AMC GIF Construction Set Pro 3.0a patch 40

To my mind, in the software world there are two ways applications get their names. The first one goes something like this: the developer thinks of a name that sounds cool, and when he founds one, gives it to the application he came up with. Take Firefox for example. It sounds rather cool, and you could never tell from the name that Firefox is in fact a browser.

The second way goes something like this: the developer thinks of what the application can do, then chooses a name that adequately describes what that application can do. The Alchemy Mindworks-developed application GIF Construction Set Professional definitely falls in this category.

From the application’s name it is obvious what the application can do. With GIF Construction Set Professional you can create GIF animations. Here are some details about the functionality GIF Construction Set Professional provides, details that are not immediately obvious from the application’s name:

- The application features an Animation Wizard which will guide you through all the steps you need to take to create a GIF animation.
- The animations you come up with are compressed with the Supercompressor to take up as little space as possible.
- Take existing graphics and add transparency (works with still and animated GIF files).
- Rotate, crop, color-adjust and resize all or part of an animation sequence.
- Manage your GIF files.
- GIF Construction Set Professional provides access to the large library of Alchemy Mindworks animation plugins.
- The Banner Generator will allow you to easily and rapidly create special-effect text banners.
- Export GIF animations to AVI and MOV, ANI cursors, MNG, SWF (with sound).
- Protection Matrix will protect your graphics.
- Extensive documentation and tutorials.

Here are some technical details that could never be obvious from this application’s name:
Download – the download weighs in at some 12MB.
Installation – GIF Construction Set Professional provides support for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
Limitations – free to try.

TIP: If you want to create professional looking animations, you may want to give Animation Workshop, another Alchemy Mindworks-developed application a look.

Pros

• Very easy to use
• Supercompressor
• Banner Generator
• Protection Matrix
• Extensive documentation and tutorials

Cons

• Free to try

About Alchemy Mindworks
Details on Alchemy Mindworks and the applications it has to offer are available here.

AMC GIF Construction Set Pro has been reviewed by George Norman on 10 Sep 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated AMC GIF Construction Set Pro 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent