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July 31st, 2008, 15:56 GMT · By Adrian Arsene

Design a Flash Photo Gallery in Minutes

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EasyGallery by Emeex See editor's ratings     Request a review
Version reviewed: EasyGallery 1.1.82.185

EasyGallery is a simple to use application that allows you to create your own drag and drop image gallery.


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Features:

Easy import - just by drag and drop images, audio and video content (JPG, MP3, FLV, SWF)
Automatic image resizing with optimalization for web
Drag and drop background image (supports animated swf)
Gallery skins and fully customizable design
Menu and Submenu with customizable design
Text editor
One click upload to web
Integrated FTP synchronization.

The main window of EasyGallery
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When it comes to web design, we think that it is something we should leave to professionals. We can't know everything about HTML tags or action scripts when we barely use custom made templates or other tools to design our personal webpage or gallery.

If you're tired of turning to others to help you design and create your webpage or gallery, then EasyGallery
is the solution for you. With a simple and intuitive design, you will be able to create your own photo gallery in a matter of clicks rather than hours or days.

The main window of the application will allow you to easily customize the text that you want to be displayed on the main page. The control bar of the application gives you full access over the font style, size and text positioning. A feature that you have rarely seen in web design is applying different grades of shadowing and transparency to the text. EasyGallery has this feature and allows you to fully control the environmental text so that you can give it a 3D look.

EasyGallery does not have complex panels or menus that can trouble you when looking for the feature that you desire. You can find everything you need in the top left corner of the application, under the form of four simple folders. Each of them allows you to customize different visual aspects of your gallery.

The Background Settings panel permits you to easily choose a background color for your project and then set up its transparency level. This is a great feature because you must never have the exact same gradient on two projects so that everything you create can be considered unique.

The Top Settings panel offers you the possibility to create a menu bar that you can place anywhere you want on the screen. You can choose its transparency level, adjust its edges to give it a smoother look and customize the color. The lower side of the panel offers full control over the top font by allowing you to customize its size and relative position on the screen. Along with the font type, you are also able to fully control size, color, position, text shade and even the color of the text shade.

EasyGallery has the ability to offer you full control over the menu items and background by allowing you to easily choose an appropriate color for the buttons, customize their smoothness, transparency level and even their position. All can be easily performed by simply dragging different bars that precisely control these features. Considering that you have arranged the buttons the way you wanted to, the lower part of the Menu Settings panel allows you to customize the font type, size, color and positioning so that you can give your menu buttons a 3D smooth effect.

The top side of the Window Settings panel provides you full control over the gallery background and transparency along with the fact that the window stroke is fully customizable. The lower side of the panel has the ability to control the font settings and transparency level of the background text so that your gallery has an appealing look and feel.

Once you have finished working on your gallery design, you should add images to it. This has never been easier because you can simply drag and drop the photos you want and the application will create instant thumbnails that can be easily be adjusted in size. Since you have completed all of these tasks, it is time to take a look at your gallery and preview it in your Internet Explorer browser. This feature is available by pressing the Preview button that will enable the application to render you project as a fully active flash gallery webpage. If the results are exactly as you have expected, you can now publish your work online by accessing the Publish button.

EasyGallery has the ability to let you customize different details concerning your project before actually uploading or exporting it. The HTML color, title and description can easily be customized according to the purpose and functionality of the project. Creating online flash galleries has never been easier.

The Good

EasyGallery offers you the ability to fully customize every aspect of your gallery with just a few clicks. Professional design can be created with absolutely no effort.

The Bad

The fact that it costs 55 dollars to benefit from its features might make some prefer using already designed templates that are both free and customizable.

The Truth

EasyGallery gives you the chance to create fully customizable flash galleries (with minimum effort) that can be published or exported with ease.

Here are some snapshots of the application in action:



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EDITOR'S RATINGS:

User Interface: (5/5)
Features: (4/5)
Ease of use: (4/5)
Pricing/Value: (3/5)
Overall: (4/5)
  Final verdict: Very good   100% Clean Certified

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