CHICKEN RUN Animator Teams with DPS at Siggraph 2000

Markham, Ontario, July 5, 2000 -- Digital Processing Systems Inc. (TSE-DPS) announced today that Aardman Animations' Merlin Crossingham, a Key Animator on the CHICKEN RUN feature film currently in release from DreamWorks and Pathé, will be appearing at the DPS booth at Siggraph 2000 in New Orleans, showcasing the DPS technology that Aardman used throughout the production of the film.

Merlin will be demonstrating the DPS AniMate software running on the dpsReality hardware, DPS' powerful Studio Digital Disk Recorder (SDDR). DPS AniMate is a custom software package developed by DPS especially for Oscar-winning Aardman Animations, and allows stop-frame animators to build up animations quickly and easily. Aardman used over 35 DPS Perception Video Recorders (PVR's) with DPS AniMate software as their main video-assist tool during the production of CHICKEN RUN.

"The beautiful thing about DPS AniMate is that it is very easy to use, and with the DPS PVR hardware it combined to make a reliable video-assist system -- a tool which is essential in the production of a stop motion film like CHICKEN RUN," said Merlin. "DPS AniMate allowed the animators to forget about operating the technology, and concentrate fully on their shots."

An animated adventure comedy, CHICKEN RUN, directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park, is the story of a group of chickens who make a desperate bid for freedom before they can be fried, filleted or fricasseed. Leading the flock are a British chicken named Ginger and an all-American rooster named Rocky. Together they prove that chickens are anything but, as they engage in a daring and spectacular escape. The cast features the voices of Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Imelda Staunton, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson and more. The screenplay, by Karey Kirkpatrick and Jack Rosenthal, is based on an original story by Nick Park and Peter Lord.

Aardman have over 70 AniMate PVR systems, and have recently acquired dpsReality-based AniMate systems for future work.

Several other companies, such as Cosgrove Hall Animations in Manchester, have used AniMate to create animation series for television. Cosgrove Hall are currently using DPS AniMate systems, exploiting the uncompressed video available with the dpsReality hardware, in the production of a new children's series.

DPS AniMate for the DPS Perception Video Recorder and the DPS Hollywood Video Recorder is available immediately, with the version for dpsReality scheduled for release in Q3 2000. An enhanced version, DPS AniMate Assist, is slated for release near the end of this year.

About DPS
DPS designs, manufactures and sells innovative hardware and software products that facilitate the creation, manipulation and dissemination of broadcast-quality video and audio content. In both of the Company's two business segments, Broadcast and Post Production, DPS provides powerful, flexible solutions that lead the world in terms of price/performance. DPS Broadcast products are used by major television networks, television stations, cable companies and telecommunications companies throughout the world. DPS Post Production products are used by professionals worldwide for film and video post production, corporate, educational and industrial videos, multimedia presentations, video game development, animation, compositing, special effects, Web video streaming and DVD authoring. For the latest information concerning DPS and the Company's products, please consult the DPS website: www.dps.com.

About Aardman
Aardman Animations, founded in 1972 by David Sproxton and Peter Lord, is widely recognized as the world's leading model animation studio. It houses the talents of many young directors producing animated television series, short films, feature films and TV commercials. Aardman Animations has received seven Oscar nominations, most recently in 2000 for Humdrum, and has won three times (Creature Comforts, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave). In 1998 Aardman expanded and acquired new studio premises on the outskirts of Bristol, where Chicken Run, the first of a series of feature films, was produced. Alongside its production work Aardman has a busy rights and licensing department responsible for managing the character brands it creates, including the well-loved Wallace and Gromit. Imagination, innovation and integrity are at the heart of Aardman's work. For more information on Aardman Animations and their projects, see the Aardman website: www.aardman.com.