ARCSOFT ANNOUNCES PHOTOSTUDIO FOR WINDOWS V2.0; A "PLUG-IN"-COMPATIBLE IMAGE-EDITING TOOL, WINDOWS 95-READY.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 1996--ArcSoft Inc. today announced version 2.0 of their flagship photo-editing product, "PhotoStudio for Windows". This new version, street-priced at $99, offers full 32-bit functionality, Windows 95 compliance and full support for Photoshop Plug-Ins like Kai's Power Tools Kai's Power Tools are a set of API plugins created by Kai Krause that were designed for use with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Photopaint. Kai's Power Tools were sold to Corel when MetaCreations was closed. The phrase Kai's Power Tools is often abbreviated to KPT. . The announcement gives professional and novice graphics users a more affordable choice for image-editing that still offers the expandability of "special effects" plug-ins and filters. Michael Deng, president of ArcSoft, explains, "PhotoStudio is already faster and leaner than the other photo-editing packages out there because it's fine-tuned for images smaller than ten megabytes. Now, we've added plug-in support to give our users the freedom to expand on PhotoStudio in whatever way they choose." ArcSoft also claims that PhotoStudio for Windows requires less RAM and hard disk space than any of its competitors and runs well on most notebook computers, making it the obvious choice for portable photo editing capability. PhotoStudio for Windows v2.0 offers new special effects filters like Oil Painting, Film Grain, Splash, Melt, Ripple, Motion Blur and more. ArcSoft's exclusive Album Manager, an included image-browsing utility, has also been enhanced, providing an image database structure for searching and sorting, drag-and-drop arranging and multiple image retrieval. PhotoStudio provides a complete set of editing and retouching tools, as well as a wide selection of special effects and enhancements with unlimited levels of modification and real-time, thumbnail preview windows during selection. PhotoStudio also includes a slide show tool with over 100 transition effects and descriptions. PhotoStudio supports most popular image file formats Image file formats provide a standardized method of organizing and storing image data. This article deals with digital image formats used to store photographic and other image information. (BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . , EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. , GIF/GIF89A, JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , PCD PCD polycystic disease. , PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. , TIFF, TGA See TARGA. TGA - Targa Graphics Adaptor ). PhotoStudio is available in US English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), and Korean. Italian and Brazilian Portuguese will be announced shortly. ArcSoft also offers its exclusive direct connection and multiple acquisition capability with PhotoStudio OEM versions for scanners and digital cameras. For more information, contact ArcSoft at 800/762-8657 or 510/440-9901. A free 90-day trial version of PhotoStudio v2.0 will be made available for downloading from ArcSoft's web site at www.arcsoft.com. TRADEMARK NOTICE PhotoStudio is a registered trademark of ArcSoft Inc. Photoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Inc. Kai's Power Tools is a registered trademark of MetaTools Inc. CONTACT: Arial Public Relations Mike Adams, mike.adams@arialmktg.com, 503/646-4515 Fax: 503/646-6717 or ArcSoft Inc. Barbara Tsai, 800/762-8657 or 510/440-9901 Fax: 510/440-1270 arcsoft02@aol.com www.arcsoft.com |
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