Adobe Systems Forms Alliances with Apple, Kodak and MetaTools to Advance Consumer Digital Photography; Companies to Provide Products that Enable Home Users to Capture, Edit and Enhance Their Photographs Using Computer Technology.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1995--Adobe System Incorporated today announced that it has formed strategic alliances with Apple Computer Inc., Eastman Kodak Company and MetaTools Inc. (formerly HSC HSC - High Speed Connect ) to further digital imaging technology in the consumer market. These alliances, along with the introduction of Adobe PhotoDeluxe PhotoDeluxe was a consumer oriented image editing software line published by Adobe Systems until July 8, 2002. At that time it was replaced by Adobe's newly launched consumer oriented image editing software, Photoshop Elements. , Adobe's first version of consumer photo-enhancement software announced today, will provide consumers easy access to technologies for image input, editing and enhancement (see separate release on Adobe PhotoDeluxe Version 1.0 software for Macintosh and Windows. Adobe PhotoDeluxe Version 1.0, a low-cost software product that allows users to easily modify, personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. and enhance their own photographs, will come with special in-box offers to help consumers digitize their photographs. It will also include 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. creative effects from MetaTools, a leading developer of plug-in software for Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. professional image-editing software. In addition, Adobe PhotoDeluxe will offer tightly integrated support for image input from Kodak Digital Science Photo CD discs and Apple and Kodak's consumer-oriented digital cameras. Adobe QuickTake Support Adobe and Apple Computer are working together to tightly integrate the support of the Apple QuickTake The Apple QuickTake (codenamed Venus, Mars, Neptune) was one of the first consumer digital cameras. It was launched in 1994 by Apple Computer and was marketed for three years before being discontinued in 1997. 150 digital camera into the Windows and Macintosh versions of Adobe PhotoDeluxe software. The Apple QuickTake 150 offers 24 bit, digital color images for both platforms. Its ease of use, image quality, downloading speed, and affordability bring digital photography to a wide variety of computer users. This support for the QuickTake will allow Adobe PhotoDeluxe users to quickly and easily access their images from within the program. Apple will also provide a special offer on the purchase of Adobe PhotoDeluxe in the QuickTake 150 camera package. Digitizing Images Made Easy With Kodak Digital Science Products Adobe and Kodak are working together to simplify the process of accessing digital photos from a computer. Adobe PhotoDeluxe will allow users to easily import Photo CD images or photos taken with the Kodak Digital Science DC40 camera so they can get started using the product right away. The DC40 camera offers the point-and-shoot capabilities of a 35mm camera but captures color pictures and downloads them directly to a computer. The camera is priced under $1,000. Adobe PhotoDeluxe will also come with a special offer for Photo CD processing, a convenient and low-cost way to convert 35mm photographs into digital images that can be read by a computer's CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. . With this offer, users can have their own film or photographs processed on a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). disc for $9.95 (includes shipping and handling). In addition, Adobe wil provide a special upgrade offer of $39.99 for Adobe PhotoDeluxe to customers owning Kodak PhotoEdge software, a discontinued image-editing product from Kodak. This offer is valid through June 30, 1996, from Adobe by calling 1-800/888-6293 (proof of purchase required). Added Creativity Using Special Effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. from MetaTools Adobe and MetaTools are working closely to provide consumers with a variety of fun special effects tools inside Adobe PhotoDeluxe. MetaTools will provide a selection of features from the award-winning Kai's Power Tools, so users can add effects such as page curls, glass lenses and vortex tiling to their images. These powerful, yet easy-to-use tools invite Adobe PhotoDeluxe users to explore new levels of creativity. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Inc. 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