The Unreal Actor X Exporter for the XSI
toolkit enables game developers to use technologies from both
companies together in a game development pipeline."
The Unreal Actor X Exporter for the XSI toolkit will allow users
to export any type of model or character created with SOFTIMAGE|XSI
software directly into the upcoming Unreal Engine 3. It is the industry's first 3-D nonlinear production
environment providing animators and digital artists the freedom to
make professional animation, visual effects and games - from major
motion pictures, to cartoons and commercials, to animated content for
video games and Web sites .

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By working together, Softimage and Epic are democratizing
the game development process and making best-of-breed
professional-level products available to all game developers., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc.
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Unreal Engine 3 is expected to maintain
those features while adding massive world support, multi -processor
support, next-generation console optimizations, and one of the most
mature tool pipelines in the industry. Epic is also responsible for the Unreal
Engine, which is the underlying technology for a wide range of games
including, 2002 Console Game of the Year winner, Tom Clancy's Splinter
Cell(TM) from Ubi Soft; PC Gamer's 2000 Game of the Year, Deus Ex from
Ion Storm/Eidos; America 's Army: Operations, from the United States
Army, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PC) from Electronic
Arts.

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Companies to offer integration between 3-D animation software and
market-leading game engine

Avid Technology, Inc. Additional information on
Unreal Engine can be obtained at www. Avid, SOFTIMAGE, XSI and Make,
Manage and Move Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks
of Avid Technology, Inc.

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Gamers and
enthusiasts who generate their own material with the SOFTIMAGE|XSI Mod
Tool can also use the toolkit from Softimage and Epic to incorporate
their content into titles based on the Epic Unreal Engine 2, such as
the award-winning Unreal Tournament 2004.unrealteachnology.com

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Leading independent producer Frederator
Studios and Nickelodeon are calling for new submissions for a fourth season
to be broadcast in the fall of 2006.php

"We're proud to have returned original short cartoons to prominence over
the last decade," says Fred Seibert, Oh Yeah! Executive Producer, and
Frederator Studios President.

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information about Avid, visit www."

In terms of sheer volume alone, Oh Yeah! Cartoons remains TV's biggest
animation development program ever.

Frederator Studios is the leading independent animation producer for kids,
having produced more original cartoon characters than any studio in America
over the past decade.

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(NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that its
Softimage subsidiary and Epic Games have collaborated to co-develop
the UnrealActor X Exporter for the XSI(R) toolkit - a solution for
professional developers and enthusiasts interested in creating
interactive titles with SOFTIMAGE(R)|XSI animation software and Epic's
Unreal(R) Engine technology."
Gareth Morgan, senior product manager for Softimage , added: "As
consumer expectations increase, today's game developers must deliver
original content that is compelling, interactive and enduring. Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc.M.

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Softimage is proud to count amongst its
customers: Ubisoft, Capcom, Konami, SONY, Valve, Pandemic, Taito, Sega
and Atari. The company is
best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal and Unreal
Tournament, both award-winning blockbuster hits having each sold more
than one million copies .epicgames. Two Oh Yeah!
characters are also in feature development at Paramount.

Storyboards and pitches can be submitted to:

Melissa Wolfe
Frederator Studios
231 West Olive Avenue
Burbank, California
(818) 736-3847
melissa@frederator.

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About Softimage Co.

Softimage Co. For more information
about the company's Oscar(R), Grammy(R), and Emmy(R) award-winning
products and services, please visit: www.com

About Unreal Engine

The award-winning Unreal Engine is known for cutting-edge graphics
and a best-of-breed toolset., based in Raleigh, NC and established in 1991, is
a developer of cutting-edge computer and video games.

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avid. in the United States and/or other countries. Further details can be found at
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The Softimage product family is designed to help users
innovate, create and collaborate throughout the production process.com.frederator.com /ohyeahseason4.kz

Nickelodeon is the highest rated cable network in America, and the number
one network for kids.

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"We're pleased to add a new layer of compatibility between the
Unreal Engine and SOFTIMAGE|XSI," said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic
Games., is an
industry leader in 3-D animation, 2-D cel animation, compositing and
special effects software, designed to address the demands of the film
and commercial/broadcast and games/interactive industries. Additional information can be obtained through Epic's Web site
at www. The results
were the Cartoon Network's highest rated series, including "The Powerpuff
Girls" (created by Craig McCraken), "Dexter's Laboratory" (Genndy
Tartakovsky), "Johnny Bravo" (Van Partible), "Cow & Chicken" (David Feiss),
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Seeking storyboard pitches for comedy shorts, seven minutes in length, Oh
Yeah! Cartoons is looking for a large selection of films created in any
style of animation.

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Gamers and
enthusiasts known as "modders" - who routinely change the way video
games are played - can also use the toolkit with the SOFTIMAGE|XSI Mod
Tool to create their own characters, props and environments for titles
powered by the Unreal Engine 2. "Our alumni talents are the leading stars of
our industry, the standard bearers of the future of animation.

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SOFTIMAGE|XSI software, an integral player in Avid's Make, Manage and
Move Media(TM) strategy, is the flagship product offering from
Softimage. Product
features, specifications, system requirements and availability are
subject to change without notice.

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Avid Technology, Inc. Unreal Engine 3's new toolset
is designed specifically to accelerate developers' productivity for
ultra-complex, next-generation content.

Starting in the early '90s as President of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Fred
Seibert revitalized the animation industry by reviving the era of the
talent-driven comedy short, producing 48 original cartoons.Weasel" (David Feiss), "What A Cartoon!" (Fred Seibert) and "Courage,
the Cowardly Dog" (John Dilworth). Current productions include the top rated Nickelodeon
series "The Fairly Oddparents " (created by Butch Hartman), "ChalkZone"
(Bill Burnett & Larry Huber), and "My Life as a Teenage Robot" (Rob
Renzetti), and new productions "Wubby, Widget, and Walden" (for Nick Jr.

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Based on the commercial
version of Softimage's leading animation software, the free
SOFTIMAGE|XSI Mod Tool includes multiple toolsets for texturing and
animating characters, as well as designing and previewing real-time
effects.softimage.
After three highly
successful seasons, with 99 original cartoons and three spin-off hit
series, Oh Yeah! Cartoons returns to production for Nickelodeon, America's
highest rated cable network.

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"Now that Epic's technology complements SOFTIMAGE|XSI software,
customers of both companies can use these two industry-leading
technologies together for a simple, integrated and flexible solution
for next generation game development. Using
production-proven middleware solutions like Epic's Unreal Engine as
the foundation for their games allows professional developers and
designers to focus more on the art and story-telling for their titles.avid.

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The same holds true for enthusiasts, which is why we are pleased that
the SOFTIMAGE|XSI Mod Tool is also available to Unreal's mod
community.
For more information about Softimage visit www. Giving several dozen filmmakers the
opportunity to create nearly 100 seven-minute cartoons, the series is
credited as the birthplace of the hit Nickelodeon shows "The Fairly
Oddparents" (created by Butch Hartman ), "ChalkZone" (Bill Burnett & Larry
Huber), and "My Life as a Teenage Robot" (Rob Renzetti).

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is the world leader in digital nonlinear
media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film,
video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work
more efficiently, productively , and creatively.

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