CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1997-- MetaCreations Corp. (Nasdaq:MCRE - news) Tuesday
announced that Digital Equipment Corp. has licensed the full version of Painter 5 for its Digital Creation Studio Windows NT
personal workstations.
Digital will include MetaCreations' award-winning graphics software program with the Digital Creation Studio to provide one of
the innovative tools necessary for media content creation for artists working in print, video, multimedia and Web graphics. The
Digital Creation Studio with Painter 5 will be available worldwide in 1998.
As a leader in the visual computing software industry, MetaCreations joins Digital's effort to bring quality performance, tools,
integration and support to the desktop in Digital personal workstations. With Painter and other tools included in the bundle, Digital
now offers one of the most advanced application software tools for on-line media publishing, 3-D animation, graphics and
illustration customers.
Painter 5, a leading creative production tool, empowers digital artists and graphic designers with more than 100 new brushes and
creative effects through an extensible plug-in architecture. Other headline features in Painter 5 include its easy-to-use interface and
industry-standard masking. Internet publishing capabilities, tear-off tools, customizable palettes and a full Color Management
System by Kodak make this version of Painter an essential part of the digital artist's toolbox.
''The combination of Painter 5, MetaCreations' powerful creative production tool, and the Digital Creation Studio provides the
perfect solution for digital media content creators who demand unparalleled graphics computing power,'' said John Wilczak,
MetaCreations' CEO and President. ''Painter 5, coupled with this new Digital workstation, will allow artists to enhance creativity
and increase productivity -- all in a competitive package.''
''Digital is proud to provide the ultimate creative solution for digital artists incorporating leading graphics programs like Painter 5
from MetaCreations,'' said Ronald Locklin, vice president, Visual Computing, Digital Equipment Corp. ''Painter 5's Natural
Media Tools combined with its production capabilities make it a must for the Digital Creation Studio workstation.''
MetaCreations, the visual computing software company, designs, develops, publishes, markets and supports software tools and
enabling technologies for creating, editing and manipulating computer graphic images, digital art and Web content on the desktop
for both professionals and consumers.
Working with distributors in North America, Europe and Asia, MetaCreations' professional and consumer software is available in
more than 70 countries. The company's headquarters is located in Santa Barbara County at 6303 Carpinteria Avenue,
Carpinteria, Calif. 93013; Tel: 805/566-6200; Fax: 805/566-6385. The company also has significant operations in Scotts Valley,
Calif., and Princeton, N.J. MetaCreations' International Operation Center is located at Wilson House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2,
Ireland; Tel: 353(1)662-9333; World Wide Web server: metacreations.com .
Digital Equipment Corp. is the leading worldwide supplier of networked computer systems, software, and services. Digital
pioneered and leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor computing. An international company, Digital does
more than half its business outside the United States, developing and manufacturing products and providing customer services in
the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Corporate headquarters are located at 111 Powdermill Road, Maynard, Mass.,
01754-1418; Tel: 978/493-5111; For sales, service, general inquiries and literature, contact 800/344-4825 (voice) or
800/676-7517 (fax).
Painter 5 is a trademark of MetaCreations Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (C)1997
MetaCreations Corporation. All rights reserved.
Contact:
MetaCreations Corp., Carpinteria
Sallie Olmsted, 805/566-6263
Teresa Bridwell, 805/566-6274
solmsted@metacreations.com
teresab@metacreations.com
or
Digital Equipment Corp.
Steve Milmore, 508/493-2969
steve.milmore@digital.com |
