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onOne Software Announces Special "Pro Photo Essentials" Software Offer

2006-12-08T20:00:00Z

Portland, OR — December 6, 2006 — onOne Software, Inc., announces today availability of the new "Pro Photo Essentials" software package featuring onOne Software's Genuine Fractals 4.1, Mask Pro 4, Intellihance Pro 4.1 and PhotoFrame Pro 3 Photoshop plug-ins and iView MediaPro 3* digital asset management software. "At onOne Software we strive to provide products to our customers that will get them out from behind their computer and back behind their cameras taking pictures," said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. "This new software offering was created with the busy professional photographer in mind. By making all of these software applications available in one reduced-price package, photographers will be able to tackle any digital imaging task from asset management to workflow enhancements affordably and most importantly with ease." Available starting December 8, 2006, this offering applies to the Mac and Microsoft Windows versions of iView MediaPro 3, Genuine Fractals 4.1, PhotoFrame Pro 3, Mask Pro 4 and Intellihance Pro 4.1. The price is $499.95 ($838.80 if purchased separately for a savings of $338.85). A special introductory price of $374.95 is available directly from onOne Software's web site only through December 31, 2006. Digital asset management pioneer iView Multimedia Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. * All registered owners of iView MediaPro 3 will receive a free download of Expression Media for a limited period of time when it is released in Spring 2007. For more information visit http://www.iview-multimedia.com/expression/. About onOne Software onOne Software develops time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers in the digital photography and graphic design industries. onOne Software solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking pictures instead of the computer workstation. Such solutions include a wide range of easy-to-use plug-in enhancements for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop® Elements and QuarkXPress®. onOne Software delivers the highest quality software products to users by working with industry leaders and continuing to develop core technologies for professional photo and desktop publishing solutions on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit onOnesoftware.com or call 1-888-968-1468. Company Contact: Mike Wong, onOne Software, mwong@ononesoftware.com, 503-968-1468 x 121 Press Contact: Steve Rosenbaum or Leigh Nofi, sir@sironline.com, S.I.R. Marketing Communications, Inc., 631-757-5665 General Press Inquiries: press@ononesoftware.com Online Press Center: http://www.ononesoftware.com/press/ Online Press Kit: http://www.ononesoftware.com/presskit/ onOne Software Blog: http://www.ononesoftware.com/blog/

onOne Software's Mask Pro 4 Now Shipping

2006-12-06T20:00:00Z

Portland, OR — December 6, 2006 — onOne Software, Inc., announces today that Mask Pro 4 — the upgrade to the company's popular digital image masking plug-in Mask Pro 3 — is now shipping. Mask Pro 4 provides a complete collection of Photoshop® plug-in tools that allow users unprecedented flexibility when tackling the most challenging masking job. And this new version focuses on teaching the user how to best use this comprehensive toolset for masking a wide range of images. As in the previous version, onOne Software's Mask Pro 4 uses the concept of "keep colors" and "drop colors" chosen by the user and then based on those user selections, the Mask Pro 4 algorithm will remove only those selected colors from an image. One of the strengths of Mask Pro 4 is that when a "drop color" is found in another pixel, Mask Pro 4's powerful color decontamination technology will remove only that color value from the pixel, leaving that pixel (or pixels) semi-transparent. The benefit to the user is that Mask Pro 4 will virtually eliminate the edge halo effect often seen when masking a transparent object or edge. "The process of masking or isolating an object from its surroundings is easy for most photographers and graphic artists to understand," said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. "However, in a real world image filled with overlapping colors and shapes the photographer needs powerful algorithms like those in Mask Pro 4 to help them keep up with the demands of a busy workflow." "I do a lot of product shots for catalogs and traditionally, making high-quality clipping paths was a very time-consuming, but important part of my work flow," said Professional Photographer Jim DiVitale. "Incorporating Mask Pro 4 into my workflow was a major change for the better as it has saved me hours of post-processing time so I can get back to shooting. What used to take me 20 minutes to do with traditional selection tools, I can now do in just two minutes with Mask Pro 4." Recognizing that masking digital images can be a time-consuming job regardless of the tools used, Mask Pro 4 focuses on teaching users how to effectively complete a masking job through built-in video tutorials that detail how each tool works and when to use it. Additional new features in version 4 include:

New Keep/Drop detail view showing users the exact color values selected by the Keep & Drop Highlighters.
Support for Wacom Pen Tablets including pressure sensitivity. If a user presses hard with their pen, they will get a hard edge to their mask. If they press lightly, they will get a soft, subtle edge to their mask.
Improved Navigator windows allow users to see several views while masking a subject. The different views include a composite mode so users can see the new background appear as they mask allowing them to make immediate decisions on their mask and an Alpha channel view so they can see in black and white (and grey) how their mask will look.

Customers who purchased Mask Pro 3 or the Photoshop Plug-In Suite after September 7, 2006 will receive the upgrade to Mask Pro 4 for free by going to www.ononesoftware.com and contacting onOne Software customer service. A free update to Mask Pro 4 adding support for 16-bit images will be available shortly after the initial 4.0 release. About onOne Software onOne Software develops time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers in the digital photography and graphic design industries. onOne Software solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking pictures instead of the computer workstation. Such solutions include a wide range of easy-to-use plug-in enhancements for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop® Elements and QuarkXPress®. onOne Software delivers the highest quality software products to users by working with industry leaders and continuing to develop core technologies for professional photo and desktop publishing solutions on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit onOnesoftware.com or call 1-888-968-1468. Company Contact: Mike Wong, onOne Software, mwong@ononesoftware.com, 503-968-1468 x 121 Press Contact: Steve Rosenbaum or Leigh Nofi, sir@sironline.com, S.I.R. Marketing Communications, Inc., 631-757-5665 General Press Inquiries: press@ononesoftware.com Online Press Center: http://www.ononesoftware.com/press/ Online Press Kit: http://www.ononesoftware.com/presskit/ onOne Software Blog: http://blog.ononesoftware.com

onOne Software Ships QX-Tools Pro 7 for QuarkXPress 7

2006-11-16T20:00:00Z

Portland, OR — November 16, 2006 — Independent software developer onOne Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of QX-Tools Pro 7, the most popular collection of XTensions available for QuarkXPress. The new update will be compatible with QuarkXPress 7 and will include several new features as well as enhancements to existing features. QX-Tools Pro 7 is available at a special introductory price of $99.95 through March 31, 2007. After March 31, 2007, QX-Tools Pro 7 will be offered at the regular price of $159.95. Users who purchased the previous version of QX-Tools Pro on or after May 24, 2006 will be entitled to a free download upgrade. Existing users of any version of QX-Tools Pro can upgrade to QX-Tools Pro 7 for only $69.95. QX-Tools Pro 7 is a must-have collection of QuarkXPress XTensions for users of all skill levels and includes the following new features:

QX-FindChange — allows users to queue up several Find & Change commands into a single process.
QX-SuperSelect — a dis-contiguous selection tool that provides the ability to choose multiple text selections that are not in a single contiguous selection and then perform a change to the selected text.
QX-Underline — allows users to control the underline offset including consideration of descenders.
QX-Tips&Tricks — provides users with new tips and tricks for QuarkXPress 7 from QuarkXPress Guru, Jay Nelson.
QX-WYSIWYG — provides users with a "What You See Is What You Get" font menu directly in QuarkXPress 7 enabling users to view and select fonts in their own typeface.
QX-Drag&Drop — allows users to place items into a QuarkXPress 7 document via a drag and drop from the Mac OS X Finder.
QX-Shortcuts — allows users to create their own keyboard shortcut keys for any command in QuarkXPress 7.

"onOne Software is focused on helping users get their work done in the most efficient manner possible so they can go home and enjoy their lives," said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. "As with previous versions, this new release of QX-Tools Pro 7 helps users work smarter, not harder." "Every release of QX-Tools Pro is eagerly anticipated by thousands of Quark customers and we are very excited that onOne Software has released an updated version for QuarkXPress 7," said Scott Allan, director of marketing, Quark. "Upgrading now to QX-Tools Pro 7 and QuarkXPress 7 offers customers unprecedented productivity gains — at a price not seen previously." About onOne Software onOne Software develops time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers in the digital photography and graphic design industries. onOne Software solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking pictures instead of the computer workstation. Such solutions include a wide range of easy-to-use plug-in enhancements for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop® Elements and QuarkXPress®. onOne Software delivers the highest quality software products to users by working with industry leaders and continuing to develop core technologies for professional photo and desktop publishing solutions on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit onOnesoftware.com or call 1-888-968-1468. About Quark Quark Inc. is an innovative software company providing design, production, and collaboration solutions that are transforming the business of creative communications. Quark has provided award-winning software for professional publishers since its flagship product, QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional publishing. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held. Company Contact: Mike Wong, onOne Software, mwong@ononesoftware.com, 503-968-1468 x 121 Press Contact: Steve Rosenbaum or Leigh Nofi, sir@sironline.com, S.I.R. Marketing Communications, Inc., 631-757-5665 General Press Inquiries: press@ononesoftware.com Online Press Center: http://www.ononesoftware.com/press/ Online Press Kit: http://www.ononesoftware.com/presskit/ onOne Software Blog: http://blog.ononesoftware.com

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