Agfa And G.I.A. Offer Scanning Seminars; National Seminar Series Educates All Levels of Scanner Users; Agfa DuoScan Scanners and Color Management Systems Highlighted in Each Session.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, and the Graphics Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.), offer all levels of scanner (1) See also antivirus program. (2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning. users the opportunity to learn how to achieve great scans and color control, via the "National Agfa Scanning Seminar Series." Featuring the complete line of Agfa DuoScan scanners, including the DuoScan T2500 and T2000XL, the seminar series is scheduled to stop in 11 cities between February 16 and March 26, 1999. "We are prepared to offer all levels of users information on how to achieve better scans" said John Phillips John Phillips or John Philips may refer to:
Seminar attendees can expect to learn an assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of skills such as setting up their systems, color correcting, descreening and mounting originals, glassless scanning and reading and understanding color numbers. Some other practical applications covered at the seminar will include the differences between Mac and PC software, setting up a scanner driver and configuring PhotoShop 5.0. In addition to the complete line of DuoScan scanners, the seminar series includes demonstrations of Agfa's new color management program (ColorTune 3.0) and Agfa scanner driver software (FotoLook 3.0) on both PC and Macintosh platforms. Experienced seminar instructors will walk attendees through the features and benefits of each software system - as well, as a complete set of tips to achieve the highest quality scans. -0-
National Agfa Scanning Seminar Series Schedule:
DATE CITY LOCATION
Tuesday, March 9 New York, NY The New Yorker Hotel
Wednesday, March 10 Newark, NJ Hilton Newark Gateway
Thursday, March 11 Philadelphia, PA The Warwick Hotel
Monday, March 15 Boston, MA Sheraton Tara Hotel
Friday, March 19 Minneapolis, MN The Marquette Hotel
Monday, March 22 Denver, CO Radisson Hotel
Tuesday, March 23 Cincinnati, OH Blue Ash Best Western
Thursday, March 25 Los Angeles, CA LAX Ramada Hotel
Thursday, March 25 Chicago, IL Radisson O'Hare
Wednesday, March 26 Anaheim, CA Embassy Suites
Wednesday, March 26 Houston, TX Airport Medallion
-0- In each city the seminar session runs between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, and is offered for $179, per person. For additional information and the opportunity to register, customers can visit the G.I.A. Web site at www.graphintel.com. ColorTune and FotoLook The complete line of DuoScan scanners feature a powerful software package including Agfa's FotoLook scanner driver software and Agfa ColorTune, for color management on both PC and Macintosh platforms. The powerful software expands the scanners' overall capabilities. For example, FotoLook automatically resizes an image and sets the correct resolution, based on the users selected output requirements. The preview mode is completely interactive, giving the user full control over the scanning process. And users can access ColorTune user-defined or device-specific color profiles, as well as ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce color profiles directly from FotoLook. Agfa's exclusive Total Film Scanning (TFS TFS The Forum Site (online forum) TFS Team Foundation Server (Microsoft Visual Source Safe) TFS Toyota Financial Services TFS Thanks for Sharing TFS Tactical Fighter Squadron TFS Three-Five Systems Inc. ) technology lets users select from a list of film brand names and types or create a specific film profile. This allows the software to make chromatic chromatic /chro·mat·ic/ (kro-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to color; stainable with dyes. 2. pertaining to chromatin. chro·mat·ic adj. 1. Relating to color or colors. adjustments for a specific negative. A "fail safe" batch scanning feature saves scan settings for each original automatically, particularly important in a high-volume environment. DuoScan Family The original DuoScan was the first scanner to break the boundaries of CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. flatbed technology with Agfa's TwinPlate technology. Designed for the creative professional, service bureau or in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. communications department, the DuoScan offers an optical resolution of 1000 by 2000 ppi, 36-bit color depth Same as bit depth. and a scanning bed of 8 by 14-inches. Designed to meet a variety of needs in the office environment, the DuoScan T1200 is ideal for graphic designers, service bureaus, educational institutions and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. professionals. In addition to the powerful color management and driver software from Agfa, the DuoScan T1200 includes PHOTO-PAINT 8 from Corel and Caere's OmniPage LE OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. software. With a scanning bed of 8.5 by 14-inches, the DuoScan T1200 has an optical resolution of 600 by 1200 ppi, and 36-bit color depth. A key selling point selling point n. An aspect of a product or service that is stressed in advertising or marketing. Noun 1. selling point - a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers of the DuoScan T1200 is its suggested price. At $699, the DuoScan T1200 is the most affordable scanner in the mid-range category. The DuoScan T2500 is a 36-bit, dual lens scanner featuring a maximum optical resolution of 1250 by 2500 ppi. over the full bed and an optical resolution of 2500 by 2500 ppi. over a 4-inch wide strip in the center of the bed. (This resolution can be interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. up to 5000 ppi.) Its density range is 3.4 D - 3.5 Dmax. The scanning area is 8 by 14-inches for reflective Refers to light hitting an opaque surface such as a printed page or mirror and bouncing back. See reflective media and reflective LCD. scans and 8 by 12-inches for transparencies. With a wide range of scanning options and advanced software tools, the DuoScan T2500 gives photographers, designers and prepress professionals a single unit that can handle all their scanning needs. The DuoScan T2000 XL is Agfa's desktop solution for larger format scanning. The dual lens T2000 XL offers a full 12 x 18-inch scanning area for reflective art See reflective media. and 12 by 9.5-inches for transparencies. The maximum optical resolution is 667 by 2000 over the full bed and the 2000 by 2000 ppi over a 4-inch wide strip in the center of the bed. (The optical resolution can be interpolated to 4000 ppi.) The density range of the DuoScan T2000 XL is 3.4 with a Dmax of 3.5. Both DuoScan scanners--the T2500 and T2000 XL--offer prepress professionals a cost-efficient means of producing high-quality scans. At the same time they provide photographers, designers, in-house design departments, instant and small commercial printers affordable tools to expand their capabilities. Pricing and Availability Each DuoScan scanner is currently available. The suggested prices are as follows: The original DuoScan scanner - $2,795; DuoScan T1200 - $699; DuoScan T2500 - $4,495; DuoScan T2000XL - $8,995. Agfa and Tekgraf, Inc., have agreed to an exclusive contract for national distribution of the DuoScan T2500 and the T2000XL. The nearest Tekgraf Graphics Division sales office can be reached toll free by calling 888-321-TKGF. About Agfa Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual sales of over $5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the photographic and digital graphic communications markets, medical and technical diagnostic markets, and amateur and professional photographic markets. Agfa-Gevaert is headquartered in Europe. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Agfa Corporation maintains its headquarters in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 12,873 at the 2000 census. Out of 566 municipalities statewide, Ridgefield Park is only one of four villages in New Jersey, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgewood and South Orange. . It employs 3,500 people in locations throughout the nation. Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfahome.com. |
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