ST. LOUIS, MO (October 02, 2002) – HEURIS, developer of the industry’s most widely used professional MPEG encoder, MPEG Power Professional, today announced a new partnership with eMotion studios a leading provider of interactive media services. eMotion Studios will use HEURIS’ award-winning MPEG Power Professional—DTV HD to provide HDTV encoding services to customers for insertion in educational and HD commerce applications.

Neither HEURIS nor eMotion Studios is a stranger to the HD industry. In 2000, HEURIS was the first company to unveil software HD encoding package. MPEG Power Professional—DTV HD began shipping in April of 2002 and since that time has been used by key industry customers including NASA. In 2000, eMotion studios was one of the earliest facilities in the country to be outfitted with HDTV post production equipment, finishing the first 29.97 1080i for NASA on an Apple Final Cut Pro/ Pinnacle Cinewave system.

Paul Lundahl, Partner and Creative Director for eMotion studios, raves about the HEURIS encoder. "The HEURIS HD encoder is absolutely great," said Lundahl. "It works smoothly with our current workflow and produces fantastic quality images. And the engineers at HEURIS have been teaching us how to use this powerful tool to get the best possible encoding quality."

HEURIS President, Brian Quandt sees this new partnership as a great business opportunity. "Many companies are just getting started in developing HD Commerce Applications," said Quandt. "Our new partnership allows customers to work with a team of HD experts who are clearly ahead of the curve. This is clearly a win/win situation."

Pricing and Availability

HD encoding services are currently available from eMotion studios for a price of $120 per finished minute. (Set up and other charges may apply.)

About HEURIS
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, HEURIS has served as a leading manufacturer of video compression and processing tools and applications for over a decade. From the Internet, to DVD, to HDTV to Hollywood Movies--HEURIS has developed an impressive group of award-winning tools for video production and post production applications.

Perhaps best known for its award-winning MPEG Power Professional Line of software products, HEURIS has recently released two new products for the Hollywood Market: a Digital Dailies solution developed in conjunction with partner Cohen Communications and MPEG Power Professional—D-Cinema used to encode High Definition pictures for display in movie theaters.

In addition to such major motion picture studios as MGM, HEURIS proudly includes the following as its customers: NASA, 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. More information about HEURIS Logic is available at www.heuris.com.

About eMotion Studios

eMotion Studios was founded by Glen Janssens, an award-winning digital filmmaker and recognized industry leader in multimedia production, and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Paul Lundahl in the fall of 1994. Using traditional film storytelling methods and cutting edge technology, eMotion studios' vision is to generate excitement, create demand and immerse the audience through the design and production of unique and entertaining media. More information about eMotion studios is available at www.emotionstudios.com and www.hdfilmmaker.com eMotion studios website dedicated to HD services.