Corel Launches CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1998--Corel(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 :COSFF) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :COS.) Corel Corporation (company) Corel Corporation - A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. today announced the launch of CorelDRAW(TM) 8 for 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. (R), the latest version of its award-winning graphics and image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. products optimized for the Mac(R) OS. CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh provides graphic designers with a comprehensive collection of tools for vector illustration, image editing and creation, as well as sophisticated font and media management. "The Macintosh continues to be the preferred platform for graphic design by amateurs and professionals alike. We are committed to offering outstanding graphics software to the Macintosh community", said John Geleynse, product marketing manager for Macintosh Products at Corel Corporation. "CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh provides an exceptional tool set that will make the job of a graphic designer much quicker and easier." "It's great to have Corel back on the Mac platform," said Clent Richardson, senior director of Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple Computer Inc. "Corel clearly recognizes the powerful business opportunity with the Macintosh customers and market. Our Power Macintosh G3 systems are mainstays for the creative community and Corel's latest Mac applications give our publishing customers some outstanding new software on which to develop and manipulate creative content on Macintosh." CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh offers outstanding value, an incredible collection of software to complement the software tools Mac OS-based designers already use and a great all-in-one graphics option for new Macintosh users. In addition to the two main applications, CorelDRAW 8 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a raster graphics editor created by Corel. The current version is Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3 (13). It is not sold by itself, but instead included with CorelDRAW (CorelDRAW Graphics Suite). Its main uses are image manipulation and creation of web graphics. (TM) 8, CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh also includes: - Diamondsoft Font Reserve Font Reserve was a Mac OS and Windows compatible font manager sold by Diamondsoft, and later Extensis. Some of the core features were incorporated into a new product, Suitcase Fusion in January 2006. (TM) 1.02: An award winning professional-quality database driven font utility that features an intuitive Macintosh Finder-like graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . Font Reserve(TM) was developed to solve most of the font management and usability problems still plaguing the publishing community today. - Canto can·to n. pl. can·tos One of the principal divisions of a long poem. [Italian, from Latin cantus, song; see canticle. Cumulus cumulus: see cloud. (R) Desktop LE 4.0: An award winning media management system allowing users to organize, track, preview, copy, move, annotate annotate - annotation and archive virtually any type of digital media, including graphic, page layout, presentation, sound, and video files. - CorelTRACE(TM) 8: A raster/bitmap-to-vector tracing utility that converts scanned or manually created raster artwork into vector images. - Plus: Several third party Adobe(R) Photoshop compatible plug-in filters, more than 1000 high quality clipart images (EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. format), 100 high quality digital photos (compressed 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. format and Kodak Photo CD format), 1,600 TrueType(R) and Type 1 fonts, and more. The development of CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh has focused around six primary areas of concentration: ease of use/interactivity, compatibility/integration, Internet capabilities, professional output, color management, and support for Mac OS technologies. In addition, CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh offers unique capabilities not found in any other graphics applications allowing for increased productivity and creativity for users. Highlights include: - Customization: Many of the toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, menus, status bars, palettes and application defaults, are now fully customizable and can now be saved in new Workspaces, similar in concept to a preference file. - Ease of Use and Interactivity: CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh offers incredible ease of use and interactive tools such as Distortion, Drop Shadow, Fill and Blend allowing effects to be applied directly to objects using on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. controls and sliders sliders a species of tortoise kept as pets. They have a black shell and a red stripe behind the eye. Called also Chrysemys scripta elegans, red-eared sliders. . Colors can be added to interactive tools and objects using a familiar drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. interface. The Property Bar automatically adjusts its contents to reflect the capabilities and attributes of the currently selected tool, or object, allowing users to edit these items without having to display dialogs and palettes. - Live Effects: CorelDRAW 8 offers an attribute of all effects called "Live Effects" allowing applied effects to be modified without affecting the base properties of the original shape (ie: editable text is always editable text). The Live Effects attribute contributes dramatically to a user's productivity and creativity. - Orbits, Image Sprayer and Brush Symmetry: Orbits in Corel PHOTO-PAINT(TM) 8 allow users to define brush nibs as a series of points that adjust relative to each other and orbit around the original nib point. Images can also be "sprayed" onto a document using a brush-like application that can be adjusted to random, sequential and directional control, as well as size, transparency and dab variation. When combined with orbits, amazing painted three-dimensional effects can be created. - Lenses: Between CorelDRAW 8 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8 more than 25 different lens effects can be applied to any image or object creating fantastic visual effects. Lens attributes can be changed at any time and applied to a given object, offering tremendous flexibility to users. - Broad File Format Support: Full compatibility with CorelDRAW 8 for Windows(R) 95/NT(R), and CorelDRAW 8 for Windows NT/Alpha(TM) ensures easy exchange of files between cross-platform versions of CorelDRAW 8. In addition, CorelDRAW 8 provides backward compatibility to CorelDRAW 7 for Windows 95, CorelDRAW 6 for Windows 95, and CorelDRAW 6 Suite for Power Macintosh. Broad support for several third-party application file formats such as Adobe(R) Photoshop(R), Adobe Illustrator(R), and MetaCreations(R) Painter(R), as well as more generic file formats such as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Tag Image File Format (TIFF), 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. , JPEG, QuickTime(TM), and Macintosh(R) PICT is also included. - Internet Capabilities: CorelDRAW 8 includes comprehensive Internet capabilities that allow users to create content for the World Wide Web with support for popular Internet image formats such as GIF, PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. , and JPEG, Internet Form Objects, QuickTime(TM) movies and Java(TM) applets and Image Map creation. - Professional Output: Users can expect exceptional PostScript(R) compatibility between CorelDRAW 8 and PostScript printer drivers, as well as existing and future PostScript printers. - Color Capabilities: CorelDRAW 8 uses the industry standard Kodak Digital Science(TM) Color Management System Software that translates the colors of an original image into the truest representation obtainable on the output device. Color management works from a profile of the output device, typically a digital printer or offset press, and works backward to the source of the material such as a and standard ICC profiles to ensure accurate color representation during scanning, on screen, and when printing. Support for embedded profiles in RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). TIFF images upon import is also provided and allows users to design in the color space in which the image was originally created. - Support for Mac(R) OS-Based Technologies: CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh takes advantage of Mac OS-based technologies and behaviors that define the unique Macintosh experience. CorelDRAW 8 meets the expectations of Macintosh users by sporting a clean, Mac OS savvy user interface and by leveraging key Mac OS technologies, such as Apple(R) Guide, AppleScript(R), ColorSync, Macintosh(R) Drag & Drop, QuickTime(TM), QuickTime VR, and WorldScript(R). - QuickTime(TM) and QuickTime VR(TM): Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8 supports both QuickTime and QuickTime VR files allowing users to edit and touch up individual frames or panoramic scenes with powerful photo-editing capabilities then save their changes back into the original QuickTime movie file. Pricing and Availability Available for a suggested retail price of US $695 for the full version or US $249 for an upgrade or competitive upgrade version(1), CorelDRAW 8 for Power Macintosh is expected to be on store shelves by early fall 1998. Prices subject to change without notice. Dealers may sell for less. French and German versions are scheduled to be available in late fall 1998 and other language versions are expected to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. at a later date. System Requirements CorelDRAW 8, optimized for the Mac OS, requires a Power Macintosh PC with a minimum of 32 MB RAM with Virtual Memory Enabled and Mac OS 7.6.1 or later. Corel recommends a Power Macintosh PC running Mac OS 8.1 with 64MB RAM or greater and a CD-ROM drive. Corel Corporation Incorporated in 1985, Corel Corporation is recognized internationally as an award-winning developer and marketer of productivity applications, graphics and Internet software for the corporate and retail markets. Corel's products, which run on most operating platforms, are consistently rated among the strongest in the industry. The company's product line, including CorelDRAW, Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) Suite, Corel VENTURA(TM) and Corel(R) WebMaster Suite, ships in over 17 languages through a network of more than 160 distributors in 70 countries worldwide. Corel is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (symbol: COS) and the NASDAQ -- National Market System (symbol: COSFF). For more information visit Corel's Web site at www.corel.com. (1) Eligible competing products include all versions of Adobe Illustrator(R), Macromedia(R) FreeHand See Macromedia FreeHand. (TM), Macromedia(R) Graphics Studio(TM), Deneba(TM) Canvas(TM), MetaCreations(R) Expression(TM), or MetaCreations(R) Painter(R). CorelDRAW 6 Suite for Power Macintosh users will be offered a mail-in rebate of $50 US on the upgrade price Corel, WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, CorelTRACE and Corel VENTURA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited. Apple, Power Macintosh, Mac, AppleScript, QuickTime and Macintosh are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Bitstream is a registered trademark and Font Navigator is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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