TrueSpectra Announces the Availability of Photo>Graphics With Full ColorWave 2.0 Support.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 1996--Unsurpassed graphics integrating photo, text and draw functionality in one easy-to-use application.

TrueSpectra Inc. today announced the immediate availability of TrueSpectra Photo>Graphics (TM), a sophisticated yet easy-to-use photo enhancement, text layout and draw package for OS/2(R). Users can quickly and seamlessly integrate an unlimited number of digital images with text and vector based drawings to create stunning graphics for the Internet, business or home entertainment.

Photo>Graphics provides first-time and experienced users with a wealth of powerful features. Most common image formats are supported, including PhotoCD, JPEG and interlaced, transparent GIFs making Photo>Graphics the ideal application for creating graphics for the Internet. "Photo>Graphics made it easy for me to share photos of the Nokia Cup bonspiel with the rest of the Club", said Murray Moynes, member of the Whitby Curling Club near Toronto. "I simply downloaded digital photos of the days activities from my Kodak DC40 digital camera and used Photo>Graphics to enhance the photos, add text captions and save the images to my PC as GIFs and JPEGs. They were ready to publish on our web site in just a few minutes."

"TrueSpectra is well positioned to take advantage of the rapid growth in the digital imaging marketplace", said Stephen Sutherland, President of TrueSpectra Inc. "We are seeing a rapid growth in the digital camera and digital image library markets, driven by the affordability of color printers and increased use of the Internet as both a means to distribute and gather digital images. Photo>Graphics uses the ColorWave (TM) render engine to create graphics by combining photos, text and draw with greater ease and efficiency than ever before possible."

TrueSpectra's patented ColorWave is a sophisticated object-based render engine with an architecture that delivers increased application speed, design flexibility and unparalleled quality output. It enables unrestricted interaction of all objects, including traditional image processing techniques, like blur and sharpen, with vector draw and text. Files may be saved in the .GDO file format (ColorWave 2.0) which makes efficient use of computer memory and disk storage resources. Projects are saved with references to digital images so that the same photo can be used in any number of projects without having to be stored repeatedly as with first generation image editors.

The power of the ColorWave render engine is illustrated by the advanced draw capabilities in Photo>Graphics. In addition to typical freehand and line draw options, Photo>Graphics includes a unique paint roller tool which creates resolution-independent regions to apply color, contrast enhancements, blurs or other effects. All of the draw tools in Photo>Graphics support a unique softness control that can be used to blend a drawing with digital images and other effects that appear around and under draw objects.

Photo>Graphics is the first in a line of all-in-one graphics solutions from the Canadian-based TrueSpectra Inc. Photo>Graphics is a 32-bit application that takes full advantage of the OS/2 Warp operating system and was designed and written as a native OS/2 application that will soon be available on multiple platforms, including Windows and Macintosh. The street price of Photo>Graphics is expected to be less than $100.00 ($135.00 Cdn.) and will be available from OS/2 software dealers and retail stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.

TrueSpectra Inc. designs develops and markets digital image editing and graphics software products for use on the Internet, business and home entertainment. TrueSpectra Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For further information, send e-mail to [e-mail].

TrueSpectra is a registered trademark. Photo>Graphics and ColorWave are trademarks of TrueSpectra Inc. Other terms may be trademarks of respective companies.

CONTACT: TrueSpectra Inc.

Lisa Mahoney, 416/224-0076 ext. 227

416/224-0309 (Fax)

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