ArcSoft's Multimedia Email Sparks Consumer Creativity with Media Rich E-Cards.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001 Multimedia Email(TM) Will Offer Users Audio, Video, Graphics and Text Tools To Create Individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. e-Greetings ArcSoft, Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging software and networks, today announced an exclusive preview of ArcSoft Multimedia Email(TM) for 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 . ArcSoft Multimedia Email is an easy-to-use, unique greeting card application that will allow users to quickly add exciting photos, video, audio, text and graphics to their e-cards, and email them to friends and family. Used in conjunction with the user's own email provider, these customized cards will automatically attach to email messages. The program will be available for PC users at www.arcsoft.com in Q2. "ArcSoft is dedicated to providing consumers with easy-to-use, cost-effective solutions for their changing imaging needs," said Todd Rumaner, vice president of marketing and development for ArcSoft. "E-cards are wildly popular, ArcSoft's Multimedia Email is pushing the e-greeting trend to the next level by providing people with the tools to add their personal touch to individualized e-cards." About ArcSoft Multimedia Email(TM) Multimedia Email will offer people a fun way to create eye-catching e-greeting cards quickly and efficiently. A wide selection of pre-designed card templates will give the user the choice of birthday, graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. , holiday, romance, friendship, gratitude and celebration cards, or as an alternative, create their own customized email greeting cards See e-card. . Using the program's intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , the creator will be able to easily add video clips A short video presentation. , audio files, text and colorful labels to enhance and customize their greeting card. ArcSoft Multimedia Email will also offer photo album options to help organize and manage greeting card design templates as well as video/audio files. Multimedia Email will include a useful set of traditional editing tools that will allow people to adjust brightness, contrast, or rotate and resize Verb 1. resize - change the size of; make the size more appropriate size - make to a size; bring to a suitable size rescale - establish on a new scale images for each card. Once the image is edited, text can be added with the designer's choice of font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. , style, size and color -- even drop shadow effects. Once designed, the text can simply be dragged and dropped into the desired location. After the card is finished it can be mailed with one click. The receiver will view the card as created, without having to worry about multiple attachments or plug-ins. The e-cards are compact and occupy minimal storage space. Users will be able to build collections of their favorite e-cards for future use and additional editing through an "me3" file format or print them out and post them on bulletin boards, in their offices, or on the refrigerator. About ArcSoft ArcSoft is an international leader in providing interactive digital imaging/video software and Internet/network solutions to businesses (B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business ) that enhance the consumer's digital photography and multimedia imaging experience. Founded in 1994 and based in Fremont, Calif., ArcSoft's customers include leading global digital camera, printer, scanner, photography, computer and consumer electronic manufacturers. The PhotoIsland Network System is powering some of the most intriguing in·trigue n. 1. a. A secret or underhand scheme; a plot. b. The practice of or involvement in such schemes. 2. A clandestine love affair. v. photo-centric Web sites on the Internet. Today, the company has Research and Development centers in California's Silicon Valley and Hangzou, China, as well as Sales and Support offices in Asia, Europe and the Americas. For more information visit www.arcsoft.com. Note to Editors: ArcSoft is a registered trademark of ArcSoft, Inc. ArcSoft Multimedia Email is a trademark of ArcSoft, Inc. All other product names are trademarked or registered by their respective companies. |
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