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Wednesday, Aug 07, 2002
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Software Review Columns - Netting a Catch Special effects made simple
There's nothing quite like special effects to add some zing to your computing experience. This week's pick of software puts the spotlight on a handful of software that help you create special effects on your PC. Simple Vision This software helps you add picture puzzles, pop-ups, multiple-choice tests, animated text, point-and-click and fully automated slideshows, sparkling images, sprite animations, and more to your Web site within minutes.Whether you are a newbie or an expert, answer a few questions and Simple Vision does the rest. It supports all standard browsers, does not require any plug-in downloads or registering and is fully transparent.
You can use standard jpg, gif or bmp images. Picture puzzles can be from four to 2000 pieces.
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Mix-FX Mix and match your own effects with Mix-FX. Be it amazing flashy text effects or complex animations, Mix-FX is always there. This simple-to-use program lets you create stunning effects in a matter of seconds.You can load the effect you create into Flash 4 or 5, PowerPoint, Web site or video editing software. Customise effects by changing the settings and see the results at once.
File Size: 1 MB
J-Perk This program lets you create over 30 types of Java-based special effects for your Web site. J-Perk makes it easy for anyone to create dynamic Web pages full of special effects without knowing any Java or JavaScript at all. It has over 30 special effects.
File Size: 3.98 MB
Color Khablashooqator Pro 2.10 With a name like that, this software can't be anything but colourful. A small tool to create colourised HTML text, it helps you select from random gradients to automatically generate the HTML to fade between the colours. It has an HTML-text colour slides generator and manages full texts, multiple slides, colour manipulation functions, html format colours, colour schemes and more.
Purchase Info: Freeware
HTMLive 1.0 HTMLive lets you insert an animated floating Butterfly (alternate characters are available) into your pages that acts as a navigational menu when clicked on it. At the same time, the animation doubles as a hit counter and can be used to track statistics. The program provides an easy-to-use interface that lets you specify the menu items and associated links as well as preview and insert the code into your page.
Purchase Info: Freeware
Visual Scrollbar Builder 1.0 Visual Scrollbar Builder is a small and easy-to-use tool that allows you to create the CSS style code for a coloured scrollbar on your Web site. You just need to select the colours to be used and click generate and then preview. The program will launch your browser to preview the created scrollbar and has the code ready for you to copy/paste into your Web page.
Purchase Info: Freeware
Gradientex 1.2 Gradientex helps you decorate your Web pages with gradient text, fade in and fade out effects. You can specify font attributes both with start and finish colours from a standard palette. Gradientex can work with any HTML editor since it copies to code to the clipboard - ready for you to paste onto your page.
Purchase Info: Freeware
C. Ramesh
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