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- Seattle, April 1, 1992--Aldus Corporation today announced shipment in the
- U.S. and Canada of Aldus PhotoStyler 1.1a, an update to its full-color
- image-processing program for Microsoft Windows. PhotoStyler enables users
- to scan, enhance, compose, retouch, and print 24-bit color, grayscale, and
- black-and-white images.
-
- New capabilities in PhotoStyler 1.1a include support for raw-image data
- formats and for the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) standard for
- image-file compression and expansion. It also offers numerous interface
- and performance improvements, including optimized memory management and
- faster image handling, TIFF LZW compression and decompression, and
- clipboard operations.
-
- "This update increases PhotoStyler's effectiveness in handling digital
- images of 20MB or more," said Rod Bauer, product marketing manager for
- PhotoStyler. "The program's optimizations, combined with those of Windows
- 3.1, make PhotoStyler faster, more flexible, and easier to use. Depending
- on the function, users will find version 1.1a to be 10% to 1000% faster
- than version 1.1."
-
- JPEG support enables PhotoStyler users to compress files to a fraction of
- their normal size for efficient storage and data transmission. PhotoStyler
- is the first Windows image-processing application to support the JPEG
- standard.
-
- Other enhancements speed up common tasks. For instance, users can now
- select more than one file to open simultaneously. They can also preview
- images as they're being opened, allowing them to quickly cancel the
- opening of an unwanted file. A number of new keyboard shortcuts expedite
- closing files and exiting the program.
-
- Pricing and availability
-
- Registered owners of Aldus PhotoStyler 1.1 will receive a free 1.1a update
- automatically from Aldus. Customers who obtained PhotoStyler 1.0 as part
- of a scanner purchase from Microtek or Nikon can update to 1.1a for $95
- plus freight and tax by calling Aldus Customer Services at (206)
- 628-2320.
-
- System configuration
-
- The recommended system configuration for Aldus PhotoStyler 1.1a is a
- 386-based WS-compatible computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1, 4MB of RAM, an
- 80MB hard drive, a color monitor, a high-resolution graphics adapter card
- (a 24-bit color display system is recommended for professional-quality
- image enhancement), and a mouse.
-
- The minimum system configuration is a 286-based WS-compatible computer,
- Microsoft Windows 3.0, 2MB of RAM, a hard drive, an Super VGA card, and a
- mouse or other pointing device.
-
- Aldus Corp, 411 First Ave South, Seattle, WA 98104-2871
- 206-622-5500
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