(December 2, 1998) NewTek, the pioneer in desktop digital video and 3D animation software solutions, announces that Frame Factory, its first professional hardware and software Digital Video and paint and animation solution for Windows NT, will officially be launched and shipped at the DCC/NewTek Expo, December 2-4, 1998 in Los Angeles.

Frame Factory is the first hardware/software integrated solution under $4,000 specifically for 3D animation, real time video capture and playback, 2D animation, video paint, 2D and 3D video manipulation and video processing.

"We are thrilled to be showing and shipping Frame Factory at the DCC and NewTek Expos in Los Angeles," said Tim Jenison, CEO and founder of NewTek. "NewTek Expo has always be a place that people gather to find out about the hottest trends in digital video industry and this year proves to be no different. NewTek is delivering the first affordable hardware/software bundle for Windows NT completely optimized for superior performance."

NewTek will be showcasing Frame Factory, LightWave 3D, Aura, Video Toaster Flyer, Resolution Studio and Calibar in their booth # 511 at the DCC/NewTek Expo. For more information please visit NewTek at http://www.newtek.com , or for additional information on DCC Expo please visit http://www.newtekniques/TekTicker/ or http://www.dccexpo.com

NewTek's Frame Factory
NewTek continues to lead the digital video and content creation revolution with the Frame Factory, an NT-based hardware and software suite that offers the best price and performance value on the market. For less than $4,000, customers will receive a feature-rich uncompressed ITU-R-601 video I/O board, LightWave 3D, and Aura-all optimized to work together and take advantage of the Windows NT operating system. The Frame Factory will empower users with complete control over the entire process of their work including modeling, texturing, painting, animating, rendering, rotoscoping, compositing and final output, from one desktop system.

Traditionally, digital content creators have been restricted to the amount of control they have over their projects when it comes to final output. NewTek's Frame Factory gives users the control they need, the clear crisp quality of uncompressed video, and the best selling software in the industry, all at a price far below any other solutions available. The Frame Factory continues NewTek's mission to provide professional solutions at affordable prices."

Features And Benefits
The Frame Factory is a complete 2D/3D digital content creation solution that includes a full-featured uncompressed ITU-R-601 video I/O board, LightWave 3D 5.6, the best selling 3D software product for film, video and broadcast applications and Aura, NewTek's award winning video paint production software tool-all of which have been optimized to work together. Key features include:

* A superior quality, 3/4 length single-board solution for real time capture and playback of uncompressed ITU-R-601 video without artifacting.

* Each Frame Factory integrates LightWave 3D v. 5.6, a feature-rich 3D modeling and animation program, for the direct import of captured video into LightWave 3D.

* Uncompressed video ensures quality and continuity in the capture process, eliminating the concatenation, or additive compression loss, often associated with compressed video.

* A special Frame Factory version of Aura includes 2D animation, paint, video, rotoscoping, and compositing capabilities. Users can import and export uncompressed video clips, eliminating the need to first save clips to sequential images.

* Frame Factory allows for the import/export of Video Toaster/Flyer clips for increased interactivity between the two systems.

* Windows NT stripes drives for simultaneous use, eliminating the need for a RAID controller to achieve the Frame Factory's 21 MB/s data transfer rate.

* Frame Factory uses the NTFS file system, which does away with the 2 GB file size limit.

* Video I/O includes component (YUV), S-Video and composite with SDI optional.

* File format compatible with other leading 2D and 3D software programs.
(IFF, JPG, TIFF, TGA, PIC, SUN, Alias, RAW, BMP, Cineon, Pshop, RLA, SGI, YUV)

Pricing and Availability
NewTek's Frame Factory for Intel is available for $ $3,995 worldwide through authorized dealers.

Minimum System Requirements
Windows NT with Service Pack 3
Pentium 166 Mhz
96 MB RAM
Drive system capable of 21 MB/Sec sustained data rate
Available Bus Mastering PCI slots for Frame Factory board and SCSI controller
Check the NewTek web site for tested systems and configurations. All specifications subject to
without notice.

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