LightWave 3D® Visual Effects Dominate Primetime TV

Production facilities and networks rely heavily on LightWave 3D for creation of motion graphics and visual effects

Las Vegas, NV -- NAB -- April 19, 2004 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced today that Emmy Award Winning LightWave 3D is the dominant player in production of visual effects for television broadcast. LightWave generated effects can be seen in made-for-TV films, weekly series, news broadcasts and entertainment variety shows including: Star Trek: Enterprise, Jag, 6 Feet Under, CSI: Miami, Century City, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Access Hollywood and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. LightWave® visual effects from these television shows and others will be featured at the NewTek booth (SL5045) and on the NewTek live web stream at http://www.newtek.com/shows/nab/2004/.

“When faced with the limitations of both time and money in the production of visual effects and motion graphics for television, you know that you have to get it right the first time – there is no margin for error.” said Tim McHugh, founder of Area 51. “That’s why LightWave is our tool of choice. The result is a fast, efficient production pipeline and two Emmy awards… that’s pretty hard to beat.”

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 visual effects for film and television, broadcast graphics, games, print and web.

“At Access Hollywood we are on an incredibly tight production schedule. It is quite common for us to receive project assignments at 8am with a delivery deadline of noon the same day.” said Rich Helvey, lead animator, NBC Access Hollywood. “The beauty of LightWave is that even with a limited production schedule, I never feel as though I have to sacrifice creativity or production value.”

Pricing and Availability
LightWave 3D [8] is expected to ship within weeks for a suggested retail price of $1695US. LightWave 3D [7.5] is available now at authorized NewTek resellers worldwide for a suggested retail price of $1595US, and those who purchase from now until LightWave 3D [8] ships will receive free the LightWave [8] Electronic Upgrade Pack, a $495US value. Registered owners of LightWave 3D [7.5] or earlier are eligible to purchase an upgrade to LightWave [8] for $495US. To locate the nearest authorized reseller or distributor, see our reseller locater at http://www.newtek.com. For more information on the items offered and to purchase direct from NewTek, visit: http://www.newtek.com or call NewTek Sales at 1-800-368-5441, overseas callers dial +1-210-370-8000.

About NewTek, Inc.
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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