LEAD Technologies, Inc. (Charlotte, NC) announces a 32-bit protected mode
version of its image file compression, conversion and management software
that boasts amazingly fast performance among its many enhancements. It is
some eight times faster than current LEADVIEW(TM) software packages,
themselves considered quite speedy.

It can accomplish on-the-fly image file compression or decompression to the
screen, printer or a file. It builds in direct support for a number of
sophisticated printers, including LaserJet, encapsulated Postscript and
PaintJet; and adds many new image file standards, including one-bit CCITT
fax files. LEADVIEW/32 will be available 3Q for $495 (all prices suggested
US resale at participating resellers; inquiries invited).

LEADVIEW/32 can handle extremely large images (unlimited image size) at
high speeds, offers compression ratios up to more than 200:1, performs
lossless compressions at ratios in the teens, and performs typical image
file decompressions (1 MB 24-bit .TGA image on a 486SX/20 PC) in about one
second. It supports both its own (.CMP) proprietary high-performance
compression standard and those of JPEG. 

It adds support for scanned (1-bit image) documents with CCITT Group III
and Group IV plus LEAD Image Document compression; it can store a typical
fax page in about 3.5 KB.

Other image compression solutions that provide similar speeds require
adjunctive hardware adapters, cost more and compress less robustly.

LEADVIEW/32 offers three user interface options: a stand-alone menu-driven
application (with a simple editor that can convert, scale, resize, flip,
rotate and reverse images), a TSR that works from inside most graphics
applications, and command-line (or batch file) utility-style operation. 

It handles all popular image file formats, including compressions using
either of two (JFIF and JTIF) JPEG-compliant methods, but its own CMP
extended compression file format delivers much smaller file sizes and far
superior restored-image quality. LEADVIEW/32 also works with TGA (8-bit
grey scale, 8-bit color map, 16/24/32-bit color), PCX (8-bit grey scale,
8-bit color map), GIF (8-bit grey scale, 8-bit color map), TIFF (8-bit
grey scale, 8-bit color map, 24-bit color), BMP (Windows and Presentation
Manager 4/8-bit color map, 24-bit color), JFF (JPEG JFIF File Interchange
Format, which extends as JPG), JTF (JPEG TIF) and CMP (proprietary LEAD
Technologies format) files.

It supports such Truecolor cards as the Truevision Targa, Targa+ and Vista
graphics cards, plus many of the Hi-color VGA cards carrying RAM DACs and
most VGA and SVGA cards.

For additional information contact LEAD Technologies, Inc., 8701 Mallard
Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262; (704) 549-5532; fax: 704-548-8161.

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