Archivist automates the way you work with digital photos, graphics, documents and video in multimedia, web and desktop productions; Fuji to bundle new software product with digital cameras.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1997--Vision Technology today announced Archivist, a multimedia processing factory for Windows 95/NT that allows users to capture, manipulate and archive photos, video, and documents.

With its intuitive interface, digital designers can use Archivist to capture and view image/video files from digital video and still cameras, TV tuners, video cassette recorders, scanners, as well as download files and images directly from the Internet.

Archivist provides a full multimedia working environment which allows users to archive almost any file type into file drawers for later use. Users can then easily retrieve documents to perform any number of multimedia processes such as manipulate images, convert file formats, or annotate audio to any document. The end result can be multiple document thumbnails (proof sheets), full-screen images or a finished multimedia presentation, which can be output to a printer, recorded on video cassette, or transferred over the world wide web.

The list price is $79 (U.S. dollars) for the standard version and $139 for Archivist Pro, which comes with a file viewer. Vision Technology has signed Fuji France and Fuji Germany, which will bundle Archivist with its new digital imaging product line. The company has also secured agreements with Jazz/Kasan, which will distribute Archivist with its graphics cards, and with Daewoo, which will bundle Archivist with its desktop PCs.

FEATURES/APPLICATIONS

Among its many features is the ability to capture and display AVI video sequences from any camera, VCR or TV Tuner. Through Archivists proprietary database technologies it can record and display video with MPEG, QuickTime, and Video for Windows. Archivists data compression and archiving technology allows users to free-up valuable hard drive space by creating dynamic links to the original file location. Other prominent features include: -0-

-- Drag and drop image placement

-- Crop, rotate, flip, and scale images

-- Convert file formats

-- Download images direct from the Internet

-- Display full screen or thumbnail images

-- Store and compress unlimited numbers of files or drawers

-- Find any image in a searchable database with multiple fields

-- Record or import MIDI, WAV or RMI files

-- Annotate audio to any image or document

-- Full support for TWAIN-compliant scanners and NCI-compatible video capture boards

-- Print to any printer with complete control -0-

Another unique feature of Archivist is the ability to maintain a record of an original file location whether or not that file remains on the hard drive. A record is generated by pointing to removable data storage devices, such as CD-ROMs, Syquest or Iomega ZIP drives. Users can also view file formats independent of the application program. Over 50 file formats can be viewed with Archivist and over 250 with Archivist Pro.

Archivist also features a Media Show Player through which users can create multimedia presentations that include graphics, video, and sound.

Archivist supports Windows 95/NT. The recommended configuration is Pentium 100MHz CPU, 16MB RAM, 1GB hard drive, 4X CD-ROM, 1MB video accelerator, Sound Blaster-compatible sound card, and SVGA monitor or laptop with 32K colors.

Vision Technology, founded in 1996 and privately held, is headquartered at 643 Bair Island Rd., Suite 210, Redwood City, CA. 94064. Phone [phone], fax [phone], web site www.visiontechno.com .

CONTACT: Vision Technology

Gary Briber, 415/299-9101

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Hill/LF Communications

Chad Hill/Len Fernandes, 510/945-7910 or 538-8916

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