Softimage Announces New Toonz Plug-in for SOFTIMAGE/DS Version 3.01

Business Wire, March 8, 2000

Maketzl: This utility converts Toonz animated level formatted files into a format that can easily be visualized by the SOFTIMAGE|DS browsers allowing the plug-in to network easily with standalone Toonz systems.

Pricing and availability

The Toonz DS 1.0 plug-in will be shipped with every SOFTIMAGE|DS 3.01 boxed set. The plug-in comes with a free 45 day trial license and can be obtained from Digital Video, Italy. For more information, users should contact Digital Video at:

http://www.divideo.it/toonz/dsfreelicense.htm

http://www.divideo.it.

About Avid Technology, Inc.

Avid Technology, Inc., of which Softimage Co. is a subsidiary, is an international, industry-leading provider of digital audio and video tools for information and entertainment applications. Avid's products are used by a variety of customers worldwide including film, television and interactive content producers, TV news broadcasters, corporate communicators and consumers. For more information, visit Avid's Web site at www.avid.com or the Softimage site at www.softimage.com.

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