(Oakdale, California - April, 2006) SpectSoft LLC., a leading provider of uncompressed video solutions on the Linux® platform, today announced RaveHD is now shipping on AMD64 processor - based systems and taking advantage of the Nvidia graphics boards.

SpectSofts RaveHD 2.0, which will debut at the upcoming NAB convention in Las Vegas will not only offer new features but now on a new platform. "Moving RaveHD onto the AMD64 platform, gives us a performance boost that will allow RaveHD to perform some real-time capabilities when dealing with compressed formats, our next big feature to roll out", states Ramona Howard, President of SpectSoft. "But let's not get ahead of ourselves."

The RaveHD systems can utilize a combination of PCIe I/O and Graphics boards in addition to PCIe and PCI-X SATA controllers, Fiber and firewire 800 boards. "This system screams and with software that is agnostic, you can imagine what's on our list of items", comments Jason Howard, Lead programmer of SpectSoft. "Adding in an Nvidia graphics board now takes RaveHD to an entirely new level of complexity, using on-board AMD64 processors, video board processing and I/O buffers customers now have a system that can offer them a huge amount of possibilities", adds Howard.

AMD collaborates with digital media industry leaders to develop customer-centric solutions ranging from digital media creation to delivery to playback, helping consumers experience video and audio the way the artists intended. AMD technology innovations, such as AMD64 processors and AMD embedded solutions, enable the AMD LIVE experience to bring new levels of enjoyment to the user experience while working with a variety of formats and industry standards that consumers know and trust.

"Working with both Nvidia and AMD has been a pleasure and we look forward to having a great relationship with both to push the hardware and software to an entirely new level", states Howard. "Having these companies virtually in our backyard helps things move quickly and having one of the largest systems builder in the world also here locally, makes this group of companies think as one when it comes to our needs". Adding, "Having all of the different components, working together without flaw is hard enough, now we are asking them, Let's take it a step further".

RaveHD supports uncompressed SD-SMPTE 259M, HD-SMPTE 292M, Dual Link HD(4:4:4)- SMPTE 372M and 2K HSDL for both capture and playback in a single system as well as hardware accelerated upconverting and downconverting. The RaveHD systems features integrated RS-422 hardware that allows for both slave and master control, unlimited scalability, dual 10/100/1000 gigabit Ethernet and includes features like frame oriented, standard file system storage and centralized database asset tracking. Other features include RP188 (embedded timecode), Varicam flagging support, Conform, and a programmable cadence engine(2:3, 3:2:3, 2:3:3:2, etc). RaveHD is natively frame-based but does offer some built-in tools for those working with Quicktime.

Priced starting at $19,995, the new RaveHD systems support from 3TB to 12TB of local storage in a SATA array configuration and offers one of the highest quality video solutions on the market today, addressing many concerns seen by other systems. "This system is a great solution for not only the traditional DDR but as a deck replacement altogether", states Ramona Howard, President of SpectSoft. "The feature set we have built into RaveHD is unlike any other software package on the market today and it just keeps getting better with the development help we see from our customers". Other systems also offered include SCSI and Fiber.

In-Depth demos can be seen in the SpectSoft suite at the Hilton (North Tower, 18th floor Room 121) at NAB or passerbys can get a peek on the showroom floor in the SpectSoft booth, Central Hall C2548 or AMCC booth, South Hall SU3819. Interested individuals can contact SpectSoft for both private and group demos.

About SpectSoft - SpectSoft, LLC
The brainchild of a mother and son team, was founded in 1997 to serve the film, media, and broadcast industries. Since it's inception, SpectSoft has worked on technical projects with some of the industries biggest and brightest companies like Dreamworks Animation (Glendale, CA), Turner Studios-Atlanta and Tippett Studio (Berkeley, CA) and continue to push the envelope and furthered the state of the art in the film pipeline process. Throughout the years, SpectSoft has been able to maintain a relatively small footprint and the family values and ownership that make it so unique. For further information, please see www.spectsoft.com

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. Founded in 1969, AMD is dedicated to delivering superior computing solutions based on customer needs that empower users worldwide. For more information visit www.amd.com.

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