Renowned Animator Jeff Lew Releases Instructional Animation Series in High-Quality DivX Video

Three-Part “Learning 3D Character Animation” Offers Master Class in Animation; Available for Secure Download on www.divx.com

San Diego, CA–November 11, 2003—Jeff Lew, the creator of the groundbreaking Killer Bean series of 3D animated short films, today released a three-part series of instructional character animation videos in secure, high-quality DivX video. Available for download and purchase on www.divx.com and www.jefflew.com, Learning 3D Character Animation with Jeff Lew provides step-by-step instruction for creating great-looking 3D animation.

The new videos are offered for purchase through the DivX Open Video System, an end-to-end solution for the secure delivery of high quality video-on-demand. The DivX video-on-demand service enables consumers with high-speed Internet connections to purchase or rent full-length, DVD-quality videos and begin viewing them almost immediately. DivX video compression technology has become the de facto standard for digital video, providing an amazing 10:1 compression ratio from MPEG-2 while offering full-screen, DVD quality playback.

Users can purchase the three videos that make up Learning 3D Character Animation with Jeff Lew and view the content as many times as they’d like with full fast forward, rewind, and pause capability. The series is broken down into three videos that offer instruction on all facets of 3D animation. Part 1 covers tools and technical methods, part 2 addresses artistic principles and applications, and part 3 applies the lessons taught in the first two videos to offer a complete animation example. The first two videos can be purchased for a one-time price of U.S $19.99 each, and the third part is available for download for $14.99.

“I’m excited to offer my new instructional videos for download in DivX, which is far and away the best format for true high-quality video and great compression ratios,” said Jeff Lew. “In addition to being intuitive and user-friendly, the DivX video-on-demand system offers immediate international reach to the global community of animation fans who might not otherwise have access to my work. Without costly shipping costs, anyone in the world can now easily download the whole series of videos to view as many times as they’d like.”

Jeff Lew is a self taught animator who has worked at several studios on projects ranging from feature films (Matrix Reloaded, Looney Tunes:Back in Action, X-Men) to special venue projects (Amazing Adventures of Spiderman: Universal Studios ride film, Tivo intro animation.) He has been the lead animator as well as an animation director, overseeing the animation produced by an FX studio, and he created the wildly popular 3D animated short films Killer Bean and Killer Bean 2. One of the most popular short films in the history of the Internet, Killer Bean 2 was encoded in DivX video and hosted on DivX.com.

“Jeff is an incredibly talented animator and his work is extremely popular with the international DivX community,” said Darrius Thompson, co-founder and director of research and development at DivXNetworks. “This partnership is a great fit. We’re happy that Jeff has chosen to use the DivX Open Video System to sell downloads of his new video to his fans, who can now try their hand at mastering the art of 3D animation.”

To learn more about up Learning 3D Character Animation with Jeff Lew, visit www.divx.com/jefflew.

About DivXNetworks

DivXNetworks is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX ® video codec, the world’s most popular MPEG-4 compatible video compression technology with over 100 million users worldwide. Often called “the MP3 of video,” the patent-pending DivX video technology offers DVD-quality at 10 times greater compression than MPEG-2 files, enabling full length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivXNetworks is headquartered in San Diego, California, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Jose, CA, Taipei, Taiwan, and Dortmund, Germany. For more information, visit https://www.divxnetworks.com.