Automated image processing with DeBabelizer.(DeBabelizer Pro 5.0 file format conversion software)(Product Announcement)

One of the benefits that digital imagery should offer us is the ability to "create once, deploy anywhere," but file formats, color palettes, and other particulars make it difficult for artists to use the same content for Web animation, digital video, handheld devices, etc. Since the early '90s, however, Equilibriums DeBabelizer software has made the job of getting images from one format to another, or from one medium to another, easier than it might have been otherwise. DeBabelizer may not be the sexiest piece of software around, but to hundreds of thousands of digital artists, it's indispensable.

The latest version, DeBabelizer Pro 5, builds on its core strengths--automated batch processing, color palette optimization, and file translation support--with more powerful automation and new Web publishing tools and color palettes. The new hot folder feature, for example, lets users create pre-scripted folders into which files can be ...