Press Release
For Immediate Release
NAB Booth S-7838

Press Contact Information:

Michelle Poppier
Linker Systems, Inc.
13612 Onkayha Circle, Irvine CA 92620
Phone: 949-552-1904
Fax: 949-552-6985
Email: poppier@linker.com
Web: www.linker.com

Linker Systems Announces Animation Stand(tm) Version 4.0 for the Macintosh

(Irvine, CA-April 19, 1999) Linker Systems is proud to announce the release of the 4.0 version of its Animation Stand family of products at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade-show in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22.

Linker Systems listens to the ideas and suggestions of the current users of Animation Stand, continuing an ongoing effort to make the process of digital cel animation both easier for the user, and less costly to produce.

"Our main goals in Animation Stand 4.0 were to make the product faster and even more powerful while at the same time making it easier to learn. We've designed a new interface which vastly improves the features and speed, while cutting down on the number of things an operator or supervisor needs to learn. Animation Stand 4.0 also includes support for Apple's newest technologies, including 'Carbon'," said Sheldon Linker, VP of R&D.

There will be 4.0 versions of Animation Stand for Windows 95, 98, and NT (Pentium and Alpha) and SGI R-series processors shortly thereafter.

New Animation Stand 4.0 features include:

Linker Systems will show the full family of Animation Stand products in booth S-7838 in the Sands Convention Center at the National Association of Broadcasters trade-show (NAB) in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22.

Y2K (Year 2000) Compliance:
Since its inception in 1983, all Linker Systems' products, including Animation Stand, have been and continue to be Y2K compliant.

Background:
Linker Systems is the leader in cross-platform tools for professional, cost effective computer-assisted 2D character animation, compositing and film quality special effects. It's the only animation system with versions for Mac, SGI, and Windows NT. Since 1989, Animation Stand has been used by professional and industrial animation studios, post production, and video facilities worldwide.

Keeping with its philosophy of providing the highest level quality at a truly affordable price, Linker Systems also offers separable ink & paint, pencil test, art direction, and scanning modules, further lowering the "per-seat" cost of setting up a production studio.

Key features of Animation Stand include special optical effects, multiplane camera control, automatic painting, 3-D shading, audio editing, production cost reporting, and complete transport control to film, tape and videodisk.

For more information, a review copy, or to be included in our press list, please call us at 949-552-1904, fax 949-552-6985, email press@linker.com, or visit our web site at www.linker.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Animation Stand, ScanLink, and the Linker Systems logo are trademarks of Linker Systems, Inc. Apple, Macintosh, and Carbon are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Inc. Pentium and Alpha are registered trademarks of Intel. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Linker Systems, Inc.
13612 Onkayha Circle, Irvine CA 92620
Phone: 949-552-1904
Fax: 949-552-6985
Email: linker@linker.com
Web: www.linker.com

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