Cognitech to OEM NewTek Video Capture Card

Cognitech’s Software and the NewTek Video Capture Card Deliver State of the Art Forensic Video Processing and Analysis System

SIGGRAPH 2002 - San Antonio, TX - July 24, 2002 – NewTek Inc., creator of industry-leading 3D animation and video production products, along with Cognitech, Inc., the leading producer of image and video processing software and integrated solutions for forensic, security, surveillance, and military applications, today announced an OEM strategic partnership. The innovative NewTek video capture card will be delivered as Cognitech’s Video Acquisition Advanced Pro solution to be used with Cognitech’s Video Processing/Analysis Suite, comprised of Video Investigator and Video Active software environments.

Capturing an uncompressed video stream such as a videotape source, with no data loss is paramount for forensic video processing applications. The Video Acquisition Advanced Pro utilizing the NewTek video capture card, is the top of the line in Cognitech’s video capturing environment. It offers uncompressed acquisition of NTSC/PAL video with all existing video content captured and digitized. The Time Base Corrector (TBC) incorporated into the hardware design assists with acquiring footage from damaged videotape. The versatile video out on the NewTek capture card allows users to create video presentations and output them onto videotape for court usage. Cognitech’s Video Active, real-time video processing software, can simultaneously capture, process and output processed data, like enhanced video or de-multiplexed camera views. This eliminates the need for a massive digital storage for time-critical video applications.

“We are pleased to be able to respond to our customers with a more affordable solution through this OEM partnership. We are also excited that by selecting the NewTek video capture card we now have the flexibility to offer NewTek’s award-winning LightWave 3D® and VT[2] software to our clients as an option, useful in producing high quality courtroom presentations. Choosing the NewTek video capture card enabled us to provide our customers with excellent value, high quality and flexibility,” said Dr. Lenny Rudin, CEO of Cognitech.

“Government and forensic video analysis is a dynamically emerging vertical market within the video production and 3D animation industries,” said Michael Kornet, Director of Business Development for NewTek. “Through strategic OEM partnerships, NewTek is committed to offer the most convenience, control, flexibility and affordability with our smart technology to companies with complementary products who are looking to offer unique video and 3D solutions to their customers. This OEM agreement and Cognitech’s selection of the NewTek video capture card is an exciting example of the expanding strategic partnerships that are underway at Newtek.”

For more information about the NewTek video capture card and strategic partnerships, please contact Michael Kornet, Director of Business Development at mkornet@newtek.com. For more information about the Video Investigator Workstation please visit Cognitech’s website at www.cognitech.com.

About Cognitech Corporation
Founded in 1988 and located in Pasadena, California, Cognitech, Inc. is a leader in Forensic Image/Video Processing software and integrated solutions for Law Enforcement, Security Industries, and military in US and worldwide. Cognitech Video Investigator software was first used with a great success in 1993 at the highly publicized Reginald Denny trial in Los Angeles, CA. The use of Cognitech algorithms and software products in solving crimes captured on videotape has been profiled in Wall Street Journal, LA Times, etc. Cognitech’s products ability to assist law enforcement has been featured in popular programs such as, Unsolved Mysteries, America’s Most Wanted, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, and most recently in July of 2002 on the ‘On the Record’ with Greta Van Susteren of FOX NEWS. Cognitech scientists and software engineers are dedicated to producing the most capable, in-house designed algorithms and the fastest software tools available in our field of applications.

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools including the VT®, LightWave 3D® and Aura. 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 film and television projects using NewTek software include We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart's War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down, The Time Machine, Black Knight, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The 6th Day, Jurassic Park III, Behind Enemy Lines, X-Men The Movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Director's Edition DVD, Pitch Black, Dracula 2000, Star Trek: Enterprise, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, The Family Guy, Ally McBeal, Dune: The Miniseries, Dawson's Creek and Family Law. Recent game titles include Deus Ex, Serious Sam I and II, Twisted Metal: Black, Civilization III, Unreal, Quake 3 Arena, Moto Racer World Tour, Giants for PS2, Baldur's Gate II, EverQuest, Planescape: Torment, Dead To Rights, and Escape From Monkey Island. Contact NewTek at 5131 Beckwith Blvd, San Antonio, TX, 78249. Phone: 210-370-8000, fax: 210-370-8001, website: http://www.newtek.com.

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• Video Acquisition Advanced Pro, Video Processing/Analysis Suite, Video Investigator and Video Active are trademarks of Cognitech.
• VT®, LightWave® and LightWave 3D® are registered trademarks of NewTek.
• All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.