Broderbund Adds Photo Folios To The Print Shop Line To Meet Demand For Photo-Quality Printing; The Print Shop Photo Folios: Premium Collection Provides Users with Hundreds of Professionally Photographed Images to Lend A Distinctive Quality to their Projects.NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1996--Timed to address the penetration of home printing and photo imaging technologies, Broderbund Software, Inc.'s (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BROD BROD Big Bike Riders of Dagupan (Motorcycle Club in the Philippines) ) new line of The Print Shop Photo Folios brings quality images previously only available to professionals and graphic designers to the home market. The Print Shop Photo Folios: Premium Collection of four Print Shop Photo Folios CD-ROMs provides easy access to libraries of professionally photog pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. raphed images covering the topics of Holidays and Celebrations, Life and Leisure, Workplace and Business, and Backgrounds and Textures. "As sales of scanners and color printers continue to skyrocket, it's evident photo quality printing is going to be the market driver in home publishing this fall," said Jan Gullett, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Broderbund. "These photo folios, combined with the JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. support added to The Print Shop Deluxe III and The Print Shop Ensemble III, puts Broderbund in the ideal position to address this market growth." The Print Shop Photo Folios: Premium Collection is a special edition featuring four stunning Print Shop Photo Folios CD-ROMs, each containing 100 professionally photographed images allowing users to add a distinguished touch to their greeting cards See e-card. , banners, signs and more. Broderbund licensed images from Photo Disc(TM) Inc., an industry leader in high quality digital photography. Specifically designed for use with The Print Shop line of products, these images have been professionally scanned, cleaned, and color corrected for optimal results. Images are saved in BMP file format The BMP file format, sometimes called bitmap or DIB file format (for device-independent bitmap), is an image file format used to store bitmap digital images, especially on Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems. for Windows and in PICT file format for Macintosh. The four Print Shop Photo Folios CD-ROMs included in the Premium Collection: -- Holidays & Celebrations -- This festive folio offers an elegant assortment of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color photo images celebrating the holidays and special occasions in life. Whether it's using a photo of balloons and cake for a birthday card, or one of flowers and lace for a bridal shower A bridal shower is a gift giving party given for a bride before her wedding. The custom originated in the United States, although the first stories about these events have been known to originate in Brussels, Belgium around 1860. It remains a primarily US and Canadian practice. invitation, this photo folio collection can provide the perfect image for that special event. -- Life & Leisure -- This vibrant collection showcases photo images of life's events and adventures including natural scenery, sports, outdoor activities, exotic and domestic animals, children's toys, national landmarks, and more. -- Workplace & Business -- This distinctive collection of photo images allows users to add visual impact to their professional documentation with color pictures of cityscapes, transportation, inspirational outdoor scenes, everyday workplace objects, signs, and more. -- Backgrounds & Textures -- This folio offers an eye-pleasing assortment of beautiful textures and backgrounds from both manmade images and those found in nature. The Holidays & Celebrations, Life & Leisure and Workplace & Business CD-ROMs can be purchased individually. An additional Print Shop Photo Folio that is only available as a single purchase is the Vintage Prints edition. Vintage Prints is a nostalgic collection of black and white photographed images from the turn of the century. Images include fashion portraits, adults and theatrical attire, gleeful glee·ful adj. Full of jubilant delight; joyful. glee  ful·ly adv.glee children, pets in costumes, modes of transportation, industry and more. Pricing and Availability The Print Shop Photo Folios, including the Holiday & Celebrations, Life & Leisure, Workplace & Business, Backgrounds & Textures and Vintage Prints collections, are Windows/Macintosh Hybrid CD-ROMs and can be purchased separately for an approximate street price of $15 each. The Print Shop Photo Folios: Premium Collection of four CD-ROMs has an approximate street price of $30. Hardware Requirements for The Print Shop Photo Folios Windows 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). -- Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 33 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. 386 or faster required, 486 or faster recommended for Windows 95, 8MB RAM for Windows 3.1, 8MB RAM for Windows 95, SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. monitor/display card 640x480, 256 colors Macintosh CD-ROM -- Macintosh and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. , System 7.0 and higher, 16 MHz 68030 processor or faster, Power Macintosh 8MB RAM Broderbund Software, Inc. develops, publishes and markets a diversified line of consumer software for use in homes, schools and small businesses. Since its founding in 1980, Broderbund has pioneered innovative award-winning products that take advantage of the latest technologies. Broderbund has a successful track record of identifying and capitalizing on emerging trends through its studio development approach. Broderbund's website is located at http://www.broderbund.com. -0- Note to Editors: The Print Shop, The Print Shop Deluxe III, The Print Shop Photo Folios and Broderbund are trademarks or registered trademarks of Broderbund Software, Inc. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Broderbund Software Shannon Jamieson, 415/382-4567 (PR) shannon_jamieson@broder.com or Dana Henry, 415/382-3238 (PR) dana_henry@broder.com or Robin Linstrom, 415/382-3049 (IR) robin_linstrom@broder.com |
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