Pixera's Visual Communication Systems Delivers 1 Million Pixels for $1,000 for Desktop Publishing, Web Authoring and Multimedia Markets.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1996--Built on breakthrough digital camera and software image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished technology, Pixera Corp. has introduced a visual communication system that delivers 24-bit color images in resolutions up to 1 million pixels and is priced at about $1,000. The Pixera Visual Communication System bundles a multi-function digital camera integrated with software image processing and applications that enables the capture, manipulation, enhancement and management of high-resolution visual images. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Pixera's Vice President Marketing & Sales David Langlais, the product is targeted to become the industry standard in the desktop, web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. and multimedia community. "Our unique technology delivers the best price/performance on the market," says Langlais. "In fact, the combination of our optical and software image processing technologies quadruples the resolution of the camera's CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. image sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. . Our system delivers the best image quality and highest resolution available within the $1,000 price range." Pixera's two product lines -- called the Pixera Personal and the Pixera Professional -- are designed to provide high performance and ease of use to the average computer user. Both systems are managed by a scaleable object-oriented software architecture, a powerful suite of applications, and a digital camera system architecture that satisfies user requirements for still- and video-based visual communications. The Personal and the Professional Systems are integrated products which include an application software suite (for image capture, enhancement, and management), system-level software (for image processing), and a multi-function digital camera system and interface card. Pixera's Visual Communication Systems are aimed at users in the fields of Desktop Publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, , WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. Authoring, Multimedia Authoring, and Image Database. Future generations of Pixera's software applications and digital cameras will target business users and consumers for Video Mail and Messaging, VideoPhone (1) (VideoPhone) A line of videophones (definition #1 below) from AT&T that were introduced in the early 1990s and later pulled off the market due to poor sales. The first models came with a price tag above $1,000, and a pair were needed. See Picturephone. , and VideoConferencing. The company's products are also well suited for differing and otherwise unrelated markets -- from scientific research to criminology. Although the applications are diverse, those who use Pixera systems have several things in common. "All share sophisticated requirements for capturing and manipulating detailed visuals," said Langlais. "All require organized and user-friendly management of still or motion-based images. And all demand images and visuals of the highest quality and detail." Pixera is building a sales and distribution network from a select group of strategic OEMs, Direct Resellers and System Integrators and VARs. As part of the company's channel strategy, Pixera has also introduced the Pixera Alliance Reseller Program. Interested resellers can dial 888/4PIXERA for more information or visit WWW.PIXERA.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. . The Pixera Personal and Pixera Profession products -- available for Windows 95 and MacOS desktop and notebook computers -- include a Pixera digital camera system, a PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). or PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. interface card and cable, and Pixera Visual Communication Suite applications. A camera stand and carrying case will be introduced this fall. The Pixera Personal employs a fixed-focus lens, ranging from two feet to infinity. A built-in macro lens n. 1. a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than with standard lenses. focuses at eight inches. Pixera's Personal is retail list priced at $795. The Pixera Professional uses a variable-focus C-mount lens, ranging from one inch to infinity. The Professional's C-mount capability enables the use of other standard C-mount lenses for greater flexibility in a wide variety of commercial applications. The Pixera Professional is retail list priced at $1195. The Pixera Visual Communication Suite contains a rich set of tools and features for capturing, manipulating and enhancing images. The Suite currently includes the Pixera Album and Pixera Studio. The Pixera Album is a powerful yet easy-to-use management database for images. On Windows 95, the Pixera Album manages sound and video objects. The backbone of the system is the Pixera Studio -- the place where images and visuals are captured, manipulated, enhanced and edited. Users spend most their time "in studio" within the Visual Communications Suite. Research and development at Pixera will continue delivering breakthrough technology that increases price/performance advantages of the company's products. Next generation camera systems will provide even higher resolutions and the Pixera Visual Communications Suite will expand to include applications for Video Capture, Video Mail and Messaging, VideoPhone and VideoConferencing. CONTACT: Communications West Kevin Plagman, 415/863-7220 kplagman@comwest.com |
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