From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.com (Conrad Geiger - Manager, International NeXT User Groups)
Newsgroups: biz.next.newprod
Subject: Announcing eXTRASCAN Scanning  for NeXTSTEP and Epson GT Scanners
Date: 25 Jan 93 22:19:28 GMT
Reply-To: user_groups@next.com (Conrad Geiger)

For Immediate Release

Contact:
John Fox, V.P. Marketing
Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
Voice: (415) 257-3513
Fax: (415) 454-8106

Goldleaf eXTRASCAN and Epson GT Scanners: A Powerful Scanning
Solution for NeXTSTEP Color Publishing

LARKSPUR, Calif. - Goldleaf Publishing announced the release of
eXTRASCAN, a scanner driver software package for use
with Epson GT-series scanners and any computer running NeXTSTEP.

eXTRASCAN fills a unique niche in the NeXT market, because it is very
fast and because it fully exploits every hardware option available on
the Epson scanners. Additionally, all of the scanner specific
hardware functions are performed while scanning the image, rather
than after the image has been captured. Hardware features include
color correction, gamma correction, and halftone screening. The
hardware screening function is especially noteworthy because it lets
users produce superior halftones on the NeXT laser printer. By using
the scanner's hardware based corrections, eXTRASCAN is able to
achieve the maximum scan quality of an image with no loss of speed.
eXTRASCAN is also the only scanner driver currently available for
NeXTSTEP that automatically supports the Epson GT-8000 scanner (which
is available in Europe and will be available in the United States
shortly). This is an important development for NeXT users because the
GT-8000 offers custom hardware gamma correction and hardware image
sharpening. The GT-8000 also offers a transparency scanning option,
which is perfect for transparencies, X-rays, and other non-reflective
media.

eXTRASCAN has a very elegant and simple user interface. Upon startup,
eXTRASCAN opens only two panels, the main scan panel and the extended
settings panel. The user can control all hardware features with the
options available on these two panels.

eXTRASCAN saves in TIFF and EPS file formats, and supports the JPEG,
LZW, and PackBits compression methods. The program can also be called
by other applications through the NeXTSTEP Services menu.

Goldleaf sells eXTRASCAN as either a standalone product with a
suggested list price of $XXX, or bundled with an Epson GT-6000
scanner for a suggested list price of approximately $XXX.

Privately held Goldleaf Publishing is a leading developer of NeXT and
Atari system solutions for the publishing and graphic arts
industries. eXTRASCAN is Goldleaf's first release in it's complete
line of publishing solutions for computers running NeXTSTEP. Other
products include eXTRACOLOR, eXTRACAL, and eXTRASET. Future Goldleaf
products will include software and hardware solutions for output to
the Goldleaf Imagesetter and to various color output devices.

Epson and GT 4000, GT 6000, and GT 8000 are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. NeXT and NeXTSTEP are
trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. Goldleaf, eXTRASCAN, eXTRACOLOR,
eXTRACAL and eXTRASET are trademarks of Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.

Goldleaf Publishing, Inc.
700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 199
Larkspur, CA 94939

Phone: (415) 257-3515
Fax: (415) 454-8106