MARLBORO, Mass.--(January 9, 2001)-- Media 100 Inc. announced the launch of Media 100 CineStream, software-based interactive streaming media authoring for Web developers and professional content creators. With the release of CineStream, Media 100 is enabling a broader range of customers to create and deliver interactive streaming media programs for delivery over the Internet. CineStream, the next evolution of EditDV, is built on Media 100's flagship Streaming Media Workflow model, which enables the development of video programs specifically designed for the interactive nature of the Internet and is ideally suited for customers entering the burgeoning streaming media marketplace.

"Media 100 CineStream is an important development for the Internet community. Finally a software tool has emerged that brings an elegant, sophisticated approach to creating dynamic, rich interactive streaming video content for the web," said Stephen Manousos, vice president of sales and marketing for the Media 100 Software Division. "We believe that web developers, interactive ad agencies and professional content creators want the same capabilities that the big Internet broadcasters and media moguls possess - and we've delivered that capability in an all-in-one software package that these new Internet creatives can run from their desktops. We're bringing them from the camera to the interactive web in one solution, CineStream."

Media 100 CineStream: One-Stop Interactive Streaming Media Authoring
Available for both Windows and Macintosh platforms, Media 100 CineStream leverages several key streaming media technologies developed by Media 100 that enable users to capture video content directly from digital video (DV) sources, edit video content with speed and precision, author compelling interactive elements directly into the editing timeline and encode the final product in all major streaming media formats, including Windows Media, RealSystems, QuickTime and MPEG-1.

EventStream Support
A significant feature of Media 100 CineStream is its timeline integration of EventStream authoring tools that enable the creation of interactive streaming content. EventStream enables web designers to embed interactive instructions directly into streaming media programs to trigger highly visual, content-rich capabilities, including graphics, Flash animations, Java applications - all synchronized with the streaming video on the web site. EventStream supports direct output of QuickTime interactive streaming media files and direct export to Cleaner 5 for production of interactive streaming media in RealSystems and Windows Media formats - all directly from the timeline.

Special Effects and Animation Features
Media 100 CineStream also includes a number of key features that enable the creation of the highest quality streaming content in the industry, including:

• "Pan and Scan" capability for eliminating unwanted portions of video images
• Pan, zoom and rotate with true perspective
• Picture-in-picture with crop  
• Multiple composition support
• On-the-fly, editable submaster creation enables simultaneous creation of multiple versions of the same video program
• Chroma and Luma keyers
• Unlimited titles with backgrounds and shadows, independent control of gradient colors and transparency, rotation and fill-with-video effects
• Create, save and re-use effects and transitions
• Unlimited keyframes of any parameter
• Unlimited video and effects layers
• 2D, 3D and keying effects for video layering
• --200+ SMPTE standard and user-customized transitions

System Requirements
Media 100 CineStream is available for both Windows and Macintosh platforms with the following system requirements:

Windows System Requirements

• 200 MHz Pentium-class PC with an available PCI slot
• 128 MB of RAM
• 16-bit graphics capability
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME
• Hard drive capable of sustaining 5MB/sec transfer rate

Macintosh OS System Requirements

• Macintosh with 604 processor or later and an available PCI slot
• 128 MB of RAM
• 16-bit graphics capability
• CD-ROM or DVD drive
• Mac OS 8.6 or later
• Hard drive capable of sustaining 5MB/sec transfer rate

Pricing and Availability
Media 100 CineStream will be available in February and will be priced at $499. Media 100 CineStream will also be available online from the Media 100 Online Store and will be priced at $479. Media 100 CineStream will be available to registered users of EditDV or MotoDV for $149.

About Media 100
Media 100 is a supplier of software, systems and services for streaming media on the Internet, and develops software and systems that simplify the creation and delivery of video on the Internet, DVD and CD-ROM. For more information, visit media100.com.