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LAS VEGAS, NV (April 23, 2001) – LaCie, a leading producer of storage and display devices for the content development
industry, announced today the first external DVD-R/CD-RW drive with high-speed FireWire connectivity. Priced significantly
lower than single-function DVD-R drives, the combo drive provides the convenience and savings of using a single drive to write
and read DVD-R General discs as well as CD-R and CD-RW discs. LaCie will begin shipping the new drive in June.

Designed to store and deliver digital data, video, and audio, the LaCie DVD-R/CD-RW drive records to 4.7GB DVD-R
General Use discs at 2x (2.6 MB/sec) speed and provides 6x (7.8 MB/sec) read performance for DVD-R, DVD-Video and
DVD ROM discs. Smaller files can be stored on lower-cost 650MB CD-Rs at 8x speed or on CD-RW discs at 4x speed. CD
playback is at 24x.

“Our new dual-function drive provides Mac and PC users with a fast, easy and economical means of producing and sharing
digital content on both DVD and CD media,” said Guillaume Mazieres, LaCie Vice President of Marketing & Sales. “Users will
be able to choose from 650MB CD-R, CD-RW media or 4.7GB DVD-R General discs to meet their specific application needs.
In addition, they’ll be able to read all CD formats as well as DVD-ROM, DVD video or DVD Audio with the drive.”

Mazieres noted that users will choose the media based on the volume and type of data being stored as well as the final
application. For example, with standard 650MB CD-R and CD-RW media, users can store up to 650 color photos, 30 minutes
of MPEG-2 video, 4 hours of MP3-compressed audio or up to 50,000 documents on a single disc.

With 4.7GB DVD-R General media, users can store up to 14 hours of MP3 audio, two hours of theater-quality video, 4,700
color photos or more than 500,000 documents. DVD-R General discs are ideal for a wide range of applications because they
can be played back on most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. The high-capacity, write-once DVD General media also
provides secure, removable storage for business, financial, and legal records, as well as healthcare and government records that
cannot be altered or erased.

By incorporating FireWire connectivity, the LaCie DVD-R/CD-RW drive can be quickly and easily connected to the Apple
FireWire ports on Macintosh G4 workstations and Cubes, PowerBooks, and iMacDV systems. In addition, the drive can
be used connected to the 1394 ports of a growing number of PCs running Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 2000
(such as new models from Compaq and Sony).

Pricing, Availability

The LaCie DVD-R/CD-RW drive will be available in June through LaCie’s accredited resellers and mail order partners with
prices starting at $999. The external drives ship complete with a FireWire or SCSI-3 interface, and an international power
supply, as well as three 80-min.CD-R discs. The LaCie Recording Utilities CD package is also included which provides all of the
necessary software on a single CD-ROM for both PC and Macintosh environments: Adaptec Toast 4.1.2 for Macintosh systems,
and Adaptec Easy CD Creator for Windows 98SE/NT/2000/ME. With the release of Linux 2.4, FireWire is supported in the
Linux operating system. Other Linux users may download X-CD-Roast from the Internet. LaCie also offers 4.7GB DVD-R
General media at $15.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 23, 2001 – Spruce Technologies, Inc. announced today that DPS will
bundle its SpruceUp personal digital video software with its top-selling non-linear editing systems and digital disk recorders.

Under the agreement, DPS, a business unit of Leitch Technology Corp., will include the retail
version of SpruceUp with version 7.6 of the dpsVelocity NLE system. In addition, DPS will be bundling a trial version of SpruceUp with version 2.5 of the dpsReality Studio
Digital Disk Recorder.

SpruceUp is a real creative tool, not limiting the user to simple linear content or predefined templates. Users can shape captured
content and author their own rich productions—weddings, birthdays, reunions, graduations, conferences, corporate presentations,
product catalogs—to share with family, friends, colleagues and clients on their Windows PCs. It also includes SpruceLink WebDVD,
enabling users to add Web links to productions simply by typing in URLs, which are automatically synced with the program when played
on Spruce’s supplied redistributable player. In addition, the emergence of low-cost digital disk recorders promises to drive the market.

dpsVelocity is a fully integrated non-linear editing system for video, broadcast, CD-ROM, DVD and the Internet. The system is
built around the dpsReality Studio Digital Disk Recorder, which supports compressed and uncompressed video recording modes. Video
content to be authored in SpruceUp can be edited in real-time in dpsVelocity to create a high quality DVD title. The bundling partnership
provides users with a faster, integrated and easier way to create DVDs.

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 23, 2001–

Pioneer New Media Technologies Inc., the leader in recordable DVD technology, will ship the world’s first combination
DVD/CD recordable drive, the DVR-A03, by the end of May at the MSRP of $995.

Targeted for digital video recording and data archiving applications, the drive will ship with software support for
recording both data and video.

The third generation drive reads and writes four recordable formats including DVD-R (write once for general), DVD-RW
(re-recordable), CD-R and CD-RW, and offers up to 4.7GB of storage capacity per DVD side. In addition, the new drive is
capable of recording DVD-R discs at twice normal speed (2X) — an industry first.

“Pioneer has played a key role in the development of DVD recording technology and was the first to bring DVD-R to DVD
authoring professionals,” said Paul Dempsey, president of Pioneer New Media Technologies.

“Priced under $1,000, the DVR-A03 now delivers both DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW recording to the consumer market for the
first time in a multi-functional drive that can meet all DVD and CD recording needs.”

The DVD-R and DVD-RW formats are members of the DVD Forum’s family of DVD specifications. DVD-R is a write-once
format that is compatible with most DVD Video players and DVD-ROM drives, and DVD-RW is a re-recordable format that
allows users to record, erase and re-record their own DVD discs more than 1,000 times.

The DVR-A03 will come bundled with a 4.7GB “DVD-R for general” disc and software including Sonic Solutions’ MyDVD for
DVD-Video authoring, CyberLink’s PowerDVD 3.0 software DVD player and Prassi Software’s PrimoDVD for recording data
to DVD and CD media.

“In developing DVD-R and DVD-RW technology, compatibility was a major objective,” said Andy Parsons, senior vice
president of product development and technical support, Pioneer New Media Technologies.

“We wanted to bring a product to market that would allow consumers to cost-effectively archive their own video creations onto
DVD discs that could then be played on existing DVD players. With the DVR-A03 we have done that.”

With its low cost and compact design, Pioneer’s DVD-R/RW drive targets digital video editing and archiving as its “killer
application” as well as traditional data and digital image storage applications. Key product specifications for the new drive include
2X recording speed for DVD-R, 1X for DVD-RW, 8X for CD-R, and 4X for CD-RW. Read speeds are 4X for DVD-ROM
and 24X for CD-ROM.

The drive has been named DVR-A03 for the aftermarket. It ships to distributors the end of May 2001 and is expected to hit the
retail channel later this year.

Munich, April 23, 2001: FAST Multimedia announces for the mobile editing solution purple.Field a new complete mobile
package for the transmission of video material from anywhere in the world via ISDN or satellite: FASTtransmit. In coorporation
with Hermstedt AG, communication specialists for broadband, wireless and classic file transfer solutions, and TransTel, supplier
of products and services for video and audio broadcast systems, purple.Field was opitmized with the following products: a
Hermstedt Leonardo USB adapter for mobile ISDN communication, a mobile ISDN satellite unit as well as access to the
Inmarsat satellite network. With this system journalists have a professional editing solution with which they can send their film
coverage around the world in no time at all. The FASTtransmit system fits into an attaché case, weighs just 14kg and will be
available from June 2001. Further information can be foundat www.fastmultimedia.com.

The footage is transferred to purple.Field notebook. With DV, DVCAM as well as DVCPRO native via IEEE 1394 interface it is
processedwith all functions that are required for professional editing. From within this application the edited material can then be
compressed and prepared for data transfer with Voyager Lite from TransTel. The video material is then transferred via the
Leonardo USB ISDN adapter to the Inmarsat mobile satellite unit. For channel bundling and transfer speeds of 256kbit/s up to
four satellite units and two Leonardo USB adapters can be used on one system.

LAKE SUCCESS, NEW YORK, April 23, 2001 – Handmade, costly and difficult-to-use equipment has defined 3D imagery
for more than 50 years. Now, a quantum leap in stereoscopic technology — the first digital video 3D zoom lens for exclusive use
with the Canon XL1 digital camcorder - - has been introduced by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon, Inc. (NYSE:
CAJ).

3D imagery has advanced from simply a special effects tool to a mandatory media that conveys significant visual information with
greater clarity and accuracy. A variety of industries use 3D imagery for entertainment value (gaming, exhibits, events) or as an
information tool — Internet (online shopping), architecture (building schematics), education (science/archeology), medical
(multidimensional view of the body to determine injuries), product design (features and dimensions) and fashion (fabric texture and
design).

The Canon 3D lens, a 3x zoom lens, is the latest accessory created exclusively for the Canon XL1. A three-chip digital
camcorder that features an interchangeable lens system to maximize shooting options, the Canon XL1 offers the full potential of
digital video in one camcorder. The Canon XL1 provides high quality images even in super low light conditions to produce
full-feature productions for the Internet, television and the big screen.

The new 3D lens and the Canon XL1 operate similar to the human eyes and brain. Lenses of the eye project two slightly different
pictures onto the retina. These images are transformed by the brain into a spatial representation. The stereoscopic observation is
derived from the perception through both eyes. Unlike traditional shooting of 3D images — two cameras synchronized to shoot
the same images simultaneously — the new Canon lens actually is two lenses in one, with stereoscopic synchronization controlled
by the camcorder. Easy to use, the lens captures right and left eye images alternately on the CCD for 1/60 second using an LCD
shutter panel.

The lens will be available in October 2001 at authorized Canon camera and video dealers. The suggested retail price is $8,499.

“There have been several 3D imagery booms but the most significant advancement in the technology is happening now,” said
Yukiaki Hashimoto, vice president and general manager, Photographic Products Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “This revolutionary
development in 3D imagery will create new ways to use the Canon XL1, make 3D effects easier to achieve and will bring this
technology to more videographers.”

Old 3D Shooting Versus New 3D Shooting
Traditionally, two cameras with separate lenses and separate imaging element units have been needed to achieve separate left and
right images for 3D. The optical axes of the two images require fine adjustments to provide a perfect 3D image. Considerable
time, specific knowledge and special training are required to set up and operate these cameras.

The new Canon 3D lens solves these problems.

U.S. household camcorder ownership, fueled by the incorporation of digital technology, rose from 26 to 39 percent between January 1997 and January 2001, according to a Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) study.

Digital camcorder numbers are especially on the rise. While only eight percent of all camcorders in current use are digital, they accounted for 29 percent of camcorder sales in 2000. In fact, the CEA reported that factory sales of digital camcorders grew by more than 860 percent from 1998 to 2000.

Camcorder consumer satisfaction also drew high marks, especially in the digital realm. Fifty-eight percent of analog camcorder owners were happy with their unit, while 79 percent of digital camcorder owners expressed satisfaction with theirs. Further illustrating the digital trend, 90 percent of analog owners expected to switch over to digital in the future, the survey reported.

The online Camcorder Owner Profile, which consisted of 717 U.S. camcorder owners in December 2000, also examined the motivations of camcorder owners. A majority, slightly over 50 percent, purchased camcorders in order to record events as keepsakes. Another 13 percent bought their camcorder to record a specific event.

In terms of age and income, 53 percent of digital camcorder owners and 40 percent of analog camcorder owners said their household income was over $50,000. Only 33 percent of the general population’s household income is more than $50,000, the CEA said. The survey also stated 84 percent of digital and 79 percent of analog camcorder owners were 35 and older.

Toronto, Canada, April 5, 2001 – The Bulldog Group Inc. and Javu Technologies, Inc. today announced an agreement that integrates Javu’s Clip Compiler, a component of Javu’s Video Processing Server technology with Bulldog’s digital product management and distribution software, Bulldog Two.Seven. Now broadcasters, content creators, and new media companies can manage, edit, and distribute videos in a nearline or online archive directly from the desktop using Bulldog’s Digital Asset Management system. Companies can improve time to market for their valuable video content and streamline the video production process by avoiding the time and expenses associated with video editing, approvals, and shipping. The integration with Javu advances Bulldog’s technology in the video production arena and secures Bulldog’s market leadership.

“Our agreement with Javu extends the functionality of Bulldog to meet the needs of video-centric organizations,” says Chris Strachan, CEO of The Bulldog Group. “Javu’s cutting-edge technologies and commitment to digital asset management enable us to provide our customers with access to powerful video editing, transcoding, and repurposing capabilities. As the first digital asset management provider to partner with Javu, we are pleased to provide our media and entertainment customers with tools that encourage the creative process and provide immediate returns on investment.”

Bulldog’s advanced, open architecture provides customers with a platform for ingesting, managing, tracking, reporting, and distributing digital content of any kind through multiple channels of delivery including Internet, broadband, and wireless technologies. Joining Javu’s Clip Compiler and video processing technologies with Bulldog’s core product provides authorized users with access to video assets for manipulation and reuse across the enterprise. Users can transcode video assets, perform rough-cut editing, and create new video assets from their desktops. Customers benefit from a streamlined video production process that reduces the time required to compile and review video, improves utilization of video editing suites, and reduces tape management costs.

The technology integration, combining Javu’s Clip Compiler and with Bulldog’s indexing and digital asset management system, allows users to manipulate video files directly on the server, while working online from a desktop machine. Users can search and browse clips, select clips to be cut, sequence clips, select transitions and duration, overlay titles or other metadata, transcode video files into multiple formats, specify output format, resolution, and bit rate, and create new video assets. The combined technologies of Bulldog and Javu provide customers with a seamlessly integrated, end-to-end solution for managing and distributing video archive assets to broadcasters, Web publishers, and Interactive Service providers.

SAN JOSE, Calif., (April 9, 2001) (Nasdaq: ADBE)– Adobe Systems
Incorporated, the leader in digital publishing for the Web, print and
dynamic media, is now shipping Adobe After Effects 5.0, providing motion
graphics professionals with new 3-D capabilities and offering more creative
options than ever before. With several new third party plug-ins,
professionals can add to their toolkit and expand creative possibilities.

After Effects 5.0 offers faster performance, a streamlined workflow and
tight integration with other Adobe products including Adobe Premiere, Adobe
Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. This helps After Effects users work more
efficiently to achieve professional results for film, video, multimedia,
and the Web. Motion graphics designers are endorsing After Effects 5.0 as
a powerful way to explore their creative ideas with freedom and execute
them with precise control.

Adobe After Effects 5.0 is available immediately in the United States and
Canada. French, German and Japanese versions will be available in May.

The estimated street price for the Standard version is $649 (U.S.) and for
the Production Bundle version is $1,499 (U.S.). Customers can upgrade to
After Effects 5.0 from previous versions of the Standard version for $199
(U.S.) and from previous versions of the Production Bundle for $299 (U.S.).

During the first 120 days following the product release, Standard version
3.x or 4.x customers in the U.S. and Canada can upgrade to the After
Effects 5.0 Production Bundle for only $499 (U.S.). And any customer
upgrading can purchase a full copy of the After Effects 5.0 Production Bundle.

Torrance, CA - (April 9, 2001) - Ulead Systems, Inc., a leading developer of
image editing, video editing and Web graphics software, announced today a
new, royalty-free line of media products. The first two collections are
UleadÒ Pick-a-Photo and UleadÒ Pick-a-Video. This affordable line gives
commercial and freelance producers or designers, unlimited and unrestricted
use of hundreds of high-resolution digital photos and video clips.

“While royalty-free media has been available for some time, our goal is to
offer affordable, high-quality titles at a fraction of what our competitors
charge,” said Danielle Liao, president of Ulead Systems. “Not only do we
provide easy-to-use video and image editing tools, we also now provide a
source of cost-effective content.”

All Ulead titles grant unlimited and unrestricted use to all video clips or
photos used in multimedia projects, eliminating the need to obtain authoring
or producing rights, licensing, or pay royalties. Video clips and photos may
be used or altered as often as desired without seeking permission.

Ulead’s Pick-a-Photo software is a distinctive collection of 2 CD-ROMs
packed with 200 high-resolution photos. Each CD-ROM title provides a range
of file types and pixel resolutions to suit both Web design and print media
projects. Additionally, all 200 photos come as CMYK color separations in
both Macintosh and PC file formats. Pick-a-Photo also comes with a free copy
of Ulead’s Photo Explorer software, perfect for browsing and organizing a
photo library.

Ulead’s Pick-a-Video CD-ROM titles are a smart way to build a library of
video footage for use in broadcast media and Web design. Each Pick-a-Video
title includes more than 200 seconds of video in 16-18 clips.

Pick-a-Video titles are available in different file types, resolutions and
formats. Each clip has a broadcast quality version in either DV Type-1 AVI
for PC or Photo-JPEG MOV for Macintosh, both in NTSC or PAL standards. Each
clip also comes with a QuickTime version for Web pages and projects
requiring smaller file sizes. Free 30-day trial versions of Ulead’s
award-winning line of digital video editing tools — Ulead MediaStudio Pro
6.0 and Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 are included on every CD.

Ulead Pick-a-Photo and Ulead Pick-a-Video are currently available online
from Ulead.com or direct at 800-85-ULEAD. Each Pick-a-Photo CD-ROM title is
$39.95. All five introductory CD-ROM titles may be purchased in a box
collection for $140.00. The estimated street price for each Pick-a-Video
CD-ROM title is $59.95. Box collections (each including five CD-ROM titles)
of Ulead Pick-a-Video CD-ROM titles will be available for $219.95.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 9, 2001 — Eveo (www.eveomusic.com), a leading Web
video company, today announced the launch of Eveo Music, a turnkey Web video
solution that arms artists and record labels with high quality music video
production and customized streaming media tools for marketing and promotion
initiatives. Combining creative video production capabilities with robust,
best-in-class Web video publishing technologies, Eveo Music offers the music
industry the first one-stop solution for creating and deploying video on and
offline.

“The Internet has completely revolutionized music distribution and
marketing,” said Olivier Zitoun, CEO of Eveo, Inc. “Music fans turn to the
Internet to download MP3s, discover new artists and purchase merchandise.
Eveo, a pioneer in Web entertainment and streaming media, now offers artists
and labels a complete ‘concept to campaign’ production and promotion package
that lets them leverage the power of video in all their marketing
initiatives.”

Eveo Music works closely with the label and artist at the concept stage,
before the production of the music video. Depending on the artist and the
marketing objectives, a director is chosen and a unique treatment is created
for execution both offline and online, to keep the campaign consistent.
Offline, the video will be produced for broadcast and cable television
distribution. Online, the video will be digitized, indexed and formatted for
streaming through a custom player on the artist and fans’ sites, embedded in
an email newsletter (video email), and formatted in Flash for a better
experience on a narrowband connection.

“Eveo Music offers labels and artists the ability to extend the life and
reach of music video in nearly every component of their marketing campaigns,”
said Kimberly Knoller, vice president of music at Eveo, Inc. “We’re creating
online tools that maximize music videos beyond the traditional broadcast and
cable outlets, giving the labels more bang for their video buck.”