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YesVideo Announces New YesDVD Generator Software-Only Solution for Automated, In-Store DVD Transfers

Industry Leader's Patented Software Leverages Photo Retailers' Existing Equipment to Enable Same-Day, In-Store Transfers of Digital Camera Memory Cards and Camcorder Videotapes to Hollywood-Style DVDs, With Software Pricing Starting at $3200

YesVideo(TM), Inc. (www.yesvideo.com), the leader in digital media authoring, today announced its new YesDVD Generator software-only solution for automated, in-store DVD transfers. Based on software developed for YesVideo's award-winning YesDVD Generator minilab system, the YesDVD Generator software enables photo retailers to leverage their existing equipment to produce Hollywood-style DVDs from digital camera memory cards and camcorder videotapes, with same-day service.

"We developed the YesDVD Generator software-only solution in response to photo retailers who are looking to expand their revenue opportunities by creating DVDs from digital camera and camcorder cassette content, while maximizing their investment in existing photo imaging equipment," said Sai-Wai Fu, president and CEO of YesVideo. "With the YesDVD Generator software-only solution, retailers can simply load YesDVD Generator software onto a PC with access to a DVD burner and color printer to produce Hollywood-style DVDs."

The YesDVD Generator software-only solution supports high-quality, in-store DVD creation from a wide variety of videotape formats, including D8, Hi8, 8mm, SVHS, VHS, VHS-C and MiniDV, as well as digital photos and video from digital cameras, including CD/DVD, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, xD-Picture Card, and USB.

YesDVD Generator software and systems are based on YesVideo's extensive software assets coupled with expertise honed from its YesDVD outlab service, which is distributed by Kodak through a variety of retailers, including Walgreens, Target and CVS. Because the YesDVD Generator software and systems enable digital transfers to take place within the individual retail location, retailers can offer customers same-day service at a fraction of the cost of services offered by digital transfer specialists.

Making home videos and digital pictures fun to watch and easy to search, key features of a YesDVD include: automatic intelligently created chapter scenes; onscreen chapter menu with thumbnail images representing each chapter; three music videos with video highlights from the video set to music; a unique custom DVD case coversheet with thumbnail images from each chapter of the video; and beginning in May, Digital Scrapbook(TM) multimedia editing software loaded onto the DVD.

Pricing and Availability

The YesDVD Generator software-only solution will be available to photo retailers beginning in June 2005, with pricing starting at $3,200.

About YesVideo

YesVideo, Inc. (www.yesvideo.com) is dedicated to providing its customers with easy and affordable solutions to preserve and enjoy their video and photographic memories. As the leader in automated digital media authoring, YesVideo develops and utilizes best-in-class video engineering and state-of-the-art software technology to enable top-quality, on-demand DVD and CD video publishing. Founded in 1999 by Sai-Wai Fu, a pioneer in digital video compression technology, YesVideo is a privately held company, with headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

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