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SWF Scout

Flash movie (SWF) creation programming library with SWF reading support. Can be used in Visual Basic, Visual Basic.NET, Visual C#, ASP and ASP.NET. Even existing SWF flash movies can be used as template or sprite in a new flash movie. Multimedia (FLV video and mp3, wav sound) support in included as well as support for EMF, JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, GIF images as input and EXE, SCR as output. Can add pre-loader, use alpha channel and more!

Icon Converter Plus

This graphics utility allows you to convert Windows BMP, DIB, RLE, GIF, JPG, JPE, JPEG, TIF, TIFF, CPT, WMF, EMF, PNG, PCX, JP2, JPC, J2K, TGA, RAS, ICO, CUR, ANI image formats into Windows icons. Make capture from your screen or applications with Capture Screen and convert it into icon or image. Ability to BATCH conversion of Icon to Image and Image to Icon with many filtering effects and different patterns. It supports XP Alpha Channel icons.

PC Icon Editor

This graphics tool is a powerful tool designed to Create, Edit and Manage Windows icons and Icon Library files as well include XP icons . It has a fully integrated workspace that permits you to work efficiently and create professional icons in minutes. Also able to EXTRACT Windows icons from inside of EXE, DLL, DRV, SCR and ICO files on your computer and save them into ICO and Icon Library file as well.It can completely support XP Alpha Channel ico

Real Blender

Add the power to create color gradients to your applications with full support for the alpha channel and system colors. Let your users decide what colors to use or use it for your own development. Development Tools shareware listed in development components, libraries tools.

Axialis Pro Screen Saver Producer

Create and Compile Windows XP/2000/98/ME compatible screen savers. Create Sprite, Flash(r), Slideshow or Video based screen savers. Alpha Channel transparency. Sprite collisions. RSS reader embedded in screensavers. Customizable SCR icons and illustratons. Integrated Workspace with many tools. WYSIWYG editor, Media Explorer, Multi-document interface, Librarian, Compiles as SCR with preview, Professional install/uninstall generator. NO ROYALTIES. Axialis Pro Screen Saver Producer is licensed as shareware and filed in desktop screen savers other section.

GIMP

This is a cross platform free image editing software. This photo editor can help you to edit and enhance your digital pictures. It is designed for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction. Supports layers, alpha channel, has an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer and an image format converter. Fully extensible with a large number of available plugins. GIMP software is a freeware filed under graphic apps editors utilities.

3D Aqua Icons Collection

Looks sell. No one likes software that looks like its interface was made in 1993. And certainly not too many people will frequent a website that looks like it was created by a teenager. Have something to "de-uglify?" Check out these royalty-free icon collections with over 170 icons and small graphics elements that come in all sizes - from 16x16 to 128x128, 8 to 32 bits. Most are WinXP icons with alpha-channel.

AniSprite

This development tool is an advanced high-performance sprite animation library for Microsoft Windows. Selected features are semi-transparent masks, alpha-channel mixing, automatic hit testing (collision detection), integration with frame animation libraries and curved (spline) paths. Full source code is available.

GConvert

This graphics utility is a full-featured icon toolkit that lets you extract, create, edit, manage, compile and convert icons. Support for all icon images (any size, color depth plus 32-bit MacOS X, XP and Vista icons); create and convert icons from/to several image formats (ICO, BMP, PNG, PSD, GIF, JPG...); manage icon libraries (ICL, ZIP, DLL); search for icons; edit icon images; store favorites; use batch operations or enhanced icon drag/drop support.

SWF To Video Scout PRO

Convert SWF flash movies into 32-bit RGBA AVI video with transparency (alpha channel). Also capable of converting flash into MPEG, VideoCD, DVD, NTSC, PAL, audio and Video compression codecs are supported (DivX, xDiv, mp3 and other) Includes full featured flash extractor (extract from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, YouTube, Google Video etc) with streaming video extraction support.

Moyea Flash to Video Converter standard

Moyea Flash to Video Converter can convert flash projector, swf or flv to video, such as avi, mpeg, 3gp, mp4, mov, it offers the solutions to problems that many other flash to video converting tools cannot solve, such as video and audio asynchronization, loss of frames, audio distortion, the process of alpha channel, Moyea Flash to Video Converter lets you enjoy the effects of your Flash files on your PC, iPod, PSP, cell phones, DVD player.

ArtCursors

This graphics tool allows you to find and extract cursors, create and edit cursors, import and export cursors and manage cursor libraries. With this program you can create and edit static and animated cursors with color depths up to 32-bit Ttue Color. ArtCursors contains different paint tools, including enhanced gradient fills. You can import cursors from image, icon and library files and from executables.

Free Icons for WinXP software

Free icons for Windows XP applications. This package includes 16 unique icons in 9 different sizes (from 16x16 up to 128x128). All icons with alpha channel, created as *.ico and packed into one ZIP file. Screen shot is also available in the ZIP file.

Images Generator

Powerful graphic editor with capabilities of 3D graphics creation. The small size and convenience of using are combined with ample performance. Includess some ways of creation 3D graphic. Gradient fill is carried out in view of shape of image area. Unlimited amount built-in and derived shape templates. Vector and raster brush, created by the user.The sizes and angles of turn of a brush can vary at its movement on trajectory. Unique method of transformation that can be used at processing photos. This graphics software is categorized under graphic, development tools, web design, art.

EGI

This development tool 4.0 is an advanced frame animation engine for games and multi-media applications. EGI uses an enhanced FLIC file format. The engine can be used with any program/environment that can call a DLL. EGI provides transparent animations (move an animation over the desktop), embedded sound, segmented animations, overlays, high compression, real time scaling, HiColor animations and run-time scripting. Full source code is available.

Icon Catcher

This graphics tool 4.0 is a high-speed batch icon extractor and processor that can scan over 3000 icons in one minute, supports 32-bit XP-style icons with alpha channel. Extended filtering options let the users set the color palette or size or combination of other parameters to make search for necessary icons easy and fast. The program extracts icons from any source files and allows you to later save them into collections or .ico files.

VISCOM 3GP, FLV MP4 Video Edit Converter Gold

3GP,MPEG2, FLV, SWF, iPod, PSP, MP4, RMVB, VCD, SVCD, DVD, MOV, AVI, DIVX, WMV, MP3, WMA, WAV formats video converter. you may need buy several video/audio converter application. Video Edit Converter Gold can convert to iPod, 3GP, PSP, MP4, RMVB, VCD, SVCD, DVD, MOV, AVI, DIVX, WMV, MP3, WMA, WAV formats in one application and it including a lot of video editing function - add video effects, transitions, overlay texts, images on video.

EyeC++

The EyeC++ library is a high-performance, high-quality, C++ class library intended for both image file format conversion and image viewing tasks. It supports all of the more common file formats as well as a handful of perhaps a little bit more esoteric ones. Pricing is differentiated so that you pay only for those file format 'modules' that you need. Full source code is supplied.

FlashEngine

This development tool is a set of components for Delphi and C++ Builder which add extra features to Macromedia Flash ActiveX - such as loading from stream, grab real 32-RGBA frames, real transparency playing. Real player transparency, with anti-aliasing. Windowless Player control. Grab flash frame to 32-bit bitmap with alpha channel. Load flash from exe-resource. Load flash from stream, and store your flash in DFM. Use grabbed flash frame as texture in 3D

Artistic Icons Collection

Looks sell. No one likes software that looks like its interface was made in 1993. And certainly not too many people will frequent a website that looks like it was created by a teenager. Have something to "de-uglify?" Check out these royalty-free icon collections with over 230 icons and small graphics elements that come in all sizes - from 16x16 to 128x128, 8 to 32 bits. Most are WinXP icons with alpha-channel.

Movie Player Pro ActiveX OCX SDK

Provide video, audio playback function within their business Powerful media player, video player activex. change the audio pitch, audio tempo in real time. Video mixing with multi video. Overlay text and bitmap on video in same time. Multi-Line Scrolling text on video. Support Mov, M4a, Mp4, 3gp, Divx,RM, AVI, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 , ASF, WAV, MP3, MID file playback. Overlay text, image on video. User define scrolling type, alpha value.

Active Image Processing Component

Load and save multiple image format like jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp and tiff Support image resizing Support image processing method like brightness/contrast/hue/saturation/sharpness/smoothness adjustment Support drawing text, line and shape Support combing image together with alpha blending or transparent effect Support meta tags like Exif or IPTC

Paint Express

The image editor fully supports ICO, CUR, BMP, reads PNG, JPG, JPEG files. Features:Create multi-format icons/cursors from existing images in one-click; Convert images with transparency from Photoshop, or Paint Shop into Windows XP icon/cursor or 32-bit bitmap with alpha channel; View, edit images using editing tools, filters, effects; Capture any image from the desktop screen; Search on the computer and extract resources from EXE, DLL, OCX file.

Damage Control

Optimize images for bit-depth reduction (4444, 565, 555, CLUT8) with full support for alpha channels. Apply highly innovative 3D-spatial diffusion algorithm and advanced alpha-dithering. Supports exotic bit-depths (such as 4444 and 2222) and generates weighted 8bit RGBA palettes for use with PNG8. An essential tool when developing interfaces and graphics for embedded systems, mobile phones, handheld games, settop boxes, etc.

J2K-Codec

Make your graphics look better with an easy-to-use JPEG 2000 decoding component. J2K-Codec can help game developers, screensaver creators and many others to improve their products--to achieve better image quality and reduce installation package size. The new image compression standard based on wavelet technology has many interesting features not available in the old JPEG, such as alpha-channel and varied resolution levels. Give it a try! J2K-Codec software is a commercial filed under development components, libraries utilities.

WireFusion Professional

WireFusion is a professional authoring tool for interactive plugin-free Web3D presentations. Development is done by visually connecting preprogrammed objects or by coding in Java. Flash is supported and can be combined with 3D models. Add-ons for MPEG video, MP3 sound, Zoom and more are available.

3D Photo Browser Light

This graphics tool is a must for viewing, browsing and organizing your images, 3D scenes and audio files. It supports more than 80 file formats and displays them in its fast thumbnails window. It includes an image editor (including rotation, flip?), a 3D viewer (including materials, textures and an access to Polygon Cruncher decimation tool), fast application access, favorites, TWAIN & WIA support and much more! This freeware is listed under utilities, multimedia, file browser, image editor, cao category.

IconForge

Create and modify icons, multi-resolution icons, cursors and animated icons for your Windows desktop, web site or other projects. Features: Complete painting tools; Transparent, Inverse paint; Extract from cursor, icon (including OS2, Linux, XP and other formats), animation, program and image files; Export to animation or image formats; Edit icons within programs (EXE, DLL, etc.); Effects filters; Animation tools; Icon or cursor albums; more...

Amor SWF to Video Converter

This powerful utility supports the conversion of Macromedia Flash SWF files to MPEG files compatible with AVI, VCD, DVD, and SVCD, and to animated GIFs, including movie clips, action scripts, and audio in Flash movies. The program allows interaction with Flash content during a conversion; there are no skip frames. It also supports conversions to PNG, TGA, GIF, BMP, and JPEG images.

ConceptDraw

This graphics tool 7 is a powerful business and technical diagramming package for both Windows and Macintosh. It is intended for drawing schemes and diagrams of different kinds: business diagrams and flowcharts, network diagrams and software charts, technical drafts, floor and landscape plans. ConceptDraw 7 allows import and export files to a large number of raster, vector, multimedia and text formats. ConceptDraw is licensed as shareware and filed in graphic apps other section.

Image Broadway

This graphics tool is an image editing program that lets you create and edit graphic images like a pro in just minutes. From simple tasks like red eye correction to more advanced image editing capabilities, Image Broadway does it all and does it very well. It offers advanced image processing technologies while hiding beneath a user-friendly interface. It also offers Image Map for interactive graphics and optimization technology reduces file size. Image Broadway software is a shareware filed under image editor utilities.

Super Icon Helper

Software that is a utility that allows you to extract all icons out of the files on your hard drive.The colors may be monochrome (one bit), 16-color (four bits), 256-color (eight bits), true-color (24 bits), or true-color and alpha-channel (32 bits). Super Icon Helper can extract icons from both 16-bit and 32-bit applications and libraries, including the following types: ICO, DLL, EXE, OCX. You can save them to a file.

Siberix PDF Library

This development tool is a native class library for the .NET framework designed to create industry standard PDF files. Development Tools commercial listed in pdf, c#, .net tools.

AMC Graphic Workshop Pro

This image management and digital darkroom package features multiple browser windows, batch processing, drag and drop, thumbnails, dozens of image filters and more. It converts, prints, views, dithers, captions, transforms, flips, rotates, scales, scans, crops, color-adjusts, quantizes, catalogs, creates web pages, optimizes and wreaks special effects on most popular image files. Get up to speed quickly with extensive documentation and tutorials.

Icon Constructor - advanced icon maker

Icon Constructor converts BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, PSD, TGA and TIFF formats into Windows icons. You can find many images on the Internet and convert them to icons for use on your Windows desktop, in applications and much more. It supports Windows XP icons in 32-bit color depth with an alpha channel; now you can create semi-transparent XP icons easily. This robust program works like the Swiss Army knife of icon creation! This graphics software is categorized under graphics icon editors, graphics business graphs, graphics utilities.

VideoMan

This graphics tool 3.0 is a complete new version with capability to import-export video from DV cameras, and use modern video compression formats. VideoMan 3.0 comes with completely new Capturer module for import/output of video through capture boards and DV cameras. Video editing capabilities are significantly enhanced with features like unlimited number of overlay tracks, navigator window, super screen color keying, etc.