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Subject: Apple Introduces Color OneScanner
Date: 10 Jan 1993 19:48:53 GMT
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SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE OVER PR NEWSWIRE AFTER 8:15 AM, EST, WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 6, 1993.


Contact:
Kate Paisley
Apple Computer, Inc.
[phone]

Apple Unveils Color Scanner and New Ofoto 2.0 Image Capture Software


SAN FRANCISCO, California--January 6, 1993--Apple Computer, Inc.
today introduced an easy-to-use, 24-bit color scanner designed and
priced to appeal to mainstream Macintosh  users. The Apple  Color
OneScanner  offers innovative, easy-to-use software, as well as
advanced, custom hardware for simple one-button operation and
professional quality color imaging.  It carries a U.S. suggested
retail price of $1,349.
    "Until recently, color scanning has been the province of graphic
artists and high-end desktop publishers,"  said John Moon , Apple's
vice president of Imaging Products.  "But with the Color OneScanner,
Macintosh users can easily incorporate color images into their
documents. The Color OneScanner is one of the first steps in
fulfilling our goal to offer color solutions throughout our product
line."
    Developed in conjunction with Light Source, Inc. of Greenbrae,
Calif., Ofoto 2.0 image-capture software brings quality and
simplicity to color scanning.  The Autoscan feature allows all
aspects of the scanning operation to be completed with the push of a
single button--from setting brightness and contrast, and
straightening and cropping images, to adjusting images for the
printer or output device being used. Ofoto's Autoscan feature removes
the complexities of scanning while ensuring high-quality images, and
it frees users from the frustrations experienced with many other
scanning applications. Ofoto's flexibility also allows more
experienced OneScanner users to manually control the scanning process
to achieve special effects and other individual variations.
    Ofoto 2.0 both improves upon the features of earlier versions of the
scanner software and brings new capabilities to scanning.  Some of
the new features include the following:
    Highlight/shadow control measures the darkest and lightest point in
an image, providing a wide range of shades in between for more
detailed images.
    Color cast correction adds or removes a color from an image.  This
feature is typically used to remove a "cast" from a photo such as an
orange tone caused by poor lighting conditions, or a blue haze caused
by fog, smog or cloudy conditions.
    Printer specific sharpening compensates for the blurring of a
printer
image because of ink spreading on the paper.  Ofoto software
automatically adjusts for this.
    Image focusing "sharpens" pictures that are slightly out of focus.
    Background processing lets the user work in other applications while
Ofoto scans and processes the image in the background.
    "We've teamed with Apple to build a product that does the best
possible job reproducing color and grayscale photographs and line
art, from scan to print," said Michael Solomon, Light Source
president.  "We expect to enable a whole new set of users with the
ability to create image-rich documents that will have the same
striking visual impact on the business world as did the original
desktop published documents."
    Every aspect of the Color OneScanner's hardware was designed to
ensure precision color imaging that is rivaled only by high-end,
high-priced color scanners. The OneScanner's more notable features
include a custom-designed lens that provides sharpness not only in
the middle of the scanning bed but also at the edges; a color-
correcting application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which
adjusts data on the fly to produce more vibrant and accurate colors;
motors designed to minimize mechanical vibration and specially
designed color sensors, which enable more precise scans and color
registration for sharper and clearer images;  and single-pass
scanning that lets the user see the image as it's being scanned.
    Also included with the Color OneScanner is Apple's ColorSync  color
matching software.  ColorSync works in conjunction with the scanner
and Ofoto software to improve color fidelity and consistency from
scanner to computer screen to printer. ColorSync helps Color
OneScanner users achieve "what you see is what you get" color (or the
closest approximation), which even more sophisticated scanners on the
market rarely offer.
    The Color OneScanner is compatible with a wide variety of optical
character recognition (OCR) software applications.  Caere
Corporation's OmniPage Professional and Direct programs use Caere's
AnyPage technology to enhance the optical character recognition
capabilities of the OneScanner.  For more information call Caere
Corporation at 800-535-SCAN.  Graphics can be scanned directly into
Adobe Photoshop using the ScanTastic ps plug-in from Second Glance.
The ScanTastic ps plug-in is available for $99 by calling Second
Glance at 714-855-2331.
    The Color OneScanner has a suggested retail price in the United
States of $1,349 and will be available in February 1993. Pricing and
availability will vary outside the United States.

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Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks; and
OneScanner and ColorSync are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

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