Business Editors/Technology Writers

TUALATIN, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001

Digimarc (Nasdaq:DMRC) and the TWAIN Working Group today announced a developer pre-release version of the industry standard TWAIN interface that enables Mac OS X application developers to acquire images from scanners and digital cameras.

The pre-release version of the TWAIN application program interface (API) for the Mac OS X platform is a free download currently available online at www.twain.org.

Digimarc is the world leader in digital watermark technology. The TWAIN Working Group is a not-for-profit organization developing standards for the image acquisition industry. The organizations collaborated for the past year to develop the TWAIN Data Source Manager (DSM) for Mac OS X.

"Our digital watermark technology development work focuses on bridging the gap between print and digital media," said Bruce Davis, CEO of Digimarc. "Through our partnership with the TWAIN Working Group, we are applying that expertise in an effort to advance digital camera and scanner technology for the benefit of the industry. This standard makes it easier for Mac OS X developers and users to interact with a wide range of image acquisition devices in a transparent way and fosters the growth of digital content."

"TWAIN's purpose is to provide and foster a universal public standard which links applications and image acquisition devices. We are pleased to collaborate with Digimarc to enhance our standard on the Mac, which is a very popular platform for creative professionals working with digital content," said Pamela Doyle, chairperson of The TWAIN Working Group and Director, Imaging Market Development, Fujitsu Computer Products of America.

"Mac OS X's powerful graphics capabilities and advanced Internet features make it an ideal platform for creating dynamic visual content on the Web," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "We're excited that TWAIN and Digimarc have made this useful product available for MAC OS X application developers."

The TWAIN DSM is the industry standard cross-platform (Windows and Mac) API for image acquisition. The Macintosh DSM Version 1.9 is PowerPC native and supports Mac OS X via the Carbon APIs. This version is fully compatible with previous TWAIN specifications and provides the same functionality as the TWAIN DSM that is shipped standard with the Windows platform by Microsoft.

Using TWAIN, developers can manage interactions between various image acquisition devices (scanners, camera, etc.) in a standard way. For example, when a picture from a digital camera or scanner is acquired by a desktop publishing program, the Macintosh TWAIN DSM acts as a translator between the input device and the desktop publishing program, providing a standard way to acquire the image.

About Digimarc Corporation

Digimarc Corp., based in Tualatin, Ore., (Nasdaq:DMRC), is the world leader in digital watermark technology and applications. Digital watermarks are imperceptible digital codes that can be embedded in any analog or digital material as an added layer of communication. By developing a growing array of digital watermark applications, Digimarc is creating an inherent, persistent digital identity for all media content that will shape the backbone of a pervasive new communications platform. These applications benefit a broad range of consumers, corporations and government institutions, enhancing the protection of copyrights, management of media and integrated marketing for many goods and services. Digimarc's leading customers include creative professionals, major media companies and central banks.

The company's digital watermark products include Digimarc ImageBridge, a means to communicate copyrights in digital images, track the images on the Internet and facilitate online licensing and related e-commerce; Digimarc MediaBridge, a fundamentally new way for consumers to access the Internet, that transforms printed materials into direct portals to relevant destinations on the Internet; and a system, developed in cooperation with a consortium of leading central banks, that deters the use of personal computers in the counterfeiting of money. Digimarc's technology is also being used by the Video Watermarking Group (Hitachi, Macrovision, NEC, Philips, Pioneer and Sony) to provide video copy prevention and play control solutions for digital recording devices. Digimarc's vision is to become a standard feature of all media content. Please go to www.digimarc.com for more company information.

About The TWAIN Working Group

By endorsing this royalty free standard for image capture, The TWAIN Working Group hopes to enhance software development and allow cost savings to the customer. Current members of the TWAIN Working Group include Adobe Systems, Digimarc, Eastman Kodak, Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., JFL Peripheral Solutions, Ricoh Corporation, and Xerox Corporation. More information about the TWAIN API and imaging standard can be obtained on The TWAIN Working Group's Web site at www.twain.org.

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All statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Although Digimarc believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results, including market acceptance among trading card enthusiasts, could differ materially from those expectations or from historical results. Such risks and uncertainties are outlined in Digimarc's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2000 and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Digimarc is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.