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StudioLine Photo 2 Optimizes Image Management Workflow for All Photographers; Release 2.11 Brings a New Level of Ease to Archiving and Managing Photos Along With Enhancements for Desktop Publishing and Online Albums.


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, N.J. -- H&M Systems Software, Inc. today introduced Release 2.11 of its award-winning StudioLine(R) Photo 2 digital imaging software. Release 2.11 benefits photographers and designers of all skill levels with ease-of-use enhancements when loading photos and by streamlining image management. Users also benefit from easier online album creation and improved interfacing with desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes,  tools.

"When it comes to making a photographer's job easier, StudioLine Photo 2 strives to offer the highest level of convenience at a price that attracts both pros and amateurs," says Peter Oltersdorf, marketing director, H&M Software. "The level of flexibility and ease of use added to StudioLine 2.11 make it the best image management software in its price range."

New Level of Convenience

The universal StudioLine Explorer for images, folders and online albums offers a convenient toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the  slider A block of material that holds the read/write head of a magnetic disk. See flying head.  to freely choose thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple  sizes. This capability allows similar images to be assessed and distinguished before loading.

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 them for later use in email, online albums, printing or CD/DVD writing. One can even sort images by their rating.

Intuitive Image Loading to Guide Novices

Other enhancements to StudioLine Explorer make image loading a very simple task for even the newest photographers. The "Select All" button enables users to simply load an entire folder with a single mouse click rather than having to select each image individually. There is also an option to include images from all subfolders.

The revised "Load Images" panel enables photographers to easily choose a designated folder in the image archive. An option to "Match Folder Hierarchy The organization of folders (directories) on a hard disk, which is drive-folder-file. See Win Folder organization. " creates subfolders in the image archive that match the folder structure of the original folders.

StudioLine Explorer Adds Comfort with Windows(R) XP

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Optimized Workflow for Desktop Publishing

Meeting production requirements has gotten easier with StudioLine Photo 2.11, whether exporting a batch of images as web graphics or for desktop publishing. Users can define a maximum image size in pixels, inches or centimeters. A new option takes the orientation of each image into consideration and uses the larger specified "size" for the longer "side" of an image, and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. .

A handy preview window shows the images based on all settings, in the specified size and quality. Users can then watch the preview while experimenting with quality settings to find the smallest possible file size for use on the Internet. The automatic "naming" feature can combine image names, image tags and sequence numbers to create meaning file names or to control the order of appearance in third party applications.

Online Albums Made Simple

StudioLine Photo 2.11 offers a more convenient web gallery wizard for publishing attractive online albums in a few easy steps. Users simply choose a design and the wizard will neatly organize all available options in a window. Designers can then immediately preview the gallery and return to the options for any adjustments.

Requirements, Availability and Pricing

StudioLine Photo 2.11 requires Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP, and is available at major stores, with a suggested retail price of $49.00. In Europe, the suggested retail price is 49.00 Euros (35 Pounds Sterling). Electronic copies of the software can be purchased at the product web site http://www.StudioLine.biz biz  
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 for $44.00, or 44.00 Euros (32 Pounds Sterling) in Europe. A free 30-day trial can be downloaded.

About StudioLine Photo 2

StudioLine Photo 2 is an economical, yet versatile tool designed to meet the demands of professional and novice photographers, stock houses, graphic designers, and others requiring an all-in-one solution for editing, managing, archiving and publishing digital images. Innovative technology protects original images against accidental changes and generational loss in quality.

About H&M Software

H&M Software has been developing business and productivity software since 1974. The corporate headquarters are located in Germany with subsidiaries in the U.S. and France, and agents serving the U.K. and Italy.

H&M and StudioLine are registered trademarks of H&M Systems Software, Inc.
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