Corbis Images Introduces PhotoFinder 99.1 Offering Immediate Access to the Entire Royalty-Free Image Library.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 1999-- 14,900 High-Quality Comp-Resolution Images Representing the Master, Objects and Professional Collections Now Available On One Easily Searchable 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). Corbis Images, Corbis'(R) image licensing division for creative professionals, today announced the release of PhotoFinder(TM) 99.1, a comprehensive catalogue disc featuring images from Corbis Images' royalty-free Master, Objects and Professional Collections. Corbis Images' customers can now search the entire royalty-free image library on one CD for the most unique, up-to-date images for a variety of design projects. "PhotoFinder 99.1 is the latest demonstration of our commitment to making our customers' jobs easier while adding interest," said Leslie Hughes, vice president and managing director of Corbis Images. "Two core components of our royalty-free collection are quality and choice, and the streamlined new catalogue disc enables customers to find any image, quickly and easily." Corbis Images' royalty-free collection features high-quality imagery that spans all major subjects, including business, family, nature, sports, conceptual illustrations and travel, to list a few. Offering 14,900 comp-resolution images on a single CD, PhotoFinder 99.1 is an unmatched resource for royalty-free images. Each image is visible in thumbnail size and in a larger size, which is meant to be used for comping, making PhotoFinder 99.1 an asset to designers who will appreciate having a wealth of images at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . PhotoFinder 99.1 features every image in 72 DPI (Dots Per Inch) The measurement of the resolution of display and printing systems. A typical CRT screen provides 96 dpi, which provides 9,216 dots per square inch (96x96). Flat panel displays from 110 to 200 dpi have also been developed. resolution. Easily searchable by keyword, concept, image number, or disc title in Extensis Portfolio Extensis Portfolio is a commercial digital asset management (DAM) solution. Portfolio was known as Fetch when Extensis acquired it from Adobe in 1996. Fetch was previously owned by Aldus. , a powerful and user-friendly database, the CD enables designers to quickly find the images they need. PhotoFinder 99.1 is Mac, PC, and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). compatible. Availability and Price PhotoFinder 99.1 is available as part of the Starter Pak, priced at $19.95. The Starter Pak includes Portfolio Volume 1, a reference to over 5,000 images in the Professional Collection, and Sourcebook One, a resource to more than 3,000 images. Both catalogues include comping discs to match. PhotoFinder 99.1 and the Starter Pak can be purchased by calling Corbis Images toll-free at 800/545-4514 or by visiting the company's Web site: www.corbisimages.com. Corbis Images' royalty-free products are also available through resellers worldwide. About Corbis Corbis is a privately owned company that provides visual content and services to creative professionals and consumers through innovative digital technologies. The Corbis Collection -- 25 million images, with more than 1.4 million available online -- contains the world's most significant photography and art from more than 1,500 creative sources, including Ansel Adams, The Bettmann Archive The Bettmann Archive is a collection of 11 million photographs and images, some going back to the United States Civil War and including some of the best known U.S. historic images. The Archive also includes many images from Europe and elsewhere. , UPI UPI abbr. United Press International , The National Gallery -- London and The State Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum (Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, Gosudarstvennyj Èrmitaž , as well as leading celebrity, commercial and editorial photographers. Corbis Images (www.corbisimages.com) -- Corbis' image licensing division targeting creative professionals -- provides its customers with leading visual solutions and customer service across a wide spectrum of imagery. Corbis also creates innovative visual products for online consumers. The Corbis Picture Experience, the Corbis Print and Poster Store, Corbis Features and other innovative online consumer products all showcase the Corbis Collection, making www.corbis.com the Place for Pictures on the Internet. Corbis is based in Seattle, with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , London, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 800/260-0444, 425/641-4505, fax 425/746-1618, or visit its Web site at www.corbis.com. (c) 1999 Corbis Corp. Corbis and PhotoFinder are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corbis Corp. in the United States and other countries. |
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