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Ulead Systems
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Ulead was founded on 5 August 1989 by Lotus Chen, Lewis Liaw and Way-Zen Chen. They founded Ulead with the support of <a href="/facts/Microtek/dLBGzVpQ">Microtek</a> after leaving Taiwan's <a href="/facts/Institute_for_Information_Industry/Bs1h70Ua">Institute for Information Industry</a> in order to further develop and commercialize their first true color image editing software, <a href="/facts/PhotoStyler/DpXaWbW6">PhotoStyler</a>, on the <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> platform. </p><p>Ulead sold PhotoStyler through <a href="/facts/Aldus_Corporation/3fzImV5j">Aldus Corporation</a> as a <a href="/facts/Software_developer/WGTS1Jv9">software developer</a>. However, Aldus merged into <a href="/facts/Adobe_Systems/Bj1d5XvJ">Adobe Systems</a> in 1994 and PhotoStyler is no longer available. Ulead then continued to develop <a href="/facts/PhotoImpact/Pzy4XUV1">PhotoImpact</a> 3 as its <a href="/facts/Flagship/bkQIgekS">flagship</a> image editor and sell PhotoImpact by itself. </p><p>Ulead Systems then extended its development of multimedia software in various areas such as <a href="/facts/Video_editing/VoWFUpIE">video editing</a>, <a href="/facts/Media_management/8UAkaNu3">media management</a>, web utility, <a href="/facts/DVD_authoring/c0a9Qtq0">DVD authoring</a> and <a href="/facts/Digital_home/kfz6C07m">digital home</a>. </p><p>On 17 September 2001, Ulead was listed on the <a href="/facts/Taiwan_Stock_Exchange/f2pf88ez">Taiwan Stock Exchange</a> as <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=2487.TW">2487.TW</a>. </p><p>On 13 April 2005, <a href="/facts/InterVideo/1aGky8wS">InterVideo</a> acquired Ulead Systems for approximately $68 million. On 9 July 2006, InterVideo announced its merger with Ulead to be completed on 28 December 2006. </p><p>On 28 August 2006, <a href="/facts/Corel/bkXjnTCW">Corel</a> announced that it would acquire InterVideo for about $196 million.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>On 24 October 2006, Ulead was unlisted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>On 12 December 2006, Corel announced the acquisition of InterVideo and Ulead had been completed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="products">Products</h2> <h3>Video</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ulead_VideoStudio/qyAuoT7d">VideoStudio</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ulead_MediaStudio_Pro/Fsm7MWVk">MediaStudio Pro/VideoGraphics Lab</a></li> <li>VideoTool Box</li> <li>COOL 3D, COOL 3D Production Studio</li></ul> <h3>DVD</h3> <ul><li>Burn.Now</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ulead_DVD_MovieFactory/pJx6vSxw">DVD MovieFactory</a></li> <li>DVD PictureShow</li> <li>DVD WorkShop</li></ul> <h3>Image</h3> <ul><li>COOL 360</li> <li>COOL 3D</li> <li><a href="/facts/PhotoImpact/Pzy4XUV1">PhotoImpact</a></li> <li>IPhoto Plus</li> <li>Photo Explorer</li> <li>Photo Express</li> <li>My Scrapbook</li></ul> <h3>Web Utility</h3> <ul><li>GIF Animator</li> <li>GIF-X.Plug-in</li> <li>Menu.Applet</li> <li>SmartSaver Pro</li></ul> <h3>Pocket Software</h3> <ul><li>Pocket SlideShow</li> <li>Pocket DV Show</li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/Digital_home/kfz6C07m">Digital home</a></h3> <ul><li>InstaMedia</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_companies_of_Taiwan/NxJEAEWf">List of companies of Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/InterVideo/1aGky8wS">InterVideo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Corel/bkXjnTCW">Corel</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ulead.com">Ulead Systems</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ulead.de">Ulead Systems Germany</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.internetvideomag.com/Articles_2007/052307_UleadVideoStudio11.htm">First Look at Ulead Videostudio 11</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Nuttall, Chris (2006-08-28). "Corel buys InterVideo for $196m". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2006-09-10. <a href="https://www.ft.com/cms/s/2785070a-36b1-11db-89d6-0000779e2340.html" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/cms/s/2785070a-36b1-11db-89d6-0000779e2340.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Taiwan Stock Exchange Fact Book 2007 - Delistings in 2006 Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://www.twse.com.tw/ch/about/company/download/factbook/2007/1.07.htm" target="_blank">http://www.twse.com.tw/ch/about/company/download/factbook/2007/1.07.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Corel's letter to customers on the InterVideo Ulead acquisition <a href="http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1165614963089&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout" target="_blank">http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?c=Content_C1&cid=1165614963089&lc=en&pagename=CorelCom%2FLayout</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>