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  • 09/01/99

Along with its formation of Epson Software, Epson America Inc. has introduced its first software title, Film Factory. Film Factory is a digital photography utility that allows PC users to catalog, edit and print their collection of digital photos. You can import pictures from your digital camera, scanner, image files or the Internet into the software and store them in virtual 'rolls of film.' Film Factory allows you to add text and voice annotations to retrieve photos on demand by browsing through the film rolls. The software also includes automatic image enhancement tools for brightness and contrast adjustment. To purchase Film Factory, call (800) 87-EPSON or visit www.epsonsoftware.com.

DK Interactive Learning has announced seven new school versions of its award-winning CD-ROM titles. Designed with the teacher in mind, the software provides a comprehensive teacher's guide. Written by educational experts, the school versions offer teachers helpful hints to incorporate multimedia learning into the classroom and develop educational activities. The seven titles now available include, I LOVE MATH, I LOVE SPELLING, Eyewitness World Atlas, My First Amazing World Explorer 2.0, My First Amazing History Explore, Eyewitness History of the World 2.0 and Pinball Science. To order, call (888) DIAL-DKP or visit www.dk.com.

Also released by DK Interactive Learning are three network versions of its CD-ROM titles. Each version is designed to create an integrated solution within a school system and can be installed on a network for an unlimited number of workstations throughout a single school. The three titles now available in network versions are Pinball Science, Eyewitness World Atlas and Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Space and the Universe. To purchase, call (888) DIAL-DKP or visit www.dk.com.

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