NewTek Releases Fifth Free Texture Collection

Set of Fifty New Images Brings Free Resource for All Digital Artists to 250 High Resolution Textures

San Antonio, Texas – November 26, 2003 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of the fifth edition of NewTek's free Texture Collection. As with previous editions, this new set includes fifty high-resolution textures available for free download at NewTek.com. The total number of free textures available from NewTek is now at 250. The theme in the fifth edition of the texture collection is solid materials, and includes images in the categories Brick, Concrete, Masonry, Rocks, and Stone.

"Texturing is one of the fundamental attributes that can take average 3D work and make it truly extraordinary," said Layne Smith, Graphics and Multimedia Director at The Dallas Morning News. "In print, the higher resolution the better! NewTek's collection of high-resolution textures is an absolute must for artists of all skill levels. And it's free! This kind of support from NewTek, coupled with it's competitive pricing and extremely helpful user community, is what makes NewTek the best 3D company around."

All textures are unretouched photographic images at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels resolution. The textures are provided in JPEG format, for efficient download. The first four editions of the texture collection have been overwhelmingly popular, with tens of thousands of downloads since they were originally posted. NewTek plans to release additional sets of high-resolution textures from time to time and participants can sign up for notification of the release of new sets.

Pricing and Availability
NewTek's Texture Collection, Fifth Edition, is available for free download at: http://www.newtek.com/freestuff

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 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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