Fifty New High-Resolution Images Free to All Digital Artists

San Antonio, Texas -- July 11, 2003 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of the third edition of NewTek's Texture Collection. As with the earlier editions, this new set includes fi fty high-resolution textures available for free download at NewTek.com. The first two editions of the texture collection have been overwhelmingly popular, with tens of thousands of downloads since they were originally posted. NewTek plans to release additional sets of high-resolution textures from time to time and participants can sign up for notification of the release of new sets.

"Great textures are key tools for the digital artist in getting just the right look, and these are an incredible collection of real-world textures," said Dan Ablan, editor of KeyFrame Magazine, and founder of AGA Digital Studios and 3DGarage.com in Chicago, IL. "The resolution and detail are just what I look for to produce great results at render time. NewTek demonstrates an incredible commitment to digital artists, both by providing great tools at affordable prices, but also with the content they provide, such as the free texture collections."

Subjects covered in the third set of textures include Wood, Metal, Sky, Nature, and Stone. All textures are unretouched photographic images at 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels resolution. These are provided in JPEG format, for efficient download.

Pricing and Availability: NewTek's Texture Collection, Third Edition, is available for free download at: http://www.newtek.com/freestuff

About NewTek

With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools including VT[3](TM), LightWave 3D. and Aura Video Paint(TM). NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster.. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent television and film projects using NewTek software include Children of Dune, Firefly, Taken, Smallville, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek 10: Nemesis, Daredevil, Spy Kids II, We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Harts War, Driven, A.I., Oscar.-nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk Down, The Time Machine and Star Trek: The Motion Picture - D irector's Edition DVD. Recent game titles include Doom III, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam for XBox, Age of Mythology, Civilization III, Dead to Rights, Baldur's Gate II, EverQuest and Escape From Monkey Island.

Website: www.newtek.com