ArcSoft, Inc. announces PhotoStudio for Windows, a highly featured, low-cost ($89) image editor that makes Photoshop-class capabilities affordable.MILPITAS, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1995--ArcSoft, Inc. today announced the release of their new photo-editing software for Windows, PhotoStudio v1.5. By bringing top-of-the-line photo-editing features down to the sub-$100 price range, PhotoStudio represents a new, intelligent choice for Windows users who want to professionally manipulate digital images without paying the $500+ price for high-end editing packages. PhotoStudio is now available directly to end-users, corporations, VARs and OEMs. While PhotoStudio packs a powerful assortment of tools, filters and 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. , ArcSoft's Michael Deng says, "Most software developers today try to stuff too many features into their programs while neglecting system resource requirements The components of a system that are required by software or hardware. It refers to resources that have finite limits such as memory and disk. In a PC, it may also refer to the resources required to install a new peripheral device, namely IRQs, DMA channels, I/O addresses and memory , ease of use and program speed. We respect the real-world users by making PhotoStudio the only feature-rich photo editor I know of that can operate comfortably on a 386 or 486 notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. while offering an impressive assortment of features at a reasonable price." PhotoStudio retails at $149 with an estimated street price of $89. PhotoStudio offers full TWAIN support, CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK) The color space used for commercial printing and most color computer printers. In theory, cyan, magenta and yellow (CMY) can print all colors, but inks are not pure and black comes out muddy. separations features, wide support for popular file formats, 6 smoothing filters, 6 sharpening filters, 5 liquid effects, 7 special-purpose filters (such as maximum, minimum, etc.) and a variety of popular effects like fisheye fish·eye adj. 1. Of or being a wide-angle photographic lens that covers an angle of about 180°, producing a circular image with exaggerated foreshortening in the center and increasing distortion toward the periphery. 2. , sphere, whirlpool and much more. Plus...some other effects that add value to the package like a built-in shadow function. In addition, it sports a built-in screen capture utility, a thumbnail viewing module, and a utility for presenting images as a slide show. PhotoStudio is also easy on system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. , requiring only a 386-based PC with 4MB of RAM or more. It uses a minimum of Windows GDI (Graphics Device Interface) The traditional programming interface (API) for output in Windows. When an application needs to display or print, it makes a call to a GDI function and sends it the parameters for the object that must be created. and USER memory. PhotoStudio is currently being sold directly to image-related hardware manufactures (such as Relisys) for bundling and will be increasingly available through typical channels. ArcSoft also makes their software available directly to end users, VARs, and corporations. Contact ArcSoft at 1-800-762-8657 for more information. CONTACT: Arial Marketing Communications Mike Adams, phone 503/690-7413, fax 503/690-0620 CompuServe 74274,2612 arial@teleport.com or ArcSoft, Inc., Milpitas, Calif. Michael Deng, 800/762-8657 phone 408/262-8657, fax 408/262-8941 |
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