WebRazor Pro 2.0
from: ULead Systems
Price: $4.29
Prices subject to change.Amazon.com Review:
WebRazor Pro 2 is actually a bundle of four applications, eacha handy tool for a busy Web designer. Each application within WebRazorPro has something to offer the contemporary Web designer, and if two ofthem fill an empty niche in your toolbox, the suite is a good value.
SmartSaver Pro 2 is a utility for opening graphics files and optimizingthem for use on the Web, specifying compression ratio, color palette,format, etc. It can export to GIF, PNG, and JPG formats, and it canhandle batch conversions. Our favorite aspect of this feature: it canbe used as a stand-alone application or as an export plug-in forPhotoshop. Smartsaver Pro can import just about any graphics fileformat available and does a good job compressing and indexinggraphics.
GIF Animator 4 imports graphical images and can layer and save them asanimated GIFs, giving the animator full control over timing of frames,movement, and sequence. Additionally, users can enter text in theprogram, as well as transitions and special effects. Too bad the GIFfile format doesn't support sound; GIF Animator would make a handylittle video editor.
Photo Explorer catalogs and manages all those graphics files. Basicallya browsing and disk maintenance tool, Photo Explorer can scan aselected directory for any graphics file it is capable of displaying(which is almost everything) and show a thumbnail of it. We found thisto work very well and very fast, even on folders containing largeimages. Photo Explorer can also export an HTML file containing a tableof thumbnail images, with links to the original file. This featurealone is a major time-saver, and worth the price of admission.
Lastly, there is Cool 3D 2.5, Ulead's 3-D graphics and animation toolfor creating 3-D text. Cool 3D, while not the most feature-laden of 3-Dapplications, is fast, easy to use, and produces very clean output. Itfeatures an enormous amount of presets for textures, lighting, andanimation and can even create some particle effects, such as burningletters. Words and shapes can be distorted, twisted, glowed, burned,and otherwise manipulated in 3-D space, and results appear very quicklywithin the real-time preview window. --Mike Caputo
Amazon.com Product Description:
Ulead WebRazor Pro 2.0 is packed with versions of four award-winning tools for optimization, animation, 3-D design, and image management. Included are SmartSaver Pro, GIF Animator, Photo Explorer, and Ulead Cool 3D.
Ulead GIF Animator 4.0: The most flexible and powerful way to create animations for the Web. The industry standard, GIF Animator can create compact animations with drag-and-drop simplicity to give you the power to animate.
SmartSaver Pro 2.0: Slice images, create JavaScript rollovers, and make image maps while easily and efficiently optimizing image quality and file size. SmartSaver Pro is the key to Web graphic production.
Ulead Cool 3-D 2.5: Create stunning animated 3-D titles and special effects for the Web. Get real-time editing, control over multiple objects, powerful enhancements, and 12 spectacular new special effects with Plug-in Madness.
Ulead Photo Explorer 5.0: A handy Web-enabled program that lets users quickly visualize the contents of any multimedia file.
WebRazor Pro 2 is actually a bundle of four applications, eacha handy tool for a busy Web designer. Each application within WebRazorPro has something to offer the contemporary Web designer, and if two ofthem fill an empty niche in your toolbox, the suite is a good value.
SmartSaver Pro 2 is a utility for opening graphics files and optimizingthem for use on the Web, specifying compression ratio, color palette,format, etc. It can export to GIF, PNG, and JPG formats, and it canhandle batch conversions. Our favorite aspect of this feature: it canbe used as a stand-alone application or as an export plug-in forPhotoshop. Smartsaver Pro can import just about any graphics fileformat available and does a good job compressing and indexinggraphics.
GIF Animator 4 imports graphical images and can layer and save them asanimated GIFs, giving the animator full control over timing of frames,movement, and sequence. Additionally, users can enter text in theprogram, as well as transitions and special effects. Too bad the GIFfile format doesn't support sound; GIF Animator would make a handylittle video editor.
Photo Explorer catalogs and manages all those graphics files. Basicallya browsing and disk maintenance tool, Photo Explorer can scan aselected directory for any graphics file it is capable of displaying(which is almost everything) and show a thumbnail of it. We found thisto work very well and very fast, even on folders containing largeimages. Photo Explorer can also export an HTML file containing a tableof thumbnail images, with links to the original file. This featurealone is a major time-saver, and worth the price of admission.
Lastly, there is Cool 3D 2.5, Ulead's 3-D graphics and animation toolfor creating 3-D text. Cool 3D, while not the most feature-laden of 3-Dapplications, is fast, easy to use, and produces very clean output. Itfeatures an enormous amount of presets for textures, lighting, andanimation and can even create some particle effects, such as burningletters. Words and shapes can be distorted, twisted, glowed, burned,and otherwise manipulated in 3-D space, and results appear very quicklywithin the real-time preview window. --Mike Caputo
Amazon.com Product Description:
Ulead WebRazor Pro 2.0 is packed with versions of four award-winning tools for optimization, animation, 3-D design, and image management. Included are SmartSaver Pro, GIF Animator, Photo Explorer, and Ulead Cool 3D.
Ulead GIF Animator 4.0: The most flexible and powerful way to create animations for the Web. The industry standard, GIF Animator can create compact animations with drag-and-drop simplicity to give you the power to animate.
SmartSaver Pro 2.0: Slice images, create JavaScript rollovers, and make image maps while easily and efficiently optimizing image quality and file size. SmartSaver Pro is the key to Web graphic production.
Ulead Cool 3-D 2.5: Create stunning animated 3-D titles and special effects for the Web. Get real-time editing, control over multiple objects, powerful enhancements, and 12 spectacular new special effects with Plug-in Madness.
Ulead Photo Explorer 5.0: A handy Web-enabled program that lets users quickly visualize the contents of any multimedia file.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Excellent Product
This is an excellent software for reducing the size of your graphic files in batches as well as individually. You view the results in real time and make adjustments according to your preferences and how small you want thefile size to be. The quality of the finished image is professional. Thebrowser makes indexing image files a snap. It's worth the price to saveyourself time and file size without compromising quality.
- Excellent ProductThis is an excellent software for reducing the size of your graphic files in batches as well as individually. You view the results in real time and make adjustments according to your preferences and how small you want thefile size to be. The quality of the finished image is professional. Thebrowser makes indexing image files a snap. It's worth the price to saveyourself time and file size without compromising quality.
