Fast Image (JPG) Resizer for Java / News: Recent posts

Added missing URL drop handler (thanks to Norbert Papke)
Added "drop files here" message to Image List
Added Percentage Resize Option
Added Viewmodes (List, Thumbnails)
Added Options (hide message pane / hide tree view)
Added Thumbnail cache

Added new features:
o resize + crop images
o resize + fill with background color
to get the desired rectangle
o extended quick access icons
o rename created files
(to lower case, resequence files, add prefix)
o set quality options (bilinear, bicubic, etc)

The "Fast Image Resizer for Java Tool" has following features: resize all JPEG/JPG images of a directory, rotate images, generate web galleries, store resized images in a ZIP file, add watermark: text or image overlay.

The Tool is available in German and English.

New in Version 1.1
o add buttons in status line, to change most important settings (such as compression, size) easily
o modified update functionality
o implemented extended file output options (e.g. file prefix, filename to lowercase)
o do not upscale smaller images (keep them as original)... read more

First Version of Fast Image (JPG) Resizer for Java was released on 5rd of December, 2008.

Planned features for the next release:
- Options for renaming files on creation.
- Crop images, to create square thumbnails.
- Bugfixes

Version 1.1 coming soon (Dec08/Jan09)