AIGotcha! Delivers Serious Image & Video Capture for Experienced Users; A Productivity Tool for Imaging Professionals and Enthusiasts.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1996--AITech International, the world leader in scan conversion and desktop video technology, today announced the release of AIGotcha!, an affordable external hardware solution for digital artists, graphic designers, imaging departments and businesses, and home PC enthusiasts. With the click of a button, AIGotcha! grabs images from any video source and stores them in any standard format. AIGotcha! also includes ARENA Design and PhotoMorph 2 software, enabling users to 3D model, render, animate, and morph captured images. AIGotcha! will have a list price of $199.00 and an expected street price of $169.00. "AIGotcha! is an affordable, business-quality image and video capture device Video Capture Device (full title Weezer - Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002) is the Weezer DVD. It contains footage of a lot of live gigs from early stages of their musical career, right up until 2002. that will satisfy experienced users," said Gregory Boe, vice president of sales & marketing with AITech. "AIGotcha! delivers clean capture every time and has the best tools for image editing. It supports high resolution video formats, such as S-VHS (Super-VHS) A VHS recording and playback system that increased resolution from 240 to 400 lines and used a higher-quality cassette. S-VHS introduced the S-video interface, which separated the luma from the color (see S-video). and Hi-8, and stores images in any bitmap format. AIGotcha! is for productive users who want more power, features, and control." A very unique feature of AIGotcha! is its AVI support and time-lapsed capture. When used in conjunction with a digital camera, AIGotcha! can turn any PC into an inexpensive, automated home security system -- providing continual surveillance and automatically saving the images. AIGotcha! supports the highest resolutions -- up to 1600 x 1200 -- making even analog-origin images crisp and clear, with little or no loss or fringing during capture. In addition, AIGotcha! supports nearly every bitmap format, such as PCT (Private Communications Technology) A protocol from Microsoft that provides secure transactions over the Web. See security protocol. , GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , JPG See JPEG. jpg - JPEG , and TGA See TARGA. TGA - Targa Graphics Adaptor , for the most convenient file-saving. The ARENA Design software included with AIGotcha! enables users to create realistic 3D effects with captured images. It offers features such as rendering, keyframe animation, texture mapping, and hierarchy editing, all of which can be accessed from within a single integrated design environment. AIGotcha! also contains PhotoMorph 2 for Windows. This special effects software, winner of PC Magazines Best of 1993 award, is a powerful tool for morphing, warping, chroma keying, and channel masking selected video files. AITech International is the world leader in PC/TV video scan conversion technology. Its patented VSPro technology converts VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. signal to NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. and PAL standards for image/video processing, interactive TV, and other applications. AITech's chip and board-level products are among the most advanced and reliable in the industry. CONTACT: AITech Connie Bordanaro, 510/226-8960 connieb@aitech.com or Shotwell Public Relations Chris Demers, 408/727-4356 102646.2422@compuserve.com |
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