CalComp Announces Creation Station Pro, Industry's Most Complete Computer Graphics Enhancement Tablet.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1998--CalComp Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: CLCP CLCP Certified Literate Community Program ) Tuesday announced the Creation Station Pro, the industry's most complete computer graphics enhancement tablet. With 512 levels of pressure sensitivity, Creation Station Pro offers double the pressure sensitivity of any competitive product and enables natural artistic expression in a computer environment. It is ideal for artists desiring to get the most out of their computers through relative mode and pressure. "CalComp's Creation Station Pro lets artists push computer graphic capabilities to the limit," said Ed Hopkins, vice president, sales and marketing, CalComp Input Technologies Division. "It's a professional creativity solution and an intuitive input tool designed to enhance individual expression." Creation Station Pro is a slim, lightweight graphics tablet See digitizer tablet. that ships complete with a battery-less, pressure sensitive pen, a cordless digital mouse, and TabletWorks software. It is available in three sizes, 6x9-, 12x12- and 12x18-inches, and provides an extensive set of features that allow for flexibility and individualism. "With the current rapid growth in the computer graphics market, an input device that enhances creativity and improves productivity is a valuable business tool," said Nomi Schalit, product marketing manager, CalComp Input Technology Division. "Creation Station Pro provides both the familiarity of a mouse as well as the expressiveness of a pen, combining the best of leading-edge technology for professional graphic artists." The Creation Station Pro is the ideal solution for enhancing creativity to any professional who works with applications that include photo editing See photo editor. , drawing, painting, video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. , image manipulation, illustration, animation, multimedia, Internet design and desktop publishing software The following is a list of major desktop publishing software. A wide range of related software tools exist in this field, including many plug-ins and tools related to the applications listed below. programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Painter5, Canvas, Adobe PhotoShop or any other photo enhancing or drawing program. Similar to painting on canvas or using ink on paper, the pen offers users freedom of digital expression though a pressure-sensitive stroke. It allows for varying lines of thickness as well as shading and opacity Refers to being "opaque," which means to prevent light from shining through. For example, in an image editing program, the opacity level for some function might range from completely transparent (0) to completely opaque (100). and enables artists to photo edit with precision, eliminating the need to work pixel-by-pixel. Both the pen and the mouse are battery-less and cordless and do not require cleaning -- offering a maintenance free alternative to the traditional mouse. A unique scrolling feature, QuickScroll, is embedded in both the pen and mouse, optimizing the user's movement across the monitor. For ultimate precision, Creation Station Pro operates in WYPIWYG WYPIWYG What You Pay Is What You Get WYPIWYG What You Put Is What You Get (Where You Point Is Where You Go) mode. With Fumble-Free Erasing, users do not have to flip over the pen and interrupt their work. Users simply push a button on the pen to lighten, fade, or erase. TabletWorks Pop-Up Hot Keys, similar to macros on a tablet, allows users to work without looking down and enables greater productivity. This feature is also customizable. In addition, the tablet draws power from the keyboard port, eliminating the need for an extra power supply. For quick and easy installation, an animated CD tutorial is included, enabling users to be productive in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Creation Station Pro was designed with CalComp's award winning UltraSlate technology and will be available in July for an SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. of $289, $389 and $599 for the 6x9-, 12x12- or 12x18-inch models, respectively. It comes with a lifetime limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. . CalComp Technology, the industry leader in digital tablet technology, develops and manufactures computer graphics peripherals and supplies for business and professional applications. As an industry leader in piezo "Piezo", derived from the Greek piezein, which means to squeeze or press, is a prefix used in:
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