ArcSoft Announces PhotoMontage for Macintosh; ArcSoft's First Multi-Platform Application.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999--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 the newest addition to their "Building Blocks of Digital Imaging" line, ArcSoft 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) for Macintosh. ArcSoft PhotoMontage -- a popular Windows application now available to Macintosh users -- is an exciting and unique imaging entertainment program that lets users create a montage of a single image from thousands of micro-images. "Now both Macintosh and PC users can create personalized 'PhotoMontages' with their own images," said Barbara Tsai, director of marketing for ArcSoft, Inc. "It is our goal to provide exciting and easy-to-use software for the 're-emerging' Macintosh market. The release of PhotoMontage for Macintosh reinforces ArcSoft's position as an innovative leader in the digital imaging software market." PhotoMontage's sophisticated 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 available via the web. PhotoMontage for Macintosh also works with TWAIN-compliant video capture devices to easily capture and add hundreds of personal still images for use in rendering a montage. For additional customization, ArcSoft plans to offer special PhotoMontage CD collections with themes such as sports, animals, nature, etc. PhotoMontage Features: -0-
-- 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.
-- Prints gorgeous full-size posters.
-- Accepts personal photos and other images.
-- Works with digital cameras, scanners and twain compliant devices.
-- Enhances pictures with cropping, brightness and contrast
adjustments.
-- Custom micro-image collections like sports, nature, animals, etc.
to be made available.
-0- PhotoMontage system requirements include: Macintosh system 7.5 and higher, PowerPC, 32 MB RAM, 20 MB hard disk and a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . 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, and FlashPix. ArcSoft PhotoMontage is scheduled to ship in March 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 and is also available for special OEM licensing. 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. PhotoMontage for Macintosh 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, 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. Note to Editors: ArcSoft, The ArcSoft Logo, Building Blocks of Digital Imaging, PhotoMontage, ArcSoft Imaging Suite, PhotoFantasy, PhotoBase, PhotoPrinter, PhotoStudio, and Zipshot are all trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. All other product names are trademarked or registered by their respective companies. |
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