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VIDEO DESIGN SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF reQUEST FOR QUANTEL generationQ RANGE

MELVILLE, NY, April 07, 2003 - Video Design Software (VDS), a leading developer of broadcast automation software as well as the Liberty paint and animation product line, announces the development of reQuest for Quantel's generationQ range of products, at NAB 2003. reQuest is a file transfer utility that will give the generationQ range access to VDS' extensive industry file support libraries.

reQuest from Video Design Software provides the Quantel generationQ range operator a drag n' drop file transfer utility, allowing direct native file transfer capabilities between Quantel's generationQ range of products and many other industry standard video-graphics and live-to-air systems. With reQuest, file interchange between generationQ and products like Pinnacle Thunder or Chyron Aprisa has never been easier. Cross platform compatibility is assured as reQuest is supported in the iQ, gQ, eQ, QEffects, QPaintbox Pro, and QEdit Pro environments.

"generationQ is reaching far and wide into the post and broadcast businesses," said Quantel Business Manager - Post, Steve Owen. "VDS is providing innovative solutions that address our customers' real-world workflow issues."

"We have received and overwhelming response to our Synapse and Neurons plug-ins on the generationQ range this past year," comments D.R. Worthington, Director of Marketing and Product Development for Liberty at VDS. "Now many generationQ clients who have enjoyed having access to the hundreds of After Effects plug-ins that Synapse gives them, have requested that we create a plug-in that will incorporate our renowned system-interface libraries to enhance connectivity between their generationQ products and a variety of industry standard display devices."

reQuest makes the task of transferring video clips, stills and graphic files simple and intuititive. In addition, reQuest supports the updating of database description information where applicable, allowing the generationQ operator to create or update image description data remotely. reQuest is scheduled to ship end of Q2.

About VDS
VDS is committed to providing automation and content design tools for the broadcast, cable television, internet, and post production markets. VDS designs products for the automated control of broadcast television systems, with an emphasis on graphics-related operations, content distribution and automation, and internet-to-video and video-to-internet systems. VDS content creation systems provide industry tools that deliver graphic design, universal file translation and integration capabilities.

About Quantel
Quantel is dedicated to creating new tools for the new digital age, covering everything from terrestrial and satellite television to broadband internet, DVD and d-cinema. Quantel's generationQ is a radical, all-encompassing, new concept that offers total scalability in both hardware and software across post production, graphics and broadcast for multiple resolution, team-working production environments.

For more information on Video Design Software, please contact:
 
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 David-Ray WorthingtonSteve Papadakis
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 Email: dr@videodesignsoftware.comEmail: stevep@videodesignsoftware.com
 
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For more information on Quantel, please contact:
 Roger Thornton
 Phone: +44 1635 48222
 Email: roger.thornton@quantel.com