IMAGE-PRO FOR WIZARD VERSION 2.0.1 IBM Announcement Letter Number 290-679 dated October 23, 1990 IBM US - Last Revised on October 23, 1990 Brief Description of Announcement, Charges, and Availability Image-Pro for Wizard (1) utilizes Image-Pro, powerful image processing software, and the Personal System/2 (R) (PS/2 (R)) Wizard Adapter, an i860 processor-based PS/2 application accelerator adapter, to significantly increase the speed of the image enhancement process. Planned Availability Date: October 26, 1990. (1) Trademark of Media Cybernetics, Inc. (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Customer Letter Section HIGHLIGHTS o Employs virtual image technology for processing images independently of display adapters o Image-Pro is menu-driven, interactive software supporting image contrast enhancement, spatial filtering, measurement and scaling functions o PS/2 Wizard Adapter's computation speed allows Image-Pro to run many times faster than 386 host processing o Ideal for image processing applications including industrial inspection, medical research, geophysical and remote sensing DESCRIPTION Image-Pro is a fully interactive, menu-driven image processing package that supports such functions as histograms and histogram equalization, affine transformation, contrast enhancement, spatial filtering, fourier transform, multi-image logical and mathematical operations, contouring, thresholding, measurement and scaling. Histograms enable the user to observe which contrast enhancements will improve the visibility of the image. Image-Pro is equipped with spatial filtering, which allows the increase or decrease of brightness in the image, and convolution filters that sharpen images, remove low-contrast components, and accent horizontal and vertical edges. Contrast enhancement alters the overall contrast of the image to suit the needs of the user. In order to change the lightness or darkness, Image-Pro uses histogram equalization. Thresholding deals with setting the image to two distinct colors, whereas, contouring removes the background of the image, leaving only the desired portion visible. The PS/2 Wizard Adapter's speed in handling computationally complex processes lets the user accomplish complex problems once limited to high-end platforms. When employing virtual image technology, Image-Pro runs many times faster using the Wizard Adapter than when using a 386 host for processing. TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRIMARY INDUSTRY: Cross MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: o Personal System/2 Model 70 or 80 o 2MB memory for the application o Personal System/2 Wizard Adapter o Personal System/2 Wizard Memory Expansion Option o Personal System/2 Color Display 8514 o Personal System/2 Display Adapter 8514/A o Personal System/2 8514/A Memory Expansion Kit o Sufficient DASD storage to accommodate digitized images. PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS: o OS/2 (R) Standard or Extended Edition Versions 1.2 or higher. (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. PLANNING INFORMATION SHIPMENT: The program will be shipped directly to the customer. PACKAGING: o Two 3.5-inch diskettes o Registration/Warranty card o Guide to Operations Manual o Overview of the Image Editor Manual o License Agreement. ORDERING INFORMATION Orders for new licenses will be accepted now. Unless a later date is specified, orders entered prior to October 26, 1990, will be assigned an AAS schedule date of November 2, 1990. Shipment of backlogged orders will commence on October 26, 1990. Orders entered after October 26, 1990, will be scheduled for shipment in AAS on the Friday following the week of order entry or as soon thereafter as supply permits. To order the programs in this announcement, specify the program name, program number, order type, and quantity. The available order type is: o Program Package -- program diskette with documentation TERMS AND CONDITIONS LICENSING: The program in this announcement is available from IBM as distributed by the program supplier. The terms and conditions of the supplier apply. They are included in the program package and are passed on to the customer. LIMITED WARRANTY: Not warranted by IBM. Warranty, if any, is as provided by the program supplier/publisher. Address any questions pertaining to warranty coverage to the program supplier. VOLUME DISCOUNT: Volume discounting is available under the terms and conditions of the Volume Procurement Amendment (VPA) and the Personal Computer/System Programs Exhibits. The program in this announcement is included in the Eligible Program List for Personal Computer/System Programs. This may be added to the applicable category in the space provided on the Eligible Program List. Program packages are included in Category A under 5871-AAA. NATIONAL EDUCATION LICENSE FEE: A National Education License Fee (NELF) is available under the terms and conditions of the National Education License Fee Exhibit. The NELF, which represents a 30% discount off the single unit price, is not subject to any further discount or allowance. CHARGES PROGRAM PROGRAM ORDER ONE-TIME NAME NUMBER TYPE CHARGE Image-Pro Program for Wizard 64F7364 Package $ 2,500