Media 100 Ships Final Effects for Mac OS X

Media 100 Inc. (NASDAQ: MDEA), a leading developer of advanced mediasystems, today announced the immediate availability of Final EffectsComplete for Mac OS X. Final Effects Complete is a dynamic andessential set of over 100 software plug-in filters and transitions thatgenerates Hollywood-style special effects for film, video, animation,DVD, and CD-ROM content. Final Effects Complete is an indispensablespecial effects toolkit that is supported within Adobe After Effects,Apple Final Cut Pro, Boris RED, and Boris FX.

The heart of Final Effects Complete is its ability to generatefull-featured two-dimensional and three-dimensional particle animationsdirectly within applications supporting the After Effects plug-ininterface standard. These particle filters enable video editors togenerate rain, snow, fire, smoke, ball action, explosions, distortions,jet trails, hair, liquid mercury distortions, spotlights, colortransitions, and other video effects.

Pricing and Availability
Final Effects Complete for Mac OS X is priced at $795 and is availablethrough resellers as well as direct from Media 100. Existing FinalEffects customers can upgrade to Final Effects Complete for Mac OS Xfor $249 directly from Media 100.

Introductory Promotion:­ Ends February 21, 2003
As a limited time introductory promotion, customers can purchase FinalEffects Complete for Mac OS X for only $695 - $100 off the list price.Existing customers wishing to upgrade can also benefit during thispromotion with the upgrade price offered at only $199, a savings of$50. Both of these offers expire February 21, 2003.

For more information on Final Effects Complete or to purchase theproduct or a product upgrade, please visit www.media100.com/fec.asp orcall (800) 773-1770.

About Media 100
Media 100 develops award-winning advanced media systems for contentdesign, enabling creative professionals to design highly evocativeeffects-intensive work on a personal computer. Creative artists andcontent design teams around the world use Media 100's EmmyAward-winning solutions. The company is headquartered in Marlboro,Mass. For more information, please visit www.media100.com.