Santa Clara, Calif.
-- (May 17, 1999) -- CrystalGraphics, Inc., a leading developer
of 3D graphics software, today unveiled a revolutionary new family
of products called "PowerPlugs". The members of the PowerPlugs product
family are multimedia plug-ins for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) PowerPoint
designed to bring the power of broadcast-quality television graphics
and special effects to mainstream presentations. The products in
the PowerPlugs product family are so easy to use, anyone can use
them to enhance their PowerPoint presentations with just a couple
of mouse clicks. The first product in the family is PowerPlugs:
Transitions™ I. It energizes PowerPoint
presentations with TV-style 3D transition effects. It will be widely
available in June in retail stores and will be prominently positioned
on the retail shelves as the perfect complement to Office 2000.
The second member of the product family, PowerPlugs: Transitions
II, is an entirely unique set of transition effects and is available
for purchase on CrystalGraphics' Web site at http://www.crystalgraphics.com.
The third member of this new PowerPlugs product family is PhotoActive
FX, a unique new plug-in product that enables PowerPoint users to
add still and animated effects to all the photos in their presentations.
It will also be available in retail stores in June. And there are
more PowerPlugs products on the way!
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"We intend to release a whole series of exciting plug-in products
that enhance PowerPoint presentations on an on-going basis", said
Rob Courtney, President & CEO of CrystalGraphics. "Both retail stores
and on-line stores will be key channels for us to reach the many
users of PowerPoint who we know will love these exciting new products".
About PowerPlugs: Transitions
PowerPlugs: Transitions (formerly known as 3D Sensations for Presentations)
allows users to add a rich variety of 3D transition effects into
their PowerPoint presentations. Developed in cooperation with Microsoft,
CrystalGraphics' PowerPlugs: Transitions enables presentations to
stand out from the crowd with many unique and innovative effects.
It's easy to install and requires no training to achieve maximum
results. PowerPlugs: Transitions I is the first plug-in software
to energize corporate presentations by adding real time 3D transition
effects into PowerPoint. With only a couple of clicks of the mouse
inside PowerPoint, users can add the 3D transition effects to a
slide, or randomly apply transition effects to every slide in their
slide show. PowerPlugs: Transitions runs seamlessly inside of PowerPoint,
and when the transition effects and their synchronized sound effects
are added to PowerPoint slide shows, presenters can really grab
the attention of their audiences. Demo versions of Transitions I
and Transitions II effects can be downloaded for free at www.crystalgraphics.com.
Transitions I includes over 70 transition effects based on 12 classic
styles and has a target street price of $49. Transitions II includes
an entirely different set of over 70 transitions effects based on
12 contemporary styles and also has a target street price of $49.
About PowerPlugs: PhotoActive
FX
PhotoActive FX can make PowerPoint presentations come alive by adding
still and animated effects to all the photos included in them. For
example, imagine while giving a PowerPoint presentation you click
the mouse to raise an animated curtain -- revealing a photo of a
new product. Or imagine throwing an animated pie at a photo of a
competitor. Or maybe you'd just like to put a classy-looking border
around that group photo, or add an animated title, or tilt it a
bit for an artistic look. Now you can do all this (and much more)
right inside of PowerPoint, with PhotoActive FX. And it is so easy
to use that it only takes a couple of clicks to add any of these
eye-catching special effects to any of the photos in a presentation.
PhotoActive FX was developed by JVC and will be published outside
of Japan exclusively by CrystalGraphics, Inc. PhotoActive FX is
available now for a target street price of $79.
About CrystalGraphics
CrystalGraphics is a leader in the development of incredibly easy-to-use
3D-animation software designed to help businesses communicate more
effectively. As an early pioneer in the 3D Web and videographics
industries, CrystalGraphics has developed and marketed several award-winning
products, including Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro, Crystal 3D VORTEX, Crystal
Flying Fonts Pro, and Crystal TOPAS Professional. CrystalGraphics
also developed the 3D-effects creation software for a high-end real-time
3D effects system that won an Emmy award in 1994. CrystalGraphics
products are well recognized and are, or have been, bundled with
products from Adobe, Astound, ATI, Diamond Multimedia, Discreet
Logic, FAST Multimedia, JVC, miro, Pinnacle Systems, STB and Sony.
More information about CrystalGraphics products can be found on
the World Wide Web at www.crystalgraphics.com, or by calling 1-800-394-0700.
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PowerPlugs, PhotoActive FX, Transitions,
3D IMPACT, CrystalGraphics, 3D Sensations, Flying Fonts, and 3D
VORTEX are trademarks and TOPAS is a registered trademark of CrystalGraphics,
Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their
respective owners.
