NEW KODAK PHOTO CD CATALOG DISC 
HOLDS THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS

Format Gives Unparalleled
Access to Thousands of Pictorial Images

  NEW YORK, Aug. 25_Open the mail. There's the catalog. Now, 
what's the perfect vacation spot? Here's an island, a beach. 
Hear the breakers, the gulls. 
  With the new Kodak Photo CD Catalog disc, people can see__and 
hear__catalogs on their television sets. The Kodak Photo CD 
Catalog format allows easy distribution of on-disc catalogs 
containing thousands of pictures_of vacation destinations, works 
of art, retail products, and so on. The pictures can be 
formatted into catalog pages on the screen, complete with text, 
graphics, a table of contents, and chapters_even sound.
  People who play the discs in home Photo CD players connected 
to their TV can see on-screen menus that will lead them through 
the catalog at the touch of a button on their infrared remote 
control. Those who run Kodak Photo CD Catalog discs on a desktop 
computer can use on-disc Kodak Browser software to locate images 
with simple key word searches.
  With the Kodak Photo CD Catalog format, as many as 6,000 
video-resolution images can be stored on a disc for soft display 
on TV and computer monitors. These images are of lower 
resolution than those stored on either standard Kodak Photo CD 
Master or Kodak Pro Photo CD Master discs. So they can't be used 
to make photo-quality prints, but their quality is ideal for 
video display.
  Commercial catalogs are only one type of application. "This 
format promises to be the most efficient and convenient way ever 
devised to give people access to large numbers of images," said 
David P. Biehn, Kodak vice president and general manager, 
Professional Imaging. "It's opening up some exciting 
possibilities."
  He noted that Westlight, a stock agency in Los Angeles, is 
planning to release a Kodak Photo CD Catalog disc this fall 
containing images they have available for use. Westlight will 
also be working with Kodak on the development of the Kodak 
Picture Exchange.
  "We've also had preliminary discussions with art museums, 
direct marketers, and sports card publishers about future 
projects," Biehn said.

About the Photo CD Catalog
  The Kodak Photo CD Catalog format extends Kodak's Photo CD 
system. Like Kodak Photo CD Master images, Photo CD Catalog 
images can be viewed on TV (using a Photo CD or CD-I player) or 
input to a desktop computer (using a Photo CD-compatible CD-ROM 
XA drive).
  Using a Kodak Photo CD Catalog disc in a home Photo CD player 
is easy. The disc, which has unique trade dress to distinguish 
it from other Photo CD discs, is inserted into the player as 
usual.
  A menu screen greets the viewer and offers several different 
branches that can be followed. On a clothing catalog disc, there 
might be "Men's," "Women's," and "Children's" sections. From 
there, additional menus help guide the viewer to "Men's Sweaters" 
or "Children's Shoes."
  All the normal Photo CD player functions are available with a 
Kodak Photo CD Catalog disc, including zoom and pan. Sound, if 
any, is played as each image appears on the screen.
  Each picture on the disc has a unique number that can be seen 
by panning to the right side of the image. This feature would 
also be important for art directors wanting to order a specific 
image from a stock agency's disc, for example.
  
Using Kodak Photo CD Catalog on a Computer
  Running a Kodak Photo CD Catalog disc on a desktop computer is 
similar to using a disc on a home player, except that the 
computer user has more options. In addition to being able to 
browse images and follow on-screen menus, the user can take 
advantage of the Kodak Browser software resident on the disc to 
conduct key word searches.
  For example, the key words "Men," "Sweaters," and "Blue" might 
automatically return images of blue men's sweaters on the 
clothing catalog disc in the earlier example. Searches of this 
type eliminate the need to thumb through page after page of 
traditional catalogs searching for the right item. This feature 
will make image library or museum item catalog searches 
dramatically more efficient.
  Like the person viewing catalog images on a home player, the 
computer user can zoom, pan, and listen to sound associated with 
each image.
  "The Kodak Photo CD Catalog disc brings image access to a much 
wider group of people," Biehn explained. "For the cost of a home 
Photo CD player or a compatible CD-ROM XA drive, an art director 
at an ad agency can automatically search from among hundreds or 
thousands of images to find the right one. And that's just one 
example. It's an incredible capability."
  Organizations that want to create a Kodak Photo CD Catalog 
disc need a graphics-capable desktop computer and Kodak Photo CD 
Catalog authoring software. With the help of the software, they 
will be able to select images from among their existing Kodak 
Photo CD Master discs, then add graphics, text, and sound to 
create a program script. This script is used to create the 
finished discs.
  Small quantities of finished Kodak Photo CD Catalog discs can 
be produced by a photofinisher or on a user's own compact disc 
writer. Compact disc mastering houses can produce larger 
quantities of discs intended for mass distribution.
  Consumers interested in more information may call the Kodak 
Information Center at 1-800-242-2424, ext. 77.
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