Press Release eZedia Announces: Preview of eZediaQTI 2.0 for Windows, K-12 Licensing Solution for eZedia Plug-ins for Pinnacle Studio, and Winners of the Zoom-ed Classroom Contest at NECC WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - June 21, 2004 - eZedia Inc., a leader in digital-media software technology, announces the preview of eZediaQTI 2.0 for Windows, the K-12 Licensing Solution for eZedia Plug-ins for Pinnacle Studio and the Winners of the Zoom-ed Classroom Contest at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC). eZediaQTI 2.0 for Windows eZediaQTI 2.0, multimedia authoring software for creating rich internet web content and interactive movies is now available on Windows. Users can quickly combine and enhance video, graphics, animation, sound, VRs, and text to create web sites, Internet banners, online presentations, and interactive videos - all with no programming knowledge required. The new interface is equipped with an Attributes Panel that allows direct access to object information, making it easier for the user to edit and enhance media. Along with the improved interface, eZediaQTI is packed full of new features including; the ability to customize button colors, shapes, and titles; improved text handling capabilities; as well as a new toolbar button to access the new eZedia Media Library that consists of themed templates. In addition, eZediaQTI 2.0 provides a new Export function that saves your entire project as a self-contained HTML web site, viewable in any current browser with no plug-ins required. A Final Release is expected later this month. K-12 Licensing Solution for eZedia Plug-ins for Pinnacle Studio eZedia's K-12 Licensing Solution gives public and private schools affordable licensing options to use eZedia Plug-ins for Pinnacle Studio, based on the size of the schools or computer labs. "eZedia's K-12 licensing solution for eZedia Plug-ins for Pinnacle Studio is a smart affordable investment for schools, as it offers one low price for classroom use," said Stefan Embleton, President and Founder of eZedia Inc. eZeMatte for Pinnacle Studio lets users add any image over a digital video clip and adjust its size, position, and transparency. Users can create effects such as adding themed borders, frames, or watermarks to their video projects. eZeScreen for Pinnacle Studio lets users create amazing Hollywood blue screen and chroma-key effects with the click of a mouse. By simply adding a movie over a digital video clip and fading out any selected color, moviemakers can place their cast of characters in the middle of Times Square, at the Pyramids, or wherever their imagination takes them. Winners of the Zoom-ed Classroom Contest eZedia Inc. is pound to announce the winners of the 2003-04 Zoom-ed Classroom Contest. The winners of the Apple eMac's are going to the first grade classroom of West Tisbury School in West Tisbury, MA and the seventh grade classroom of Nathan Twining Middle School in Grand Forks, ND. Entries from around North America demonstrated how students of all ages and user levels can easily communicate and learn in the digital medium, using eZediaMX. We were delighted to see the many unique ways educators integrated this contest into their lessons, and the variety of different subject areas the projects were built in. About eZedia Inc. Founded in 1994 by Stefan Embleton, eZedia Inc. has become a leader in digital-media software technology. The company derives its name from the phrase "easy media," underscoring its corporate focus on the delivery of easy-to-use and easy-to-learn digital media authoring and development products. eZedia is committed to providing intuitive software that simplifies the creation, integration, and delivery of digital media for people at work, home, and school. eZedia's growing family of products currently include eZediaMX, eZediaQTI, eZeMatte for iMovie, eZeScreen for iMovie, eZeClip for iMovie, eZediaMotion for iMovie, and eZedia Plug-ins for iMovie: V1. More information about eZedia Inc. is available at http://www.ezedia.com. National Educational Computing Conference 2004 (NECC) NECC is the largest educational technology exhibit in the world. It plays host to more than 16,000 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, teacher educators, administrators, policy makers, and industry representatives worldwide. Educators come to NECC to see and learn more about new and innovative educational products and services for the today's classroom. More information about NECC is available at http://www.neccsite.org/. - 30 - Note to Editors: eZedia, the eZedia logo, eZediaMX, eZediaQTI, eZeMatte, eZeScreen, eZeClip, and eZediaMotion are registered trademark or trademarks of eZedia Inc. Contact: Chris Werstiuk Director Product Development 200-4 Fort Street Winnipeg, MB. R3C 1C4 Phone: 204-984-9210 ext 248 http://www.ezedia.com chris@ezedia.com