ArcSoft, Inc. Announces PhotoStudio for Windows, Version 2.0, a "Plug In"-Compatible Image-Editing Tool for Multimedia Authors; Windows 95-Ready.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 1995--ArcSoft, Inc. today announced version 2.0 of their flagship photo editing See photo editor. product for multimedia authors, "PhotoStudio for Windows." The new version, still street-priced at around $90, adds full 32-bit functionality and Windows 95 compliance as well as adherence to the Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. plug-in standard. The announcement gives multimedia authors and general graphics users a more affordable choice in image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. that still offers the extendibility of "special effects" 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. . Michael Deng, president of ArcSoft, Inc., 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 runs well on most notebook computers, making it the obvious choice for portable photo editing capability. PhotoStudio for Windows v2.0 also brings new special effects filters like Wind Blaster, Crystal, Lightening, Oil Painting, Film Grain, Splash, Melt, Ripple, Motion Blur and more. An included image browsing utility has also been enhanced with the new version, providing multiple image retrieval, searching and sorting, as well as slide show presentation capabilities. The included slide show tool provides over forty transition effects. PhotoStudio for Windows v2.0 is currently in Beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the and will begin shipping at COMDEX/Fall '95 in Las Vegas. For more information, contact ArcSoft, Inc. at 1-800-762-8657. CONTACT: ArcSoft, Inc. Michael Deng, 800/762-8657 or 408/262-8657 Fax: 408/262-8941 or Arial Marketing Communications Mike Adams, 503/690-7413 Fax: 503/690-0620 ARIAL@TELEPORT.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. CompuServe: 74274,2612 |
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