Released on = December 13, 2005, 3:50 am

Press Release Author = Aha-soft

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = You can edit icons and other small images and customize
desktop and folder icons

Press Release Body = Aha-Soft, a leading developer of world-class graphic software,
has announced the release of its latest icon editing tool IconXP 2.0. The first
version of this software released in autumn of 2001, was the first ever icon editor
to support the 32-bit icon format introduced in Windows XP. With the release of
version 2.0 IconXP continues to stay on the cutting edge of the icon editing
technology and makes a giant leap forward both in terms of usability and
functionality.

IconXP 2.0 makes icon editing a breeze enabling both professional and novice artists
to use a variety of drawing, painting and editing tools organized within a neat
workspace specifically optimized for creating and editing small graphics. The
foremost feature that makes IconXP stand out among other graphic tools is the
ability to create native Windows XP icons that contain a smooth edge over any
background. It offers functions to make better use of opacity and transparency,
including the ability to capture transparency when moving or copying images and the
RGB lock mode, which allows modifying a pixel\'s transparency while keeping their
color. Similarly, IconXP\'s transparency lock mode lets you alter a pixel\'s color
while freezing its transparency.

The IconXP editor may be used to create icons from scratch, or simply import
multiple standard image files (BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, etc.) and tweak or convert them
to the appropriate format. It also lets you choose the size of your new icon, the
color depth, and the effects that you want your icon to have - all with a click of a
button. You can easily create and modify XP icons with drop shadow, smooth, rotate,
grayscale, colorize, and roll and mirror effects to create that fun, dynamic, and
modern look. At the same time, you can paint images with gradient and chess fills
for dimension and a rich outlook. You can save the icon images to disk, or export
them to a variety of image formats (.ico, .bmp, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .wbmp, .xpm,
.xbm, .cur and .rc and Adobe Photoshop format).

Program Awards
IconXP has received a number of awards and Editor\'s Picks from popular online and
print publications including TuCows, Paul\'s Software Picks, RocketDownload and File
Transit.

System Requirements
Apart from the True Color video mode IconXP has no special software of hardware
requirements and will run on any Windows 95 and higher machine.

Price
IconXP costs $19.95(US). The trial version is fully functional but expires after 30
days trial.

About the Publisher
Based in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Aha-Soft manufactures cutting-edge image processing
software for professional and amateur graphic artists. Aha-Soft\'s line of icon and
cursor tools features innovative software designs to set new standards. This
privately owned company was founded in 2000 and is off to a phenomenal start,
receiving high praise in its first years of operation from top Internet download
sites including ZDNet, TuCows and Simply the Best.

For more information about Aha-Soft please visit the company\'s web site at
http://www.aha-soft.com/ .

Contact
Aha-soft,
P.O. BOX 17077, Krasnoyarsk-10, 660010, Russia
Web: http://www.aha-soft.com


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Full Version Evaluation
Should you need a full version for review, please email us at supportaha-soft.com.

Download Evaluation Copy of IconXP 2.0
Download from: http://www.iconutils.com/iconxp/iconxp.exe (exe, 890 KB)
and http://www.iconutils.com/iconxp/iconxp.zip (zip, 892 KB)

More Information
More product information can be found at
http://www.aha-soft.com/iconxp/


Web Site = http://www.aha-soft.com/iconxp/

Contact Details = Address: P.O. Box 17077, Krasnoyarsk-10
Russian Federation

Phone Number: +7(903)9225785
Email: webmaster@aha-soft.com