Microspot Increases Capabilities, Reduces List Price of PhotoFix 3.0

Saratoga, CA -- January 1, 1996 -- Microspot USA, Inc. is now shipping
PhotoFix version 3. The upgraded version includes new image enhancement
controls, a variety of special effects filters, and support for a wide
range of file formats. Initially released at version 2.8 with a list price
of $249, Microspot is offering PhotoFix version 3 at the new list price of
$139. 

With PhotoFix 3.0, users can create and store scanner profiles, and
automatically apply them to scanned images. New image enhancement controls
include an AutoFix feature for correcting contrast, color and sharpness
with a single keystroke. Users can also view Histograms, correct the
white, black and neutral gray points within images, and adjust hue and
saturation. 

The new version of PhotoFix supports a wide range of file formats. It will
open and save PICT, PICT with Alpha Channel, PICT with JPEG, TIFF, TIFF
with Alpha Channel, TIFF with LZW, EPS, EPS with Mask, and the super fast
PhotoFix 3.0 format. It will also open JPEG/JFIF, GIF, and Kodak PhotoCD
file formats. 

In addition, PhotoFix 3.0 includes a bevy of special effects filters: Add
Noise, Unsharp Mask, Dust and Scratches, Remove Noise, Distort 2D, Distort
3D, Shrink, Spherize, Custom Blur, Motion Blur, Posterize, AutoFix,
Histogram, Hue/Saturation, and Levels. 

Other enhancements include an improved tool palette which allows users to
display tool settings directly from the Tool Setting's palette, and see
the size and shape of any tool before using it. 

PhotoFix 3.0 will run on low-end Macintoshes with as little as 1.5 Mb of
free RAM, and minimally requires a Macintosh with a 68020 or greater
processor and System 7.0. Registered users may upgrade to PhotoFix 3.0 for
$30. 

Optional plug-ins will soon be available for exporting CMYK files and for
creating a separate text layer for printing high quality text on top of
photographic images. These plug-ins will be priced at $30 each. 

Microspot USA, Inc. is located at 12380 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Suite 6,
Saratoga, CA 95070. The company can be reached by telephone at 1-(800)
622-7568 or (408) 253-2000, and by FAX at (408) 253-2055. 
 
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