SALIENT STILLS ENHANCES VIDEO FORENSICS - VIDEOFOCUS 2.0 EASES VIDEO CAPTURE AND EXPORT OF VIDEO, ENSURES HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTION

BOSTON, MA, May 22, 2006 - Salient Stills, a leading video image enhancement software and services company, today debuted VideoFOCUS 2.0, dramatically improving the ability to easily capture and export digital video, work with proprietary video data formats from security systems, and print images directly. VideoFOCUS 2.0's improved user interface also saves significant time and effort - critical for effective law enforcement and security. Using innovative image processing algorithms, Salient Stills' imaging software remains unsurpassed in quickly processing still and video surveillance data into usable images, while preserving their integrity.

VideoFOCUS 2.0 imports an extensive range of digital video recorder file types including .MPG, .WMF and .ASF, and can export and export as .MOV, .AVI and .WMF, for viewing through QuickTime and Windows Media Player. Through seamless integration into VideoFOCUS 2.0, users can also capture video data directly from proprietary security system movie players, as the video is played.

"Customers are often frustrated with the complexity of other solutions. We actively solicited customer and prospective customer input and developed something they could easily deploy without extensive training - a powerful video forensics tool that anyone can use," said Laura Teodosio, president and CTO of Salient Stills. "Through our innovative image processing tools and friendly user-interface, users can immediately start using the technology. This time-savings allows users to focus their time and energy on their investigation, which is often a critical factor in identifying suspects."

The VideoFOCUS video analysis tool is widely used by local, state, national and international law enforcement agencies to capture and import, de-interlace, de-multiplex, quad separate, motion track and align, pinpoint field of interest, zoom, video edit, media manage and archive digital files into usable formats.

VideoFOCUS 2.0 is available now, with pricing starting at $8,000 from Salient Stills and a global network of resellers. For VideoFOCUS new users who want to take advantage of all the features and functionality in the video forensics tool, Salient Stills offers professional service training.

About Salient Stills
Founded in 1997, Salient Stills is a leading video image enhancement software and services company. From technology conceived at the MIT Media Lab, Salient Stills introduced its technology to answer the need for an efficient and effective video image enhancement solution. Today, VideoFOCUS is a video forensics solution in use by law enforcement, security and military and intelligence markets, and image enhancement solutions for media. For more information on Salient Stills visit www.salientstills.com.

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