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- From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.com (Conrad Geiger - Manager, International NeXT User Groups)
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- Subject: Announcing eXTRASCAN Scanning for NeXTSTEP and Epson GT Scanners
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 21:10:28 GMT
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- For Immediate Release
-
- Contact:
- John Fox, V.P. Marketing
- Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
- Voice: (415) 257-3513
- Fax: (415) 454-8106
-
- Goldleaf eXTRASCAN and Epson GT Scanners: A Powerful Scanning
- Solution for NeXTSTEP Color Publishing
-
- LARKSPUR, Calif. - Goldleaf Publishing announced the release of
- eXTRASCAN, a scanner driver software package for use
- with Epson GT-series scanners and any computer running NeXTSTEP.
-
- eXTRASCAN fills a unique niche in the NeXT market, because it is very
- fast and because it fully exploits every hardware option available on
- the Epson scanners. Additionally, all of the scanner specific
- hardware functions are performed while scanning the image, rather
- than after the image has been captured. Hardware features include
- color correction, gamma correction, and halftone screening. The
- hardware screening function is especially noteworthy because it lets
- users produce superior halftones on the NeXT laser printer. By using
- the scanner's hardware based corrections, eXTRASCAN is able to
- achieve the maximum scan quality of an image with no loss of speed.
- eXTRASCAN is also the only scanner driver currently available for
- NeXTSTEP that automatically supports the Epson GT-8000 scanner (which
- is available in Europe and will be available in the United States
- shortly). This is an important development for NeXT users because the
- GT-8000 offers custom hardware gamma correction and hardware image
- sharpening. The GT-8000 also offers a transparency scanning option,
- which is perfect for transparencies, X-rays, and other non-reflective
- media.
-
- eXTRASCAN has a very elegant and simple user interface. Upon startup,
- eXTRASCAN opens only two panels, the main scan panel and the extended
- settings panel. The user can control all hardware features with the
- options available on these two panels.
-
- eXTRASCAN saves in TIFF and EPS file formats, and supports the JPEG,
- LZW, and PackBits compression methods. The program can also be called
- by other applications through the NeXTSTEP Services menu.
-
- Goldleaf sells eXTRASCAN as either a standalone product with a
- suggested list price of $XXX, or bundled with an Epson GT-6000
- scanner for a suggested list price of approximately $XXX.
-
- Privately held Goldleaf Publishing is a leading developer of NeXT and
- Atari system solutions for the publishing and graphic arts
- industries. eXTRASCAN is Goldleaf's first release in it's complete
- line of publishing solutions for computers running NeXTSTEP. Other
- products include eXTRACOLOR, eXTRACAL, and eXTRASET. Future Goldleaf
- products will include software and hardware solutions for output to
- the Goldleaf Imagesetter and to various color output devices.
-
- Epson and GT 4000, GT 6000, and GT 8000 are trademarks or registered
- trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are
- trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. Goldleaf, eXTRASCAN, eXTRACOLOR,
- eXTRACAL and eXTRASET are trademarks of Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
-
- Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
- 700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 199
- Larkspur, CA 94939
-
- Phone: (415) 257-3515
- Fax: (415) 454-8106
-