Aha-soft IconUtils
Version: 1.04 (Build 2001-Dec-26)
Platform: Windows95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Hardware requirements:
32MB RAM, Pentium-133 MHz, 5 MB on hard drive.

IconUtils is a software package that includes ArtIcons Pro 3.15,
ArtCursors 2.12, AhaView 2.0, Any to Icon 1.22 and Icon to Any 1.21.


With IconUtils you can:

* Express your artistic nature and create your own unique icons 
* Convert existing images and use them as icons 
* Give the unique look and feel to your desktop 
* Customize the icons used to display various 
folders to be able to distinguish them at a glance 


ArtIcons Pro - icon editor and icon library manager

ArtIcons allows you to find, create, edit, import and export
icons and manage icon libraries. With this powerful utility 
you can create and edit icons in either standard or custom
sizes, in color depths up to 32-bit True Color. ArtIcons is 
the first tool that directly supports the new icon format introduced 
in Windows XP. ArtIcons contains various graphic tools
including enhanced gradient and chess fill. You can convert images 
to icons, import icons from cursor and library files and even from 
executables. You can scan files and folders for icons
and arrange icons into libraries. 


ArtCursors - cursor editor and cursor library manager

ArtCursors allows you to find and extract cursors, create
and edit cursors, import and export cursors and manage
cursor libraries. Use this program to create and
edit static and animated cursors with color depths
up to 16 million colors. ArtCursors contains different
paint tools, including enhanced gradient fills. You can
convert images to cursors and import cursors from icon and
library files and from executables.


Any to Icon - icon converter

Any to Icon allows you to convert multiple BMP, JPEG, GIF,
PNG, WBMP and WMF images to Windows icons in batch mode.
It also breaks down entire icon libraries into individual
icons. You can change color resolution and size to create
customized icons.


Icon to Any - icon converter

Icon to Any allows you to convert Windows icons and cursors
into BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, ICO, CUR, WBMP and RC formats. 
It has a wizard style interface. It's simple to process multiple
files at once. You can find icons and make images for use
on Web pages.


AhaView - handy picture viewer and converter.

This viewer supports all popular graphic formats, including
JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, ICO, CUR, ANI, WBMP. You can browse
images in thumbnail mode, view pictures full screen with
zooming features, convert images to JPEG, PNG, BMP formats
and manage files.


Limitations in trial version

Common: Nag screen; 30 days trial period
ArtCursors: Restricted scanning for cursors
ArtIcons Pro: Restricted scanning for icons
Any to Icon: cannot convert JPEG and GIF formats; only 7 files at a time
Icon to Any: Some formats can't be disabled; only 7 files at a time 


History
26.12.2001 IconUtils 1.04
ArtIcons Pro changes:
  Added: Ability to change icon size and resolution inside program files
  Added: Chinese (BIG5) interface

18.12.2001 IconUtils 1.03
ArtIcons Pro changes:
  Added: Ability to change icons inside program files
  Added: Icon image test
  Added: Preview area
  Added: Window position saving
  Added: Ability to add multiple images to an icon at once
  Added: Spanish language
  Added: Chinese (BG) interface

30.11.2001 IconUtils 1.02
Any to Icon changes:
  Added: Support for Adobe Photoshop PSD format
  Added: Constrain proportions option
Icon to Any changes:
  Added: Frame resolution filter
ArtCursors changes:
  Fixed: Problem with artist name in animated cursors

18.11.2001 IconUtils 1.01
ArtIcons Pro changes:
  Added: Grayscale effect
  Fixed: Problems with some .psd files

2001-Oct-27 IconUtils 1.0
Release


The latest release of the application can be downloaded at the 
following locations: 

http://www.aha-soft.com/iconutils/iconutils.exe
http://www.iconutils.com/iconutils/iconutils.exe

Links to other download locations can be found at:

http://www.aha-soft.com/download.htm
http://www.iconutils.com/download.htm

You're welcome to submit any questions, suggestions and comments concerning
our software. Please let us know what you would like to see in the future 
releases.


Copyright (C) 2001, Aha-soft, All rights reserved
Home page: http://www.aha-soft.com/
Support: mailto:support@aha-soft.com
Sales: mailto:sales@aha-soft.com
