ALL-IN-ONE-BOX SUPPORT FOR JVC’S REVOLUTIONARY JY-HD10U HD CAMERA WITH CASABLANCA SOLITAIRE

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 19, 2004) – JVCPROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY today announced that MacroSystem Digital Video has joined the growing list of companies creating products that support JVC’s revolutionary JY-HD10U handheld HD camera, and the JVC mission of delivering affordable high definition (HD) products to the market. The Casablanca Solitaire stand-alone video editing solution combines the fastest processor, DVD burner, removable hard drives, one-button back up and more memory for fast and easy editing of native MPEG-2 content shot with the JY-HD10U camera.

The easy-to-use all-in-one-box solution offers users a dedicated video editing solution that has all the features and tools needed to complete projects quickly and professionally, making it an ideal solution for the educational market segment. Its flexibility and portability also make Casablanca Solitaire a popular choice for the event videography, community access and outdoor broadcast markets.

“MacroSystem Digital Video designed the Casablanca Solitaire, our newest video editor, for the JVC JY-HD10U as it was one of the first affordable HD-compatible cameras on the market,” said Erica Witherspoon, director of marketing for MacroSystem Digital Video . “Like JVC, we believe in making advanced and professional video products affordable. As a result, MacroSystem Digital Video will be one of the first companies to enter the marketplace with a reasonably priced HD-compatible video editor.”

ABOUT MACROSYSTEM DIGITAL VIDEO

MacroSystem Digital Video, located in Boulder, Colorado and Wetter, Germany, is the inventor of the Casablanca, the first stand-alone, non-linear digital video editing solution. The Casablanca offers users an intuitive user interface with a wide variety of innovative image and sound software solutions. With over 100,000 Casablanca owners worldwide, the Casablanca digital video editor is the choice of independent, corporate and travel video producers, churches, community access TV, wedding and event videographers, and more than 4,000 schools nationwide. For more information, call 303-801-1009 or visit, www.casablanca.tv

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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