ArcSoft Announces Free Slide Show Screen Saver for Windows; Lets Users Create Personalized Screen Savers Showing Photo Collections

Business Wire, April 16, 1996

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 1996--ArcSoft, Inc., makers of PhotoStudio photo editing software, today announced the release of a slide show screen saver for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. The software, available for free downloading from www.arcsoft.com, transforms any PhotoStudio photo "album" into a slide show screen saver. With this utility, people can create their own customized screen savers -- for example, showing their family photos or pictures from a recent trip.

The screen saver boasts over 100 transition effects (fade, curtain, slide, etc.) and configures as a standard screen saver under the Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 Control Panel. There is no charge for the program, but it only works with PhotoStudio albums (collections of pictures). ArcSoft also offers a free 30-day version of PhotoStudio for Windows from their web site, so users can download both PhotoStudio and the slide show screen saver and use them together for 30 days without buying anything.

For more information, contact ArcSoft at 510-440-9901 or visit www.arcsoft.com.

Company Information:

ArcSoft, Inc. is the developer of PhotoStudio for Windows, a feature-rich medium-end photo editing tool optimized for images smaller than 10MB. It offers dozens of filters and effects, making quality photo editing affordable. ArcSoft has also developed image editing software for EPSON.

CONTACT: Mike Adams, Arial Marketing Communications

Tel: (503) 690-7413 Fax: (503) 690-0620

arcsoft@arialmktg.com

or

Michael Deng, President, ArcSoft, Inc.

1-800-762-8657

Tel: (510) 440-9901 Fax: (510) 440-1270

www.arcsoft.com