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September, 1992
Portland, Oregon

MIFP Development has begun shipping ScreenSavor, a new screen saver
program that serially displays high-quality full-color photographs.
The program is unique for its large library of outstanding
photographs, clever use of display effects, high degree of
controllability, and incorporation of Apple's QuickTime
compression/decompression technology.  MIFP's software functions as an
add-on accessory to the best-selling utility After Dark, by Berkeley
Systems, Inc.

The Images

Most screen savers function by displaying a changing pattern of screen
"art", such as colored patterns, animated cartoons, or printed
messages.  ScreenSavor is the first commercial program to use
collections of high-quality photographs to preserve monitor screens.
Each application package comes with a Sampler Image Set of twelve
photos.  MIFP's additional add-on collections of photographs are
assembled into image sets of subject themes, such as wild animals and
birds, underwater images of fish and coral reefs, aircraft, scenic
vistas, and butterflies.  ScreenSavor images have been exclusively
licensed from many world-renowned artists.  Over a dozen different
image sets are currently available.  Examples include:

"On the Wild Side", Sets #1 and #2 - Art Wolfe.  Art Wolfe is one of
the best known wild animal photographers in the world.  He has
numerous books and exhibitions to his credit, and these sets feature
birds and animals from throughout the world.

"Within a Rainbowed Sea", Set #1 - Chris Newbert.  ScreenSavor has
begun to serialize Chris Newbert's award winning book of underwater
photography, "Within a Rainbowed Sea".  This publication has won
numerous awards, and has been selected as a U.S. Presidential Gift of
State.

"Check 6", Set #1 - George Hall.  George Hall is a well known
photographer of military and commercial jet aircraft and aerospace
vehicles.  This image set is an introductory collection to some of his
finest photos.

"Ghosts", Set #1 - Philip Makanna.  Philip Makanna has made a career
of photographing the few hundred remaining aircraft of the World War
II era.  His pictures are artistic, colorful, and are collected
on-location from skies around the world.

"Western Images" - Ray Atkeson and Rick Schafer.  Ray Atkeson had
photographic career which spanned sixty years, and culminated in his
being named Oregon's first photographer laureate.  His best and most
famous work centered around the natural beauty of the Pacific
Northwest, and is now being continued by his stepson and protege, Rick
Schafer.

Partial list of other titles:

Patterns and Vistas - Steve Terrill (Colorful patterns and landscapes)
Furry Friends - Kathi Lamm (Puppies and dogs) Flash! - Andrew
Davidhazy (High-speed and scientific photography) People at Work - Ned
Westover (People and occupations from around the world) Butterflies -
Thomas C. Emmel (Butterflies from around the world) Out on the Range -
Kathi Lamm (Cowboys, horses, and Western scenery)

More images are being added continuously, and a new series of NASA
photos will be added in September.

Program Features

MIFP's program easily surpasses the simple display capabilities of
After Dark's "Slide Show" module with its large collection of
user-contollable "display effects".  Either one or four images may be
displayed on the screen simultaneously; photos are changed by setting
an agenda of one or more display effect methods.  Display effect
techniques include Dissolve, Pix-By-Pixel, Zoom, Color-By-Number,
Push-'N-Shove, Snow, and more.  The images to be shown, order of
display, speed of display, hold time, and replacement method are all
completely controllable.  The program is completely Macintosh
compatible, and follows all Macintosh interface guidelines.

Hardware/Software Requirements

 ScreenSavor will run on any color-capable Macintosh computer,
including LC, Quadra, and all II-series platforms.  It supports 4, 8,
16, and 24-bit color video, and will also run on 8-bit monochrome
monitors.  The program requires a hard disk and approximately 1 MB of
free RAM to run, and 4 MB of installed RAM is recommended.  Because
ScreenSavor uses QuickTime's JPEG compression/decomopression
capability, only about 750 KB of hard disk space is required for each
image set installed.  QuickTime is included with the program.  After
Dark, by Berkeley Systems, Inc., is also required.

Pricing and Availability

The ScreenSavor program with QuickTime and a Starter Set of twelve
images has a suggested retail price of $49.95.  Additional image sets
are sold separately, and carry a suggested retail price of $39.95.  To
purchase the program contact your local software retailer, mail order
house (such as TigerSoftware), or distributor.  You can also order
from MIFP directly by calling 1-800-697-MIFP, (224-2786 in Portland),
or by writing:

MIFP Order Processing
P.O. Box 10723
Portland, OR 97210

ScreenSavor is also carried by Made in Oregon stores in the Pacific
Northwest.  MIFP's offices can be contacted at (503) 292-0362, or by
e-mail at mbg3b2!mifp@uunet.uu.net.