NewTek Ships International Version of Award-Winning TriCaster™

First affordable product for mixing graphics, live video, recorded video and computer sources adds support for NTSC (Japan) and PAL standards

San Antonio, TX -- October 21, 2005 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the shipment of the International version of TriCaster™. TriCaster is a turnkey, portable, live production system that combines the capabilities of both presentation and video production, providing a comprehensive toolset for corporate presenters, educators and media ministry. In February, NewTek launched TriCaster in North America with support for NTSC (US) standard format; this enhanced version enables clients worldwide to take advantage of the portable live production system by adding support for NTSC (Japan) and PAL standards.

"TriCaster is one of the hottest new presentation products in North America, and has received numerous awards as well as a prestigious Emmy® nomination," said Philip Nelson, NewTek’s Vice President of Video Marketing and Sales. "The excitement surrounding TriCaster has generated overwhelming interest from companies around the globe. We are pleased now to offer this revolutionary product to businesses, schools and event videographers worldwide."

With the newest release, TriCaster International, NewTek has brought users worldwide the ability to create presentations with the dynamic flavor of live television. The easy-to-use interface of TriCaster is free from video jargon, allowing users who aren’t video professionals to quickly grasp the tools needed to generate quality live presentations, webcasts and video. Using real-time switching and editing, PowerPoint™ support, template driven titles, more than 200 transitions and simultaneous distribution to Video, Internet and Projectors, TriCaster combines extensive functionality with portability, providing an all-in-one solution for any presentation need.

TriCaster International Features Include:

• Support for NTSC (US), NTSC (Japan) and PAL
• iVGA™ provides the functionality of high-end scan converters by integrating full motion screens from remotely connected computers.
• Live streaming to the corporate Intranet or the Web without licensing or per-seat fees.
• Easy-to-use titling to identify speakers and key points
• Keying, to mix your graphics with live video
• Integrated Virtual VCR cues digital video clips and plays them back the instant they are selected for live output, boosting the production value of your presentations
• Six hours of internal video storage for recording or playback
• XGA projector output ensures that your graphics are presented at the highest possible resolution and that video is scaled up to match.
• Output to S-Video or composite
• Archive presentations to hard drive for later playback, editing or on-demand streaming

Pricing and Availability
TriCaster™ International Version is available worldwide for a suggested retail price of $6995US. For more information or to purchase, call NewTek Sales at 1-800-368-5441. Website: http://www.newtek.com/tricaster/.

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation and visual effects tools including TriCaster™, VT[4]TM and LightWave 3D®. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Emmy®-winning Video Toaster®. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent projects using NewTek production tools include Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, ManiaTV, Battlestar Galactica, Children of Dune and The Final Cut. Clients using NewTek's video production products include In-N-Out Burger, Cracker Barrel, NBC, MTV, Paramount Pictures, Zoic Studios, FEMA, SBC Center – San Antonio Spurs, U.S Navy Reserves, Yale University Medical School and McDonald's. Website: http://www.newtek.com

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