Jasc Software Announces Paint Shop Pro 6 and Animation Shop 2 for High-Powered Web-Site and Digital-Image Enhancement
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--Aug. 9, 1999-- Jasc Software, a pioneer in the Windows graphics-and-multimedia market, Monday announced the release of Paint Shop Pro 6, the complete solution for creating Web graphics and enhancing digital images.
Paint Shop Pro 6 also features a new version of Jasc's popular animation program, Animation Shop 2. Specifically designed to meet the needs of both Web designers and advanced consumers, Jasc's award-winning Paint Shop Pro continues to provide advanced functionality at a low price.
Paint Shop Pro 6 includes many new, powerful design and editing tools for creating Web sites and enhancing digital images. Key features include:
- Direct support for more than 120 digital cameras
- Enhanced Browser for more-powerful image management
- Digital watermarking for embedding copyright information
- Vector tools and layers for enhanced drawing capabilities
- Editable text and ability to place text on a path
- Multicolor Gradient tool for creating and saving custom gradients
- Interface enhancements, including roll-up palette and a recent colors picker
- Enhanced integration between Paint Shop Pro 6 and Animation Shop 2
- Adjustment layers for applying color corrections to multiple layers
- Print Multiple Images function for printing several images on a page
- Improved Layer and Tool Options palettes for added flexibility and control
- An OLE Screen Capture for grabbing screen shots directly from a host application
- New special effects, including Bevel, Weave, Blinds and more
