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Jim Parsons (NewTek Director of Strategic Marketing)
(913) 228-8000

Keith Goodman (Vice President, Sales and Marketing)
(303) 448-9700

Hollie Wendt (Communications Consultant)
(408) 688-1193

August 6, 1996

Siggraph, New Orleans -- NewTek, Inc. today announced that Digital Domain, one of the largest full-service digital production facilities in the world, has signed a corporate site license agreement for NewTek's LightWave 3D™ software. This agreement will enable Digital Domains' staff of highly talented special effects artists, designers, and animators to have access to LightWave 3D for production of ultra-realistic animation for film and television production.

Digital Domain: Industry leading special effects

Digital Domain, founded in 1993, by writer/director/producer James Cameron, four time Academy Award-winning character and creature creator Stan Winston, and Chief Executive Scott Ross, has won numerous awards for its special effects in both feature film and commercial production. Some of Digital Domain's notable productions include feature films such as "Apollo 13" and "True Lies;" the Budweiser "Clydesdales," "Ants," and "Frogs" commercials; and music videos like the Rolling Stones' "Love is Strong."

"NewTek has provided a solid product with incredible support. LightWave 3D isproviding visual effects at the feature film level with the rapid turnaround critical to creative excellence," said Wook, director of Technology for Digital Domain. "LightWave 3D and NewTek are a centerpiece to our facility wide integration of "commodity" workstations, as it has proven a viable solution on both SGI and NT platforms."

LightWave 3D: Renowned for its comprehensive feature set

LightWave 3D is the most powerful animation system available in its price range, offering features such as full ray tracing, motion blur, depth of field, variable lens settings, and many other special effects that allow Digital Domain to create stunning images and animations. Versions of LightWave 3D are currently available for Intel™-compatible, DEC Alpha™, or MIPS™ systems running Windows NT™ as well as SGI™ and Amiga™ workstations. LightWave 3D for the Power Mac™ will be available in October.

"We are proud that a company such as Digital Domain has chosen LightWave 3D as a mainstay in their computer animation efforts," said Tim Jenison, Founder and Chairman of NewTek. "This is just one more reinforcement that LightWave 3D is the professionals' standard in 3D application software."

Due to its unparalleled rendering quality and ease of use, LightWave 3D is the professionals' choice for creating special effects for popular feature films, television shows, and commercials, a well as graphics for corporate videos, video games, print and much more.

Terms of the site license were not disclosed by either company but include licensing NewTek's LightWave 3D across multiple platforms including Intel-compatible, SGI, Power Mac, and DEC Alpha.

Digital Domain is the largest full-service digital production studio in Los Angeles. Founded in 1993, the studio has been honored for its stunning and innovative work on such features as "Apollo 13," "Interview with a Vampire," and "True Lies," the Grammy and MTV Video-award winning Rolling Stones "Love is Strong," and numerous commercial spots. Combined, these projects distinctly personify the company's mandate to create an environment that empowers directors and producers matching their imaginative prowess with the right tools.

NewTek, Inc. is the leader in providing full-featured video editing and special effects tools at a price that allows anyone to produce professional video and graphics. The company's products are used worldwide on projects from home video to feature film and have won awards for television shows such as Babylon 5 and Star Trek. NewTek headquarters are located in the middle of the Silicon Prairie in Topeka, Kansas. Contact NewTek at 1200 SW Executive Drive, Topeka, KS, 66615, (913)228-8000, (913)228-8099 (fax), http://www.newtek.com.


LightWave 3D is a trademark of NewTek, Inc.
Power Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer.
Amiga is a trademark of Amiga Technologies.
Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
DEC Alpha is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
MIPS is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc.