Asymetrix Ships Digital Video Producer

BELLEVUE, Wash.--April 17, 1995--Asymetrix Corporation today announced
shipment of Asymetrix Digital Video Producer, an affordable digital video
capture and editing tool that allows users to quickly and easily build
video clips right on their desktop computers. Asymetrix Digital Video
Producer combines a drag and drop interface with an intuitive timeline for
quick, easy assembly of video and audio clips with dazzling special
effects, transitions, and overlays Digital video enriches presentations,
improves training results and adds a new level of creativity to any
multimedia project.

Digital Video Producer can import multiple file formats including .AVI,
.WAV, .BMP and more to the Media Window. Multiple clips can then be viewed
simultaneously in the two fully functional preview screens and the
beginning, ending and desired length of the imported media can be
selected. Editing is now as simple as dragging and dropping video clips
onto a visual timeline, where video, audio transition and overlay tracks
can be synchronized and overlaid.

"Asymetrix Digital Video Producer provides affordable power and ease of use
which allows users to add the impact of video to their multimedia
applications and presentations," says Clark Bohmont, director of product
marketing. "The ability to bring the excitement of digital video to the
desktop is no longer limited to professionals."

Video clips can be blended with a large collection of transitions,
including wipes, dissolves, irises and blizzards. Special filters,
including blur, ripple and emboss, can be applied to create dazzling
special effects. Color, saturation, tint, and brightness can be adjusted
using the image-processing filters.

Two video and audio tracks, a transition track, and an overlay track
provide excellent editing control. Users can overlay and animate titles,
bitmaps and other video clips to make their video even more captivating.
The standard Windows user interface design also allows users to specify
the font, size and color of the titles. And with Dynamic Preview, the user
can see the project before building a final video clip. This saves time
and increases productivity because the user can ensure that the final clip
will be what they want.

Many optimization tools are included to produce professional results. The
Palette Manager allows users to optimize the colors in the video to
eliminate palette shift. The SmartEDIT feature provides quick builds of
high-quality video files by rebuilding only those frames that changed
during the current editing session. And, video can be optimized for
playback on CD-ROM.

Digital Video Producer includes a complete video capture utility, DVP
Capture, that transfers video from any source such as a VCR or videodisk
player to the computer's hard disk. DVP Capture also supports batch
recording, allowing multiple preselected video capture segments to be
recorded. Digital Video Producer also supports all hardware and software
compression methods that are compatible with Microsoft Video for Windows.

Requirements, Pricing and Availability

Asymetrix Digital Video Producer requires Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later, a
personal computer with a 33MHz 80386 or higher processor; a CD-ROM drive;
a hard drive with a minimum of 8MB free disk space; 4MB of RAM (8MB
recommended,) and a Windows-compatible graphics adapter card capable of
displaying at least 256 colors. A Windows-compatible sound card and
speakers are recommended.

Asymetrix Digital Video Producer has a U.S. suggested retail price of $395.
A special introductory price of $149 is being offered through July 31,
1995.

Asymetrix Digital Video Producer is available now through leading national
distributors and resellers. It can also be purchased directly from
Asymetrix by calling 800-448-6543.

Asymetrix Corporation is a privately held software company based in
Bellevue, Wash., and is a leading provider of Windows-based tools for
multimedia development and client-server solutions.

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