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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.19

                     [METACREATIONS CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]


 June 25,1999


 Chris Gentile
 17 Harbourton-Ridge Drive
 Pennington, New Jersey 08534
 Via Federal Express

        Re:    Director of Metastream.com Productions with MetaCreations

Dear Chris:

We are pleased to offer you the full time, regular position of Director of
MetaStream.com Productions with MetaCreations Corporation, commencing on or
about June 29, 1999, in our Princeton office. In this capacity you will be
responsible for the management and production of all MetaStream.com productions
that are client specific. You will report to and work under the direction of Bob
Rice, Vice President of Business Development.

You will be based in our Princeton office until such time as MetaCreations opens
an office in the New York area, at which time you will transfer to that office.
Our team is excited that you will be joining us.

You will be an exempt, salaried employee and your starting base compensation
shall be $10,416.67 per month, earned semi-monthly and payable on the 15th and
last day of each month. This compensation will be reviewed annually. Your status
will be that of an introductory employee during the first ninety (90) days of
your employment with MetaCreations. You will be eligible for any benefit
programs which are generally available to all employees, including health
insurance and our 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible to accrue vacation at
the rate of three (3) weeks annually, beginning on your first day of employment.
Additionally, you will be set up to participate in the AT&T One Rate plan for
your cellular phone, at the Company rate of $90 dollars per month, which amount
shall be reimbursed to you each month.

Corporate Headquarters
498 Seventh Avenue, Ste. 1810
New York, NY, 10018
212-201-0800



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In addition, you will be eligible to receive a bonus based on new production
business you generate and on new Metastream licensing deals that are negotiated
and entered, after you commence employment. The bonus will be structured as:

        -       Two and one-half percent (2.5%) of any new production business
                you bring in during the first year of your employment. New
                business is clients that are not existing MetaCreations' clients
                or target types of business. and,

        -       Two and one-half percent (2.5%) of any MetaStream licensing
                agreements that begin negotiations and are executed following
                the commencement of your employment, after such agreement reach
                an aggregate net revenue to the Company of three million dollars
                ($3,000,000) each year. MetaStream licensing agreements include
                agreements for content creation and custom engineering, with
                related licensing income.

This bonus will be capped at one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) annually
and will be paid upon the Company's collection of amounts owed to it under
agreements entered that are subject to this bonus. Any questions regarding which
agreements are subject to this bonus should be forwarded to your direct
supervisor, Bob Rice, and will be finally resolved by the Chief Financial
Officer of MetaCreations.

Additionally, MetaCreations will recommend to the Board of Directors that you be
granted a stock option entitling you to purchase 50,000 shares of the common
stock of the Company at the fair market value on the date of the grant as
determined by the Board. Options granted will vest at 25%of the total grant one
year from the date of any grant and, thereafter, the balance shall vest at a
rate of 1/36th of the balance per month. Said options shall be subject to the
Company 's then operative Stock Option Plans.

The Company is aware of and acknowledges that you maintain an outside business
called MC Squared Incorporated (MC2). While employed by MetaCreations, the
Company expects that you will devote your full time and attention, and best
efforts to the business of MetaCreations. In accepting employment with
MetaCreations, you acknowledge and warrant that MC2 will not compete, directly
or indirectly, or interfere with the business of MetaCreations, and that your
involvement with MC2 will not interfere with your duties to the Company. All
questions regarding potential conflicts or interference will be directed to the
General Counsel of MetaCreations, who will review each matter and respond in
writing as to whether the Company considers such matter to be competitive or
likely to cause interference.

Nothing in the grant of options or otherwise in this offer of employment should
be construed as a guarantee of continued employment for any set period of time.
As with all MetaCreations employees, either party may end the employment
relationship at any time, with or without cause. Employment at MetaCreations is
strictly at the will of each of the parties.



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This offer, and the Confidentiality Agreement, represent the entire agreement
between you and MetaCreations regarding your employment with the Company, and
supersede any previous oral and written agreements. This offer is expressly
contingent upon your supplying proof of your ability to work in the United
States in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, within
three days of your commencement date.

In acceptance of this position, please sign and return a copy of this letter,
together with a signed copy of Metacreations' standard Employee Invention,
Copyright and Secrecy Agreement.

We are delighted that you will be joining MetaCreations Corporation. I know I
speak for the rest of the team in saying that we are looking forward to working
with you as your bring your unique and significant skills to the Company. If you
have any questions, please feel free to call me.




Sincerely,                                                Accepted:




Kari Zeni                                                 ------------------
Director of Human Resources                               Chris Gentile