V One Multimedia to Support Upcoming DivX 6 Video Technology; Next Version of DivX Video to Offer Higher Performance, Advanced Media Features

LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 6, 2005 -- V One Multimedia, a provider of easy-to-use digital video editing solutions, today announced plans to support DivX 6, the next version of the patent-pending digital video technology from DivXNetworks, Inc.

DivX 6, currently in beta and scheduled for official release in the first quarter of 2005, is a high performance video technology that enables anyone to create full-featured, highly-compressed video for playback on a range of DivX Certified devices, including DVD players, portable media players, set top boxes and more. DivX 6 is designed to enable the ultimate media experience with advanced new multimedia features including interactive video menus. The new release will also offer compression and visual quality ratios superior to any other video codec on the market.

``The enhanced features and improved visual quality of DivX 6 will offer an entirely new digital video experience for consumers -- with better performance, visual quality and wider interoperability than any other video technology on the market,`` said Jordan Greenhall, founder and chief executive officer at DivXNetworks, Inc. ``Most importantly, V One users will be able to create video files with new DivX features that are entirely interoperable with millions of DivX Certified DVD players and other devices.``

V One licenses DivX video software for use in most of its range of Snazzi* video editing solutions and its complete range of SnaZio* TvPVR range of TV Tuner and Recorder products. The Snazzi* video editing solutions include its award-winning product, Snazzi* DV.AVIO, an internal analog video & audio (AV-in/Out) and digital video (DV) I/O card for the PC. The SnaZio* range of TV Tuner products, including SnaZio* Pocket PVR & SnaZio* TvPVR USB2, TvPVR NB and TvPVR Pro. With the addition of DivX 6 support, V One users will be able to easily create and playback high-quality, highly-compressed DivX files with interactive video menus.

``DivX video technology has already proven extremely popular among our extensive digital video editing user base, and we`re excited to offer them the advanced features and improved visual quality of DivX 6 as an integrated part of our Snazzi* and SnaZio* video recording and playback solutions,`` said TS Tan, Chairman & CEO of V One.

DivXNetworks is providing a full demonstration of the DivX video ecosystem by invitation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.