ArcSoft Announces PhotoMontage; Transforms Photos Into Micro-Image Masterpieces.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998--ArcSoft, Inc. makers of the award-winning Zipshot video capture device Video Capture Device (full title Weezer - Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002) is the Weezer DVD. It contains footage of a lot of live gigs from early stages of their musical career, right up until 2002. and leading developers of digital imaging software, announced today PhotoMontage pho·to·mon·tage n. 1. The technique of making a picture by assembling pieces of photographs, often in combination with other types of graphic material. 2. The composite picture produced by this technique. (TM), an exciting, unique imaging entertainment program that lets users create a montage of a single image from thousands of micro-images. ArcSoft's sophisticated PhotoMontage technology automatically selects and arranges thousands of tiny micro-images to recreate the detail of a single image. The included ArcSoft Mega Collection contains over 20,000 micro-images. Users can also customize their montage by adding their own personal images. PhotoMontage allows users to enhance images, apply grids and borders, captions, personal signatures and logos or even place a "hidden treasure" in the final montage. Once created, the montage can be printed on a color inkjet or laser printer or used to create full-size posters utilizing ArcSoft's special PhotoMontage printing service on the web. PhotoMontage works with video capture devices, such as ArcSoft's Zipshot, to easily capture and add hundreds of still images for use in rendering a montage. For additional personalization, ArcSoft will offer special PhotoMontage CD collections with themes such as sports, animals, nature, etc. "Everyone's seen montages on movie posters, magazine covers and advertisements," said Barbara Tsai, Senior Marketing Manager for ArcSoft, Inc. "Now users can turn their own photos into amazing PhotoMontage masterpieces, just like the pros do." PhotoMontage features: -- Enhances pictures with cropping, brightness and contrast adjustments. -- Works with digital cameras, scanners and other TWAIN-compliant devices. -- Uses photos from CD-ROMs, hard drives, floppy disks and other removable media. -- Includes ArcSoft's Mega Collection of more than 20,000 micro-images. -- Works with ArcSoft's Zipshot video capture device to include hundreds of still images from video footage. -- Prints gorgeous full-size posters. -- Offers custom micro-image collections like sports, nature, animals, etc. -- Accepts personal photos and other images. PhotoMontage system requirements include: 486-based PC (Pentium recommended), Windows 95, 98 and NT, 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended), 20 MB hard disk space (100 MB recommended for rendering montage), VGA monitor w/16-bit color (or better) display, and a CD-ROM drive. PhotoMontage supports TWAIN-compliant devices and most popular image file formats Image file formats provide a standardized method of organizing and storing image data. This article deals with digital image formats used to store photographic and other image information. including BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . , TIF TIF Tagged Image File (file name extension) TIF Tax Increment Financing TIF Temporary Internet Files TIF Transport Innovation Fund (UK) TIF Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund , JPG See JPEG. jpg - JPEG , GIF GIF in full Graphics Interchange Format Standard computer file format for graphic images. GIF files use data compression to reduce the file size. The original version of the format was developed by CompuServe in 1987. , PCD PCD polycystic disease. (read-only), PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. , TGA See TARGA. TGA - Targa Graphics Adaptor , and FlashPix. Shipping in October with an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $79.95, ArcSoft PhotoMontage will be distributed by Merisel and Navarre and will be available at most major retail stores including Fry's Electronics, CompUSA, J&R Computer World, Micro Center and more. For more information, contact: ArcSoft, Inc., 46601 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 (800)762-8657, (510)440-1270 fax: (510)440-9901 web site: http://www.arcsoft.com, www.photoisland.com. PhotoMontage is one of the many "blocks" of ArcSoft's "Building Blocks of Digital Imaging(TM)" product line. ArcSoft products, or "Building Blocks", offer a complete solution to digital imaging - from input to output - including Zipshot, PhotoPrinter, PhotoBase, PhotoFantasy, PhotoStudio and more. Founded in 1994 and based in Fremont, California, ArcSoft develops and markets digital imaging software and video hardware designed for the creation of business graphics, consumer photo editing, multimedia, and Internet publishing. ArcSoft believes in affordable, full featured, high quality software, and its retail titles are priced accordingly for the consumer market. ArcSoft's OEM customers are leading digital camera, printer, scanner and computer manufacturers, including Polaroid, Epson, Ricoh, Sony, Xerox, Canon, and others. Copyright 1998 Building Blocks of Digital Imaging, ArcSoft, The ArcSoft logo, Zipshot, PhotoFantasy, PhotoBase, PhotoStudio, and PhotoPrinter are trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. All other product names are trademarked or registered for their respective companies. |
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