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- Kodak and Apple Work Together
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- Contact:
- Paul McAfee
- Kodak
- 716-724-6404
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- Brooke Cohan
- Apple Computer
- 408-974-3019
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- KODAK AND APPLE TO WORK TOGETHER:
- New Uses Of Photography To Result From Close Business Relationship
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- NEW YORK, New York––Aug. 25––Kodak and Apple Computer, Inc., today announced
- they will work closely together to make high-quality photographs simple to use
- on mainstream personal computers.
- “We will combine Kodak’s photographic imaging capabilities with Apple’s
- easy-to-use Macintosh®computer systems to make color images on computers more
- powerful and universally available,” said Kay R. Whitmore, Chairman, President,
- and CEO of Kodak.
- “We believe that Photo CD will have a major impact on the computer industry
- as it turns the promise of desktop color photo imaging from a wish to a
- reality,” said John Sculley, Apple’s chairman and CEO “Kodak is the world
- leader in images, and Apple is the world leader in easy-to-use computer imaging
- systems,” Sculley continued. “By joining forces in a broad relationship, both
- Kodak and Apple will be able to serve customers in new and exciting ways.” The
- two companies will work closely together to bring the high quality of digital
- photographic color images to the computer desktop.
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- Apple Macintosh Computers Will Use Photo CD Images
- Apple will incorporate direct access to Photo CD images in both its current
- Macintosh operating system , System 7™, and in future operating system
- projects. This will give Apple customers the ability to employ their existing
- 35 mm cameras and the Photo CD system to add photographic images to slide
- presentations, documents, multimedia presentations, and any application that
- can be enhanced with the use of images.
- Apple announced in March 1992 that the next version of its QuickTime™
- multimedia architecture will incorporate direct access to Photo CD images on
- Macintosh systems. In addition, major vendors of Macintosh applications have,
- or soon will, introduce new software versions that read Photo CD images
- directly.
- Kodak also announced that it will use Apple Macintosh computers in the
- future in retail imaging workstations, where picture-takers can create personal
- Photo CD Portfolio.
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- Apple To Purchase Kodak Color Printer Technology
- Whitmore also announced that Apple will purchase Kodak’s new color
- electrophotographic printer technology for inclusion in future Apple systems.
- In a videotaped statement during Whitmore’s speech, Sculley said, “This
- partnership is just the beginning of an effort with Kodak to define the
- future use of digital photographic quality images on computers.”
- “Apple and Kodak are equally committed to continuous improvement in the
- quality, utility and ease of use of their products,” said Whitmore. “As Apple
- makes computers more accessible to consumers, Kodak will make high-quality
- photographic images easier to use on Apple computers. Our Photo CD
- system and electrophotographic technology are a perfect fit for Apple’s next
- generation of computer systems.”
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- Four New Photo CD Disc Formats
- The announcement that Kodak and Apple will form a closer working
- relationship came at a press conference during which Kodak announced several
- new business applications for the Photo CD system.
- Kodak Photo CD players let people take pictures using negative or slide
- film with conventional cameras, and view them on TV, or use them on computers.
- New Photo CD compatible CD-ROM XA drives and software let Apple Macintosh
- computer users take advantage of high-quality Photo CD images in any
- application that can benefit from the use of photographic images. Four new
- Photo CD disc formats were introduced:
- • Photo CD Portfolio-for the creation of picture stories with sound,
- graphics and interactive branching, for home entertainment, education and
- business presentations;
- • Pro Photo CD Master-with large format negative and transparency film
- scans up to 4 x 6 inches, and other commercial features for professional
- photographic applications;
- • Photo CD Catalog-with up to 6,000 images, for economical archiving and
- distribution of large numbers of images; and,
- • Photo CD Medical-for medical applications using high-quality images on
- TV and computer from disc.
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- New Photo CD Applications
- Kodak also introduced the Kodak Professional Image Library system. This
- new Photo CD application uses Photo CD Jukeboxes connected to Apple Macintosh
- computers, plus software to store and retrieve vast collections of digital
- pictures. For remote phone access to large image databases, Kodak has created
- the Kodak Picture Exchange, called KPX. This will bring a global network of
- online imaging services–eventually, millions of images–to anyone who uses
- photographs in their business.
- Consumers wanting to know more about the use of Photo CD products on
- Apple’s Macintosh computers can call the Kodak Information Center tollfree at
- 800-242-2424, extension 53.
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- Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks and System 7 and
- QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.Kodak is a trademark of the
- Eastman Kodak Company.
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- APPLE PRESS RELEASES
- PR EXPRESS
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- 8/25/92
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