Batchimage.com has just released an updated version of its image processor for Windows called Batch It! Pro. The application lets you perform a number of useful operations on batches of photos. Here are some of the program's features.

• Upsize or downsize batches of pictures with or without keeping the dimension ratios for them.
• Add captions or copyright tags to images.
• Watermark pictures.
• Convert pics to 16-bit gray scale images.
• Save the processed images to either JPEG 2000, JPEG, BMP, TGA, PPM, PBM, PGM, PCX, PNG, GIF (Non-LZW) and TIFF formats (including Rev.6.0, Packbits, LZW, CCITT G.3 and G.4 compression).
• Load JPEG, JPEG 2000, BMP, TIFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, PBM, PGM, PPM, GIF, VDA, ICB, VST, PIX, WMF, FAX, PSD, PDD, PSP, CUT and PCD files.
• Control the JPEG and PNG image quality level, including JPEG smoothing.
• Control the dot-per-inch settings of the processed images.
• Individually flip, rotate or crop the images.
• Individually control brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and other effects of the images.
• Create Windows wallpaper from an image.
• Create HTML-based file directory listing.
• Create HTML-based image thumbnail listing.
• Create HTML-based slideshow for local or Web display.
• Create autoRun CD-ROM-compatiable HTML thumbnail galleries or slideshows.

The program regularly sells for $59.95, but until Dec. 21, it's being sold at a 15 percent discount. You can also test drive the software for free for 21 days.