It features the ability to both read and write to discs with a maximum double-sided capacity of 5.2 Gb. The CRW4416 is said to have the fastest rewrite speed of any CD-RW drive on the market and is available with either SCSI or EIDE interface. It features proprietary Yamaha designed LSI chip set and optical head, as well as the newWrite Strategy. It writes at 8X, rewrites at 2X and plays back at 20X. They will be available in the second quarter of 1999. It features plug and play SCSI 2 host adapter with internal and external connectors.
Users start by scanning or loading a photo or digital image.
The source photo appears as an outline, then painting styles such as Impressionist, Charcoal, Oil Painting or Spray painting can be applied. The program then automatically selects the variables of paint tool, brush style, brush size, brush transparency and color that correspond with the selected style. Users begin painting by simply moving their mouse over the outline of the photo. Swishes of color appear and brighten as the painting process continues and the image of a painting emerges. It allows a family to easily connect two computers and let each one access the Internet simultaneously using only one modem and one ISP account.