Explore International to Utilize eMotion's Digital Media Management Technology

Documentary Distribution Company Takes Traditional Video Online

Vienna, VA - April 25, 2001 — eMotion, Inc., the global leader in digital media management (DMM) solutions, today announced that Explore International has chosen the company's digital media management technology solution to upgrade their traditional program distribution methods with an online catalogue and support system that includes both pre and post sales features.

Explore International's Web site, http://www.explore-intl.com/, allows prospective buyers to view program clips online and access a wealth of complimentary information. For pre-sale inquiries, the buyer can access program catalogues, find out what is newly available, view low resolution video or download high quality video for playback, read a documentary synopsis and access a wealth of additional information such as the documentary's director, availability and running time.

"eMotion was able to customize their software to suit the needs of our buyers, enabling us to offer a 24-hour service from one site," said Amanda Basquil, Marketing Manager of Explore International. "It can be a difficult process to encode video assets into MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files, but eMotion's software was able to quickly and efficiently convert all our files."

The post-sale feature creates a secure project area where clients can download information such as scripts and promotional material. Access to the post-sale area is restricted to purchasers and made available via the online catalogue, enabling Explore International to offer the 24-hour service. In addition, a complimentary CD was created to offer a secondary means of digital delivery.

"By enabling Explore International to convert all of its traditional video methods into an online catalogue, eMotion continues to deliver the most customized, best tailored solutions to clients looking to manage their digital media files," said Bob Griffin, president and CEO of eMotion, Inc. "Successes like Explore International are further proof that eMotion is the global leader in digital media management."

Explore International is an award-winning documentary distributor established by National Geographic Television and Canal+, one of the world's foremost media groups. The two groups united in October 1995 to form Explore International as a joint venture documentary distribution company.

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About eMotion, Inc.

eMotion, Inc. is the leading provider of digital media management solutions in the world today. For advertising, Global 2000 brand-focused companies, government media, entertainment and broadcast, eMotion offers an impressive array of products and services that power the entire lifecycle of media management, from creation and collaboration to searching, storage and distribution. eMotion is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London and Israel. eMotion, Inc. also owns the content communities PictureQuest (www.picturequest.com), a leading provider of royalty-free and stock photography, FOOTAGE.net (www.footage.net), a worldwide network of footage sites and FootageQuest (www.footagequest.com) a worldwide network of footage sites.