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LightWave Effects Explode in the Dynamic 6th Season of "24"

San Antonio, Texas - June 4th, 2007

NewTek video profile features artists discussing LightWave 3D® VFX work

NewTek, Inc., innovator of award-winning 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of a behind-the-scenes video featuring the creation of visual effects sequences for the 20th Century Fox hit series 24.

24, long known for heart stopping action sequences, started the sixth season with a dramatic nuclear blast in Valencia, CA, a community north of Los Angeles. The action continued straight through to the season finale F-18 fighter jet missile launches at an offshore oil platform. LightWave visual effects artists from Zoic Studios and Eden FX share their insight into how they accomplished these stunning effects. The video may be viewed by following this link: www.LightWave3D.com/profiles/24. "In 24, we've worked on everything from subway bomb explosions to the nuclear blast that goes off in Valencia," said Jarrod Davis, visual effects artist, Zoic Studios. "The great thing about LightWave is that you can just get in and get the job done. The new motion blur, new radiosity, depth of field, OpenGL make our lives easier. In some cases its little things, but they all add up. LightWave v9.2 is a huge advance."

From the thrilling series opening nuclear blast to lingering nuclear fallout clouds, rocket launchers, smoke, military drones and practical explosion enhancements, LightWave visual effects artists helped make this season of "24" another super thrill ride. The video presentation shows exactly how LightWave was used to create and enhance these scenes.

"At NewTek, we're all huge fans of 24 and there is nothing more exciting than seeing extraordinary artists create these seamless effects using our software," comments Jay Roth, president of the NewTek 3D division.

"LightWave has long been the workhorse of Hollywood because of the ability LightWave provides to turn around amazing photo-real effects, fast. With our latest release and the addition of new motion blur, depth of field and global illumination we're happy to see these artists are pushing the envelope even farther."

"The shots I was involved in involved blowing up a large oil rig," said Chris Zapara, visual effects artist, Eden FX. "There were two shots and I had about 4 days to do both shots. The thing I really like about LightWave and the visual effects I work I do is that I have a lot of creative input from things as early as storyboards all the way through to the final image."

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NewTek products are distributed in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands by New Magic Australia www.newmagic.com.au. LightWave v9 is available now for $1299 (AUST$) for a single user license. LightWave v9 upgrades for existing LightWave owners are $649 (AUST$). For more information or to purchase contact New Magic. To locate a New Magic / NewTek Authorized Reseller click here.

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About NewTek

With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation, animation and special effects tools including LightWave 3D®, winner of the 2003 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award, 3D Arsenal™, TriCaster™ and VT[4]™. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster®. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek production tools include 300, The Guardian, Ant Bully, The DaVinci Code, Mr. & Mrs.Smith, Serenity, Sin City, Fantastic Four, Drive, The 4400, Stargate:SG1, Stargate: Atlantis, Battlestar: Galactica, Prison Break, LOST, CSI, Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight, Recent game titles include Shadow of the Colossus, Black, Ridge Racer 6, Burnout Revenge, Driver: Parallel Lines, Quake IV and Heroes of Might and Magic 6.