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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOOTAGEBANK HD SELECTS TERANEX VIDEO PROCESSORS FOR HD STANDARDS CONVERSIONS

Orlando, FL. (April 24, 2006)  - Teranex, a division of Silicon Optix and leader in providing high performance video processing solutions to the broadcast and postproduction markets, today announced that FootageBank HD, the only footage company specializing in High Definition (HD) content  has selected Teranex video processors for their HD standards conversion.

“When we started receiving footage from our African suppliers, the tapes arrived in HDCam 50i and HD DVCPro 50i. The problem then became, how do we convert these 50i formats to an American standard HD 60i and HD 24p without getting image pixilation and judder?” said Paula Lumbard, founder and president of FootageBank HD.

“We solved the problem using Teranex’s 3RU Video Computer. Teranex’s 3RU provided us with the highest quality images and the conversion to American standard worked seamlessly with both the HDCam and DVCPro formats. We are now able to serve the rapidly expanding demand for HD production and showcase our extensive footage of the African continent and wildlife,” continued Lumbard. 

Teranex’s 3RU Video Computer platform performs over 15 trillion operations per second and allows for rapid tuning of software algorithms to meet the ever-changing needs of video industry professionals.  Teranex was first to offer HD Standards Conversion as a software upgrade for its platform.

Recently, Silicon Optix and Teranex announced the Realta HQV® video processing engine, a powerful and fully programmable single-chip video processor that brings Teranex’s Video Computer platform to the home entertainment and professional large-area digital display markets. Realta HQV®, available in versions for both the consumer and professional markets, sets a new price/performance standard for the industry.

About FootageBank
FootageBank is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California founded by industry icon Paula Lumbard. Lumbard anticipated the coming demand for High Definition (HD) Motion Content in 2002 when she opened her second footage company. FootageBank continues to be the only footage house specializing in HD native content and is dedicated to shooting and aggregating collections of HD images to service the rapidly growing demand for HD content in the film and television marketplace. For more information, please visit www.footagebank.com.

About Teranex
Teranex, a Division of Silicon Optix, produces high performance, future-proof solutions for the digital media professional serving the content creation, content distribution, and content consumption markets. The industry-leading array processing platforms combine the flexibility of a programmable solution with the high-throughput of a real-time multi-use platform. Teranex solutions include DTV format conversion, video noise reduction, film restoration, pre/post compression processing and image enhancement.  Teranex is continually adding enhancements and new applications and is committed to providing long-term value to its customers.  For more information, please visit www.teranex.com.

About Silicon Optix
Silicon Optix Inc, a digital video platform company, is a leading supplier of advanced video/image processing integrated circuits (ICs) and systems. The Company's products are driving three unique technologies into a broad range of markets: a patented, powerful, array-based programmable DSP for digital video, industry-leading software algorithms from Teranex and proprietary eWARP™ scaling and geometry processing. Its mission is to leverage these innovative technologies into ICs and video/film processing platforms that will enable the next generation of digital video/image capture, conversion, restoration, editing, storage, transmission, distribution, and display solutions. Silicon Optix is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Orlando, Florida; Hannover, Germany; Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; Taipei, Taiwan and Toronto, Canada. For more information about Silicon Optix, please visit the company's Web site at www.siliconoptix.com and www.hqv.com.