Toyota Motor Manufacturing Selects AFFINITY/san

    MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 4 Accom(R)
(OTC Bulletin Board: ACMM) announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky
(TMMK) have recently purchased two AFFINITY(TM)/san (Storage Area Network)
systems, a high-performance collaborative multi-user real-time non-linear
editing environment for its Corporate Communications Department centered in
Georgetown, Kentucky. AFFINITY/san is an environment that allows real-time,
high-bandwidth access to multiple users simultaneously.
    The Corporate Communications Department of TMMK produces internal videos,
training communication as well as an internal television network. By using an
AFFINITY/san system, Toyota has been able to increase their production
capabilities as well as accelerate their editing process. "By purchasing the
AFFINITY/san system, we are able to produce internal videos in a more
efficient and cost-productive manner," said Tom Hood, Specialist at TMMK.
Allowing multiple users simultaneous use of the same project files and media
assets, AFFINITY/san has greatly increased the efficiency of TMMK's
post-production workflow. "Here at Toyota we are always looking at how we can
produce videos more efficiently and the AFFINITY/san has helped our hours of
work per minute of finished video decrease tremendously," commented Hood.
    AFFINITY's advanced uncompressed editing environment provides Toyota with
extensive productivity gains:  "Last year we added on another specialist in
this area, Craig Babbage, who was a long time user of competitive products,"
Hood said.
    "I was amazed at how much easier and faster the AFFINITY was to operate,"
said Craig Babbage. "With the ability to set our own personal preferences, the
quick edit features, Clip Stacking, and setting in and out points, AFFINITY's
feature set has improved TMMK's video production efficiency by as much as
30%," Babbage concluded.
    AFFINITY/san is a high-end editing system with real-time video and key on
background and overlay tracks, real time titles, Abekas Powered(TM)
frame-based DveousFX(R) warps, lighting and textures and 100 layer single-pass
compositing with interactive full-motion alpha keys. With files stored in
native QuickTime(TM) format, providing seamless interchange with all leading
graphics and effects applications, and unprecedented low storage costs,
AFFINITY/san offers greater power, flexibility and value than any other
non-linear editing system.

    About Accom
    Accom is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Accom designs,
manufactures, sells, and supports a complete line of digital video production,
disk recording, and editing tools for use in the worldwide professional
television marketplace -- encompassing the production, post production,
broadcasting, and computer video markets.
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