RAVISENT CinePlayer DVD 4.0 Available for Windows XP.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001

RAVISENT Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: RVST), a software and intellectual property licensing company, today announces the availability of the CinePlayer DVD 4.0 for Windows XP via the RAVISENT retail site http://www.ravisentdirect.com.

Offering a unique solution for decoding DVD, CinePlayer DVD 4.0 for XP decodes Video CD and MPEG-2 video streams, as well as CD audio, Dolby Digital AC-3, LPCM, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 digital audio formats. CinePlayer DVD 4.0 is compliant with DirectShow, DirectX 6.0, DirectX 8.0, Advanced Power Management (APM) and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI).

CinePlayer DVD 4.0 offers a new Player application with an expandable control panel, multi-channel audio S/PDIF support, and Aspect/Anamorphic Zooms that add to the quality of the DVD experience.

An enhanced "HD" Video Decoder extracts the smallest detail from MPEG digital video using math intensive optimized 8 bit IDCT decode, and can faithfully display High Definition resolutions as high as 1080I (That's HDTV's highest resolution!).

Additionally, it offers a new modularized architecture that is tightly integrated into Microsoft's DirectShow multimedia framework, maximizing the new capabilities of DirectX and Windows XP such as DirectX Video Acceleration and the Video Mixer Renderer.

This new "Auto-Detection" system is designed to maximize the capabilities of a range of VGA cards from the high end cards with Hardware Acceleration, to average cards with overlay support, to value oriented cards which require bliting.

An Audio Decoder that is compatible with both VXD and WDM audio drivers further enhances the compatibility. CinePlayer DVD's modularized DirectShow filter architecture and Auto-Detection is ideal for robust compatibility with Windows DirectX and a broad range of VGA/audio devices.

Existing users of the RAVISENT CineMaster DVD decoder will be able to upgrade to CinePlayer DVD 4.0 for XP for $29.95 and take advantage of the new features and enhanced functionality. New users can purchase the CinePlayer DVD 4.0 for $49.95. CinePlayer 4.0 promises to deliver an experience that will provide a completely new digital video and audio playback from their desktop.

CinePlayer DVD 4.0 is also supported on Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium. PC users can purchase the CinePlayer DVD 4.0 for any of the above operating systems today and be assured that as they migrate to Windows XP operating system, CinePlayer DVD 4.0 will be compatible with their Windows XP system.

About Software CinePlayer(TM) DVD 4.0

Software CinePlayer(TM) 4.0 is RAVISENT's latest generation software DVD playback solution. This application shares the software core of RAVISENT's Software CineMaster(R) DVD solutions currently shipping with several PC OEMs nationwide.

RAVISENT's Software CinePlayer is a high-performance software DVD and MPEG-2 decoding solution designed to decode and playback DVD-Video, MPEG Video and Broadcast MPEG Video content on PCs.

About RAVISENT Technologies Inc.

RAVISENT is a software and intellectual property licensing company. RAVISENT's solutions are incorporated in products from leading manufacturers, including Gateway, Elsa, Matrox, ATI Technologies and STMicroelectronics. Founded in 1994, RAVISENT is a global company, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with offices in Silicon Valley and Japan.

On June 28, 2001, RAVISENT announced that it has offered to purchase all of the outstanding shares of eMation, Ltd. in exchange for 8 million shares of RAVISENT common stock and the assumption by RAVISENT of $5 million of eMation indebtedness. The acquisition of eMation is subject to a number of closing conditions including, but not limited to, the approval by RAVISENT stockholders.

More information about RAVISENT is available at www.ravisent.com.

All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that relate to RAVISENT's future business and financial performance.

Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual events of future results to differ from those discussed herein.

Such factors include, among others: RAVISENT's ability to consummate the acquisition of eMation and to achieve any benefits from the acquisition, the possibility that the closing conditions to the acquisition of eMation may not be satisfied and that the acquisition may not occur, the viability of DRM technology, the potential for growth in the pervasive computing market; RAVISENT's recent change in its business model, its limited operating history, fluctuating quarterly operating results, expectation of future losses, anticipated price declines in products, dependence on its current product lines, dependence on a small number of customers, lack of long-term commitments with customers, dependence on manufacturers and strategic relationships, product delays, the difficulty of protecting proprietary rights, the ability to manage growth and attract and retain additional personnel, the potential for defects in its products, risks from international operations, its ability to raise capital in the future, its dependence on the personal computer and consumer electronics industries, competition, its ability to manage technological change and respond to evolving industry standards, and government regulation.

Investors are advised to read RAVISENT's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Forms 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Factors Affecting Operating Results," for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

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