JVC ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FROM BOXX TECHNOLOGIES FOR AFFORDABLE HD MISSION

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 19, 2004) – JVCPROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY today announced that Austin, TX-based BOXX Technologies has joined the growing list of companies creating products that support JVC’s revolutionary JY-HD10U handheld high definition (HD) camera, and the JVC mission of delivering affordable HD products to the market. The HDV [pro] from BOXX combines several leading editing tools in a single chassis toprovide a turnkey solution for real-time editing of high-definition video (HDV) content shot with the JY-HD10U .

A leader in developing high-performance, durable workstation products for digital content creation, BOXX has packaged Premiere Pro, Encore DVD and Audition from Adobe and Cineform’s Aspect HD inside the HDV [pro] creating a one-box solution for editing, authoring and mixing and mastering HDV content. The 4U rack mountable or desk side chassis features from USB and 1394 firewire ports and a fully compatible Adobe After Effects plug-in for exporting content to Premiere Pro.

Video editors can transfer HD footage from the JY-HD10U and employ Aspect HD to edit multiple HDV content streams with Premiere Pro nonlinear video editing software . Encore DVD’s flexible interface automatically imports and converts JY-HD10U content to MPEG-2 video and exports the completed content to any DVD-R format. Audition puts the finishing touches on the project with advanced audio mixing, editing, mastering and effects processing capabilities.

“BOXX continues to lead the charge for HD nonlinear editing and we’re excited to be supporting JVC’s progressive HDV cameras in our powerful HDV [pro] editing solution” said Ed Caracappa, director of sales and marketing for BOXX Technologies. “By supporting the JVC series of HDV cameras customers now have greater accessibility to capturing and editing HD at an unbeatable price.”

The HDV [pro] is priced starting at $3,200.00 and is available immediately.

ABOUT BOXX TECHNOLOGIES
BOXX Technologies, headquartered in Austin, TX, delivers technology to the innovators in the digital media community with high-performance, flexible workstations and turnkey solutions that enhance creativity and fuel innovation. The BOXX series of high-end workstations are used extensively throughout the 3D, visual effects, animation, broadcast, post production, digital video, film and HD communities. For more information about BOXX Technologies, please visit the BOXX web site at www.boxxtech.com or call toll free 877-877-BOXX (2699) or 512-835-0400 (outside North America).

ABOUT JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY

JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, located in Wayne, New Jersey, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of broadcast and professional equipment. For more information about this, or any other JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY product, contact JVC at (800) 582-5825; or Deirdre Breakenridge or Candace Vadnais at PFS Marketwyse 973-812-8883, or visit JVC’s Web site at http://www.jvc.com/pro.

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