Corel Announces Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 Digital Camera Edition

OTTAWA--Dec. 6, 1999-- Corel Corporation today announced the launch of Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 Digital Camera Edition -- the latest version of Corel's award- winning image-editing application -- is now available on store shelves across North America for a suggested retail price of US or CAN .

Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 Digital Camera Edition is based on Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9, a comprehensive photo-editing, image composition and painting application. The application features a variety of image-enhancing filters to improve the quality of scanned images, plus special effects that dramatically alter the appearance of images. Users can create artistic effects using artistic media brushes that mirror the process of painting on textured paper.

In addition to Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9, the Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 Digital Camera Edition includes:

  • Corel(r) Photo Slide Show: Corel Photo Slide Show is a utility that lets users create a slide show from a set of image files.
  • Extensis(r) Intellihance Pro(tm) 4.0: Extensis Intellihance Pro 4.0 lets users enhance and correct the color in their images, comparing up to 25 image settings at once.
  • Canto(r) Cumulus(r) Desktop LE 4.0: Cumulus Desktop LE 4.0 is an award-winning media management system that delivers fast, flexible and powerful digital asset management.
  • Bitstream(r) Font Navigator(tm) 3.0: Bitstream Font Navigator 3.0 is a font manager for Windows(r) 95 and Windows NT(r) 4.0 that was developed by Bitstream Inc., a company widely recognized for its expertise in font groups.
  • Corel TEXTURE(tm): Corel TEXTURE lets users simulate natural textures -- such as clouds, marble and wood -- by combining up to seven material layers, defining the interaction between the layers and applying lighting effects.
  • Corel CAPTURE(tm) 9: Corel CAPTURE 9 is an advanced screen-capture utility that lets users capture on-screen videos or images such as the active window, the active client, the full screen or a user-defined area. Users can customize hot keys, preference settings and file destination, name or type.
  • Adobe(r) Acrobat(r) Reader 4.0: Adobe Acrobat Reader lets users view, navigate and print PDFs across multiple platforms.
  • Libraries and Fonts: An extensive collection of image libraries and fonts -- including 5,000+ photos and 1,000+ clipart images and symbols, 800+ TrueType(r) fonts, 500+ floating objects and 300+ templates -- help users enhance their work.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 Digital Camera Edition is optimized for Windows(r) 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT(r) 4.0. Users will require a Pentium(r) 133 processor, 32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM recommended), 100 MB hard disk space to install Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9 Digital Camera Edition, Help, filters and fonts, a CD-ROM drive 2X, a SVGA monitor and a mouse or tablet.