ShutterBug 1.0 for Mac® OS X Offers Clean & Powerful
Approach to Web Album Creation
Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA — December 21, 2004 — From the makers of
ImageWell, XtraLean Software introduces ShutterBug, a refreshing approach to
web album creation and updating content on the fly. ShutterBug equips users
with efficient and revolutionary content creation tools including Thumbnail
Zoom, «ImageWell-Inside, » and the first of its kind, the Edit-in-
Place Browser window. ShutterBug, a compact 784 KBs download, is available
immediately from XtraLean’s website for a special introductory price of $29
USD. A free demo version is also available for evaluation.
ShutterBug empowers users to design and publish content to the web without
any knowledge of HTML. Edit-in-Place lets users edit the layout and design on
the fly, web preview the site, and test the links all in one window, pushing the
limits of what users can do with their content. Users can crop, rotate, add
thought clouds to photos with the ImageWell editor and take close-up shots of
thumbnails with the Zoom tool. With the click of a button, ShutterBug makes
uploading and sending changes speedy and hassle-free. No other consumer
web album maker in this class can perform all of these functions in one
compact application.
"We’re redefining easy," Co-founder, Hagen Kaye says, "If you can use a
mouse, you can design, create, and publish a photo album to the web." Users
can drag and drop to position and resize objects on the page, float text around
objects, and customize thumbnail sizes to whatever aspect ratio they want.
Advancing the WYSIWYG concept, ShutterBug goes one step further in
providing a multi-task environment that supports a smooth and uninterrupted
workflow, paving the way to true innovation in web content publishing. What
users do and see in ShutterBug is what really appears in all browsers on all
platforms.
Other standard features include drag and drop to reorder photos and pages,
drag and drop photos from iPhoto and other picture folders, text content
editing, easy hyperlink insertion, automated slideshows, slideshow editing, fade
transitions, captions, watermarks, thumbnail resizing, number of rows and
columns, add borders and frames to objects and photos, add background
images to web pages, customize a template, use one of the pre-packed
templates, or create own unique look and feel. Plus much more.
A full-featured demo version that watermarks images with ‘Demo’ can be tried
for free, downloadable from xtralean.com. Purchase and registration of the
product will remove the watermarks and can be purchased for the special
introductory price of $29 from XtraLean’s online store. ShutterBug requires
Mac® OS X 10.3.4 or higher and web host space for uploading websites to.
ShutterBug supports dot Mac accounts and WebDAV.
More useful additions are planned for ShutterBug in the near future. XtraLean
offers full customer support services for ShutterBug and welcomes all feedback.
For more information about XtraLean and future developments, check the
company’s website and support forums.
About XtraLean Software, Inc.
Founded in 2002, XtraLean Software is a new software developer for the Mac
OS X platform with over a decade of experience in developing and marketing
leading edge applications on the alternative platform. XtraLean Software is
committed to creating affordable and innovative software for Mac OS X users by
providing slim and useful alternatives that give users what they ask for.
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Press Contact: Ginny Kaye, XtraLean Software, Inc. (603) 424-0388,
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information or an evaluation copy of
ShutterBug, please contact Ginny Kaye, visit XtraLean’s website, or call
XtraLean’s Media Support at (603) 424-0388.
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