SST--THE WINDOWS TOOL FOR INTUITIVE, INEXPENSIVE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
IS NOW SHIPPING

Minneapolis, MN, August, 1993..Ask Me Multimedia Center is proud to
introduce SST (SUPER Show & Tell), its premier Windows-based multimedia
presentation software. SST is the only multimedia presentation software
that allows the user to create interactive multimedia presentations in a
free-form environment. It supports all popular graphics, animation, sound
and digital video formats. SST is amazingly intuitive and easy to use.
Presentations developed with SST use a slide carousel as a metaphor and
include sound and motion without having to use a complex authoring
language. Ask Me Multimedia Center received many kudos when it previewed
SST at Spring Comdex this year. 

WHO USES SST

SST is perfectly suited for the business and home office market. For
example, business people can choose to present pertinent information by
utilizing colorful charts, still-frame pictures and text with the addition
of sound and motion, thus making the presentations more exciting and
effective. Additional major users include: sales and marketing people who
want to make a custom interactive multimedia presentation, the home PC
hobbyist who enjoys the latest technology has to offer (i.e. creating home
photo albums or interactive resumes) and teachers who want to produce
their own interactive educational tools, as well as students who prefer to
dazzle their classmates rather than put them to sleep.

EASE OF USE

SST is so easy to use because you have all of the elements necessary to
create exciting multimedia presentations right in front of you. Your
screen consists of: a 1/4 screen preview window, five thumbnail slides
(the one you are presently working on, two before it and two after it), a
set of VCR control buttons, a set of positioning controls for alignment
and centering, a control for slide sorting, a status bar at the bottom of
the screen and a modeless editing section for deciding which elements you
are going to incorporate into your slide Modeless editing allows the user
to smoothly switch among the different "Media" editors, without leaving
the original screen. In addition, SST features context-sensitive help
throughout.

Starting is simple...Everything is controlled by clicking on your desired
elements with your mouse. All editing is done without ever leaving the
main screen...it is intuitive and truly modeless. To begin, you move your
cursor to the "Media" button and click on it. A menu offers a choice of:
Text, Image, Sound, Draw or Movie. If you select Image, you are
automatically switched into the editing mode, and a "Select Picture"
button pops onto the screen. Clicking on the "Select Picture" button
brings forth a menu of available images, which can be selected, making
them appear in the preview window.

Next, you might decide you want to incorporate some text into your slide.
Clicking on "Media" and selecting Text switches you into the Text mode
without ever leaving the main editing screen. Go over to the Text line and
type in the words you want your slide to display.

When you are finished, you receive instant gratification by clicking on the
rewind button, then play and watch the interactive multimedia presentation
that you've just created with SST. SST is the only presentation software
that allows you to create and view your application without ever leaving
the original screen. Very sophisticated motion slides are designed with
equal ease. Once several slides have been made, they can be easily
rearranged on the carousel into a slide show with motion and sound, using
the built-in slide sorter.

SST'S DISTINGUISHING FEATURES 

Modeless Importing & Editing of Media

* All creation is done on the same screen in an editing window
* No overlapping dialogue boxes or multiple modules in which to work

Dynamic Slides & Media Objects 

* Each slide in an SST carousel is a mini movie 
* All objects on a slide can be easily given motion 
* Text can scroll on and off or move anywhere on the slide 
* Images can grow from a small icon to a full screen picture
* Fonts and colors can change on the fly 
* Sound and movie clips can be added to each slide

Time-Based Synchronization of Events

* SST automatically generates a simple "playlist" for each slide, as
opposed to the object-oriented programming or time-line layout

Supported Formats

* Graphics: .BMP, .DIB, .PCX, .GIF, .TIFF and .TGA
* Audio: .WAV and MIDI
* Animation: Autodesk .FLI and .FLC 
  Note: Macromedia .MMM and Golddisk .AWI planned for V 1.1
* Video: Video for Windows .AVI

SST is fun, easy-to-use and priced right. The product ships on a 3 1/2"
floppy diskette along with a user's guide, the newly released handbook -
Making Great Presentations On Your PC, clip media, a tutorial and sample
carousels. Ask Me Multimedia Center includes all of this at the very low
suggested retail price of $149.00. Distribution is through Software
Resource, domestically. Additional American distributors will soon be
added. Canadian distribution is handled by Merisel Canada. Distribution
abroad is through a growing worldwide network of international
distributors. SST is available now.

Although the products are simple-to-use and intuitive, unlimited free
technical support is available for registered users. In addition,
satisfaction is guaranteed. Create a multimedia presentation in sixty
minutes or return SST for a refund.

Ask Me Multimedia Center is devoted to developing and marketing the best
and most advanced multimedia authoring and presentation software available
for both DOS and Windows platforms, as well as other related multimedia
products and services. The company has been a pioneer in the rapidly
growing multimedia industry since 1985.

Ask Me Multimedia Center
7100 Northland Circle, Ste. 401; Minneapolis, MN 55428
612/531-0603 (phone);  612/531-0645 (fax)

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