SAN JOSE, Calif., (Dec. 12, 2000) (Nasdaq: ADBE)-- In conjunction with its announcement of Adobe® Premiere® 6.0 software at Streaming Media West, Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced advanced support for RealNetworks®RealAudio® 8 and RealVideo® 8 inside of Adobe Premiere 6.0. The Advanced RealMedia® Export feature within Adobe Premiere allows users to output their video projects directly to the RealMedia format for Web streaming, download, and playback using RealPlayer®.

Adobe Premiere 6.0 users, through the use of RealNetworks’ SureStream™ technology, can also customize the export of streaming Web video projects to ensure that their audience has access to the best quality video content regardless of their bandwidth capabilities. This new integration reduces the amount of buffering audiences will experience, despite fluctuations in network conditions during playback.

Increase in consumer demand and lower video creation costs have helped the Web emerge as a distribution medium that allows more video producers to economically distribute their video productions. As Internet bandwidth and the demand for streaming content increase, desktop video editing and distribution will continue to advance to fit the needs of content creators and their audiences.

"We are thrilled that Adobe Premiere 6.0, the leading video editing product, now has deep integration with RealMedia, the leading streaming media file format," said Kevin Foreman, general manager, Developer and Partner Relations, RealNetworks, Inc. "Video editors will benefit from the time savings and quality improvements that this collaboration enables."

"Our partnership with RealNetworks paves the way for video producers to deliver more compelling streaming media experiences online that attract customers and build brand loyalty," said David Trescot, group manager, Dynamic Media, Adobe Systems Incorporated. "With broad support from the industry's streaming media leaders, Adobe Premiere 6.0 builds on our larger Network Publishing vision of making content creation, management, and delivery seamless across a range of platforms and information outlets."

For more information on Adobe Premiere 6.0, please visit the corporate Web site at http://www.adobe.com/premiere

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for Web and print publishing. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media, and authoring tools enable customers to create, publish and deliver visually rich content for various types of media. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Adobe is the third largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.

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