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Paint.net graphics tool
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Paint.NET - updated info on this find from BabyStannie
FREE photo and imaging tool. Many features: multiple-image support, layering, unlimited undo, and plenty of filters(easier to use than PSP & Photoshop and FREE). Version 3.31 released 5/1/08 Bookmark the site to keep checking for updates. See more info in this thread.
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  AuntieCanuck
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6/30/2008
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Links to Graphic Optimizers
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- http://www.webopt.com/download/index.html - a regularand pro version available for trial use (30 days)
- http://www.accessv.com/~email/webpages/crunch.html - online cruncher for .gifs and .jpgs
- http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/imageoptimizer/index.php - another discovery from dear ParanoidDotCom
- http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/8zwd6/jpeg_optimizer.htm - .jpg optimizer free download
- http://www.webmasterpaste.com/optimizegraphics.html - another online .gif and .jpeg cruncher
- http://www.tbns.net/webpages/crunch.html - yet another online .jpg and .gif cruncher
- http://www.netmechanic.com/GIFBot/optimize-graphic.htm
- http://www.xat.com/internet_technology/download.html - image, .jpeg and .gif optimizer trial downloads
- http://www.freegraphics.com/art-gifjpeg-cruncher.html yet another online .gif and .jpeg cruncher
- http://www.ziplink.net/~shoestring/dicer01.htm - picture dicer - cuts up a large graphic into smaller ones so they load faster and you can also insert different hyperlinks into each piece of the graphic once inserted into a page.
- http://www.groundlayerz.com/apps/imagcomp.shtml - another set of image cruncher downloads (3) - trial versions.
- http://www.pcvoyager.com/dir/graphics.html - some free compression software here - check the list
- http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/optimizationswpc -a whole bunch of shareware and freeware optimizers here.
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AuntieCanuck
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10/18/2006
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cooltext.com/
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Lots of special effects with the online text graphics generator - buttons & bullets too!
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![]() Auntie~Canuck(Mgr)
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10/18/2006
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addesigner.com/
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Design a banner or other animated items with this free online tool.
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![]() Auntie,Canuck
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10/18/2006
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Cpick color tool
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Druid found this one! Check out the goodies it can handle here.
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AuntieCanuck
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3/21/2006
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The Gimp
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Very Powerful Freeware. For Windows users, skip the source code version (the build it yourself version) and head over to: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/ to get the automatic installer (stable version). |
![]() lightson
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1/20/2006
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Power Pose Plugin
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This plugin (for DAZ|Studio) allows you to drive entire chains of bones, defined by you, for more natural and realistic motions. Power Pose allows you to quickly put figures into your own original poses, or easily adjust existing poses with just a few movements of your mouse. Free.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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9/18/2005
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DAZ|Studio (3D Poser)
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Available free, DAZ|Studio is a fun, powerful, feature rich 3D figure posing and animation tool. Easy to use interface creates virtual people, animals, vehicles, buildings, props, plants, accessories and more. See also Power Pose Plugin.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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9/18/2005
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Designer Today
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Tutorial site full of Photoshop links, filters, tips, newsletters. Their Software section now links to various external resources (cheap or free). As of Aug '05 no freebies were actually listed yet. The tutorials were worth browsing though, since they cover many different programs.
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![]() Jody
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7/27/2005
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HoverSnap
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Perfect free tool for making screenshots. You will never use another tool after using this easy, configurable tool. If you make screen shots frequently, this one comes highly recommended!
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enRICHed_1
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7/27/2005
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PSP 9 (Trial)
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A 30-day, fully functional, trial edition of Paint Shop Pro 9, which includes: Infinite editing possibilities to help you create the perfect photo, art tools that will push your imagination to its limit, superior graphic design tools to help you express yourself, flexible, customizable, intuitive tools that help you work smarter.
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![]() Auntie,Canuck
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7/27/2005
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Corel Draw (Trial)
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A 30-day, fully functional, trial edition of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12, which includes: CorelDRAW® 12 for intuitive illustration and page layout, Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 12 for fast and easy digital imaging, Corel R.A.V.E.™ 3 for comprehensive motion graphics, CorelTRACE™ 12 for bitmap to vector tracing, Corel CAPTURE™ 12 for screen captures, Bitstream® Font Navigator for accessing and organizing fonts quickly.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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7/27/2005
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20-20 Background Tile Maker
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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7/27/2005
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Banner Maker Pro
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Free 15 day Trialware. Banner Maker Pro is software that quickly (and easily!) allows you to create web-based banner ads, web buttons, animated gifs, logos, image ads and other web graphics. It's not just for banners! It's an animated banner ad maker, button maker, and logo maker all in one.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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3/10/2005
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PhotoPlus 6.0
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Check out PhotoPlus 6.0 a free alternative to Paint Shop Pro. You will need to register (free) using a valid email address since they send you a personal installation number. Other free graphics tools offered as well. Dee's note: I haven't had a problem with spam. In 3 years, I've received about 2 emails about updates and the registration letter. |
AuntieCanuck
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3/9/2005
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Color Cop
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326 kb program with some major little features. It features a eyedrop color picker, you can convert RGB decimal values to HTML hexadecimal, convert hexadecimal to RGB decimal values. A magnifier control that will allow the user to magnify any part of the screen, including magnification with levels of 1x-16x. 3 by 3 and 5 by 5 average sampling instead of sampling just one pixel, a 3 by 3 or 5 by 5 area of pixels will be averaged to get a color. Supported by donations.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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8/21/2004
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Buttonz & Tilez
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Freeware from snapfiles.com The package includes 2 applications, "Buttonz!", which creates buttons of various shapes, and "Tilez!", which renders seamless textures. The program provides an easy to use interface and a real-time preview. Button options include text insertion, 3D style bevel options and more. When creating background tiles, you can choose from several presets and color schemes.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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5/11/2004
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ULEAD Graphics
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Trial versions of popular digital imaging, web design tools, 3-D and animation image programs.
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![]() Jody
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5/11/2004
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Pixie
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Pixie from NattyWare.com: an easy-to-use, free, fast and tiny utility. It is a colour picker that includes a mouse tracker. Simply point to a colour to find the hex, RGB, HTML, CMYK and HSV values. Will also show the current x y position of your mouse pointer.
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AuntieCanuck
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4/13/2004
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WebTV Tools
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WebScissors is a collection of web-based tools designed to give WebTV users some of the same features that are inherent in most PC web browsers. Here you will find instructions on how to use the different portions of the WebScissors tool. Show Images, Details, View Source, Links, Import, Edit, Transload
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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4/13/2004
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EyeDropper 3.01
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Free, 27 kb. Eyedropper lets you sample any colour on your screen and determine its exact R/B/G values, C/M/Y/K, and hexidecimal values. Complete with a minor magnifier to nail down exact pixels and position numbers.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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11/8/2003
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My Imager
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Online graphics editor that also lets you add text to graphics and optimize.
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AuntieCanuck
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9/20/2003
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Tek-Tips
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Lots of links to tools and tips here - must join, but it's free.
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AuntieCanuck
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7/14/2003
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Picture and Sound Show
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A 32-bit screen saver for Windows that enables you to create your own slide shows from pictures and sounds on your computer. Unlimited slide shows, automatic switching between slide shows at fixed intervals/repeats.
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DeeTheRantingRanger
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7/10/2003
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abcbanners
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Free site to make your own banners!
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AuntieCanuck
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6/19/2003
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ezthumbs
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Make thumbnails, icons, and more, animated or not, with this free tool.
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AuntieCanuck
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5/31/2003
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Backgrounds and Buttons
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Free background tiles and borders. Make customized buttons too.
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AuntieCanuck
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3/24/2003
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Acme License, Heart and Label Maker
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Make a license plate graphic, label or heart with your name or other text. Has the plates for all the US States and CDN Provinces.
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AuntieCanuck
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3/24/2003
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Animation Online - banners
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Make free banners online from the templates at this site.
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AuntieCanuck
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2/15/2003
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EyeBrowse
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EyeBrowse is an advanced graphics management and manipulation program, featuring screen capture, support for many file formats (save/open), batch file management, animated GIF support, favorites and print with print preview. It comes with an EyeBrowse Update utility which will update EyeBrowse to the newest version available amongst many other things. This new version expands on the image manipulation features in a big way, making EyeBrowse an essential application for anyone who works with graphics. FREE for non-commercial use.
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€LSW
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2/9/2003
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IrfanView 3.75
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The best Desktop Picture editor. Does Batch Conversion/Rename , SlideShows , works with all file formats includeing video and music files. Much , Much More. Very nice piece of software,and it is only 812K download. It's Free
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linkline2
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12/30/2002
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My Imager
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Online graphics tool for working with non-animated graphics. Create buttons, edit graphics, and other goodies too.
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AuntieCanuck
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10/4/2002
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Media Builder
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3D scrolling Text maker, Gif Works, and Postcard Maker, - and more if you join for the $40 US fee.
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9/20/2002
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MyPhotoZip
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Brand new digital image compression tool. Achieves compression ratio of up to 100:1. They offer a free, fully functional 30 trial. This is amazing.
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![]() Lonetree
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8/6/2002
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xara
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xara web graphics.... cool program ...& the earlier version is free to download...
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![]() d_funksta
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4/5/2002
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Jewels Web Graphics
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Free Animated Signatures, and Original Custom Graphics designed especially for you by our team of experienced Animators!
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JewelWebGraphics
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3/28/2002
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Selteco Bannershop
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Animated banner maker. You can also make animated gifs. Free trial for 30 days.
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![]() Top Dog
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12/13/2001
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3d Scrolling Text Maker
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Yep - it looks like a Marquee, but it's a gif. Experiment with the many options till you get the look you want.
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![]() Auntie,Canuck
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10/6/2001
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Caliper measurer
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Free tool for measuring graphics to be sure they will fit!
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![]() Auntie,Canuck
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10/2/2001
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Gifworks
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Another web-based graphic editor for animated gifs.
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![]() Auntie,Canuck
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7/31/2001
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spinwave image crunchers
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Compress those large images down to size with this free online tool!
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![]() Auntie,Canuck
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5/29/2001
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More animated signatures
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Large selection of animated signatures
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![]() Auntie~Canuck(Mgr)
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4/18/2001
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Flaming Text!
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Create animated text graphics online.
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![]() Auntie~Canuck(Mgr)
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4/18/2001
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Huey Color Generator
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Freeware
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![]() lightson
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3/15/2001
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Gif Construction Set Pro
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Trial
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![]() Jody
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11/12/1999
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Macromedia Flash
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Trial
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![]() Jody
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11/12/1999
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Macromedia Fireworks
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Trial
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![]() Jody
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11/12/1999
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Online Gif Wizard
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Compress graphics online
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![]() Jody
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11/12/1999
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Crystal 3D IMPACT! Pro
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Trial
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![]() spacefish
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11/12/1999
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