Agfa Makes Big Splash At Digital Focus Imaging Awards; DuoScan T1200 Wins Flatbed Scanner Award; ePhoto 1680 is Finalist in Digital Camera Category.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, announced today that the Agfa DuoScan T1200 was the recipient of the Digital Focus "Excellent In Digital Imaging" award for the "Flatbed Scanner A scanner that provides a flat, glass surface to hold pages of paper, books and other objects for scanning. The scan head is moved under the glass across the page. Sheet feeders are usually optionally available that allow multiple sheets to be fed automatically. " category. The ePhoto 1680 was a finalist for the same award in the "Prosumer (PROfessional conSUMER) A person who is very knowledgeable about a subject and likes to purchase high-quality equipment. For example, many digital cameras fall into the prosumer category. Digital Camera" category. Sponsored by DigitalFocus and Popular Photography, the Second Annual Excellence in Imaging Awards were distributed on Wednesday of last week during the PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy Show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . "We felt the T1200 from Agfa was a deserving winner for its combination of performance, value and well-designed feature set," said Jon Pepper, publisher and co-founder of Digital Focus. "The T1200 was one of the true benchmark products in the scanner world last year." DuoScan T1200 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 Same as bit depth. . The DuoScan T1200 features Agfa's patented TwinPlate(TM) technology -- providing separate beds for scanning transparencies and reflective images to deliver the optimum results for each type of original. TwinPlate technology ensures better control over the optical path and results in very sharp scans and high color The ability to generate 32,768 colors (15 bits) or 65,536 colors (16-bit). 15-bit color uses five bits for each red, green and blue pixel. The 16th bit may be a color, such as XGA with 5-red, 6-green and 5-blue, or be an overlay bit that selects pixels to display over video input. See true color. quality, a significant advantage over competitive scanning systems. 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 one of the most affordable scanners in the mid-range category. ePhoto 1680 A feature-rich solution for professionals who use photos in their work or require high-quality images for personal use, the ePhoto 1680 is the flagship model in the ePhoto family. This digital camera solution provides photo-quality, 1.3-million pixel images, in a unique, user-friendly design. Agfa's breakthrough PhotoGenie(TM) technology further expands the 1680's overall image-quality, allowing the camera to achieve an image quality of up to 1.9 million pixels. Several key features of the ePhoto 1680 make Agfa's digital camera truly unique to the marketplace. First is the camera's FlashTrack(TM) swivel zoom lens, enabling the user to zoom up to 6 times (3x optical and 2x digital). The rotating lens (up to 280 degrees) permits maximum flexibility when taking hard-to-get photos, while the flash remains in line with the lens at all times, ensuring proper exposure. In addition, the ePhoto 1680 includes a superior 2-inch high-resolution color LCD screen, providing crisp images for framing or playing back shots under any light conditions. The camera also provides virtually unlimited picture storage with SmartMedia(TM) removable flash memory. In addition to Agfa's PhotoWise software (V 1.6), a full-featured application for accessing, managing and enhancing digital photos, other software bundled with the ePhoto 1680 includes LivePicture's PhotoVista(TM) (V. 2.0), for stitching together seamless panoramic and 360 degree surround images, and LivePix SE(TM), a superb photo-editing application with full FlashPix(TM) compatibility. The ePhoto 1680 also includes: 4 NiMH rechargeable batteries and a recharging unit, one set of alkaline batteries for use out of the box, a soft traveling case, a serial cable for transferring images and a cable for direct 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. or PAL video output. About Digital Focus DigitalFocus is the world's leading independent voice on digital imaging. The DigitalFocus newsletter is published 10 times a year, and the company also hosts a highly successful series of DigitalFocus technology demo events around the world. 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, 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. |
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