MetaTools' Kai's Power Tools 3 Offered as Part of Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5
Windows 95 Logo-Compliant Update

CARPINTERIA, CALIF., JAN. 30, 1996--MetaTools, Inc., (NASDAQ: MTLS) today
announced that Adobe Systems Incorporated is offering the award- winning,
newly released Kai's Power Tools (KPT) 3 for Windows 95/NT to all
customers upgrading to the Microsoft Windows 95 logo- compliant 3.0.5
version of Adobe Photoshop at a special price of $99.95 (US) on CD-ROM.
KPT 3 is the premier 32-bit image generation and special effects plug-in
application that dramatically increases the creativity and productivity of
Photoshop users. KPT 3 is fully compatible with and takes advantage of the
Adobe standard plug-in architecture.

"Adobe's selection of MetaTools' Kai's Power Tools to offer to Windows
Photoshop customers as part of a major update campaign is another step in
the continuing relationship between MetaTools and Adobe Systems," said
John Wilczak, founder and CEO of MetaTools. "According to International
Data Corporation, Adobe generates more than 60% of the Windows high-end
image-editing software revenues. This offer makes MetaTools' visual
computing technology immediately available to the large and growing user
base of Windows imaging and electronic publishing professionals."

"The new 3.0.5 update for Adobe Photoshop takes advantage of many of the
Windows 95 operating system features and adds improved support for
creating Web images," said Bryan Lamkin, director of graphics products at
Adobe Systems. "The combination of KPT 3 and Adobe Photoshop provides
digital artists, Web designers and graphics professionals with a powerful
set of tools for creating visually compelling images." The Adobe Photoshop
3.0.5 Windows 95 update and the new KPT 3 for Windows 95/NT special
effects filters can be purchased direct from Adobe by calling
1-800-521-1976.

MetaTools, the visual computing software company, designs, develops,
publishes, markets and supports software tools for the creation, editing
and manipulation of computer graphic images, digital art and
Internet/online content for Windows, Macintosh and other operating
systems. The Company is located in Santa Barbara County at 6303
Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria, CA 93013; Tel: 805-566-6200; Fax:
805-566-6385; World Wide Web server: http://www.metatools.com.
 
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