Licencing Agreement

OMG PLC 10 July 2003 10 July 2003 OMG PLC 2D3 ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH ADOBE OMG plc ('OMG'), the group that delivers products based upon 3-dimensional information contained in 'the moving image' to the entertainment, medical, scientific and engineering industries, today announces a licensing and marketing agreement between its subsidiary 2d3 Ltd ('2d3') and Adobe Systems Inc ('Adobe') of San Jose, California. Adobe(R) this week announced a major new release of its market-leading video editing software product, Premiere(R). Premiere Pro, aimed at amateurs and professionals in the fast-growing DV market, is to include 2d3's SteadyMove technology for automatic stabilization of jerky and unsteady video shots, particularly from hand-held DV cameras. Commenting on the agreement, Julian Morris, Chief Executive of OMG plc, said: 'This agreement is the first of its kind for both companies. On the one hand, 2d3's technology is licensed to Adobe and enhances their product. On the other, Premiere Pro links 2d3 directly to Adobe's hundreds of thousands of Premiere users, providing them with instant access to more specialized versions of the software sold directly through 2d3's website. 'SteadyMove is OMG's first product for consumer markets and the partnership with Adobe confirms the strength of our technologies across the entire spectrum of the visual effects industry.' At the launch of Premiere Pro, Richard Townhill, Group Manager at Adobe, said: 'With the addition of 2d3's SteadyMove, Adobe Premiere Pro users will receive an effective, user-friendly solution to deal with one of the most common problems plaguing videographers - shaky camera moves. 'Adobe Premiere Pro offers sophisticated desktop editing functionality to digital video professionals and we anticipate our users will quickly embrace the power of SteadyMove.' For further information please contact: Julian Morris, Chief Executive OMG plc Tel: 01865 261 800 Tim Thompson/Bobbie Swanson Buchanan Communications Tel: 020 7466 5000 Notes to Editors About OMG: OMG plc is the parent company of wholly-owned subsidiaries 2d3 and Vicon Motion Systems, developers of the world's most advanced motion capture systems. OMG plc is listed on the Alternative Investment Market ('AIM') of the London Stock Exchange. About 2d3: 2d3 brings science to the aid of animators and designers in film and television effects, games development, architectural visualization and industrial design. Products innovated by the Emmy Award(R)-winning company include boujou (boo-zhoo), the industry's first fully automated camera calibration and tracking system. 2d3's worldwide customers include DreamWorks, JAK/Lucasfilm, Sony Pictures Imagesworks, Rhythm & Hues, Cinesite Europe, Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Aardman Animations, among many others. For more information, please visit www.2d3.com. About Adobe: Adobe is one of the world's largest PC software companies, with annual revenues exceeding US$1.2 billion. The company employs approximately 3,400 people worldwide and has its headquarters in San Jose, California. Since 1986, Adobe has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ADBE. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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