Extensis Ships Mask Pro 3; Improved Masking Technology Enables Creation of Flawless, Real-Life Masks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Extensis today announced the immediate availability of Mask Pro 3, a significant upgrade to Extensis' award winning masking 1. The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. 2. An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. A pioneer in the plug-in arena, Extensis has once again redefined masking and selecting capabilities in Adobe Photoshop. Key features of this latest release include new color decontamination technology and color selection tools, as well as a more robust and intuitive toolset. The foundation of this major revision is an entirely new masking engine, allowing users to flawlessly handle the most complex masking jobs. "Masking challenges, especially those involving complex edges with semi-transparent objects like smoke, glass and hair, are limitless," said Lisa McCormack, product manager, Extensis. "Mask Pro has been fully updated to offer an entire suite of powerful new tools to address any masking challenge and to facilitate creation of flawless, real life masks." Boxed Macintosh versions of Mask Pro 3 will be available in late February. A Windows version will follow mid-year 2003; international versions are slated for release shortly after. All versions will be available for purchase through the Extensis website at http://www.extensis.com/maskpro and other sales channels. Top Features in Mask Pro 3 -- Color Decontamination for improved edge transparency - New feature. Greatly improves masking of semi-transparent objects like hair, smoke or glass without sacrificing the quality of the image. -- Keep/Drop Highlighting - New feature. Easy-to-use highlighter tools offer users quick definition of "keep and drop" areas within an image. -- Enhanced Touchup Tools and Controls - New feature. Blur and chisel tools provide users with powerful global and local control of mask edges. -- Most advanced color-matching technology available - Improved color-matching technology creates masks based on keep/drop color areas generating the most accurate and color-correct masks. -- Real-time preview -Unlike any other masking product on the market, Mask Pro 3 allows users to view results on the fly. -- OS X compatibility. About Mask Pro Extensis Mask Pro is productivity plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that uses advanced color matching and decontamination technology, giving users the ability to create flawless, real-life masks from any image, regardless of complexity. The improved feature set in Mask Pro 3 offers better control over edge transparency and background color spill. Mask Pro 3 also boasts the most robust and intuitive toolset on the market. For more information on Mask Pro please visit: http://www.extensis.com/maskpro. Pricing and Availability The English version of Mask Pro 3 will be available for download from the Extensis web site in February 2003, and is available for a suggested retail price starting at $199.95US for full product and $99.95US for upgrades from previous versions of Mask Pro. In addition, a competitive upgrade to Mask Pro 3 is available for a suggested retail price starting at $169.95. A Windows version of Mask Pro 3 will be available later this year, followed by French, German and Japanese Macintosh versions in Q3 2003. System Requirements Mask Pro 3 for Mac supports OS X (v 10.1.5 or higher) as well as OS 9.2.2, Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1 and Photoshop 7.01 and higher, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 and requires a Macintosh PowerPC G3 (processor) PowerPC G3 - A processor chip from Apple Computer, Inc.. Described by Apple as "the third generation in the development of advanced processor technology" the first PowerPC G3 products were launched in 1997. It is specifically optimised for the Macintosh Operating System and uses backside cache to improve performance. The PowerPC G3 has been used by Apple in notebook, desktop and server products. http://www.apple.com/powermac/technologies/g3.html., G4, or G4 dual processor with 128 MB of system RAM. About Extensis, Inc. Extensis is a leading publisher of software and tools that extend the capabilities of creative professionals. Extensis' award winning and industry standard products include: Suitcase for font management, Portfolio for asset management, PrintReady for preflight and file delivery, plug-in enhancements for Photoshop (Mask Pro, Intellihance, PhotoTools, PhotoFrame), and productivity enhancements for QuarkXPress (QX QX - Horizon Air (airline code)-Tools, QX-Effects, BeyondPress) Extensis was founded in 1993, by creative professionals for creative professionals, and is based in Portland, Oregon and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Celartem Technology USA Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules: 4330). For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.extensis.com or call 800/796-9798. About Celartem Celartem Technology Inc. was established in 1996 to conduct research and development into storage and distribution technologies for digital images. It has developed, and sells VFZ VFZ - Vector Format for Zooming technology, which allows digital images to be stored and distributed without any loss in resolution, and the Protected Archive Image Distribution System that allows digital images to be distributed over networks in a secure manner at original resolution. On December 11, 2001, Celartem was listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, Hercules Market (Hercules: 4330). Please visit http://www.celartem.com for more information. |
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