Amara Flash Photo Animation

By Dale Farris, Secretary Golden Triangle PC Club July 2005 Amara Software develops easy-to-use Flash web design tools. Amara currently has 5 Flash tools: a Flash news ticker, a Flash menu builder, a Flash intro and banner builder, a Flash slideshow builder, and a Flash photo animation. Their Flash software is shareware: You can fully try them out for Free before you decide to buy any of the Flash software applications. All their web design tools are very user-friendly, with a WYSIWYG interface. With Amara Flash Software tools there is finally an easy way to design attractive and creative Flash animations such as, slideshows, news tickers, and web menus. Just download any of the fully functional software applications for a test drive. Amara has set up a dedicated section with info on how to insert Flash movies into HTML editors, such as Microsoft Frontpage 2000, 2002, and 2003, Dreamweaver, Netobjects, and many other HTML editors. There are also tutorials on importing Flash movies into Flash, Powerpoint and other authoring applications. What is Flash? Macromedia Flash is an application for developing rich content, user interfaces, and web applications. The Macromedia Flash Player is a multiple-platform client. Web users must download and install the player in order to view and interact with Macromedia Flash content. The Macromedia Flash Player is installed on 97% of Internet-enabled desktops worldwide and on a wide range of popular devices. Macromedia Flash supports a broad range of platforms and browsers, including new browsers such as Safari 1.x. Flash Photo Animation Amara Flash Photo Animation Software creates stunning virtual tours through still photos, by adding several keypoints per photo that will allow your visitors to 'walk through' each photo of the slideshow. Amara Flash Photo Animation Software, allows you to bring motion to your still photos in a slide show, with lots of options, such as pan and zoom (the 'Ken Burns' effect), as well as pauses, text over picture, hyperlinks, and background music. With Amara Flash Photo Animation Software you can build a slideshow of numerous pictures, and define keypoints that will allow your visitors to 'walk through' each picture. You can assign functions to each keypoint, such as zoom in or zoom out, fade in or fade out, pause, or assign text and hyperlinks, for instance. The Flash Photo Animation Software is compatible with all popular graphic file and audio formats. This professional but easy-to-use tool lets users create exciting, interactive movies with flowing motions, by creating paths through their still digital images. Users just click to define key points anywhere in their photos, forming a timeline, and then assign functions to each key point such as zoom in/zoom out, fade in/fade out and pause. It is also easy to add text and hyperlinks to key points in the photos. Another option is to turn panorama photos into a 360-degree panning view. Great for virtual tours, showing website visitors around a house or office. Of users can let visitors freely 'walk', i.e. scroll through photos using their mouse. Large, detailed photos can be zoomed into deeply, and no longer need to take up the whole screen. With Amara Flash Photo Animation Software, users don't need programming skills or knowledge of Flash. The program saves people considerable time and effort, while giving them the professional results they want. A virtual tour of one complex image, or an entire slideshow of many photos - it's all possible with this Photo Animation Software. The program creates an SWF file that can be used directly in websites, as well as in programs such as PowerPoint, Macromedia Flash and Director, and any other HTML editors, etc. Features Import graphic files Import music files URL links and target frames Background colors Flash animation with key points (virtual Tour) Standard 360 pan movement Mouse controlled motion effect Unlimited numbers of slides Movie dimensions Easy to update WYSIWYG interface Transition time control Sound volume settings Insert background pictures Zoom, pan, ease-in ease-out, alpha, URLs, text per keypoint System Requirements 200MHz or higher PC processor All Windows 64MB of RAM or higher Price $49.95 The link to the licensed version of the tool and a serial key will be sent to you by e-mail after your purchase order has been processed. Just install the licensed version and enter the unlock code and off you go. Once you have bought the software, all Amara Flash Photo Animation Software updates will be free of charge, even after major upgrades! $99.00 - Package deal 1 1) Flash Slide Show Builder 2) Flash News Ticker 3) Flash Button and Menu Builder 4) Flash Intro and Banner Builder Pay $129.00 - Package deal 2 1) Flash Slide Show Builder 2) Flash News Ticker 3) Flash Button and Menu Builder 4) Flash Intro and Banner Builder 5) Flash Photo Animation Software About Amara Software Amara Software develops easy-to-use Flash web design tools. Amara currently has 5 Flash tools: a Flash news ticker, a Flash menu builder, a Flash intro and banner builder, a Flash slideshow builder, and a Flash photo animation. Their Flash software is shareware: You can fully try them out for Free before you decide to buy any of their Flash software applications. All their web design tools are very user-friendly, with a WYSIWYG interface. With Amara Flash Software tools there is finally an easy way to design attractive and creative Flash animations such as, slideshows, news tickers, and web menus. Just download any of the fully functional software applications for a test drive. For each application, Amara Software has created an online tutorial, so you should have no problem in getting the Flash movies onto your own web site in a snap. Contact Amara Software www.amarasoftware.com support@amarasoftware.com techsupport@amarasoftware.com mark@amarasoftware.com