Software that you can use for virtuals.

[Leigh Taafe]

Hi, I found this on another forum, hope that it helps.

1. Picnik -- Summed up from the site: "Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart's content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames." If you already use Flickr for your photos, you're only a click away from taking a Picnik.
http://www.picnik.com


2. Splashup -- Splashup "is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With all the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time, and allows you to edit many images at once." You'd wonder how something this extensive could be free - and it all runs within your browser.
http://www.splashup.com


3. FotoFlexer -- FotoFlexer bills itself as "the world's most advanced online image editor." With it, you can edit photos from Photobucket, MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, and "more places." I'm not quite sure what "more places" means, but last I checked, this does not include a phone booth... it could include the toilet if you have a laptop and you're really bored.
http://www.fotoflexer.com



4. Pixlr -- "Pixlr is a free online photo editor; jump in and start: edit, adjust, filter. It's just what you imagine!" Alexa says it's the "fastest growing photo editor online." If these resources are starting to look similar to your eye, remember you don't have to use all of them - just pick the one that works best for your needs.
http://www.pixlr.com


5. flauntR -- flauntR is a suite that includes the ability to edit images, add effects, add text, and print the results on everything from mugs to posters. You might be overwhelmed with the options here, but... isn't that better than being underwhelmed?
http://www.flauntr.com


6. Photoshop Express -- Adobe's Photoshop was really the first image editor of its kind to herald in the age of digital photography, though it was designed for professionals and its endless options could be daunting (and bank- breakingly expensive) for the layman. Now, Photoshop.com is on the Web to help that very same layman -- for free or plus levels of membership -- edit, store, and share his photos. Lots of helpful tutorials promise to guide the casual user through editing pickles.
http://www.photoshop.com


7. PiZap -- PiZap's tagline is "fun with photos made easy." It's another flavor of photo editor/storage center that, like flauntR, allows you to print the results to mugs, bags, and t-shirts. PiZap invites developers to check out its API for more personalization options (which is usually a good thing).
http://www.pizap.com


8. Aviary -- Aviary lets you: "edit images, create mind-blowing effects, design logos, find colors, collaborate, and more. All you need is a Web browser." This particular brand looks to be the one to beat, as they have several different tools in development. I'm guessing that within five years, this one is going to be at the top of every person's list of Web-based image editors.
http://www.aviary.com


9. DrPic -- DrPic says it's "the easiest free online picture editor" and that it has "processed over five million pictures." I say they're easy enough, but not necessarily THE easiest. Everything's relative, no?
Oh, and five million is just a drop in the ocean, compared to Flickr, which sees uploads of more than double that in a month.
http://www.drpic.com


10. Cameroid -- Cameroid lets you "take crazy (or not) snaps with your webcam straight from your browser." This app was featured this one in a CNN.com live video a while ago, and it certainly deserves to be mentioned again. If you're looking for something else to do with your webcam, give it a cameroid (which isn't as painful as it might sound).
http://www.cameroid.com

As you can see, there are plenty of options for photo editing, storing, and sharing out there. Some are going to fit your personal workflow more neatly than others, so it's worth it to try a few and see what works best for your needs.

[aaron_tas]

i use photoshop elements 6, which is great for bonsai and costs around the 180-200 bukkus mark.

i use cs3 at uni and prefer the features on elements.

[kcpoole]

I use "The GIMP".
An Open source , Cross platform ( Linux, Unix Mac and Windows versions). Costs nothing and has 90% the functionality of Photoshop.

If you know how to use photoshop then you find the user interface hard to get used to, but if like me can adapt quickly or do not know PS then you are good to go

Ken

[techpetal]

There is also Paint.NET which is an advanced standard Microsoft Paint. Has a heap of cool features whilst being REALLY easy to use

Oh and of course...IT's FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kcpoole]

There is also Paint.NET which is an advanced standard Microsoft Paint. Has a heap of cool features whilst being REALLY easy to use

Oh and of course...IT's FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you need an advanced Paint for? the original is good enough! Check out the videaos and pictures on this site for more proof
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech ... sterpieces

Ken

[mrbradleybradley]

For free 'photoshop-type' software I use paint.net, it is spam and virus free

http://www.getpaint.net/

[sreeve]

Another free software package which I was put onto is:
http://www.photofiltre.com
If you need any help, the authors are contactable and really nice people
Regards
Steve

[TreeHugger]

Hi all....just wondering if anyone had a good app for virts that they use on their iPad
Cheers
Lee

[Andrew Legg]

Gimp

[Andrew F]

Gimp

X2

[The Ficus Guy]

Gimp works well for more than just tree picture editing, I play with it a lot

[MoGanic]

Um... I use a pencil... and paper...

At the same time I often do use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for touching up my photos - best program I've used thus-far and I use it to edit pics n make em look professional.

Used Photoshop before and it's just too overpriced. I much prefer a mixture of "ArcSoft Photo Studio" along with "Paint.Net" for any editing.

-Mo

[Andrew F]

Gimp works well for more than just tree picture editing, I play with it a lot

Hahahahahaha ryan that is awesome, can you link me with a tut on how to do that please?

[The Ficus Guy]

Gimp works well for more than just tree picture editing, I play with it a lot

Hahahahahaha ryan that is awesome, can you link me with a tut on how to do that please?

Thanks!


I didn't really go off a tutorial, so I can't really point you to one unfortunately. I'm really just teaching myself how to do it and the results have been interesting

[Grant Bowie]

Any advice up to date on Virt making software for my eWorkshops; anyone?

Grant