VR Toolbox, Inc. - PR072600

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VR TOOLBOX, INC. ANNOUNCES VERSION 2.0 OF "THE VR WORX", IS NOW SHIPPING.

Pittsburgh, PA, July 26, 2000 -- VR Toolbox, Inc.™ officially announces the shipping of The VR Worx™ v2.0, effective immediately. The VR Worx is VR Toolbox's award-winning suite of authoring tools for QuickTime VR™, and the new version, 2.0, is now available for both Macintosh™ and Windows™ platforms. The VR Worx 2.0 has more features and greater functionality than any other QTVR authoring tool on the market. It creates panoramic movies, object movies and multi-node scenes (a.k.a. virtual tours), all in the QuickTime™ format.

The engineers for VR Toolbox have developed new features and built new capabilities into The VR Worx 2.0, based on feedback received from beta testers and users alike. The resulting additions to the product are practical, time saving, efficient and cutting edge in nature. Among the new features found in The VR Worx 2.0 are:

Ability to generate an Object Movie that has the Object within a Panoramic background, called Object in Pano
Scriptable via AppleScript™ on the MacOS™ and Visual Basic™ scripts on Windows™
Option to Reference Source Images or bring Source Images into Project Document
Option to use the new "HyperStitch" a fast stitching capability
Multi-node Transitions, including Cross Fade, Wipe, Zoom, Radial, Iris, etc.
Optimized for the World Wide Web, via existing Templates and pre-built HTML pages containing movies, as well as ability to customize the preview image.
Import and Export Pano Image at 10,000 x 3,000 pixels
Templates pre-built to lens specifications of the new cameras on the market
And more.

Add these to the existing features that separate The VR Worx form competitors, like Built-in Image Editors, Sound Support in Object Mode, Chroma-Key Background Matte Effects, Transparency Stitch Viewer, Frame Based Animation, Centering, Cropping, and De-Wobbling Effects, Unlimited Hot Spots in all Modes, Scene Module accepts Panoramas, Objects, Still Images and Linear Movies as Nodes, Built-in Support for Mechanized Object Rigs, Edit and Preview Multi-Node Scenes without rendering finished movie, Ability to build Panos and Objects from within the Scene Module, and others.

VR Toolbox is offering upgrades to The VR Worx 2.0 for all registered users of VR Toolbox products. Owners of The VR Worx 1.0 and those who own all three of the stand-alone products are able to upgrade to version 2.0 for only $79.99 (SRP is $299.99). Upgrade paths for those who own one or two stand-alone products can be obtained from sales@vrtoolbox.com or by calling 1-877-878-6657 toll free.

Walter Neals, Vice President for Marketing at VR Toolbox notes, "The VR Worx was named Runner-up for "Best Multimedia Software of 1999" by MacUser™ Magazine in the U.K. We have great expectations that version 2.0 will be win top honors from many computer and digital camera publications worldwide. With the array of new features added to such an outstanding product, The VR Worx 2.0 will be a real favorite among multimedia users on both platforms."

QuickTime VR has become one of the most important assets the user can have in their software arsenal, bringing an unparalleled level of interactivity and motion to web design and multimedia productions. As in all the VR Toolbox products, The VR Worx 2.0 allows the user to create interactive QuickTime VR movies quickly, simply and professionally, with any kind of camera...film, digital and video. And two-platform companies can take real advantage of The VR Worx 2.0 being cross platform, since projects started on Windows can be completed on the Mac OS™ and vice versa.

The VR Worx v2.0 is a hybrid CD-ROM, with both the Windows and Macintosh versions in the same package. It includes a 260 page printed manual, complete with various tutorials, as well as an addendum that covers the new features in 2.0. Apple's QuickTime™ 4.0 and Adobe Acrobat Reader™ 4.0 are included on the CD-ROM. The VR Worx has a manufacturer's suggested list price of $299.99.

The System Requirements for The VR Worx 2.0 are as follows:

Macintosh

Macintosh Power PC® (or compatible)
System Software 8.1 (or later)
QuickTime® 3.0 (or later)
20 MB RAM allocated to The VR Worx TM
5 MB Disk space

Windows

Pentium® class CPU
Microsoft® Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT
QuickTime 3.0 for Windows® (or later)
32 MB system memory
5 MB Disk space

More information is available on the VR Toolbox web site at http://www.vrtoolbox.com.

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VR Toolbox, Inc.
P.O. Box 111419
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
toll-free 1-877-878-6657
e-mail: Company Information
http://www.vrtoolbox.com

© 2000, VR Toolbox, Inc. VR ObjectWorx, VR PanoWorx, VR SceneWorx and The VR Worx are trademarks of VR Toolbox, Inc. Macintosh, Mac OS, QuickTime, QTVR and QuickTime VR are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and used under license. Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft, Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Power PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Incorporated. Adobe, Acrobat and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.orporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.