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November 1994 Dear Authorized Autodesk Dealer: UPDATE ON AUTODESK ANIMATOR* STUDIO! For those of you that were able to attend CAD Camp 94 or Seybold will recall the exciting announcement and preview of our new product called Autodesk Animator Studio. At that time we had projected a release date for late in December. We have rescheduled the release date of Animator Studio to Q1 of FY 96 (a more specific date to come soon). This additional development time will allow Animator Studio implementation of Quicktime for Windows & Photoshop filter support, as well as speed optimization and performance tuning of the software. Animator Studio promises to be a spectacular software program and we want to make sure we deliver on that promise. (Q1, FY96 is March-May 1995) Please remember that once the product starts shipping there will be a migration path for people now using Autodesk Animator, Multimedia Explorera and or Animator Proa. US based pricing is as follows: From Animator or Multimedia Explorer to Animator Studio: US$395 From Animator Pro to Animator Studio: US$295 Suggested List Price for Animator Studio: US$795 In addition customers who purchase or upgrade to the existing Animator Pro 1.3 between September 13, 1994 and the Autodesk Animator Studio ship date will be eligible to migrate to Animator Studio for US$150 upon its availability. All customers will be allowed to keep their original software as part of the migration offer. Nobody likes to slip a ship date. But here at Autodesk we are committed to delivering the best possible product, and this is a case where were taking a little more time to do just that. Good Selling! Joe Fantuzzi General Manager, Multimedia Division