Ulead Photo Software Bundled With New PC Camera from Creative.Business Editors TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001 Ulead Systems Ulead Systems is a Taiwanese computer software company headquartered in Neihu district in Taipei, Taiwan. History Ulead was founded in August 5, 1989 by Lotus Chen, Lewis Liaw and Way-Zen Chen. Inc., a leading developer of 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. , video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. and Web graphics software, today announced that Creative Technology Ltd., the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, includes Photo Express 4.0 My Custom Edition with its new PC-CAM 300. The PC-CAM 300 is a compact portable digital camera that connects to the PC to double as a Webcam. The new PC-CAM 300 is currently shipping into retail channels with an estimated street price of US$149.99. "Our priority is to provide the most complete product we can to our customers, and Ulead helped us meet this goal," said Ken Fong, director of marketing for Creative. "We selected My Custom Edition because Ulead possessed the flexibility to create a customized software See custom software. program for us that meets the needs of our customer in a cost-efficient manner." Photo Express 4.0 My Custom Edition is designed for users who want to organize and enhance their digital images with little effort. My Custom Edition is an image editor and media-browsing tool and is the main engine of Photo Express 4.0, Ulead's long-standing consumer photo editor. Users may employ this engine for basic photo acquisition, browsing, editing and sharing functions. In addition to these fundamentals of photo editing See photo editor. , OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners can add various "plug-ins" to provide new capabilities in the program. These plug-ins give OEMs the power to build a custom piece of software with the specific needs of their target customer in mind. Plug-in choices include Enhanced or Advanced Printing, Special F/X F/X Effects , Animation, Template, Enhanced Photo Decoration, Text F/X, Calendar, Web Studio and Painting. "We provide a customizable photo editing program for our OEM customers that allows them to provide appropriate solutions for their customers," said Michael Yanez, vice president of sales and marketing for Ulead Systems Inc. "Creative is providing their users with a simple photo editing tool that gets the job done and is easily expandable to deliver more advanced features." About Creative Creative (Nasdaq:CREAF CREAF Creative Technology Ltd (stock symbol) CREAF Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals ) is the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet. Famous for its Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). (R) sound card and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed NOMAD(R) Jukebox. The company's innovative hardware, proprietary technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime, anywhere. About Ulead Systems Ulead Systems Inc. develops innovative video, imaging and Web graphics applications to help users communicate their ideas effectively and creatively to audiences around the world. The company's award-winning products include Ulead(R) PhotoImpact(R), Ulead(R) VideoStudio(TM), Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro (MSP) is a real-time, timeline based prosumer level non-linear video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor (TM), Ulead Photo Express(TM), Ulead(R) COOL 3D(TM), Ulead(R) GIF Animator Software that is used to compose an animated GIF image. It imports images into the frames, adds the delays chosen by the author, optimizes the sequence and runs the animation. See animated GIF. (TM), Ulead(R) Photo Explorer(TM), Ulead(R) GIF-X.Plugin(TM), Ulead(R) COOL 360(TM), Ulead(R) Pick-a-Photo, Ulead(R) Pick-a-Video and the iMira Server Tools line of server-based imaging tools. Ulead also supports the burgeoning Web graphics community with a cutting-edge line of WebUtilities software products that focus specifically on Web graphics and animation design. For more information on the company, its products and services, visit Ulead's Web site at http://www.ulead.com or call 800/85-ULEAD (800/858-5323). Note to Editors: (c)2001 Ulead Systems Inc. Ulead and the Ulead Systems logo are registered trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc. Ulead PhotoImpact, Ulead VideoStudio, MediaStudio Pro, Photo Express, Ulead COOL 3D, Ulead GIF Animator, Ulead Photo Explorer, Ulead GIF-X.Plugin, Ulead COOL 360, Ulead Pick-a-Photo, Ulead Pick-a-Video and iMira are trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Sound Blaster(TM) is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. NOMAD is a registered trademark of Aonix and is used by Creative Technology Ltd. and/or its affiliates under license. Pricing is subject to change. |
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