news@extensis.com =============== Ten New Reasons to Visit Extensis Online http://www.extensis.com Public Beta of PhotoAnimator Announced / Win Every Extensis Product--$2000 Value! Soar to New Heights with Version 2.0 of Preflight Pro and Preflight Designer Cross-platform Upgrade of BeyondPress Scheduled for Release in June Extensis PDF Pavilion Shows First Ever PDF Workflow Create Stunning Visual Effects for Images with PhotoFrame 1.0 for Adobe Photoshop Intellihance Offers Support for Leading Graphics Applications Award-winning Masking Tool, Mask Pro, Does Windows Extensis Corporation and Astrobyte LLC Jointly Announce Merger Agreement Free QuarkXPress 4.0 Compatibility Updates Available from Web Site PowerSuites Available for Creative Professionals ************************************************************************ ******************************** EXTENSIS PHOTOANIMATOR ANNOUNCED...GIF ANIMATION CONTEST FOR OVER $2000 OF EXTENSIS SOFTWARE Extensis PhotoAnimator has revolutionized the creation of animated GIFs for the Web. With its animation effects, timeline sequencing and size optimization, Extensis PhotoAnimator is the only affordable, full-fledged animation package built for the needs of Web designers. Download your Public Beta now! http://www.extensis.com/products/PhotoAnimator/beta.html Once you have your copy of PhotoAnimator, create a compelling Animation and submit it to Extensis to qualify to win over $2000 worth of Extensis software. Send your name, address, phone number and animation in GIF format to: animatorcontest@extensis.com SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH VERSION 2.0 OF EXTENSIS PREFLIGHT PRO AND PREFLIGHT DESIGNER Version 2.0 of Extensis' preflight solutions feature additional host application support for Adobe PageMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Macromedia Freehand, Multi-Ad Creator, as well as PDF Integration, tools to automate the preflight process, OPI support and significantly faster processing power. Extensis Preflight products ensure that preflight is done right and will save you time and money. http://www.extensis.com/press/980316b.html CROSS-PLATFORM UPGRADE FOR BEYONDPRESS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE Following its recent merger with Astrobyte LLC, Extensis will release BeyondPress 4.0 for QuarkXPress. Version 4.0 will feature Macintosh and Windows support, DHTML positioning and include Extensis PhotoAnimator, a robust GIF animation tool. Upgrades will be available free to registered owners of BeyondPress 3.0 from the Extensis Web site. http://www.extensis.com/press/980316a.html EXTENSIS, INDUSTRY LEADERS SHOW FIRST EVER PDF WORKFLOW AT SEYBOLD Extensis and PDF innovators Adobe, AGFA, Apple, Creo, Scitex, Tektronix and Graphic Arts Center showcased their expertise at the Extensis PDF Workflow Pavilion during Seybold Seminars, New York. For the first time, interactive Portable Document Format (PDF) workflows were demonstrated through a multi-vendor digital imaging system. --Check out the online version of the PDF Pavilion and enter to WIN Extensis Preflight Pro. http://www.extensis.com/press/980310.html CREATE STUNNING EDGE EFFECTS FOR IMAGES WITH PHOTOFRAME The cross-platform Extensis PhotoFrame for Adobe Photoshop allows users to create an unlimited number of spectacular frames and border effects for their images. By providing unlimited creative control, real time previews and interactive settings, PhotoFrame enables users to develop customized, professional-quality image frame and border effects in a fraction of the time it takes to accomplish manually. Users can purchase PhotoFrame 1.0 with Volume 1, Painted Edge Effects, and/or Volume 2, Digital Edge Effects. Each volume contains over 150 professionally designed frames. http://www.extensis.com/press/980217.html INTELLIHANCE 3.02 ADDS SUPPORT FOR LEADING GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS Latest version of popular image enhancement software features additional support for Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 for Windows and Macintosh and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8.0 for Windows. Functioning as a plug-in that provides intelligent one-click image optimization, Intellihance 3.0.2 is now compatible with Adobe Photoshop 3.0 and later, PhotoDeluxe 2.0, Live Picture 2.6 for Macintosh and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8.0 for Windows. http://www.extensis.com/press/980202.html MASK PRO FOR ADOBE PHOTOSHOP DOES WINDOWS Delivering the same award-winning functionality available for Macintosh users, Mask Pro for Windows 95 and Windows NT uses innovative Color Matching Technology to provide the most sophisticated tool available for masking images in Adobe Photoshop. Extensis Mask Pro makes the difficult and time-consuming process of efficiently creating professional-quality masks (isolating a particular portion of an image), that print flawlessly, remarkably easy and efficient. http://www.extensis.com/press/980127.html EXTENSIS AND ASTROBYTE LLC JOINTLY ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT Extensis Corporation and Astrobyte LLC have announced a definitive merger agreement. The combined companies will create a leader in productivity software for creative professionals working in print, electronic and Internet publishing. http://www.extensis.com/press/980106a.html QUARK 4.0 COMPATIBILITY UPDATES NOW AVAILABLE Extensis' XTensions for QuarkXPress, Extensis QX-Tools 2.0.1, QX-Effects 3.0.1, Preflight Pro 1.0.3 and Preflight Designer 1.0.3, have been upgraded and are free to registered owners. These software updates feature compatibility with the recently released QuarkXPress 4.0 and are available from the Extensis Web site at: http://www.extensis.com/products/download.html POWERSUITES AVAILABLE FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS Extensis has created PowerSuites for QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop. The Extensis PowerSuites, for QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop, each contain three Extensis software titles, packaged together at an affordable price. Extensis PowerSuites enable customers to use a wide range of compatible tools designed to meet their unique requirements and improve their productivity, while saving significantly off the retail price. http://www.extensis.com/press/980105a.html ======================================================= news@extensis.com is distributed to customers of Extensis Corporation and individuals who request the information. Please reply with any comments or suggestions you have about this news service. 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