Thomson Unveils Cost-Effective Grass Valley EDIUS Neo at IFA 2007 / Lower-cost software Package Allows Wide Range of Users to Create High-Quality Video Productions on the PC

Paris, France/Berlin (ots) - Continuing to make its
broadcast-quality technology available to a wider audience in need of
uncompromised video production functionality, at the IFA 2007
conference in Berlin, one of the world's largest consumer electronics
trade shows, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) will
introduce its cost-effective Grass Valley[TM] EDIUS® Neo system as
the newest member of its growing family of EDIUS craft edit systems.

Designed for the education and OEM markets (either with
third-party products, such as pro-sumer range camcorder, or with
Grass Valley hardware), the new Windows-based Grass Valley EDIUS Neo
is a reduced feature-set version of EDIUS, which sacrifices none of
the multi-format SD/HD processing power of full EDIUS program. In
fact it shares many features of the popular EDIUS version 4.5
nonlinear editing software package, and can be upgraded to the full
version of EDIUS Pro as the need arises.

EDIUS Neo offers native editing in various formats including
AVCHD, HDV, DV, Windows Media and QuickTime, and provides a seamless
realtime workflow that supports the mixing of multiple formats on the
same timeline. It also features multitrack audio, mixed format HD/SD
editing, compositing, chroma keying, titling and DVD output
capabilities.

"Customers across a wide range of applications and workflows are
demanding higher quality and more functionality for their video
productions and the new EDIUS Neo delivers that and a whole lot
more," said Jeff Rosica, Senior Vice President of Thomson's Broadcast
& Professional Solutions business unit. "Thomson has a history of
bringing its core technology to a broader audience whenever possible
and this is yet another example of that."

Exceptional Mixed-Format Editing

Leveraging high-quality video transcoding technology, EDIUS Neo
performs conversion between different HD and SD resolutions, aspect
ratios and frame rates - all in real time. Users can edit 1080i on a
4:3 standard definition timeline, use 525-line video together with
625-line content, or combine them all into a 720/24p project without
wasting a single moment on conversion or rendering. The EDIUS Neo
software also features realtime playback and DV output of all
effects, keyers, transitions and titles, and can export projects to
any format or medium required including DVD-Video.

Unsurpassed Image Quality and Performance EDIUS Neo features the
revolutionary Canopus HQ Codec. Designed with scalable technology,
this innovative codec offers the highest image quality and
performance available today in any HD editing platform. The Canopus
HQ Codec not only provides superior luma and chroma sampling of HD
video, but also features an adjustable bit rate for increased video
quality when capturing and encoding on high-performance systems.

No Special Hardware Required

EDIUS Neo does not require any special hardware to work - it can
run on a laptop as well as a workstation system, and can input/output
video from any generic OHCI hardware.

Pricing and Availability

EDIUS Neo is priced at $249 ($129 for education) and will begin
shipping in September. There will be a 30-day trial version made
available for download.

EDIUS Neo will be available in three versions: an English-only
software product for North America; an international software
product; and EDIUS Neo XL, comprised of the international version of
EDIUS Neo bundled with the ACEDVio hardware (available in 525 and 625
line versions).

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About Thomson - World leader in digital video technologies

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology,
services, and systems to help its Media & Entertainment clients -
content creators, content distributors and users of its technology -
realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a
rapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred
partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its
Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands. For more
information: http://www.thomson.net .

Thomson's Systems division develops video and film technologies,
products and services sold to all major Hollywood studios, all major
television, satellite, and cable broadcasters under the Grass Valley
brand-name for the delivery of analog and digital entertainment. The
division also includes the Thomson Premises Systems Business Unit,, a
leading supplier of residential gateways and digital entertainment
decoders to the world's major telecom service providers, cable
operators as well as satellite and terrestrial broadcasters and the
Network Intelligence Solutions organization, one of the leading
suppliers of VoIP and IPTV service delivery platforms enabling
telecom operators to deploy broadband telephony, IPTV, Triple Play
and Fixed-Mobile Convergence services.

For information about Grass Valley products from Thomson please
visit www.thomsongrassvalley.com .

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