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CrystalGraphics and Sony Announce OEM Relationship Sony Electronics selects
Crystal 3D Vortex™ and Crystal 3D IMPACT!™ Pro NAB 99, Las Vegas, Nevada — April 19, 1999 — CrystalGraphics, Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the inclusion of Crystal 3D Vortex™ Volumes 1 and 2, and Crystal 3D IMPACT!™ Pro with the Sony ES-3 EditStation® system. Crystal 3D Vortex is a customizable software-based 3D DVE (digital video effects generator) that plug into Sony's ES-3 system. Crystal 3D IMPACT!™ Pro is a professional-level 3D animation software package developed by CrystalGraphics, Inc. The Sony ES-3 EditStation system is a high performance dual-stream Windows NT® nonlinear editor that is capable of broadcast quality video output. Crystal 3D Vortex Volumes 1 and 2 Product Information Each Crystal 3D Vortex volume includes over 25 styles of professionally created 3D transition effects. 3D Vortex Volume 1 includes a wide variety of 3D DV effects including: 3D Zipper; 3D Quad splits; 3D Page Turns; Curls and Rolls as well as some extremely innovative effects, including a spinning globe effects where the screen flies around the earth and comes back with a different video clip on it. It also includes flying 3D slabs with personalized text and logos on the edge of the slab, and a 3D “earthquake” effect. Crystal 3D Vortex Volume 2’s innovative effects include: Turning Billboard; Rotating Ball; Flying Film; Bouncing Panel; Tumbling Bricks; Basket Shot; Rotating Louvers; and Zooming Camera. Examples of these 3D transition effects may be viewed at www.crystalgraphics.com Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro Product Information Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro is an award-winning 3D animation software application that is very easy to use. Users can start creating eye-catching animated 3D graphics immediately with the program's friendly wizards. For example, the AutoContent wizard walks users through the 5 basic steps of 3D title animation creation: lighting, text entry, beveling, adding materials and motion. Each step, except for text entry, is presented as a visual gallery of over 100 customizable choices. Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro also includes over 100 pre-built 3D objects that users simply drag and drop from the Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro catalog into their scene. Broadcast Quality Output Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro and Crystal 3D VORTEX share the same broadcast-quality rendering engine. Developed by CrystalGraphics, this professional-level rendering engine features sub-pixel anti aliasing, mip-mapping, Phong shading, soft edged shadows, NTSC video color correction, field rendering and much more. Quotes: “Crystal 3D Vortex and Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro satisfy a real need in the digital video editing market,” said Rob Courtney, president and CEO of CrystalGraphics, Inc. “And, we are confident that Sony ES-3 users will find the 3D Vortex and Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro to be very effective in adding a professional look to their video projects. Sony ES-3 users can get broadcast quality 3D effects for their videos at a very cost effective price using the total solution provided by Sony.” “Crystal 3D Vortex’s 3D DV effects add a high-quality look and innovative versatility to video projects. And, Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro generates outstanding animated 3D titles and graphics,” said Robert Coleman, vice president of Production and Post Production Systems for Sony Electronics’ Broadcast and Professional Company. “That’s just what our ES-3 customers want and need to make their work stand out above the rest.” About CrystalGraphics As a pioneer in the 3D videographics industry, CrystalGraphics is well know for its many award-winning products. For example, CrystalGraphics developed the 3D-effects creation software for an innovative real-time 3D effects system used widely by television broadcasters, which won an Emmy award in 1994. Some of its other award-winning products, include Crystal TOPAS, Crystal FLYING FONTS Pro, Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro and Crystal 3D VORTEX. CrystalGraphics’ products are well recognized and are, or have been, bundled with products from Adobe, Astound, ATI, Diamond Multimedia, Discreet Logic, FAST Multimedia, JVC, miro, Pinnacle Systems, Sony and STB. More information about CrystalGraphics products can be found on the World Wide Web at www.crystalgraphics.com, or by calling 1-800-394-0700. About Sony Electronics, Inc. The Broadcast and Professional Company of Sony Electronics is a leading U.S. supplier of video and audio equipment for the broadcast, production, business, industrial, government, medical, and education markets. Sony offers a wide array of products and systems for image capture, production, and display. Sony also provides specialized equipment and systems for data recording, duplication, electronic photography/publishing, video conferencing, high definition video, interactive and security applications. More information about Sony products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sony.com/professional, or by calling 1-800-686-SONY. ### CrystalGraphics, 3D IMPACT, and 3D
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