Attention 11th Hour Shoppers: It's Not Too Late! Corel's Digital Photo Software Makes It Easy to Give and Create the Perfect Holiday Gift

Business Wire, Dec 5, 2005

OTTAWA -- Corel's Digital Imaging Software Is A Perfect Companion Gift To Digital Cameras Or Use The Software Yourself To Create Personalized Yet Affordable Digital Photo Gifts That Are Easy To Make With Your Home Computer

With Christmas and Chanukah just 20 days away, time is running out to choose gifts that illustrate the thought and care that went into their selection. With that in mind, Corel Corporation, providers of the award-winning Corel(R) Paint Shop Pro(R) X and Corel(R) Photo Album(TM) 6 digital imaging software packages, offers a number of suggestions for thoughtful, personalized gifts that can be bought or created quickly, easily and affordably.

Digital cameras will be the #1 most popular technology gift this holiday season according to the Ziff Davis DigitalLife Survey. Corel's easy-to-use digital imaging software packages make the perfect companion gift for both the novice and advanced photographer.

For gift-givers seeking a more personalized approach, garden variety last-minute panic gifts, such as wine, liquor, gift certificates or chocolates, may not do the trick. The foundation for a thoughtful gift, however, is probably sitting right on your hard drive: digital photos of family and friends.

With Corel's digital imaging software, a variety of thoughtful gifts can be made in a matter of minutes or within just a few days. While Corel's Photo Album 6 offers more than 20 ways to share photos, other methods are available to anyone with a home computer and digital images, including:

--Using a home printer, print and frame a photo, photos or collage of photos (using a software template) on your home printer. Many frame stores offer unique frames that add a splash of whimsy to your photos. Corel Photo Album 6 allows users to easily print their photos or save them to CD or a USB drive or upload them to an online service for printing. Time required: minutes. If you don't have a printer, use an online service to rush-deliver high-quality photo prints. Time required: 1-2 days, depending on the service.

--Make a t-shirt or a coffee mug featuring your digital images. Some home printers can print onto an iron-on transfer made especially for laser or inkjet printers. Additionally, local mall kiosks or photo shops can often create more high-quality or complex products customized with your digital photos. Time required: 1-2 hours.

--Use software to create a virtual slide show or online photo gallery of friends and loved ones. Corel Photo Album 6 allows users to create slide shows that can be emailed or stored onto DVDs and viewed on televisions. Time required: minutes.

--Use software templates to create calendars, greeting cards, faux magazine covers or scrapbook pages. Corel Photo Album 6 offers thousands of templates to create interesting ways to share your photos. Time required: 15 minutes.

--Use software and an online service such as mypublisher.com to create a professional-quality, keepsake photo album. Time required: days, depending on the service.

--Give the gift of digital imaging software. Corel's Paint Shop Pro and Corel Photo Album are available through Corel's global retailer network or online at www.corel.com. Time required: minutes for a download, or an hour for a trip to the retailer.

For further information on these tips and other ideas for digital images, or to speak to a Corel digital imaging expert, please contact Gail Scibelli at 617-539-9984.

About Corel Corporation

Corel Corporation provides innovative software solutions that help millions of value-conscious businesses and consumers in over 75 countries improve their productivity. The Company is renowned for its powerful software portfolio that combines innovative photo editing and graphics creation, vector illustration and technical-graphics applications along with office and personal productivity solutions. Corel's flagship products include the CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite, the WordPerfect(R) Office Suite, the Corel(R) Painter(TM) Natural-Media(R) painting and illustration software and the Paint Shop(TM) Family of digital photography and image editing software. Founded in 1985, Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit www.corel.com.

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