HEURIS Announces DVD ConnexIT® for Ulead Video Studio 4.0®

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HEURIS Announces DVD ConnexIT® for Ulead Video Studio 4.0®

DVD ConnexIT allows Users to Read and Write DVD-RAM audio and video in Ulead Video Studio

October 1, 2000, Tokyo, Japan: HEURIS makers of the most widely used MPEG encoding software,

MPEG Power Professional® today announced that it’s new DVD ConnexIT software will be compatible with Ulead’s top-selling video editing software package, Video Studio 4.0. HEURIS and Ulead will demonstrate this new product development at the Ceatec show held in Tokyo Japan October 3-7, 2000. This revolutionary new product will allow users allows users to read DVD-RAM formatted data from peripherals and drives such as the recently announced Hitachi DVD-RAM camera or the Panasonic 4.7GB DVD-RAM drive directly in Ulead Video Studio 4.0. DVD ConnexIT also allows users to convert Ulead Video Studio data back to the DVD-RAM format so it can be read by DVD-RAM drives. HEURIS’ DVD ConnexIT will help users of DVD-RAM products to easily import, export and manipulate audio and video assets in a totally digital environment.

"We see a very big future for DVD-RAM technology with our users," said Keiichi Shimomura, Managing Director of Ulead Systems, Inc. "The new DVD-RAM cameras are very exciting. HEURIS’ DVD ConnexIT allows our users to take full advantage of this outstanding new technology."

"The interest in our DVD-RAM technology is running very high," said HEURIS President, Brian Quandt. "Ulead already offers an outstanding video editing software package. With our ConnexIT technology Ulead can offer an even better value and stronger product to its customers."

Pricing and Availability

HEURIS’ DVD ConnexIT technology is available for licensing and OEM arrangements. Interested parties should contact Rey Umali at 314.534.1514.

About HEURIS

Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, HEURIS is the developer of the most widely used professional software MPEG encoder, MPEG Power Professional. This award winning, cross platform software product is the first MPEG encoder to deliver the features and encoding quality demanded by professionals, without the expensive hardware. HEURIS has been working with MPEG since 1991, and it’s customers include: Walt Disney, Sea World, Apple Computers, The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Taco Bell Corporation, The Home Depot, AT&T Labs, IBM, Boeing, Vanderbilt University, Boston Museum of Science and the U.S. Military. HEURIS can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.heuris.com.

About Ulead Systems

Ulead Systems, Inc. develops innovative video, imaging and Web graphics applications to help users communicate their ideas effectively and creatively to audiences around the world. The company's award-winning products include Ulead® PhotoImpact®, Ulead® VideoStudio™, Ulead® MediaStudio Pro™, Ulead® Photo Express™, Ulead® COOL 3D™, Ulead® GIF Animator™, Ulead® WebRazor Pro™, Ulead® GIF-X.Plugin™, and Ulead® COOL 360™. Ulead also supports the burgeoning Web graphics community with a robust Web site called WebUtilities.com and a cutting-edge line of software products that focus specifically on Web graphics and animation design. For more information on the company, its products and services, please visit Ulead's Web site at http://www.ulead.com.

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