. Now, with the support libraries accessed on-line, it is even easier for the development community to test their compatibility with our card. This is the latest development from our engineering support team, which many of our OEM partners have expressed to me that they find to be 'second to none'. Along with offering an exceptional capture card solution, we take pride in being a great company to work with.”

The innovative NewTek video capture card is built on the award-winning success of NewTek’s VT[3] technology. The NewTek video capture card is a ¾-length PCI card that works with Windows XP-, 2000- and NT-based workstations and provides the following:

• Capture, edit and output to uncompressed video
• Real-time uncompressed D1 recording and playback
• Component, Y/C and Composite in and out through supplied breakout cables
• Audio recording and playback at 48 kHz using 1/8” stereo jacks
• Dual-standard capable of both NTSC and PAL in and out
• Multiple inputs and outputs

NewTek provides the video capture card to OEMs complete with its own software development libraries which consist of object code and driver files needed to build an interface with the NewTek video capture card. Also included are equipment breakout cables for component, Y/C and composite input and output. In addition, NewTek’s award winning VT[3] and LightWave 3D® applications are available as options with the NewTek video capture card.

For more information about the NewTek video capture card and strategic partnerships, please contact Michael Kornet, Vice President of Business Development at mkornet@newtek.com.

Availability
NewTek's RTV File Format Support Libraries will be available for download beginning April 23rd, 2003, on NewTek's OEM Division download area, at: http://www.newtek.com/newtek/oem/tech/downloads/index.html.

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®, LightWave 3D® and Aura Video Paint™. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary VT®. 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 Firefly, Taken, Smallville, Birds of Prey, Star Trek: Enterprise, We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart’s War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down, The Time Machine, Behind Enemy Lines 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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