WebImage -- WebImage is Group 42's commercial release of the popular GraphX Viewer client. WebImage builds on GraphX Viewer's features and ease of use and also adds many excellent new features. Perhaps its best feature, WebImage allows you to quickly and efficiently create and edit clickable image maps in either NCSA or CERN compliant formats. WebImage nearly rivals Map This! when it comes to developing quality image maps. WebImage, however, offers much more than just image mapping; additional features include image optimization (automatic detection of an image's color content for saving the image in variable bit depths in order to reduce the graphic's file size), interlaced GIF and PNG images, one-click simplicity in creating a transparent gif, a smart decoder for automatic encoding and decoding of files (single or multi-part files and in UU or XX encoding formats), printing capabilities, and the same excellent thumbnail catalog management system as found in GraphX Viewer. WebImage is also available in both Windows 3.x and Windows 95/NT versions. WebImage is designed to be the graphics tool of choice for 'net and (specifically) web users. It does this in part by bringing together the impressive features listed above and also in part due to Web Effects - additional features specifically designed for webulites. Web Effects allow for easy creation of basic images from scratch, button stamping of images (for adding a distinctive iconic quality to your images), adding of borders to your images (for adding an additional distinctive look), text additions, and embossed tiled backgrounds (for yet another interesting and quite unusual look). Additional image enhancements for graphics include rotation, resize, mirror, brightness, color contrast, gamma, remove noise, and invert. Graphics file types supported include BMP, Fax G3/G4, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, SunRaster, TARGA, TIFF, and XWD. WebImage isn't limited to Internet users; graphics users of all types will likely find WebImage to be a critical application. And for the many web graphics users out there, due notice is served -- your tool of trade has arrived. Pros: Web Effects, solid selection of features, image mapping, a graphics app with webulites in mind Cons: Lacks ACDSee's speed and several of Paint Shop Pro's features New: Windows 95/NT version released Version Reviewed: 1.72 Date of Review: 2/28/96 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud apps conference Main Menu