May 1, 1995 For Immediate Release Contact: Jeff Blume (970) 484-7321 jblume@bix.com Stylus announces the Stylus Pro-Pak Ft. Collins, CO. - Stylus, Inc. announces the Stylus Pro-Pak; a professional software bundle for graphic artists. The Stylus Pro-Pak includes ProVector. 3, a major update of the Stylus structured-drawing program; StylusTracer(tm), the eagerly- awaited autotracer; PSImport(tm), the acclaimed PostScript. import utility for ProVector; and RexxRequest(tm), a powerful ARexx command host for designing Intuition(tm) requesters for ARexx macros. Even previous ProVector users will be impressed by the power and ease of use of ProVector 3. In addition to countless new features, ProVector has undergone a thorough interface-lift, incorporating advantages of the latest Amiga. technology; as well as numerous suggestions from our users. NEW FEATURES IN PROVECTOR 3: * Advanced Graphic Architecture(tm) support * A complete "interface-lift" * Powerful new gradient fill options * Many new object effects, including perspective, blending, skewing, mirroring, warping, etc. * Object masks (clipping paths) * Additional file formats supported include HP-GL, and Adobe Illustrator. * Improved text support, including resident and downloaded PostScript Type 1 support, text blocks, text effects, imbedded formatting commands * Anti-aliased, 24-bit ILBM output * PostScript Color Separations w/ Trapping, UCR, etc. * Math Coprocessor support * Support for Amiga OS 2.1 & 3.0 features, including ARexx; context-sensitive, on-line help via AmigaGuide(tm); public screen support; standard Amiga file and screen mode requesters OTHER EXCLUSIVE FEATURES * Multiple Undos * True Layers * Structured and bitmapped pattern fills * Magnetism * Multiple Projects * Page sizes up to 15x15 miles * RELIABILITY PSIMPORT(tm), the acclaimed utility that gave ProVector the unprecedented ability to load and edit PostScript files, has been updated to compliment the new features of ProVector. Support has been added for the following PostScript(R) features: * Text objects * Gradient fills * Clipping paths (masks) STYLUSTRACER includes a full suite of image-processing and touch-up tools to prepare bitmaps for tracing. IFF-ILBM and TIFF bitmaps may be traced. Traced drawings may be saved in either IFF-DR2D, or Adobe Illustrator(tm) file formats. The drawings may then be imported into ProVector. and most other Amiga drawing and desktop publishing programs. "StylusTracer is the state-of-the-art in autotracing with no apologies to any computer platform. StylusTracer has more accurate and efficient tracing algorithms, as well as more features than any other tracer," said W. Jeffrey Blume, Vice President of Stylus, Inc. Finally, REXXREQUEST is an ARexx command host utility which gives ARexx programmers access to the Amiga gadtools.library, so they may easily add 2.X style requesters to their ARexx macros. The Stylus Pro-Pak is available NOW at a suggested list of $299.95 (US). For a limited time, the Stylus Pro-Pack will be available directly from Stylus, Inc. at an introductory price of $199.95. Registered ProVector 2.1 users who have also registered PSImport can upgrade to the Stylus Pro-Pack for $99.95. Registered ProVector 2.1 users without PSImport can upgrade for $129.95. A Power-Up offer has been established which allows owners of earlier versions of ProVector, Art Expressions, Professional Draw, DesignWorks, or Aegis Draw, to upgrade for $149.95. These special offers will only be available through July 31, 1995. Upgrade and power-up requests with a check drawn on a US bank, or international bank draft, should be sent to: att. Stylus Pro-Pak Upgrade Stylus, Inc. P.O. Box 1671 Ft. Collins, CO 80522 (303) 484-7321 along with registration numbers or proof of purchase as appli- cable. Please include $7.00 for domestic shipping of new purchases; $10.00 for Canada and Mexico; $20.00 for all other international destinations. Include $5.00 for domestic update shipping; $10.00 for international update shipping. Colorado residents must include sales tax. Official demonstration versions of ProVector 3 and StylusTracer will be available on various online services. This release includes complete online documentation in AmigaGuide format. The printed manuals are current to the 2.1 release of ProVector. All of the new features in the Stylus Pro-Pak are documented in the convenient, context-sensitive, AmigaGuide on-line help. ProVector 3 and StylusTracer require Amiga/OS version 2.1 or later and 2 megabytes of RAM. A hard disk, additional RAM, and OS 3.1 are recommended. ProVector is a registered trademark of Stylus, Inc. StylusTracer and PSImport are trademarks of Stylus, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. - 30 - DETAILED PROVECTOR 3 FEATURE LIST Object Creation * Intuitive Drawing tool for splines and straight lines * Freehand tool unmatched for speed and accuracy * Rectangle tool * Ellipse tool * Regular Polygons of specific number of sides * Arcs and Pie shapes * Text tool (including Text Blocks) * Text-to-Path Object Manipulation * Move * Controlled Move * Clone * Rotate * Controlled Rotate & Clone * Scale * Controlled Scale & Clone * Front * Incremental Front * Back * Incremental Back * Magnetism * Change Style * Get Style * Object alignment Object Effects * Perspective * Blending (morphing) * Warping * Skewing * Mirroring * Masking * Smoothing/UnSmoothing * Curve Fitting (for point reduction) * Merging/Splitting (sub-polygon or compound objects) * Text-to-Object Object Attributes * Solid color fills (specify by RGB or CMYK) * Named colors * Trapped colors * Gradient fills (Linear, Radial, Conic, and Shape types w/ four transitions and unlimited reference colors) * Pattern fills (structured or bitmapped) * Line colors * Line patterns * Line weights * Line joins * Line caps Text attributes * Typeface (resident and downloaded PostScript Type 1; IFF-OFNT) * Type point size * All object attributes, including gradient and pattern fills * Imbedded formatting commands Attribute manipulation * Change individual attributes * Change all object attributes in a single operation * Get object attributes to current attributes Input * IFF-DR2D (Amiga standard structured graphic files) * IFF-ILBM * PostScript (with the included PSImport module) * Adobe Illustrator (with the included PSImport module) * HP-GL (with the included HPGLImport module) Output * IFF-DR2D * PostScript, EPS, Color Separations w/ Under Color Removal, Black Generation, Trapping, etc. * Preferences * IFF-ILBM (up to 24-bit, anti-aliased) * Adobe Illustrator * HP-GL Miscellaneous * Multiple Undos (up to 255) * True Layers (256) * Complete ARexx interface with over 150 commands * Grid Display/Snap * Configurable rulers * AmigaGuide context-sensitive on-line help * Multiple Projects (limited only by memory) * Clipboard support * Magnify to 1200X * Page sizes up to 15x15 miles * Each drawing supports a 65,000 color palette plus 256 intermediate colors in any gradient pair colors for a total of over 16.7 million colors (dithered display). * CMYK and RGB color models * Advanced Graphics Architecture chip-set support * Math Coprocessor support * 68020 and greater CPU instructions supported. * Public Screen support * 2.X look & feel * Standard Amiga file and screen mode requesters * RELIABILITY -30- DETAILED STYLUSTRACER FEATURE LIST AutoTracing Options * Objects * Objects with Holes (sub-polygons or compound objects) * Center-Lines * Thin Lines * Trace to 256 colors * Preview * Numerous tracing-accuracy options Touch-Up Tools * Paint tool * Line tool * Rectangle tool * Polygon tool * Variable Flood fill * Crop tool * Eye-Dropper (Color-Picker) tool * Palette editor * Zoom In/Zoom Out Image Processing * Average Smoothing * Median Smoothing * Blur (Gaussian) Smoothing * Gradient Smoothing * Region Smoothing * Minimum Smoothing * Maximum Smoothing * Posterize * Remove Isolated pixels * Sharpen * Edge Detect * Thin * Scale * Invert * Strip Bits * Brightness * Contrast * Gamma (Gamma Brightness) Input * IFF-ILBM (including 24-bit, HAM & HAM-8) * TIFF (except LZW compressed...) Output * IFF-DR2D * Adobe Illustrator Miscellaneous * Undo * Separate processing of RGB channels * ARexx(TM) interface * Batch tracing via ARexx * 2.X Look & Feel * Standard Amiga file and screen mode requesters -30-