Product is CrystalGraphics’ Fifth New PowerPoint Add-on Released This Year

COMDEX 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada -- (Nov 13, 2000) -- CrystalGraphics Inc., the leading developer and publisher of add-on products for Microsoft PowerPoint, today announced the release of Digital Juice plus!, a 17-CD collection of over 10,000 professional-quality backgrounds, templates and more for PowerPoint. It is the largest collection of PowerPoint backgrounds and templates any company has ever introduced, yet it lists for a price that is comparable to significantly smaller collections.

Digital Juice plus! is the world’s largest collection of PowerPoint backgrounds, including an almost unbelievable total of 12,760 visually stunning backgrounds.  Most of these backgrounds were created using high-end 3D animation software, then enhanced using Photoshop. Thanks to the sophisticated tools, combined with the incredible talent of the artists who used them, these backgrounds are uniquely creative, colorful and inspiring. And, just in case they don’t fit the bill, Digital Juice plus! also includes many other professional quality backgrounds based on attractive paper, marble, granite, wood, brick, fabric and photographic themes. With such a wide variety of high-resolution backgrounds to choose from, users are usually able to easily find several excellent choices to set just the right tone for their presentations.

Digital Juice plus! doesn’t stop with backgrounds.  It also includes almost 3,000 templates, each of which incorporates default backgrounds as well as text style and placement. It also includes 500 original royalty-free photographs, 200 high resolution photo objects, and 30 animated backgrounds. For added convenience, it also includes a tutorial video, a printed color index, a PowerPoint-based thumbnails gallery and a custom designed album that holds all 17 CDs. 

System Requirements:

Digital Juice plus! can be used on any PC running Windows 95/98/2000/NT with PowerPoint 97 or 2000. All the files (backgrounds, templates, photos, photo objects and animations) can be easily accessed from the CD-ROMs directly, so disk space is not an issue.

Digital Juice plus! sells for a street price of just $299.00. That comes to about two cents per background, which is a far lower rate than that charged by any other competitor. Digital Juice plus! is available through the CrystalGraphics Web site: www.CrystalGraphics.com as well as through selected resellers. It can also be ordered by telephone by calling CrystalGraphics at (408) 496-6175.

Digital Juice plus! Meets PowerPlugs

Digital Juice plus! is now the eighth product in CrystalGraphics’ new PowerPoint add-on product lineup. In fact, it is the fifth new PowerPoint-enhancing product CrystalGraphics has released just this year. Each of these products works in harmony to bring the power and excitement of television-style graphics and effects to Microsoft PowerPoint. CrystalGraphics’ seven other PowerPoint-enhancing products are branded under its “PowerPlugs” family name. Together, they enhance PowerPoint presentations with eye-opening 3D transition effects (and synchronized sound effects), sophisticated 3D charts, animated 3D title slides, perfect photos, beautiful photo effects, animated arrows and more. 

Customers can purchase CrystalGraphics’ entire PowerPoint-enhancing product suite, including Digital Juice plus! and all seven of the PowerPlugs products, for just $599. 

Even though the majority of CrystalGraphics’ PowerPoint-enhancing products were just released this year, as a group they have already earned widespread accolade. For example, Presentations Magazine awarded CrystalGraphics with its most recent Standing Ovation Award for “Best PowerPoint Plug-ins” for the PowerPlugs product family. Other recognition for PowerPlugs products includes a five-star rating from PC Magazine, as well as a recent Cool Tools Award.

About CrystalGraphics, Inc.

CrystalGraphics is the leading developer and publisher of add-on products for Microsoft PowerPoint, with more PowerPoint add-on products in its product line than any other company. Thanks to its extensive expertise in the development of broadcast-quality 3D animation software, it is leading the way in the race to develop and publish next-generation 2D and 3D graphics software and content for the next generation of PowerPoint presentations. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, its award-winning products are refreshingly innovative and enjoyed by both users and their audiences. The company also develops and markets 3D animation software products for enhancing Web sites and videos. More information about CrystalGraphics and its products can be found on the Web at www.CrystalGraphics.com or by calling (408) 496-6175.

About Digital Juice, Inc.

CrystalGraphics developed Digital Juice plus! in cooperation with Digital Juice, Inc., a respected and talented developer of backgrounds for television and presentation use. Digital Juice plus! (which is sold by CrystalGraphics and its resellers) includes all the content included in the “Digital Juice for PowerPoint” product (which is developed and sold by Digital Juice) plus approximately 6,000 backgrounds and 3,000 templates developed by CrystalGraphics.

CrystalGraphics, PowerPlugs, Transitions, PhotoActive FX, SuperShapes, Charts, Backgrounds, 3D Titles and Photos are
trademarks of CrystalGraphics, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. 

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