Eagle Eye Productions and University of Montana Set Up End-to-end HD Suite with Apple Final Cut Pro, HEURIS MPEG Power Professional—DTV HD and Visual Circuits MANTIS Player to Create Stunning Interactive Plasma-based HD Information Kiosks.

February 11, 2003, St. Louis, MO: Although the kiosks created by Eagle Eye Productions will look a little like set pieces from a science fiction show, their purpose is to show a time gone by. The kiosks are being created with the University of Montana as part of a sweeping Lewis and Clark project aimed at teaching people of all ages about the two great explorers. These unique kiosks will contain interactive touch screens as well as large plasma screens displaying beautiful HD footage.

Like Lewis and Clark, the developers at Eagle Eye Productions are charting new territory. Unlike the famous explorers however, the folks at Eagle Eye Productions have experienced very smooth sailing. "We put all the pieces together, and it all works flawlessly," said Eagle Eye Productions Partner Mike Dreesman. "Now that we have the workflow down, I think you’ll be seeing lots more HD projects from us."

The "pieces" of the HD development workflow include, an Apple G4 running OS-X and Final Cut Pro, an AJA Kona Card, HEURIS MPEG Power Professional—DTV HD encoding software and a Visual Circuits Mantis Player. The system, assembled by Dreesman allows Eagle Eye to go from original digital HD content to playback smoothly and effortlessly without ever returning to an analog format. The result--a kiosk with all the interactivity of a typical information kiosk and the all the advantages of gorgeous HD video.

"I am pleased to participate in the development of another outstanding yet practical commercial application of HD technology," said HEURIS President Brian Quandt. "Easy to use systems and relatively low prices are allowing more and more businesses to enter the HD development market. I think it’s very clear—HD isn’t just for broadcast anymore."

"Obviously we are pleased whenever we have great materials to display on our Mantis Player," said Steve Smith, VP of Sales at Visual Circuits. When you get well encoded material pumping out at 30 Mb per second on a huge plasma screen, well you have to think about ‘kiosks’ in a whole new way."

About HEURIS
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, HEURIS has served as a leading manufacturer of video compression and processing tools and applications for over a decade. From the Internet, to DVD, to HDTV to Hollywood Movies--HEURIS has developed an impressive group of award-winning tools for video production and post production applications.

Perhaps best known for its award-winning MPEG Power Professional Line of software products, HEURIS has recently released two new products for the Hollywood Market: a Digital Dailies solution developed in conjunction with partner Cohen Communications and MPEG Power Professional—D-Cinema used to encode High Definition pictures for display in movie theaters.

In addition to such major motion picture studios as MGM, HEURIS proudly includes the following as its customers: NASA, Walt Disney, Sea World, Apple Computers, The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Taco Bell Corporation, The Home Depot, AT & T Labs, IBM, Boeing, Vanderbilt University, Boston Museum of Science and the U.S. Military. More information about HEURIS Logic is available at www.heuris.com.

About Eagle Eye Productions

Eagle Eye Productions is a full service video production company specializing in the acquisition of High Definition stock footage, the creation of HD programming, and the development of HD kiosk and video presentation systems. Eagle Eye Productions is located in scenic Missoula Montana, roughly halfway between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. This "Heart of the Rockies" location is ideal for capturing spectacular scenery and wildlife in High Definition. For more information about Eagle Eye Productions please call (406) 544-1577 or (406) 495-8731 or visit our website at www.eagleyehd.com.

About Visual Circuits

Incorporated in 1991 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Visual Circuits’ digital media solutions are a combination of hardware and software designed to allow companies to personalize their messages and communicate more effectively with customers and employees. Visual Circuits is dedicated to helping companies use digital media technology to improve their business by achieving customer-defined advertising, marketing and promotional objectives. Clients include such world-class organizations as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Discovery Channel Stores, NASA, EPCOT and The American Museum of Natural History. For more information on Visual Circuits call 800-250-5533.