MCRE....bundled in AAPL iMAC MetaCreations Ships New Web-Integrated Photo-Editing Software; Kai's Photo Soap 2 Sets New Standard for Web and Print Delivery
BusinessWire, Wednesday, December 23, 1998 at 09:18
CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1998--
MetaCreations Corp. (NASDAQ:MCRE) announced the release of Kai's Photo
Soap 2(tm), a new version of Kai's creative photo-editing software
that lets anyone with a camera and a computer effortlessly bring their
photos to the Web for sharing with family and friends.
Kai's Photo Soap 2 offers an integrated, intuitive environment to
correct photos and create digital content, such as slide shows that
can easily be e-mailed and posted on an Internet home page.
Available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms, Soap 2 is
available now on a hybrid CD. As previously announced by MetaCreations
on Aug. 25, 1998, Apple Computer is bundling a special edition of
Soap on its consumer computer, the iMac.
Kai's Photo Soap 2 takes the concept of photo editing beyond the
desktop and straight to the Internet. Soap 2 converts digital images
to instantly viewable HTML formats, so users can save files directly
to a Web site for immediate, universal viewing. An integrated
MetaStream format lets Soap users break new ground by authoring 3-D
picture "cubes" for the Web.
In addition, Soap 2's PhotoMailer lets anyone e-mail interactive
photo slide shows. Enthusiasts will also enjoy SoapTalk in Soap 2, a
chat room where anyone can trade tips and tricks for the "cleanest"
chat on the Web!
"Soap 2 gives everyone, even newcomers to the Internet, a new set
of digital imaging tools that include a series of easy, great-looking
creative options for sharing family photos on the Web," said John
Dearborn, senior vice president of marketing at MetaCreations.
"The unique blend of easy access to surprisingly sophisticated
photo correction and manipulation tools, and an inviting, entertaining
interface makes Soap 2 a perfect family-fun tool for creating
interactive Web pages."
Kai's Photo Soap 2 provides consumers the power of professional
retouching with easy-to-use controls and animated tools to allow
instant cropping, touch up and color correction of photos in a sleek,
intuitive package. Users can "clean up" their photos and create slide
shows and picture albums for friends and family to enjoy.
Compositing tools give users infinite options for combining
pictures, clip art and text, and anyone can create colorful,
expressive albums of their favorite images to print or share on the
Web. A large selection of templates, cartoon and photo-realistic clip
art give an amateur the polish of a professional, all for under $50.
Finished projects can be output to color printers in a wide variety of
creative formats.
Kai's Photo Soap 2 capabilities include:
-- Automatic Web content creation, either through HTML output
straight from the desktop, or instant slide shows exported to the
Web
-- Instant e-mail of compact, ready-to-view slide shows
-- Create 3-D photo cubes for Internet display via MetaStream output
formats
-- Exciting new output options include the ability to customize
size, shape, color and format for printing business cards,
mailing labels, greeting cards, photo albums, calendars, slide
shows, invitations, Web pages and more
-- Effortless organization of digital photos
-- Correction features include the ability to lighten sunsets,
brighten underexposed photos, restore cracked and yellowed
heirloom photos and remove red-eye
-- Includes free Internet connectivity software to get your Web site
up and running
Pricing and Availability
Soap 2 will be available Jan. 1, 1999, through national retail
outlets, in catalogs, and direct from MetaCreations at an SRP of U.S.
$49.95. A $15 mail-in upgrade rebate to Kai's Photo Soap and a
competitive $15 mail-in rebate are available until May 31, 1999.
System Requirements
Windows: Pentium compatible processor, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later, 32 MB RAM for Windows
95/9, 64 MB RAM for Windows NT, 100 MB of hard-disk space, CD player,
16- or 24-bit color (24-bit preferred).
Macintosh: Power PC, System 8 or better, 32 MB RAM, 100 MB
hard-disk space, CD player, 16- or 24-bit color (24-bit preferred).
About MetaCreations
MetaCreations Corp., the "Creative Web" company, was founded in
1987 and designs and develops award-winning desktop software tools and
enabling technologies for creating, manipulating and delivering 2-D
and 3-D digital images and real-time, interactive 3-D Web content.
MetaCreations offers a complete product line of graphics software for
both professional users and consumers, and its products are available
in more than 70 countries.
The company has headquarters in Santa Barbara County, California,
and has development centers in Scotts Valley, Calif., and Princeton,
N.J., as well as an International Operations Center in Dublin,
Ireland. MetaCreations can be reached on the World Wide Web at
www.metacreations.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially as a result of a
number of risks and uncertainties affecting the company's business.
Such risks include, but are not limited to, the following: that Kai's
Photo Soap 2 will not be available in stores Jan. 1, 1999, through
national retail outlets, in catalogs, and direct from MetaCreations at
an SRP of U.S. $49.95. For a more detailed discussion of factors that
affect MetaCreations' operating results, interested parties should
review MetaCreations' SEC reports, including MetaCreations' Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 1997, and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q.
MetaCreations, Kai's Photo Soap, and MetaStream are registered
trademarks or trademarks of MetaCreations Corp. Other product and
company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
CONTACT: MetaCreations Corp., Carpinteria
Dorothy Eckel, 805/566-6464
deckel@metacreations.com
or
Fleishman-Hillard
Corey Olfert, 213/489-8254
olfertc@fleishman.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED PRODUCT
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
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