LONG BEACH, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America Inc. today announced the debut of its "Digital Scrapbooking Tips with Epson" DVD series, providing scrapbooking enthusiasts with demonstrations of creative computer tips and techniques for enhancing digital photos and scrapbook layouts. Hosted by Barbara Kotsos, senior marketing manager and digital scrapbooking guru at Epson, the two-volume DVD series is a compilation of segments from the popular "Scrapbook Memories" television show on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Each volume features one season's worth of 13 short segments providing inspiration, instructions and ready-to-create projects for consumers to turn their home computers into easy-to-use scrapbooking tools.

"With this DVD series, we are continuing our ongoing commitment to educating the scrapbook community about new digital technology tools and techniques that can be applied to scrapbook layouts easily at home," Kotsos said. "We have received an overwhelmingly positive response to the segments since they began airing on PBS over the past six years, so we are pleased to provide the segments from two recent seasons in a handy two-volume series for consumers to use as an at-home reference guide and inspiration to embrace digital technology as a valuable scrapbooking tool."

About half of the segments feature Kotsos demonstrating how to perform specific techniques using Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements tools, including computer screen shots of each technique, allowing viewers to easily follow along at home, as well as samples of completed scrapbook pages and projects that use each illustrated technique. The DVD contains PDF files that contain complete step-by-step instructions for how to accomplish each technique shown. Consumers can insert the DVD into their PC DVD-ROM drive to access the PDF files and print them for future reference. In addition, some of the segments demonstrate how to create fun scrapbook pages using templates available for free from the Epson CreativeZonesm Web site (http://www.epsoncreativezone.com/). Other topics covered in the series include:

-- Combining Digital with Traditional - Highlights how to combine both digital and traditional scrapbooking techniques to create easy and unique layouts, including sample scrapbook pages created digitally and then enhanced with traditional supplies and embellishments to make the pages multi-dimensional -- Making Dreamy Photo Effects - Demonstrates how to give any photo a soft, dreamy effect using Adobe Photoshop Elements; the technique gives images a professional look and makes them the focal point of any scrapbook page -- Sport-Themed Pages - Displays fun and creative 12"x12" scrapbook pages using ready-to-print sports-themed pattern pages and elements from the Epson CreativeZone Web site; scrapbookers simply add photos and text to personalize the layouts or create their own layouts with the color-coordinated pages -- Creating Digital Torn Edges - Demonstrates an easy technique in Adobe Photoshop Elements to mimic a torn page effect in scrapbook layouts in just a few quick steps, without any tearing or scissors involved Pricing and Availability

Each volume in the "Digital Scrapbooking Tips with Epson" DVD Series is available for $10.99 on the Epson Store Web site in the digital photography section (http://www.epsonstore.com/). More information on Epson and its products is available by calling 1-800-GO-EPSON (1-800-463-7766) or visiting the Epson Web site at http://www.epson.com/. Consumers can get more creative inspiration for scrapbooking and craft projects by visiting the Epson CreativeZone at http://www.epsoncreativezone.com/ as well as signing up for the Creative Croppers Club newsletter for the latest Epson CreativeZone project updates, scrapbook articles and upcoming scrapbook events. These DVDs are part of Epson's larger initiative to provide educational materials to creative consumers. Those looking for even more step-by-step instructions on other digital scrapbooking techniques can also find a new 2007-08 series of digital scrapbooking reference guides available for sale on the Epson Web site. These guides answer the questions most often asked in classes taught by Epson's expert digital scrapbooking trainers and offer their personal insight and expertise.

About Epson

Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography, and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transactions terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.

Note: Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corp. This collection is copyright 2007 by Epson America, Inc. The individual segments in the collection are copyright 2006 by KS, Inc. Epson CreativeZone is a service mark of Epson America Inc. Third party brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Pam_Barnett@ea.epson.com; Mary Chernoff of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200,
ext. 2984, mchernoff@walt.com, for Epson America, Inc.

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