Zoner GIF Animator 5 is an extraordinary tool for creating and editing images, especially Web banners, in the animated GIF format. This new version provides unique tools for creating “trick banners” (animated GIFs with simulated Windows controls) directly, without using another graphics application. Trick banners generally have the highest click-through rate. Other new features in version 5: import of vector graphics (e.g. clip art) in the WMF and EMF formats, ability to restore animations’ original frame states, a texture generator, support for Adobe Plug-Ins, a transformation tool for rotating and resizing frames and for bitmap trimming, option for solid (alpha) frame transparency of 0-99%, improved algorithm for optimizing animations (minimizing their file size). Other features: Support for text frames, including advanced editing functions, bitmap import: GIF, JPG, PCD, MAC, PNG, TIF, TGA, BMP, DIB, RLE, ICO, WPG, BMI, and PCX, animation import: FLI, FLIC, and AVI.