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Hemera Technologies Inc. launches NetGraphics™ Studio2

Hull, Quebec - June 22, 1998-- Hemera Technologies Inc.ships NetGraphics™ Studio2, a new version of the Company's easy to use and powerful Web illustration and optimization software. NetGraphics™ Studio2 includes NetGraphics™ Optimizer2 (a wizard-driven Web graphics conversion and optimization application) as well as NetGraphics™ Gallery2 (a collection of over 2000 royalty-free photo-objects coupled with PhotoFont Maker, a revolutionary application that allows the quick creation of photographic quality textured fonts). NetGraphics™ Studio2 operates under Windows® 95 and Windows NT® 4.0 and retails for a suggested list price of $99.99 US.

"Building on Hemera's acclaimed flagship Web graphics software tools, NetGraphics™ Studio2 brings ease of use to new levels when it comes to optimizing graphics for the Internet and Intranets. New features such as batch processing and on-the-fly cropping, combined with PhotoFont Maker, make NetGraphics™ Studio2 a must have for anyone serious about designing attractive and fast loading Web pages," said David Hood, CEO of Hemera Technologies Inc.

NetGraphics Optimizer2 web-enables graphics files

Hemera's NetGraphics™ Studio2 includes NetGraphics™ Optimizer2 which allows Internet/Intranet designers to convert and optimize any existing graphical image into a format compatible with the Web. The images can then be dragged-and-dropped directly into popular HTML editors. Optimizer2 guides the user through the entire process, and by prompting for information using familiar terms, the application makes the traditionally complicated Web graphics optimization process practically transparent. Optimizer2 recommends the best file format based on a careful analysis of the image attributes. While novices can follow the prompts provided by NetGraphics™ Optimizer2 and be ready to go in minutes, advanced users can choose to override these suggestions in order to apply specific settings.

New features like the crop tool, and batch processing will give an unprecedented flexibility to designers while saving them precious time. Plus, NetGraphics™ Optimizer does not restrict the user to working with a particular graphics package or HTML editor.

With NetGraphics Optimizer, web designers can:

Drag-and drop any of their existing graphic images (clipart, vector art, photos, etc.) for quick conversion and optimization;

Optimize any of the Photo-Objects and PhotoFont images for their Web page;

Automatically generate transparent backgrounds for vector clipart, and vector graphics for use on their Web pages;Retain transparencies on existing photographic objects;

Crop any image on-the-fly;Resize images interactively on the screen and then preview them in your default Web browser;

Smooth out image edges by specifying the background that will be used (anti-aliasing);

Interactively adjust the compression of the image in GIF or JPEG in order to maximize quality while minimizing file size;

Specify whether the image will appear gradually on their Web page (interlacing);

See the download time of the image based on different modem or network specifications;

Preview a download simulation to visually evaluate download time;

Run a batch process to optimize multiple graphics while predefining image size, anti-aliasing, compression ratio and more;

Drag-and-drop optimized images directly into their HTML authoring tool.

NetGraphics Gallery2 includes high-quality royalty-free photo-objects

Hemera's NetGraphics™ Studio2 includes NetGraphics™ Gallery2, a collection of over 2,000 professional-quality, royalty-free Photo-Objects images accessible through a revolutionary new classification and search engine that allows users to search for and find the images they need in a rapid and intuitive fashion. NetGraphics™ Gallery2 also includes PhotoFont Maker to allow the easy creation of photo-realistic text.

Users can replace standard clip art images with full-color, high quality Photo-Objects and PhotoFonts to give their projects a unique and professional look. Whereas a clip art is a drawing used to represent an object, a Photo-Object is an actual photo of that particular object that contains a transparent background. Transparent backgrounds allow users to seemlesly integrate Photo-Objects and PhotoFonts with any document background.

Unlike standard photo CD-ROM collections, Photo-Objects are not restricted to a rectuangular shape. There's no need to « crop » the object of interest from a photo in order to create professional-looking brochures, presentations, advertisements or even Web pages. The object representations have already been professionally extracted. The product's unique file format (.hpi) preserves each photo as individual object while keeping file size small.

PhotoFonts are photo-realistic drop caps and words that are created on the fly by simply entering text, choosing a font, and then applying a texture right within the Photo-Objects Premium Image Collection interface. As with Photo-Objects, PhotoFonts come with a transparent background and can be inserted into any word processor document, spreadsheet, electronic presentation or graphics document as a floating object. The Export wizard also allows the user the resize the original Photo-Object or PhotoFont, merge it with any background, and/or save it as a professional graphics file with a transparency mask. Access over 2000 high-quality royalty-free Photo-Objects images to illustrate their Web pages;Photo-Objects and PhotoFonts have a base resolution of 600 x 600 pixels, making them ideal for both the professional and the home user.

View a thumbnail of every Photo-Objects image;

Search interactively, using plain English commands, by name, by attribute, by category, etc. As the user types keywords, the corresponding thumbnails appear on the screen;

Create high-impact photo-realistic drop caps and words by simply entering text, choosing a font, and then applying a texture;

Drag-and-drop Photo-Objects images and PhotoFonts into NetGraphics™ Optimizer2 for easy conversion and optimization.

Pricing & Availability

NetGraphics™ Studio2 is available for a suggested list price of $49.99 US.

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Hemera (founded 1997) creates and sells royalty-free digital images to the consumer, business and creative professional markets. Hemera's image products are available directly via the Company's Web sites - www.hemera.com and www.ablestock.com. Hemera images and image collections are also available worldwide through sales channels that include retailers, licensors and software republishers. Hemera possesses one of the world's largest collections of wholly owned, royalty-free digital images, and a growing family of award-winning and best-selling image collections. For more information, visit www.hemera.com.

Hemera, Photo-Objects, PhotoFont, PhotoFont Maker and NetGraphics are trademarks of Hemera Technologies Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other products or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Media Contact:
Mats Lindeberg
Tel: (819) 772-8200 ext. 284
Email: media@hemera.com

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