Adobe Systems introduces photo editing software for consumer market; makers of industry-leading Adobe Photoshop announce Adobe PhotoDeluxe software for modifying and enhancing personal photographs.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1995--Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced 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. , a software product that allows consumers to easily modify, personalize and enhance photographs. Adobe PhotoDeluxe features an innovative, easy-to-use interface and dozens of built-in templates designed to walk users through fun and useful photo projects -- from incorporating photographs in greeting cards See e-card. and calendars, to creating photo collages and removing the unwanted "red eye" effect. Adobe PhotoDeluxe will be available separately for Windows and Macintosh platforms and will ship on 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). with and estimated street price of $89. Delivery of the product is expected in the fourth quarter of 1995 for Macintosh, and in the first quarter of 1996 for Windows. Both versions are expected to be available in the second quarter of 1996 in Europe, and shortly thereafter in Japan. Visual Guidance Makes Photo Creativity Easy Created by the developer of Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. software -- the industry standard among graphic artists, photographers and design professionals for image manipulation and design -- Adobe PhotoDeluxe offers many of the same rich features for home and small business users. The product features a user-friendly interface that has been tested extensively with consumers. It visually guides users through a series of easy-to-follow steps for modifying photos and provides easily identifiable tools for completing each task. Adobe PhotoDeluxe provides users two modes of working in the program: Guided Activities and On Your Own. In either mode, the user interface visually guides both novice and expert users through each step of the photo modification and enhancement process. Removing Red Eye, Creating a Calendar, Photo Cleanup Through Guided Activities Graphical "tabs" represent each process in the activity and prompt users to "click" step-by-step through dozens of projects including removing "red eye," customizing a greeting card with photos, text and clip-art, creating a calendar with personal photos for each month, or removing dust and scratches from an old photo. Projects created in Guided Activities can be further modified in the On Your Own mode using the same easy-to-use tools. In addition, photos or projects can be output to a variety of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color or black-and-white printers, or sent to family and friends electronically using Adobe Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. ) or the 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. format option. Adobe PhotoDeluxe Features Other features in Adobe PhotoDeluxe include: -- Special Effects from fun to artistic that can be used individually, or combined to achieve unique results -- Screensaver and Slide Show options for featuring photo projects on the computer screen -- Simple Selection and Editing tools for isolating areas of a photo to be modified or enhanced -- Text handling for adding messages to a photo -- Powerful functions that are easy to use such as the Layers and Hold Photo features that allow users to add up to six layers in one project, and color retouching tools to vary color balance, hue and saturation or color intensity with the click of a button -- Over 500 templates, photos and clip-art images for added experimentation and fun -- Step-By-Step Guidance for performing tasks, plus Online Help on using specific features -- Support for any third-party plug-in filters for Adobe Photoshop -- Adobe PhotoDeluxe will also include a variety of special effects tools from the award-winning 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. by MetaTools, Inc., including page curls, glass lenses and vortex tiling. -- Support for standard file formats, including Kodak Digital Science Photo CD images and images from any TWAIN-compatible scanner (input), plus PICT, TIFF, 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 . , 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. , and GIF -- Support for the Apple QuickTake 150 and Kodak Digital Science DC40 digital cameras -- Adobe PhotoDeluxe allows users to view and browse thumbnail images taken with each camera before opening them in the program. -- A special in-box discount coupon from Kodak to make sure it's easy for consumers to digitize their photos onto Photo CD disc Windows 95 Support To take advantage of consumers' rapid adoption of Microsoft's new operating system, Adobe's first version of Adobe PhotoDeluxe will be fully Windows 95 logo compliant. Adobe PhotoDeluxe represents the first of many Windows 95-based products to come from the consumer product line. Adobe PhotoDeluxe Pricing and Availability Adobe PhotoDeluxe will be available separately for Macintosh and Windows platforms on CD-ROM for an estimated street price of $89. The Macintosh version is expected to be available in the fourth quarter of 1995, and for Windows in the first quarter of 1996. Adobe For You Product Line Adobe PhotoDeluxe is the first product from Adobe's consumer product line that brings the company's professional graphics technology to consumers with an innovative user interface and refined feature set. The Adobe consumer group's new Adobe For You product line offers easy-to-use drawing and painting, desktop publishing and photo creativity software for the home and small business. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated Sonya Schaefer, 415/962-2630 http://www.adobe.com/ |
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